The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-01
BELLINGHAM BAY CITE
whatcom. Fairhaven and ss1s1|
Rounding Forward.
Population More Thaa Douhlsd psli<
the Past Twelve Months Thirar
sswmilIs in whnssom s'eansy.


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The progressed the Belllnghar bay g.
during the year just closed has been CO
nomenal. One year agc Wh2taom. eshsa9
Bellingham and Faifhsgen were IN toa,
tose condition with perhaps 700 innse'
ants. Today they are Hive, vide AVN
cities. busy with the hum Of business sas
hundred new Industries III their rap
growth the Bay cities are iustlirS elbows
friendly emulation. streets are comets
from one 10 the other, and the 5eAE II
will no doubt see them 81 nergs tnso
city. perhaps under one mama. 1ne
cities now have populaiioa g oVn;
vided among the towns as follows:
com. 1900; sehoms. I,700; Bsllinshan -
Fairhaven. .3fs1-aIl locates o. tnf -
cent water front
Among the business underteklnp -
institutions completed during ~
year In Whatcom, or enterprise ae9 go
way, are The First National hank.
road 70 New Westminster tunder 60
nonl. so new bnsinsss and Ff
houses erected during lssD. Phoenix 81
mill. Utter machine shop, sfnnGer - =. y.
door factory. Nostrom's sawnrill. -
waaeE-power sawmIsi, recnnstruasH
enlarged: street car line. being onsif
high pressure water works. potFe{
three brick kiins. furnitare laclofJ = e..
Mareseh, new pubic school b1iid'as
wharf on street tunder wayl go
houses Ia Whateom alone s;eet r''s
streets have been graded. four TAlles
and ten miles of sidewalk builh g -
si25. 900. The new brick and sla's 81
house. 70 cost So, 90. mas also besn e 3
aad plans made. and Whatc0m es' ~
OF the most commodioas and nexsc
Office on the lower sound. whica e. =. -
business sufficient to make 4 pFe1
Office.
at sehcme the Cornwall Railzoad
psny has spent an enormous =.
nonsy-in grading streets Ass ie1s 4. 4,
0O0; two and one-half Diies p4ssk7es. s. 8
coo; ak miles sidewalk. sI5.u0ls elfs'< -
acres townsfse. 1900; pslins. $3.50 y = i
WEARING, 81. GO; sawmili, bussA
larger mill t240. COO feet capacity = 49,.
consfTuefion). SS0. go. raiiEpaa .-s4
shops, $40 go ten miles Of rAi'Ee 49,
So. 90; Beliingharn bay ssH 60
nearly completed, ss0.oo0s ~
plant for lighting Bay sitis1. - -. ?
railway motor. developing c. - =. 49,
railway. The above enterpEisss Z! = ''.'.-s1I
stated an outlay by she CornwzAa as 80 /.
IL 10000. To this must =
hundred entsYprsses of inaisidaa
sehorne National bank, 30 $3.50. 80. g
residence houses erected darsng -. $50
frame school building. St7 00, -
Martins sawmiil. TO large hcff -
yards and factories. uiles d hifs -. -
and siGewaIked BY the senozss 60 -
ment. A port Of entry hAa - -
nssaded for eehome also, thai -
moot conveniently located 90 -
'front.' 90. "a
Falrhaven. Rellineham and hsPx
les, al the south end 81 bell''ss !. - !
have also made wonderful psoEfs \.
lssa F.onl Fairhaven the bshs -
way has been pushed thirty ul'' ~ " -
sanassh and sontheastegly = - 4
river coal tselds bear ssdrn.
exsrtioas of ths FairhAEsa Las Z.
quite a town has sprung
haven. During she paaf year
usslea that 80 residences tnd
houses have been erscssh ~ -
Of Faixhsyen and Belllasnsns