Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-17

to be appointed from each OF the
other cities upon this question. She is
showing disposition to do what is
fair aud right in the matter and 50 long
as such disposition continues. Fair
haven will give her credit, whatever may
be said upon the streets about the matter.
The names of the members of the com
mittee appointed 10y the meeting are
and they are, 80 far as we
know. honorable gentlemen who have the
interest of their city at heart, who, we
are satisfied. will be met as they ought to
be- met with a spirit of fairness, courtesy
and candor by a committee to be APP
pointed by the citizens of Fairhaven. II
the city of Whatcom shall see iii TO
appoint committee, we will extend 10
them the same fairness, courtesy and
candor which we promise to extend to
the committee appointed by New What
com. We do not believe, however, that
they will take any such action because
We believe they stand opposed TO any sue
cess upon the pant of any set of people
outside ,of the limits of their city, and
whatever may be said about the matter
il is true that no enterprise has been
started upon this Bay. outside of the city
of Whatcom, which has not received
from various people of that city such
opposition as they were able to give it.
over here, where people are accustomed
To reason about matters, and where they
are accustomed To have regard for the
public interest, they do not understand
such twaddle as the Bulletin sets forth in
It's leading editorial upon this subject.
We cannot conceive of such stuff having
any influence i'm an intelligent community.
As. for instance. the Bulletin says it must
be agreed between any committees which
are to be appointed for the purpose of
arranging the matter of consolidation,
where the postoilice shall be- located.
talked about in the columns of the
Bulletin "a though the location of the
Office was a matter over which the citY Of
Whatcom or Fairhaven or Sehome. or
the combined cities had some sort of con-
troll: when. as matter of fact. the editor
I'll lit bulltAAn hhEuA ~ hllhN AlldN Nuf
poStoffices of this country and their loca-
tion is not matter with which the city
has any right to deal. II we are one the
proper authorities of the United States
can and will locate the postoffice of the
bay at such point as they may elect. and
it i a thing about which there can be no
agreement. and such talk is the twaddle,
simply, Of an opponent of the consolida-
ton scheme. The whole objection seems
to be that Whatcom will never unite with
Us under the name of Fairhaven. and IL Is
assumed that the people Of Falrhaven
will insist upon that as being the name of
the new city. Whether they will or not
we are not authorized to say. but we pre-
sumo they will. There are many reasons
why they should. and there are no partic-
ular reasons assigned why they should
not CThe name of Fairhaven in the four.
teen months just passed has become NOR,
generally known throughout this country
and Europe than the name Of any plac,
on BellinghIm Bay. or than the name OF
any place ON Puget Sound. excepting only
the two cities of Seattle and Tacoma. II
has advertised: il has purchased machn-
cry. rolling stock steel and merchandis,
from all of the principal manufacture
and shippers In this country, and from
large number in Europe. 1t is carrying
on business which makes it known
: while the name of Whatcom i scarcely
I known throughout the boundaries Of IN,
state in which it Is located. Ii ha, dom
nothing to bring it into promaence; i
has not one single important enterpriS
which has connected It's name with deal
ings of any sort east OF the Rocky noun
tains and it l. not known To the people
~ mere advertising matter. the nam
of Fairhavcn i worth more from a bust
ness point Of view than any other whicl
could be selected for the coming city
The people OF New Whatcom see an
understand this. and it is only the peopl
of Whatcom who will not see and " no re-
fuse to understand. However. the matte
of name j. matter for future considcra
ton and will doubtless be adjusted to th
satisfaction Of the people who desire {
enter into the new arrangement. 1t
not at all necessary that the Bulletin an
the Revelle should feel disappointed q
shed tears over the result Of the late eifOl
to consolidate with the city of New What
com. because that result was just as al
parent from the time that consolidate
was first talked about when the origin;
Incorporation of Sehome took place as
i now. II was predicted in the coul
with the utmost confidence and the who
scheme out Of which the late attempt
consolidate the two towns grew originate
in a scheme To deprive Fairhavcn Of
part OF the territory which lcgitimate
belonged 90 her. There never was an
good feeling between the people OF VIVA
com aud New Whatcom. and 50 long
' the people of Whatcom allow themselv,
70 to be Influenced by such articles a. la,
recently appeared in the Bulletin fro
time 10 time. there will never he az
good feeling between them and any pla,
outside. We are not going to discuss Il
matter of consolidating with Whatco
: further This l. probably the last tin
the HERALD will refer to the matter "