The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-10
4 BUREAU OF lNFORMATION.
A Homeseeker Tells Why II Is Need
ed in This City.

The following letter. written to the Post,
Intelligencer, is one which 1t is believed
should cause the Chamber of Commerce 10
do a little hard thinking. The land office
here is but one of a half dozen similar or
fees scattered throughout the state. ~
has information concerning the surveyed
lands in this one district oniy Where the
lands are unsurveyed the land Cffiee as
powerless 10 give stakes and bounds as
any one else. In other cities the Chamber
OF Commerce. Board Of Trade or similar
organizations have organized a bureau of
information To which homeSeekers are
sent This plan has been found TO paw.
Naturally real estate dealers are ANXIOUS
To sell lands in their hands for safe. else
they would not he In the business
While. as stated. the homeseekeT has I'M
doubtedIy met with much more than the
ordinary run OF disbursement, YET n
bureau of information, run by the public
through some of its organized societies,
would. IL is argued prove a great help in
settling the state:
u came out 10 this great Northwestern
country an emigrant and intending settler.
read the accounts in your paper Of the
wonderful fertility III the soil and thu
many millions OF acres Of land that the gov
eminent has here 10 give TO its citizens TO
make homes for themselves and tamil es,
land lying Idle and only waiting for the
willing ana industrious ones TO take ii up
III is great work, good work. this bring
ing people out here people ready ana Will
ing to go 30 work. But desire to call at
ttn.iou to some Of The difficulties and dis
cdura gements that meet the intending set
tier when he comes a STRANGER here. Do
you know how hard ii is 10 lind the homes
that seem 10 be so plentiful her? 9o yru
know that the very people who seem to
wish him 10 come and settle and help build
up this beautiful country are the very ones
who after he arrives, appear - do all they
can - discourage and disgust him and
drive him AWAY
How is a man TO find these homes
Who X be To go TO- Where are the stalk -
the land marks. 30 that ne can bound his
houee
''We are told that by going TO the laud
ot'ice they WIN give rs information OF these
government lands bat ! speak from ex-
periencc. for ! have been there. ana could
get no information. except taai there were
vacant lands IN every county. and would
have 20 80 out ana fiIt II Ter fuNs@.f. they
seemed 10 think that person had 10 right
to come there and bother them with ques-
t}crs ia regard 20 lands.
perhaps We have not. but " hat has he
government pUt them There f3r2 They iel}
rs 10 so among the settlers and find cut.
The SETTLERS are kind ana obliging AMI as
i general thing. they give all the inform a .
ti1u they can hus You fBow where the tn
orcupicd lards are. Settlers arc few. and
being new and strange themseiS. $. can
give lBf little information, 50 go u the
real estate agents. Bni waat good does
that 30 uss They have a.wayx sonnet bling
70 sell. Some REIMBURSEMENT hat they are
ready 40 make over 10 you for a price: bat
when they nua YOU are only "a pro- peetive
settler oniy come oUt 20 take lsp a home
stead with 1ut little money. bet enoggh
tD pay = FttF-ff.ai1At tst ana nave a tsttfe
lefi 20 keep the wolf from .he doar until
son Gez a Nttie under way When they fial
yvu sse oElE a settler looking f0r a hGma
they sesrn 20 have re further ase for YOU.
WHAT should DO 9JBe fsIhk here ia = at
s}e is Ia helm th@ Intending settler hefp fhe
haaieSee keYS Yuu dou'1 need 10 * IN I'M
10 come. There are usaDy. many a. your
dccT. thev have read yenr paper and are
here. they are looking lcuEingiv for the
hnEue that stands ready for them so1ie-
w here ! ar ore. wfite from experience .
SHOW as these homes
1T ~ NOT easy Ia Ind thee government
l9rds IL IS uos itkF Z was shen fse first
X fslers came - those shores Then every
;n;nE Wa pm and one had orly ~ choose
- here others had not settled. bet now sf t.
So cut 4p win the railroad grants Ni.h
Spectators saa fagabeF claims spread all
ever FgN is 8 stranger 80 srCw wtscA =
}at9 fhs great Widen IS AMI know which
laa1 ~ taks a,zsa shef@ IS no ra&rke Way
y is that lhe people su sh% lamd cities 70
F2se 20 x4Ve hormesee H. re tgfofrssa u n .
WV j. Il fast the Yeltab.s people IN snfe
r7potfv <es ~ 50 mach money adver.ls TX
aa8 Gn&ggg3@g people te come ot4g aai after
fhev bsvs cnTse ieaNe ibsyn SIS 30 nreyed
ea hv 3snS SazFkz ana spaculatarss
~ sFu Sle - ensnF hsmArfSs IseIa 10 10
nes car M0TNes @HGW ~ - fheN are
Ne ace here rsaGF ara Willing 20 work "a
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