Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-03

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triet which would require three, and even
three meiS found il difficult task To
make complete and satisfactory eount
1t would be advisable for Superintendent
Porter to take trip to Washington. His
astonishn.ent would be greater and hls
stock Of knowledge greatly increased.
THE HERALD AND MT. VERNON
The Skaglt News. in its Issue of July
2sth, takes very unjust view of the feel
ing of the people of Fairhaven toward the
town of Mt. Vernon.
1t says that the HERALD steadily ignores
all movements of the Great Northern
south of Sedro. and cites this as one of the
reasons why it believes that the people of
Fairhayen are possessed of some sort of
enmitv toward Mt. Vernon The News is
entirely mistaken in It's view of the mat
ter The HERALD has. from time to time,
published all the information which 1t
possessed concerning the movements Of
the Great Northern south of Sedro. as
well as elsewhere. But as the HERALD is
not in the secrets of the Great Northern.
there may be enterprises ON foot concern
ing which IL knows nothing. IL Is GER
tainly with no feeling of doing Mt. Yer
non an injustice that the HERALD says no
more about the proceedings of the Great
Northern at that poiut We have endeav-
ored to get information concerning the
line to be located by the Great Northern
south of the Skaglt river. From the best
information we can get the location has
not yet been made. aud the HERALD does
not know. and therefore cannot state
whethei the Great Northern contemplates
building it, line through Mt. Vernon OF
al some point east of it, We can assure
our neighbor. however. that If IL should
turn ont that the line runs through Mt
Vernon that that city will receive our
hearty congratulations. because we know
the value Of such an enterprise coming
into any town 1t is wholly immaterial
20 ~ whether the Great Northern runs
through Nj Vernon 90 runs through
some other point. 80 far a. any personal
interest which the HERALD has in the
matter. The fact j. We ike Mt. Vernon:
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We can cheeriully exchange loans Of ket
ties and pans. or any other little
kindnesses which NAV come in the way.
Fairhaven has no reason TO be Jealous
Of Mt. Vernon. because IL il turns ont a.
the News states. that Mt. Vernon Is des-
tined TO become large city. such a con-
summation could only result in great
benefits 10 Fairhaven. The Herald
takes broader view of the matter of
town building ON Puget Sound than seems
t. be- entertained by good many people.
One would think IN going uD aud down
the Sound that there never can b. but
one town in the state Of Washington
west Of the Cascade mountains. II the
HERALD thought that this position was
at all correct IL would pack up its type
and office fixtures and move TO larger
country. The fact j. there j. no reason
for Jealousy or bitter feelings between
the people Of any Of the towns on Puget
Sound. Every dollar of money invested
on the Sound In the way of improvements
has direct tendency toward the general
development of the country, and neither
Fairhavcn nor Mt. Vernon. nor any other
town VIII ever reach the dignity of being
a city until the country west Of the Cas-
cade mountains reaches the dignity of
being great country. H. a the News
says. Nj Vernon j. going 10 be a city. in
all sincerity We wish il would hurry up.
because We expect to reap great benefits
thereby.