Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-06-26

public announcement of an open secret
proclaiming upon the housetops ofwhat
has been known In the chambers for some
time. The first intimation had Of twas
matter Of no surprise to me. ! have
been u resident of PugetoSound almost
continuously for the past fifteen years,
and long ago | settled down to this firm
conviction that somewhere on the lower
sound, north of the north end of WILDLY
island, the next transcontinental railroad
to cross the Cascade mountains would
surely seek a terminus, and upon careful
investigation determined that the only
practicable point anywhere north Of Sc
attlc for such a terminus was on Belling-
ham bay. And upon an invesii-
CATION of IBelingham bay that
Fairhayen was the key 10 this most beau-
tiful bay on the Sound-that right here,
at this particular point, was the hub
around which the spOkcS and tire of the
wheel of the future metropolis must re-
volve. | have not been able for some time
to discover single good reason why the
Great Northern should seek a terminus at
any other point than right here. IL Is
only by coming right here that they could
have scored the one point upon which the
whole project is predicated-the shortest.
the most direct line across the continent;
twenty-five miles nearer the ocean than
Seattle: nearly "A hundred miles nearer
any point east of the mountains than any
other practical route they can get to that
city. and repeat again what | know to
be true land you can spell know with "a
big * tool that this is the only point
north of Seattle and south of the British
Columbia line, where great commercial
city can ever he built. There is only one
argument that could be advanced with
the least shadow of plausibility as
against Fairhaven and in favor of Seattle.
ard that Is this. that by going To Seattle
the Great Northern would be running
To trade to a great city already estab-
lished. As to this can say thai now a.
il Is settled, as | conceive IL. that this Is Ia
be the terminus of the Great Northern,
that In less than twelve years from today
there will be. right here on liellingham
bay. "A bigger city than there will he ~
Seattle In twelve years. As To the effect e
the effect will be immediate and perma
nent.'
col. II. W. Christophor-I have been
busy all day chalking up the price of my
property.
j. >. Richards gives Fairhaven
the desired opportunity to become tn,
largest city ON Puget sound; but We muSl
all put our shoulder To the wheel and hell
IL along.
G. j. Freygang-l have been waiting
and expecting news of this kind for some
time and il would be putting ii mild Il
say that Il am.pleased.
ID. X. lluutoon--I am satisfied with
Fairhaven's outlook
G. w. Waldron-l have always believed
that the Great Northern or some othel
transcontincntal line would sooner or later
make Fairhayen their western terminu,
and my belief has at last been verified
As | am large owner OF real estate here
this news gives me great pleasure In.
tend to make FairhaVem my permanent
home.
NJ. G. McDungal- business will in.
crease tenfold. The Great Northern vii
place Fairhavcn in position to do al
Of the jobbing and Wholesale trade o
western and northern Washington.
W. e. tarpenter-ln my opinion Fair
haven has just commenced to grow and i
still IN It's infancy. This news will Civ,
IL an impetus that will cause Seattle an,
Tacoma To look to their laurels.