The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-24
GREAT RUSH OF settlers.
THOUSANDS COMING TO WASHING
TON FROM THE EAST.
John w. Hanna Tells OF Prominent
Position of state and City-Pre-
diets Rate War of Transcontin-
entail Roads-McKinIey's safety.

'Tt your name is written on a hotel
register anywhere in the East. with your
address given as Seattle, every man who
reads 1t wants to talk with you They
all want to know about Seattle. what
chances there are here for them TO make
money. If they can get good positions. II
there is land TO settle on, how much It
win cost and everything else that man
wants to know who is dissatisfied with
his present circumstances or wants TO go
where he can do better"
This is the story OF John w. Hanna,
who returned yesterday from a long Pill
grimage through the East. He went
from here last summer and since then
has been in all the leading cities Of the
middle and north Atlantic, besides re-
naming several months in Ohio and III
nois. His old homo is in the Buckeye
state.
When Mr.. Hanna passed through ST.
Paul last Tuesday tho trains bound for
the Coast were running In double sections
to accommodate the homeseekers, and
he was told that 5000 people had been
booked to leave the Twin cities March Zs.
most OF them for this state. such a
rush from one part Of the United States
10 another was never known" continued
Mr. Hanna People are getting ready
TO como in droves, and no matter whether
the homeseekers' special rate on the rail-
roads is taken Off permanently or not,
NneN are pound 10 come mere. tsNtfNNOQN
admits that the rush this year viii be
the greatest in the history of the country.
glance about the railroad offices Is
enough to show this, for they are crowd
ed almost constantly with men buying
tickets or making arrangements TO come
to Washington with their families.
Predicts n Rate War.
1T is by no means certain that the low
colonist rates will he abandoned II Is
known " ka net hat
dian Pacific is still paying commissions
and that It has not taken of the home
seekers rate to the Coast. II Il does not
abandon commissions the Great North
ern. Northern Pacific and other roads
are not going to put fares back to the
old rate. but will continue to advertise
and sell tickets at the present rate OF s25.
The. outlook is that there win be a rail-
present prosperous condition of all lines
and the nervousness of the public to come
West, II looks as II there would be the
hardest railroad fight that was ever
known for long distances in this country.
THE whole country is for Mckinley"
continued Mr. Hanna discussing politics.
was a little slower getting to the corn
belt and some Of the out-of-the-way ag-
ricultural sections, but i has reached
money. paying debts and getting ready TO
go TO the polls next fall TO cast ballot
for Mckinley. He will be nominated for
presented 10 the convention. and when
the result of the election Is known in the
fall II VIII be seen that no has q greater
majority In the electoral college that even
that OF Grant over Greeley.
Voters Can't He Dissuaded.
IAN this talk Of the free-trade Repub-
lican papers about the tariff on imports
from Puerto Rico being discrimination
against the people Of the United states ia
rot, and the masses have no patience with
It. They will simply sit down and laugh
at all these opponents OF the administra-
ton, and cast their ballots for Mckinley
But, to return to Seattle: II Is the
concerted enthusiasm OF the people Of this
city that makes II so well known. Any
body who lives here and goes for a visit
is always talking about Seattle telling Of
its wonderful resources and future and
even those who come here for a short
time always have a kind word for II.
This is what attracts the attention Of the
East They marvel al Seattles patriot
ism. and when they see so much OF Il they
are bound TO think there Is more in IL
than merely talk. F"