The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-02
THE NEW DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE
of the Entire State-Funds Raisad by
Subscription Among Business Men

League, organized in Seattle on May
10, 1911, marks the opening OF new
and more hopeful chapter in the ex-
ploitation and upbuilding of the state.
The formation of the league is the re-
suit of a growing conviction among
the business men OF Seattle that they
can best serve their city and best foster
its growth by devoting their time energy
and money to the development and
settlement Of the regions tributary to it.
AS a result Of this conviction it is plan
ned that not less than SIS, 900 shall be
expended each year by the League in
advertising the resources and opportun-
tiles of the State OF Washington, with
out reference to any particular section.
The primary object of this advertising
will be to put the League in direct
communication with prospective set
tiers.
All inquiries received by the League,
which will have its headquarters in the
Seattle Commercial Club, will be
promptly answered in detail, but with
out reference to any particular locality.
Each inquirer will be advised that his
letter is being referred to the sections
best qualified to meet his needs. He
will also be sent booklet, dealing, in
a broad and general way, with Wash
ington opportunities and resources.
All inquiries as soon as received will be
scheduled on bulletin to be sent twice
a week to the secretary of each com
mercial body composing the member
ship OF the League.
1t proposes TO eliminate the first cost
OF placing individual communities in
touch with prospective settlers-cost
under the most economically planned
system of advertising, is always a costly
one-and to leave the local commercial
organization free to devote all of its
means and energy to what is generally
known as follow-up work. Local or
ganizations, while free to conduct this
follow-up work in the manner that best
suits them, will be encouraged to issue
literature which will be at once attract
i've in form and substance and conserv-
ative in character. If so desired, they
will be furnished expert assistance IN
the preparation OF booklets and other
literature, and will be entitled upon ad-
mission to and approval of the same by
the Executive Committee, to make use
of the imprint OF the League.
Through plans devised for the league,
local commercial bodies will each month
be placed in effective communication
with from 1900 to 1000 people who
have a mind to settle in Washington;
and, with the work rightly and energet-
ically directed, it should result in bring
ing $4,000 homemakers to the state OF
Washington in the next five years. The
following will serve as officers OF the
league until July, 1912: President, J..
w. Maxwell, Seattle; vice president,
Albert Pancoast, Bellingham; secretary
treasurer, Rufus R. Wilson, Seattle.
Chairmen of committees: Finance, L. B.
Faulkner, Olympia; legislation, Walter
D. Peters, Bremerton; publicity, Louis
w. Pratt, Tacoma; good roads, DR.. {.
w. Cox, Everett; transportation, G. M.
Lauridsen, Port Angeles; logged-off
lands, Frederick Ornes, Mt. Vernon;
irrigation, DR.. D. w. King, Wenatchee.
The greater portion Of the funds
needed for the work Of the league is to
be raised by popular subscription among
the business men of Seattle, but each
organization will be expected to contrib
ute in reasonable measure to the gen
eral fund. There will be a minimum
annual charge of $24, with the con-
tributions of towns OF $500 or more
population calculated upon basis OF
$40 yearly for each 1000 or traction
thereof OF population. The secretary
treasurer will be glad, on invitation, to
visit any commercial body and explain
the aims and purposes OF the league.
As set forth in the plan OF organization,
any commercial, business, or develop
ment organization of the state is eligible
to membership in the league, which
does not conflict in any way with the
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