Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-08-15
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II u but natural that there should be
state OF feverish excitement over the
coming railroad, nov that its arrival d
90 near at hand. The favorable points
OF every plsce are enlarged by its friends
and disparaeed by its enemies, while
the oonverss 10 true of it, obstacles.
Seattle has, by all odds, the inside %
Tar as basineos II concerned at present,
while Tacoma points with pride to her
terminal shops, her railroad hotel for
xl0O OO, her railroad maps and her Ne
mortal Church. Anacortes reviews her
long -slumberina hopes, based upon q
complete, commodious harbor nearest
the Strait, an easy approach 70 the
main land and mysterious rise Of real
estate.
Whatcom shakes Of deaths counter
felt after sleep Of thirteen years, rises
like magic from her level, fertile, well
located lands, and cory cabins take the
place Of thriving DIR trees, lots double,
streets appear, and what will become of
Whatcnn remains an enigma depending
for its answer upon the movement Of
railroads and the growth of the sur.
rounding country.
The wonderful fertility Of the Nook
sack country, which for Is miles about
Whatcom has been taken up within the
last three months, is the surest lease
upon the future. but alsngside Of this
are stories of railroad from Seattle to
Whatcon, not at all an improbability,
and the rumor Of straight line from
Spokane to Whatoom via Skagit Pass.
Again, British Columbia il rapidly de-
vsloping q new center about its railroad
terminus at Port Moody, and q CORPORA
tion has already 6ied articles for road
thence to Whatcom, binding Victoria
and Uncle Sam In cordial iron bonds.
Coupeville has its bid in for q ter
minus. and If the railroad pick "the
great unknown" for its own diversion
and money making there will be disap
pointments on every hand.
Surely Whatcom has made good pro-
gress for q single summer, after wait
ing 13 years for its hay season. Lots
started from deep water and is making
good progress for the town one mile
away, with good prospect of reaching
it's destination. Probably 100 buildings
have been erected, paper started, sew
ersl stores opened, and Whatcom will
soon be a reality of 200 people.
just round the corner of the bay lies
Sehome, the old landing place q little
unsafe from the coal mines improperly |
stayed beneath, while two miles further |
down Beilinghsrn has built hote', run |
out wharf, and sold one half its lots, |
confident of being the town; and still |
another quarter of mile Fairhaven |
boasts its pecnliar sheltered position |
and deep water. Bsllingham Bay looks |
a little large for a harbor but it never |
gets rough. hardly ever" except when |
a northeastern comes down upon 1t with |
out mercy.
The entire No0ksack valley, it is
has been taken since March.
OF course Seattle will have the ter
minus. She feels easy just now over
having the road in September. Lots go
up, mp, up. Croakers say it will turn
bye and bye, but there seems to be ris
ing tide and business is flush, and coal
rolls in 1000 tons per day: never ceasing
its rattle as 1t rushes into the huge holds
Of our ships.
Tacoma sees no other terminus. 1t
grows like pumpkin vine running all
over the bills. There are three boats
every day between Tacoma and Seattle,
i.e., each way, and all well patronizsd.
The whole country is on full tide, ,and
when the connecting link is closed in,
Warrington will boom from end to end,
a. never before. d. j. PIERCE.