The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-03
railroads Preparing for Big I'M
migration to This State.
.,osrseEKeRs DAILY ARRIVING.
co,ouies From Canada Have
,,.x for Lands-Two Hundred
---utes From Maine Are booked
south Dakota Contingent
= Hanging Fire-one hundred
"a Forty Expected March Is.

-.~~s,,on 10 the Northwestern states.
..s,,,aylv Washington. is now engaging
s,,ention OF the transcontinental rail-
s~ Figures based on the number OF
r-'.,r,e. made at the immigration bu-
49, n All the different lines place the
n-.,.. coming this way during the pres
N vsar greater than for any year since
~ ~hen in Dakota alone over l50,OW
-. add 10 the population. In faet. ac-
s,~s,nr 10 immigration agents reports,
! svsster influx Is anticipated 10 wash
-stons than has gone to any state In the
,.ss.n within q similar period.
-. great number OF inquiries now be-
u. s.sa,vad refer to Washington lands,
- -, fbis reason the railroads expect
rore travel this way
= ,hs last winter the transcontinental
.s~ds have had new maps published.
.s.~in~ available land along their lines.
!. facilitate the handling OF the home
ss1sers The Seattle Il International is
$3.50 the zane thing. A new map Is be-
- nreuared, showing each section OF UNI
s+ppted land along that line In King.
Vbstcom. snohomish and Skngit counties.
fhis viii be completed within the next
~ days. and for the first time a com
800 mi OF all Washington lands not To-
fstsd VIII be presented In concise form.
SSlrh Mil more readily permit intending
ssfflers to make selections.
Nh only are the railroads expecting n
srxe infnx 10 this state from the CEN
~ and Middle Western states, but also
scm Canadian districts as far east from
ihs Coast as Winnipeg. These are all
"a 10 be desirable people, who are anx-
ious 10 improve their condition.
During the last ten years the Canadian
psri6c has located on the bleak prairies
J. II Al. LIZ a.gaFal large colonies. Last
vtster followed a dry summer, In which
~ lands did not yield much, and the
ssuole have had hard time. and many,
4 4 reported, have applied for lands In
Western Montana and washington. IN
dsAed with these IL colony OF Douka-
So6rr from Pennsylvania and several
Ialer settlements from Eastern states
IA Lower Canada.
xn,onr the larger parties the two Amer
kan tr1nscontlnental lines have booked
N Washington is one OF 300 families from
Isine. Representatives OF this contin-
IN, visited this state as guests or the
0resf Northern last winter, and IL Is now
announced that they have agreed 70 make
washington their future home, They VIII
probably not all come at once, but 100 are
expected by June !. and the remainder be-
The Northern Pacific Ia figuring with 100
Nennonites from South Dakota, who are
anxious to move to Washington. While
they have not yet been contracted, IT Is
nm they will likely come here. Many
other smaller parties have decided to en-.
rage IN farming In this state, and Will
non ~ brought by the railroads.
.nmieration Agent Workman, OF the
Great NORTHERN. who brought seventy fafn-
~ hare two weeks ago. IL expected with
another contingent numbering 1876 persons
kbout March i5 Nearly all OF this party
a. ApsfIned for Western Washington.
~ rush has already begun. and rail
~ man point 10 the approaching bust
- a. one reason why President Hill
: ofihe Great Northern. refused to take on
~ ~ cOlonist rate TO Seattle when every
weWure was brought to bear to compel
III To do so.