Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-27

l. ne pTdue can Dt cOHlplcttu III Nully
days.
How about the work from Sedro south
to Seattle?
| understand this has all been let to
Shepard q Co., of st. Paul. and the un-
derstanding is that track laying shall be
completed this year between our present
track and Seattle.
Where will the material for this track
laying between Sedro and Seattle come
from?
The material will be sent out oyer the
Canadian Pacific and will BE transferred
at New Westminster and thence sent
through Fairhaven to the front for use.
Then it will not be landed at Seattle as
has been claimed by the papers of that
city?
No.
Is it not your opinion that the Northern
Pacific will change the route of the Sc
attic, Lake Shore 4 Eastern now that they
have got into possession of that road SO as
to bring it through Fairhaven?
Ii do not think any railroad doing bus
iness on Puget sound can afford to keep
away from Bellingham bay much longer
and the Seattle. Lake Shore 4 Eastern is
in an especially favorable position To come
into Farhaven.
The reporter next sought Mr.. L. NJ.
Wilson. who had just returned from
New Westminster and Tacoma. and found
that gentleman buslly arranging his busi
ness which had accumulated during his
absence. In reply to nterrogatories. Mr..
Wilson stated that he had just returned
from New Westminster, and that the
ship COrdelia had arrived there few
days previous to his arrival with cargo
of steel rails for the Fairhaven 4 North
ern. and was busily engaged In unloading
! them at the Fairhaven Il Northern rail-
way cOmpany's docks. The Astoria.
which left England some days previous
to the COrdelia. met with some accident
at or near the Falkland Islands and was
/ compelled 10 put in there for repairs,
/ however she will arrive at New West
minister in few days. The ships
have about 5000 tons of rails.
/ All the slacks, fastenlngs and
plates are at Westminster. aud
track laying will commence immedi-
ately. Mr.. Wilson went from New West
minister to Tacoma where he heard rumors
regarding the building of extentions "a
the Northern Pacific and Union Pacific
10 Fairhaven. Ii seems 10 be the desire
of all the great rans-cOntinental systems
to build TO Bellingham Bay. aud Mr.
Wilson Is confident that within two years
both the Northern Pacific and Union Pa
cilic In addition to the Great Northern
will be running into Fairhaven. Tn,
recent transfer of the Seattle. LAX,
Shore 4 Eastern has had the ef
feet of annulling all existing traffic
and passenger arrangements which tina
road had with the Canadian Pacific al
the Northern Pacific cannot consisten tll
enter into any agreement with the Can
adian Pacific as the latter is one of III
most formidable competitors. The trans
fer will cause all traffic To pass through
Fairhaven.' Work at the Mission. wher
the Seattle, Lake Shore Il Eastern in
tended TO form a junction with the Can
adian Pacific, has been stopped and
everything points 10 the early constructor
of an extension of the Northern Pacific L
, Fairhaven.
Mr.. Wilson states that the company
wharf at Liverpool. the terminus Of thu
New Westminster Southern railway. i
! pronounced by all the seafarng men an'
people generally the most complete AN,
best dock in British Columbia. LiverpoO
} is the town sprngng up on the Erase
river and is on the opposite shore from
, New Westminster. IL occupies II com
manding position and has a deep wate
frontage. II is growing rapidly and ha
every evidence OF becoming "A prOsperOG
aud important city. The residents o
Liverpool are very enthusiastic Regarding
Fairhdven'S future and are anXiOusl.
awaiting the completion Of the road be
tween their city and Fairhaven, whel
they intend to organize Il monster cXcur
sion and visit the Focal CITY in "a body
a The New Westminster Southern is simpl
the extension of the Fairhaven a North
4 ern. When the line was built acroyO5h
border the company were compy' -
Incorporate under the laws of tlss - -
e ion and adopted this name ~ -
= within the boundary line g.. q -