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

Fairhaven is losing great many add
vantages and will continue % do So by
mason Of the fact that it has no chamber
OF commerce. Why the chamber of COM
merce. which started under such happy
auspices, was allowed to die il is not ne
eeSsary TO discuss; but there is Immediate
need Of some steps being taken To either
reorganize the old chamber or To form a
new one or AZ least 10 create some orsani-
zation among the business men OF the
city through which various matters of
Importance can be considered.
The HERALD calls attention Ia this
matte this time flr the reason that
there is now ready To- be presented To the
citizens of Faiihaven a proposition which
may, aud if properly handled will result
in giving To fairhaven another trans
continental line Of railroad. The North
ern Pacific {, building from 60, Tacoma
terminus north and will build To British
Columbia. 10 will come by way of Bel
lingham bay. Its proper course, II IL can
receive the proper facilities. j. by way of
FairhaVen. IL will come here If il can
receive prope rights-of-way and facili-
ties for doing the business which a COM
pany of that magnitude would aud nece>-
sary at point like this. But. in order Ia
bring it here with proper facilities. ii Is
necessary tina. there should be some
organize action taken in the matter.
The onl, thing which can be done at the
present time {. for the citizens to meet
aud consider the question with view of
determining what can be done; but that
i a m :, unsatisfactory way Of doing
business. At a general mass-meetiug Of
citizen there j. no organization. no indi-
vidual responsibility. no systematic way
OF proceeding. Whereas. If We had "A
chamber of commerce properly organized
iy would have ali these advantages. Inn
mediate action j. necessary in the matter
aud We are in DANCE of losing largely UNI
lrss such action shall be takcn at once.
Already We begin 10 hear talk upon this
>lbjec al other points On the bay. but
nothing has been done and il Is not likely.
from the policy pursued by the other
places. that anything will be done al
those points beyond he matter of some
talk. OF course. the scheme proposed by
the Whatcom correspondent of the seat
Post-lntclligencer might be- carried outat
that point. lie announced through the
columns of the Post lntelligences that
Whatcom was willing TO grant right-of-
way down 81 allicum creek aud terminal
facilities at Whatcom equal to those
nj I'D - l.. Il.un..ff III.
HERALD does not know whether the
Post-lntclligencer j. conscious Of ihc JOKE
involved in that proposition. but IL thinks
that the Post-luteligeucer. having no
Information except such a. 20 derive, from
ifs Whatcum spoudeui j. probably
n ignorance OF the entire situation here
or it would not seriously pubii-hauy such
dispatches. The fact j, that iu regard go
The Iight-oi-way which the correspond
ent propose that The city Of Whatcum
viii 2 ant. 10 b. not W.'hiu 'hc limits Of
their city aud the city has nothing 20 do
Nith IL. 80 tar as granting terminal
facilities equal % those enjoyed by the
iiennett road, tue eity of Nhaicom has
never granted any hing to that road. not
even right-of-way across IT, streets, 50
that il the Northern Pacific grts nothing
more at that point than j. proposed. IL
viii get just a. much a. every other en-
terprise has always received at that point
nothing.
We hope that somebody win appreciate
the importance %, tberai.rpJd movements
now on foot, u, well a other
magnificent enterprises whlbh might
he secured for Fairhayyn. If il
will take immediate action IN the matter
uf organizing a chamber of immerce and
viii proceed through such organization
to secure for the Northern Pacific rail.
road proper righ,,-of-way and terminal
facilities AT Failhaven. We can afford
to be liberal because the advantages
which We would receive by such course
viii be- very great. Ample right-of-way
and ample terminal facilities are neces-
sary to transact the business of a railroad
at a point where there is business to
transact, and It is penny wise and pound
foolish to neglect the opportunity Of So
cnring such advantages or Ia undertake
TO cut company down TO insufficient
rights-of-way aud insufficient grounds.
Let immediate action be taken in this
matter.
In recent interview Superin tendeni
Porter of the census expressed his sur