The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-11

like hot cakes" as many OF them would
have done at double the price. All were
treated alike and the terms enabled almost
any wage-worker to buy. As before indi
Gated, the destlnies Of Hoquiam and the
proposed town at the proposed railroad
terminus were linked together, not only
because Of the joint ownership of the
managers, but because while the "ter-
minus" being off deep water is
intended as the commercial CEN
ter, Hoquiam, by its splendid river
water front and the level nature OF the
land, is peculiarly adapted to become the
industrial and manufacturing center of
an extensive country. Hoquiam is al
ready quite business place. 1t has but
one saw-mill, but am informed that its
output Tor the year has more than
equaled all the other mills on the harbor.
1t has very extensive wholesale houses
and builds some fine vessels. 1t has good
schools, churches. hotels and about five
hundred splendid people, with about
twenty-five buildings under way and forty
more, including a fine hotel and large
and beautiful bank building. Messrs.
Arnold d Fogg of Iowa are conducting
the latter enterprise.
The town is indebted, not more to its
natural advantages than TO the wise policy
OF the company, which has the direct care
OF Mr.. George +. Emmerson. This gentle
man is a member OF the firm, is sole man.
ager of the great mill and the extensive
wholesale houses, and any person who by
energy, industry and intelligence shows
himself worthy, finds himself able. not
only TO buy a lot, but TO buy building ma
terial, and thus we see some as handsome
cottages as can be found in the West
being erected by persons OF moderate
means. AS far as the ownership of the
land is concerned, Hoquiam has ceased to
be "one man town" but the skilful
hand OF the zone man" energy is seen and
felt in every public enterprise. In other
towns the water front is private property,
and held at very high figures. In Hoquiam
the company, though ihe most Of its in
tercsts are gone, holds fifteen miles OF fine
water front, where deep-sea vessels may
lie along the sides OF the banks. Not one
inch for sale, says MIR. Emmerson, "but
fifteen miles 10 give away TO any who will
use II in profitable industry"
A few days ago | was waiting over ia
the town for steamer, and met gentle
man who was endeavoring TO secure
grounds for n large sash and door factory.
The location he had selected was insult.
ciont in size and Mr.. Emmerson re-
purchased two lots, at double the price
for which lac had sold them n few weeks
ago, and gave the entire property. worth
from seven 10 ten thousand dollars, 90 the
enterprise. The whole water front prop
erty Is held for gratuitoue DISPOSAL 10 those
who will use IL. Tho firm will also draw
out OF the retail trade In any line whom.
ever anyone will start I'm business with n
suitable stock OF goods.
But the terminus or point, before
referred 10 ~ being three miles below,
has been christened Gray'e harbor.
The property has been plated and thrown
on tho market and iseolling quite rapidly.
Tho prices vary according TO location and
tho terms are one-third down,
the balance In one and two ycnrs,
| with deduction OF 40 per cent
OF the purchase price, providing build.
| ing h erected equaling In value the price
| OF the lot. The company has for several
weeks been spending $500 per day In
building wharis 10 deep water grading
streets and making other improvements.
| A delightful drive along the beach con-
meets the two towns, and over q hundred
men are working on the GTay's Harbor q
! Centralia railroad. ! am informed by
gentlemen OF good business standing that
n greater force is at work on the Cen
tralia end, and that the work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible 10 compile
| ton.
The Northern Pacific railroad, with
which this line connects at Centralia, il
the greatest railroad corporation in the
West. IL is not only the cheapest and
most convenient for passenger traffic, but
the most prompt and reliable freight-car-
rier on the continent, and il these enter
prising gentlemen succeed in connecting
the great Pacific ocean with the great
Pacific railroad by this short cut, it will
earn immortal glory and reap n rich re-
ward will not say that all schemes for
money-making show such apparent bust
ness integrity, but believe this is not an
exception. This is the way towns are
built in the West If they are mad
schemes" for money-making, there il
surely methods in madness, for it would
seem that all who join in in the enter.
prise are to share in the rewards. In
what do these methods" differ from
those OF the East, except in their greater
magnitude, which is made possible by the
fact that the world is coming to us?
GEORGE w. BELL.