The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-06

are wrong. He Will return. 20 Stanford
university w September l.
The other members OF the international
commission are Fred A. Lucas. osteoIogfst
o. Ihe tinted States national museum and
Smithsonian Institution Washington.
LeoSisar1t Ste5nezer. OF the Smithsonian
institution. . noted expert or birds ard
reptiles who was obtained By the United
States from Norway. and Dr. r d Wood
professor OF hygiene % The Stanford uni
Fsrsify. who goes al his own expense as
assistant
The British government. will be repre-
sehts0 D. Prof. - Arcy Thompson O.
Dundee university. Scotland. and the
Canadian government By g A Macoum.
OF Ottawa, O. member OF the Canadian geo
iogieal survey. Trevor Kincaid tuto- in
biology Of The University OF Washington.
also goes as volunteer assistant
In many respects The party IL similar in
ifs personnel 10 that Of year ago. the
government commissioners being 'ths
same.
George Venable Smith. a large property
owner cf Port Angeles. IS back from a
four months trip In the Middle West
states In the interests OF immigration
Ar. Smith says he has about 100 people
talking about coming 20 this state. and
he hopes that his work during the year
NashIngtonians, He left for hts home
last night, expecting TO spend the sum
fgsr there, going East again IN the fall
To Post -Intcliigencer reporter he said
yesterday.
As commissioner appointed by the
state immigration Society. / went East
about four months ago. I worked through
the state OF Iowa. Visiting each OF its
thirty-two counties. dld a great deal OF
personal work IN Chicago. and by cor
TsspondenCc Ia ether places. ! found
every ~ataTe ] went, and from different
sources of iuforma ton. 4 general desire
upon the part Of many people 10 move
10 some new location IN the hope OF m
proving tEeir present condition. The
South and the Southwest are receiving
the greatest number OF those leaving tie
Middle states. principally on account OF
the Well organized condition Of the vari-
ous land companies Of tn. states. which
advertise extensively. / found little de
tailed Information Of our can state but
a very general impression among those
who know about the state III favor OF it.
There is a general belief that Washington
is the best state 10 move 10. This i'm
preston. l found. Is due "a good deal 10
the mining excitement ard TO Washing
toms connection with Alaska
II have about 1000 people that are
studying up Port Angeles with a view of
going there some time this year Df
course. / do not mean to say that all
these people are surely coming. bat with
the work / have already done and which
! will do during the year. I believe that
nearly that many Will come TO the state
I found In Chicago "a large number OF
people. working men professional men
and men OF means. with a great liking
for the state OF Washington. / believe
that the Debs movement viii ultimately
havs good effect. Il certainly adveg-
tisei the state. There will not be any
marching OF 10000 men or anything like
Il. but there are numbers Of working peo-
DE. who have small means that will move
West and do well II WIN relieve the
crowded condition of Eastern cities and
add 10 our substantial population here
"A recent statement in the Oregonian
that was sent 10 Chicago by the gov
o -lor OF this state as commissioner 20
invite Debs ard his followers To come
To this state Is false IN every respect.
| not only aid not invite them 70 come
but l had no such appointment from the
governor. ! advised against radtcaltsm.
and cautioned them against the difficult
les or such a movement
Jerry Brunaugh. one ~ the hest known
young attorneys OF Spokane. was in the
CRY yesterday on his way 10 San Fran
cisco.