Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-09-09
A STATEMENT CORRECTED
A Rumor Which Proves to be
Utterly Without Foun-
dation
Interviews With a Number of
Fairhaven & Southern
Officials
Events of Interest Taking Place
In and About the
City

The following article appeared in the
Bellingham Bay Express of September 8:
II Is rumOred that the Fairhaven &
Southern Railroad company refused to
haul the piles that were to be used in the
construction of the G street wharf. Such
small work as that, which is only done to
retard the work, shows very plainly the
kindly feeling that they have for this end
of the bay Their profession of friend
ship Is not backed up by acts, on the con-
trary everything shows enmity and spite
Many people who have been friendly In
spirit and acts begin to think that IL is
about time to turn when friendliness and
good will Is not appreciated and recipro-
Gated. The Bulletin is disliked and cussed
in Falrhaven and the Express begins to
feel as II 1t would enjoy being damned
from the same quarter, as there Is few
vulnerable parts exposed in that section
that we have refrained from saying any-
thing about on account OF feeling Of
friendship. The Express wants harmony,
but II hight is what is wanted well be In
! It,"
The Express was evidently misin-
| formed In regard to the facts In the case,
as the statement that the Fairhaven a.
Southern railroad company had refused
to haul the material In question is abso-
lutely without any foundation. A repre-
sentative of the HERALD called at the
offices of the railroad company and inter-
viewed number Of the officials regarding
| the statements made.
General manager L. NJ. Wilson, stated
that the Fairhaven & Southern was
ready for business and that no freight
would be refused. No application had
been made TO the road for cars for the
purpose Of hauling piles for the q street
wharf In Whatcom. The line from Fair.
haven north was under construction and
would not be open for business until con-
nection is made with the Canadian
Pacific
Superintendent A. J. Borie stated that
some time ago he received cOmmunica-
tion, asking that Mr.. Mcdonald or some
reliable man be sent To Whatcom for the
purpose OF contracting for getting out the
the new wharf at Whatcom. Since then
he has not heard anything further. No
application has been made for cars nor
has the slighteit intimation come from
any one connected with the Whatcom
wharf To have the piles hauled.
Chief Engineer Donovan said that
while the road from Fairhaven north is
under construction IL Is under his charge
and that II application had been made to
| him to haul the piles he sh ould have re-
| fused TO grant IL as 10 would have inter-
| fered with the work of construction.
Every available car. man and locomotive
Is now being used In the construction of
the road aud the orders are to do every
thing possible towards expediting the
work. No road ever undertakes to do
business until II is completed. The COM
panv Is sadly In need of piles for the con-
structiOn of wharves, but In order 70
keep their promises with other parties
they are not hauling any for themselves.
The Fairhaven x southern even went so
far as to try to purchase piles from the u.
II. 4 II. {. Railway Company but on ac
count Of its lack OF equipments that com
pany was unable To enter into "a contract
to deliver any. The Fairhaven Il South
ern has fifty cars but this Is not half
enough 10 do the business offered the
road. As soon as connection Is made
with the Canadian Pacific all this diff
Guilty will be- avoided. The Great North
ern ears will come In loaded with steel for
the construction of the line from Fair
haven to Seattle and the cars will be used !
here In operating the lines of that great
system OF which the Fairhaven Il South
ern Is part.
From the interviews IL will be seen that |
the Express was mislcd. Usually Editor |
DeTiere is disposed to be fair but this |
outburst Is evidently the result Of listen /
ing to the idle vaporings Of some one who |
did not know what he was talking about. |