Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-20

or gardener. East of the mountains, 1t
is everywhere understood you have the
best wheat lands in the world, both In
productiveness and for the quality OF the
product.
Your climate. never hot and never
cold, will in itself draw many people.
The month ! have spent here was as de
lightful as the month of May in the
Eastern states. There Il enough sun
shine during the day 10 give life TO crops;
but In the shade 1t is always pleasant and
the nights are always cool. While sitting
here. with a pleasant breeze tanning my
check. reading of l03 degrees in New
York, Boston. Philadelphia, Chicago and
and other cities OF the Eastern and Mid
die states, your climate shines resplend-
ent by contrast. When the virtues of
your climate become generally known
you will have many thousands of visitors.
who Will come here as to summer re-
sort. Indeed, your climate is going TO
help make your land populous. Different
from any other portion of the country,
you not only have a fine climate, but a
rich soil as well, giving a chance for
everyone 10 make living.
Il have also been pleased to see that
every person finds occupation here
Every one has chance TO come and
labor, gets high wages. making prosper
Gus community. IL is always a mistake
| TO suppose that an American community
can prosper On cheap labor, for there can
never be In this country OF America an
element known as the peasantry, or in the
cities starved. idle, poorly paid class of
labor. This country Is so constituted
that the labOrer Is the unit of national
welfare; when he is ill-eonditioned there
can be no prosperity. Washington pays
its labOrers well and is prosperous.
Another thing which impressed me
very much. and which is prophetic Of in
Il sfa.1 ..f
the state, is the number Of people Of SUI
perior education ! met here and in all of
the towns of Washington. College gradu-
ateS. VINO serve their good purpose as well
as other people. aud who help any com
munty where they go. are extremely
plentiful in Washington. In FairhaVen-
"A beautiful young city. created as by
magic and sure 10 have a prosperous
career-athOugh hardly year old.
found Harvard club being organized by
twenty or thirty splendid young fellows
who have come west to make their for
tunes. This reminds me Of the beauty
and attractVeness OF the other cities !
have visited. Al Sehome and Whatcom.
both cities Of wondrOus energy and sur
prisng In their enterprise. we found al
most AN ideal population. men of educa-
tion and women OF refinement.
caring for the aesthetic in building
up homes and environments. In Ia
coma the visitor Is surprised and delight
; ed. a. In Seattle. by the marvellous growth
aud energy displayed aud its remarkable
: faith In itself The superior character Of
its people and society j. very noticeable.
One can see there that the competitor Of
seattle is worthy of its fame. Ii j. a
! lovely city and t. sure to bc great. ! saw
an audience there az the thcater which
could not he surpassed in intelligence.
refinement or fashion.
MY visit was extremely pleasant. !
spent month here and 90 away hlled
: with admiration for your cities and your
I state. Your prosperity will increase very
fast. You need people here more than
money. for your soil and mineral wealth
! will furnish money. There are at least "A
Z million sterling Americans just beginning
their careers or who wish TO better their
, condition, tho would come 10 Washing
ton at once II they only knew what
chances there were for homes for them
: selves and children after them. Indeed.
| do not belive that any person who can
appreciate a superior climate. country
? of boundlcss aud matchleSs wealth. pos
sessed of all the beauty of sea, land and
mountain could come and sec Washing
, ton aud not be tempted 10 cast his LOT
with your people. ! would rather have
2 my boys, who are now approaching man
! hood. take their chances In this country
for lives of industry and useful and happy
. living. than any other country ] know OF
D In fact | feel the temptation working
! very strongly ON myself. There is M
man who could not find in the state o
o Washington In city or ON farm a hom
= good ard sweet enough TO keep him th'
n rest of his years"