The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-28
TRADE or CHEnllIS COUNTY.
How 1t Can be Secured by the Mer-
chants Of Seattle.
CsnpIstisn Of the Puget sssnd =
Grsy's Harber Railsead-A
FERTILE Ceunsry.

III
..rn. Chehasis county. was In the city res
t.rday, and was seen by 3 reoorfer regard.
~ the work Of construction on the Puget
aourd 4 Gray's Harbor Railway Co.
lore comEaoaly known - The Port Blake
~ eompany's road
.rte railway, which commences q
rsmiIche. on skooknm inlet. Is now bull,
and operated TO point about eight miles
frosa Gina and Is miles from Acnsesano
Tvo trains daily run over the line. che
nd. 90 far - IL IL built. being equipped
sed operated in = frst-ciass manner. II 1.
enu0uncef ~ the intention Of the com
rory 20 compete the railway during the
sosjng season. About four weeks siuce
- pe0ple OF Montesano donated 70 the
sSI1rosd company 90 acres OF land In the
~ 30 be used for terminal aud rnanufae.
fnftux purposes The deed Was made con.
Iiionai upon the completion Of the read 10
Nonfs<snss snd the location Of the terrns.
- fhese for af least i've Years
NJ company agrees 20 finish the line bv
1spssry l. 1850. bur 1t Ii pretty cerfafa 10
e 1one before that time. The surveyors
III be A. work By April 1. and the work of
n1dIpg viii begin BY April TO- have no
1e1bf thst the whole line viii be In opera
IN b. August l. n II the intention Of the
e1mpanF 10 construct a sawmII Of large
eepet5fy NJ Monfesano thai will be rur.
ing by the time the road IL finished
work win begin probably next month
The company Is now bniIdfug ~ Cos
uopolfs large steamboat. to be known AZ
ire Monsesano. which viii run on the
Chehalis river between Nontesano and
Grzy's Harbor. It win be finished
shortly"
COMMUNICATIONS WIN THE SOUND.
'sThe compilation of this raIsrosd.s con-
dsued Mr.. Lewis. twill marx on era ia
the history Of Chehalis cnunsy. We viii
thereby ohssIn straight rail eorumuniea.
don with Puget sound. and we viii he
sble e trade directly with those ciffes to
Whicfbur trade rightly belongs Df course
You know that all nur trade nov gees 20
Portland by way Of fsray's Harlsr ard the
Columbia river. This trade will now come
10 pneet Sound. There IN no reason why II
shonid not be turned to seattle n your
merchants WIN but make an effort To Sc
cure H. ] % not think IN necessary to
state that the people OF Chehails county
are more favorablv disposed toward Seattle
than any other piace on the Sound ard.
other things being equal. merchants here
can without difficulty obtain control OF
its trade. IL viii first be neees-
~ syeen 70 seattle scs and x. sssess ss i Line s
sble 10 compete with other places I
would advise immediate stems be taken 10
omen tip communication with the people
Of Chehalis county. Representatives of
your Board Of Trade should be sent 10
Montesano and the other cities. and the
Inducements for trade Seattle has 70 offer
laid before the merchants ~ these places
II Seattle arts promptly aEd fairly she will
have no trouble whatever iB enIistiug the
favor and patronage OF the Chehalis
people.
RESOURCES or THE COUNTY.
81 do not think the resources OF Che.
halls county are well known heee, nor the
importance of fits trade fully appreciated.
The Chehalis valley II. in my opinion. the
best agricultural land in WASHINGTON. We
can raise more wheat. oats and lay, aud
better fruit and vegetables than anv other
county of like extent ON the coast. The
soil IL very fertile aud rich, and / am tell.
Ing you the strict truth when I saw that rs
bushels Of wheat per acre have often been
produced the first year ground Is broken.
Our timber resources are vast, and the
quality of the Or and cedar growth Is mag.
nifleent- OF course. IL Is 70 obtain access
70 this timber mat the Port BIakeley
company IL building its road. bat great
agricultural country viii likewise be de-
veioped thereby. There IL much land,
particularly in the northern part of the
county, that 10 not yet taken mp. The
county now has 10000 inhabitants. and
Montesano has q population OF from 1900
20 i50o. Aberdeen. Hoquiam. Coemopoiis,
Elms aud Wynooehee are thriving places.
and the Intervening country IL now set
Ting up rapidly. This whole country can
be rendered tributary 10 Seattle II the
proper effort IL made.
COMPETING ROAD.
II should mention the railway that Is
now being constructed between Contra la.
IN Lewis county, and James Rock. IN
Gsay's harbor. a distance OF about so miles.
The completion of this line. which will be
perhaps year hence. will have the effect
Of ssimu sting the growth OF Aberdeen.
near James Rock, aud making IL an i'm.
porfaBt town. II will also afford com net
ing traffic line, but this VIII undoubtedly
be 10 the advantage OF the people OF the
ChehalIs eonntrv, aud In no wise lessen
the prospects Of Seattle obtaining its
trade -