The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-14
loME PRODUCTION Is THE THEME.
ulturlsfs IN the Puget Sound Country Should Pay More
3 Attention to the Needs Of Their People and. Raise
Products for Home CONSUMPTION : Maniac
turers Are Needed for Advancement.

49, 1IcCtcus ana building BOOM occur
70 which called people here from other
sections Of the country in great numbers
g pafucpAte In the boom that was then
ssss1n{ plaza OF course your people
~ Bat sss ,smS trouD as ersss Pfps sssn
lnaf prevails here today. Instead OF In
creaaang the production OF the city and the
cosnary IN prcportion to the Increased
Dop0ia1ons and obtaining m0f4ey through
the channels Of increased production with
Mcn 70 pay your interess money and
provide the necessities Of life. you con-
WA1 that when interest money became duo
you found yourself obliged TO pinch In one
way ana another. and finally time cane
~asn you could borrow no more Enons-.
and you found yourselves bankrupt with
out fuiiy approaching the reason why
vi course some OF you escaped bat the
great mass OF the people found themselves
forced to the conclusion that Wills they
rad thought themselves well OF they were
IN TACT absolutely poor
No Panfcs CouId Occur.
81 90 not wish to he understood as say
ing That the panic which occurred in 1850
ana tasted until 1857 all through the United
states could have been averted by any
increase IN the production of - aget sound
when the people might have rnaaa, but IL
TIE wnoie country could Increase in pro-
Portion TO the extent IL is possible TO do
.nefe could never again occur sGch a ram
&c so long as there are hundreds OF nli-
mems or people In all parts u the world
ready and anxious TO take our products
and pay good money for them The money
question. II WAS said by many, was the
cause or the panic. while otAers said n
WAS lack OF confidence. and others still at
tr,cutec II to the tariff or the lack Of tar
IN. But care not which IT these things
was the direct cause or IL all. OF them con-
triouted to II. ] am fully convinced that
products. that all that Is necessary in this
grand country Is for our people To deivs,
INTO natures storehcuse the earth. ami
develop the wealth. which is stored there
IN to avert all ranics and all distress or
hari times for all time
we should encourage all kinds Of man.
ufaeturing Industries III every possible
way, even II we are called upon to com
tribute AZ Tar an our means will permit
infancy.
should Encourage Prospectors
We should encourage prospectors 10
seek for minerals and precious metals by
our creating cooperation In the develop
menf OF any claim ar prospect when men
or talent and ability shall have found what
In their wisdom seems likely TO increase
wealth. This can be done by concerted
action by the peorle OF this city and with
but little effort on the par. OF each per-
son. Twenty thousand people in Seattle
could develop a wonderful amount of
sound. II they would inves, from 81 n 50
Ter annum In cooperative companies for
this purpose. And II II be said .nat they
would never reap any direc. benefit from
sucn investments want 10 controyerf tais
statement that when q gold nine. coal
mine. iron mine. copper mine or any other
commodity Is developed and becomes pro
6ucsiye OF wealth on Puget sound, Il be-
comes = source OF public profit and there
by benefits In degree every man woman
and child in the country. and especially
every. citizen who owns q foot of land IN
Seattle.
eve should encourage farming. dairy
ing. poultry raising fruit growing etc TO
the fullest extent; and would suggest In
this connection that agricultural fairs he
encouraged as much az possible in all the
counties bordering on Puget sound for
there II nothing which creates more bene-
hcial rivalry among the farmers than the
exhibition Of samples Of their products.
Follow the PinKree Plan.
'T would advise every man who owns
a vacant lot in Seattle to plant something
on II and raise crop from 1t every year.
There are thousands of vacant lots in ths,
city that have never raised a bean. for no
other reason than that the man who OWNS
IL will not cultivate IL himself nor set any
one else do SO. One Of the most noble
acts that Mayor Pingree. OF Detroit. ever
did, was when he provided the garden
patches for the workinxmeu OF that city.
and wish we might sec the same plan in
operation here this spring. II needs but
the sanction of the lot owners TO carry
this into effect. Give the poor man a
homo industry In this way and am sure
Il viii! eventually prove az great benefit
TO the city NJ large, as in proportion 10 the
amount OF production obtained from these
vacant Iota would 30 the amount %
money retained here for use I'm the bust
ness channels Not only this. but your
city will become far more attractive and
inviting 10 the investor. and the nitIrnate
result viii b. better prices for property.
ard lower taxes~-resuits which l am sure
would be appreciated by all members of
this organization.
!" .He who plauts n tree or causes two
h,a1ses of grass 10 grow where but ore
had grown before becomes bcnAaetor
to his fellow men.
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WHERE nrs, did Pilgrims touch our sod?
Some say Cape Ann. l say Cape Cod
Shake
oh. was II not absurd that they
Set net their feet on Elliott bay
Tao we'll their ch.ieren's children knew
TIA Pilgrim Fathers ware too slow.
A. thox.e cid pasrsarchs only srod
On plymouth Rock. Cape Ann or Cod.
Now ron knew why II. II Dearborn & 60.
Sell tide land tots and uplanas lew.
A. Second ana Columbia street.
IVES. from r. O. two hundred fee;.
NEW PERSONALLY COMPLETED
TOURIST CAR VIA THE UNION
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hereafter a personally conducted tourist
excursion IN charge Or experiences con
ductors. win run fhfoosh e 60. o.' 80,
trains via the q. II. u : l.. tRiais
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