The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-14

Seattle March Is 1891
To the Editor New and then / have
seen in various newspapers, suggestions
the state OF Washington. IN the Post
Infelligencer I have noticed q few facts
showing what the Canadian govsEnment
into Canada. l Will nes say anything az
this time about the same facts
AS pattern for United States
very few. II ANYBODY 1T all, IN this coun-
Try well posted concerning what the
English and Canadian government has
done as the writer. IN M after seyerai
years persistent immigration work, both
for Canada and the United States. among
Scandinavians. | was induced oy Eng
FISH people TO go 10 Canada for the purpose
OF travelling through and examining the
entire Dominion | was Introduces 10 the
minister OF agriculture at Ottawa. and
with him had interviews both at his rri-
yate. residence and in the parliament
ada
At that time there was n large stream of
people from the old countries going to the
United States. and very few 70 Canada.
To part emigrants from that stream and
induce them to go to Canada without
granting special allowances. was next TO
Impossible As had higher commission
for immigrants going to Canada than for
these going to the United States. IL VIII
DC easily understood that had good rea-
son to be thoroughly posted In the DIM
y
Canada. and as a consequence my suS-
gessions to the parliament in Ottawa were
quite an expensive affair to adopt. bur
parts of them were adopted AT once. ana
couple of years later all of my plans
were adopted and worked like a charm,
Thousands went to Canada. and good
start was made but IL is one matter to
work up the emigration TO a new country.
and quite another matter to make flu
ture success of 1t for both country and
newcomers.
TT haS
never done much TO encourage fnini-
grafton. as far as / know. but the rail-
road compaies have spent large sums for
that purpose At Chicago I visited every
place OF Importance, and 1 WAS also
shewn around n the railroad companies
printing houses. where tons Of pamphlets
and maps in the various languages were
under preparation. In st. Paul had an
interview with the governor ana I will
say that the state of Minnesota has done
something for immigration. From Min
nesota, the Dakotas and Montana were
sent a number of large boxes with sam
pies OF wheat. oats and harley. which
I exhibited In the old country.
To work up immigration to the state
az Washington Il will have to be done
differently from that done in the East
ern states. and the state Will first have
to be prepared for 1t. and then operated
on the principle of great caution. The
state IL not yet prepared to receive any
large number of immigrants.
l will not go into the details OF what
ought to be done. as that would take up
too much space. but / will remark that
the plans should he worried and by peo-
pie Of experience in such important ana
MANY sided operations. When the plans
are worked out, approved and backed by
the legislature. then the preparations can
be made and by steady cooperation with
the various railroad companies the work
can he done go as to secure a success. II
the right kind Of people come into the
state and succeed II would be a blessing
for the state. but as II now Is. p good
MANY Of fhe right kind of people NAV
come in and not succeed. and that only
as a result OF not being given the right