The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-04
Announces Half Fare From All
Points to Seattle.
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS WANTED.
Fine Results of the Double service
Farmers Aioug the Line Organ
iRtng Commercial Clubs TO Get
Homeseekcrs-Nook valley
People TO Hold n Great Meet
ing mt That Place Next Saturday

The Seattle & International has al
roisrced e. rate Of a fare and a NTH Cor
the round TIP. entering SEATTLE Saturday
and departing Sunday. and one fare for
the roand-srip Sundays good 70 Seattle
and seturg1. from al points on the line
This -ase has beer established 20 increase
the travel 10 Seattle. especially Sundays
when people are deslrous 81 coming 10
spend THE holiday
TIE aagble-train service. whiCA was es-
t2b!izhed a week ago yesterday. has
proved more satisfactory than was ex-
pectea AT :he tirne Of ftS inauguration
All Il las. week there WIS a heavy travel
from Wpolley and points this side 81
there, which steadily increased with each
succeeding day Another week began sun
dag aith I7e pessens buying tickets ID the
lire. II Is expected that within the next
fe. weeks the travel vii have increased
10 s1ch an extent as to uecessifste add
Ing more cars 70 TIRE regular trains.
Another polnt that has beer brought gu,
hy this double service is that merchants
- Seattle are getting trade wish the
communities north Of here that has here
fof5re been ~ comparatively slight pro-
portions. People uow may leave their
homes. even as far from the city rs W0ol-
ley. IN the morning. spend several hours
during the ilveliest raT, 81 the DAY here,
ard return before ulghtfaN. Trading in
Seattle In therefore increasing al a r.
rnarkahle rate. People who before dii
their trading with the country stores
rather than spend the night here. now
come to the city To buy their goods fire.
Qgently saving n9oro en- their purchases
than the rall-oad transportation costs
them. besides having the advantage Of
spending the day here
Instead az devoting Sunday 10 a day Of
calling in the country. it Is reported from
the suburban places that the young peo-
pie will hereafter make II fad Ia come
10 Seattle TIA; day - visit the parks. lis
ten 10 the bands oaf az doors. and enjoy
themselves as only those can who are IN
the country during the week. The street
car companies reported a large increase
I'm their traffic Sunday, most OF which
VAS over the usual increase with the al
vaneing Of the season Tbs Is attributed
10 the fact Of SO many visitors arriving
for the day
People Are Organizing.
Great activity is being exhibited among
the farmers along the line OF the Seattle
x international over the influx Of home
SEEKERS from the East; Nearly every
town now has It's commercial club. cham
bier ~ commerce, board OF trade. bisi-
n-ss league or kindred organization. the
oh1ecta ~ which are - look out for set
t.ers ana discriminate all available inf0r-
nation that may result in attracting peo-
The business Mems Club AZ Snuhomish
is being revived. now organization has
hesu formed a. Arlington, the Twin CITY
League AZ ,sedro-W 9o!iey Is In full blast
Suna.- has ii club along similar lines, ard
nenainE - organizing another. These or
Sauzalj1na aye gathering data IN regard
10 lands that are for sale their price.
what can be n sed there etc
one Of the principal objects of these
clubs - 20 get the farmers interested in
diversified farming. 30 .hefe VIII be less
trading done outside tn this connection
II is said that If the $4,000 exptnled In
wages Gmong men IN the eh.ngie- mills
along the ,iue ~ the railroad last year
almost every ccnt went south ard east
of Washington - buy batter, eggs. cheese
and other products that can he raised In
even greater quantity and better quality
in this state With the lumber interests K
- said that the amount thus sent OUT
Of the state IN lSsss was over st. za3o., Il
IL hoped ;aat the ciuhs viii awaken an
Interest 5hat will overcome this condition
The sflm8s Club, AZ TIA first meeting
raised SO 10 he used for the purpose IL
advertising the lands and agricultural re-
sources ~ that vicinity ana other clubs
are displaying similar onterrriso.
Nook~ackcrs To Meet.
The Farmers aad Fruiteroscrs' Asso-
station a.. tire Naoksack valley xii hold t.s
nssSt Important meeting saturday q this
week when az tire prop3e Interested IN
inat Industry vii Cofae toee. her ~ Nook
aaCk and listen - ne TtaJ.ng ~ papers
lTItNfNS tf fttt fltsts,fft Specialists D
~r features calculated ~ }se un a;iQca
liam iu their business Prof Ba}rer II
Eae horticultural depart s0e4at ~ 'ae ox-
pertinent station az buliTaa. NIL make
AN address ard state Dairy comm s~iof4-
er T. a Mcdonald. ans f'rul Inspector
n ker WiN atso participate THE society
has offered So ln casn prizes fer sho hest
gapcra 0u frust topics
As sample ~ the work being t1ova By
These organizations fhe foiloains letters
whicA ar. bclng spread ia the Esst aye
quoted ~ saow how ne peoge - the
nartn ~ S+atsIe nave prosperea.
pue man. frpm usEtr Traf;an writes
Have atty acres cleared. ana AZ cleaned
& STUNTS we'll fenced, guod house. ,wo
large Barns. Two root HOUSES. and al nee
eSary pdioU.i!i3gs4 carry about laiVsy
head ~ Csttlo. cut - tons ~ haY r wear.
e0ai3 raise more i Tretied. ard - So Az
necessary roof and grass crops including
corn which natures Neil. Eferc are
ta~es logging camps Within twp Hatlcs
came on tnD river n 1NNs. Ant CON-
fflUrcs3 lD N-ry ACAF$ cottonwood II
clear and h4Fe made everything ofs ne
faer or .lnfeg. Have Two yuUUE horses
ape3 harness farming tools 81 aU kinds.
ava aru we'll piessed slsh iaa country"
From "a SStrN farmer near Arlington
Game thirteen wears ago IN y}E present
location. started STA igS capita 81 clear
tSe lAn8 8rd make farm 1usay have
forty acres >fesigd. sixteen sscrts0 ta uavss.f-
sRS fH&t y.f5a Srar.T HveT fare@ tons -
bay - tr@ srra Have 2 Eve res31s@cgs
thst Co.'S gan lafSr substantial barn.
srtti as necessary o4faafiaioSs ard farm
choice frsgEs. carry twrNsy~*oBr ht<sS -
stsseE icc!u3.ag Hltas soes. ts@ - Sh.ra
grtere . tesF- t5& fss}feTs gave dJrs1E fhe
ssg y y-eR~ ssf} gsunis ~ @&ar s-r "a Nt~h
r,.-esx,ssi an average - - efn,s 81 pound
"ffaxn ~oafe th8 raug} pssN "*@ryt ~
arf afn s4Ma - MIA she w0T{& tcaSslie~
th.~ tsse 2est T,arr : Nuow - f1T farm
ece - iurtte3 w'canS t9 see--a q caupe-
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