The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-14
Heavy Correspondence From
Prospective Settlers.
MANY PEOPLE ARE COM NC.
Write for All Sorts of Information
About Resources of Washington
From All Parts of United States
Indications Point to substantial
Growth in states Populations
Agent Ward Is Kept Busy.

u. y. Ward. the state immigration
agent. has hard work to answer the large
number Of letters he receives from pros
pective settlers in Washington. During
the past two weeks his correspondence
has been unusually heavy, a fact which
shows that this section of the country
is as popular with the Eastern ana Mid
dle-West homeseekers as ever before The
indications are that the population Of this
state will increase substantially during
the coming year.
Yes, / am pretty busy" said Mr.. Ward
yesterday. People write for all sorts OF
information, and are supplied at once with
printed descriptive matter. and whatever
else they may desire. One man wants 10
know about the kind and quality of fish.
another about the game. and third
would like TO engage in manufacturing
here, but does not tell what he intends to
manufacture.
inquiry from almost all classes and pro-
fessions. from all parts OF the country,
from the Mississippi valley to The ATLANTIC
and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf OF
Mexico. The range Of their questions
would seem to indicate that while the
general public in the East has heard more
or less of this state and its Inducements
TO immigration. still the knowledge OF
the great mass Of people Is extremely
limited. We have then a wide Held Tor
intelligent and systematic work in the
dissemination Of reliable information con.
corning Washington With proper e III BY
should be added to its population annual,
IL With such an increase there would
come a corresponding inflow Of capita,
for the development OF our mines ana
other resources, resulting finally In the
building up. Of great and prosperous
commonwealth.
some Of the Letters.
OF the many letters received by the
immigration office recently. the following
are good samples:
Under date Of June II. L. Barnes writes
from Dawson CITY fs sranns ont rna fro me the
East to settle in Washington. He asks
for maps descriptive of the state.
A. Whitsell a young lawyer. OF Gem
teryille. Ia. evidently believes that this
state offers a promising field for man
at the bottom of the ladder In mis- pro
fession. He wants Information ABOUT 'he
q. W Rail-. farmer of Nebraska.
writes for information about governme mt
lands In Washington. ana wants also 10
know II the country is suitable for rails
Ing shorthorn cattle. hogs and poultry;
J. Il. Newmeyer. Of Missouri asks
where he can purchase good level prairie
land in Eastern or Central Washington.
A citizen Of Atlanta. Ga, requests IN
forma ton as to whether there are any
vacant mining claims In TINS state ana
A south Dakota inquirer writes: There
are quite a number OF Hollanders In this
West He seeks for Information about
From Illinois comes a letter inquring
MS to the wages paid school teachers IN
this mart of the country. also asking
about public lands. the products " the
state and the remuneration OF labor In
general
Charles Brown. OF ontario. Can. would
like TO know all about Washington. es-
pecially about its government lands with
full Information regarding climate. soil.
crops and timber, and asks Tor descrlp-
4 miller Of Cherrvvale. Kan. contem-
al. infr a
wife's health. and inquiries about the
climate.
asks for data concerning Eastern Wash
ington. especially In regard 20 the sun
nyside irrigation district, lie wants 20
know u the land in the Big Bend country
g J Nilsson. ~ Indiana. would like 10
know H. as he has been informed Wash
tngtou Is a very billy country. And
please tell me" he writes. what YOU can
raise out there. and the price Of horses
\ sample Reply.
The answering ~ these letters requires
much patience. Mr.. Ward keeps a large
supply Of printed matter on hand, such
as Will give his many correspondents All
the informal inn they seek. Tho follow
ing L. representative sample of his re-
plies;
Dear sir--Gn answer 10 your request
for information about our state I send
YOU under separate cover by mail " even
date herewith. cony Of an article
which | prepared some llme ago, show
ing the amount and i1hd OF land In
| Washington. I also send v0u folder de-
scriptive nf Douglas county. issued 10y
the Douglas County Agricultural Society
and published by order OF the commits
| siuusrs OF that county.
tThc soil ana clnntc &c this state is
greatly diversified. A. rule Tho soil
rs both Eastern ard Western Washing
| ton IS exceedingly productive. The part
| II tho state east 81 the Cascade range
Is for the most part an open country
| O. "a
her district In the former section the
| summers are warmer ard tho winters
| cooler than ia the latter one mast he
| hard Indeed to please who cannot he
| shifted iu tho state. both with climate and
| soil
| 81 would say iu conclusion that ~ Is a
| country which 90 be- fully anpre- lated
| must he seen. that no gen ui,turs can
| dD tt Justice or clearly and fully set
| forth its MANY attractions ard advan-
| tRges We have no cyclones ar t3rua-
| does hcre there Is mo- hog cholera, and