Telegram-herald., 1890-09-28
BELLlsoHAu, WASH.
A Name for Three Puget seuns cities
When They Are Consolidated.
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WheH They Are Consolidated.
Especial Correspondence
BnIISoHAh, Wash. Sept. IS If you
do not know where ''Belhnghsm,
Wash, is your maps viii not help You
out in the matter. Yon viii see By look
ing AZ q map Of washington, in the up
per left hand corner OF the state, and
just east OF Vancouver Island. little
bay set back IN Whatcorl county That
is Bellinghe1n bay On the eastern
shore of tins bay, and joining each other,
are three embryo cities, " hatcom being
the oldest, Sehome or New Whatcom
the second oldest, and Fairhaven the
youngest. recent effort 10 consolidate
the two Whatcoms failed TO carry.
An effort Is now being made 70 con-
solidste the three cities, but Judging
from tho hot rivalry between these
places-each is trying 70 absorb the
others-it viii be some time before the
thing Is accomplished-anless Uncle
Sam takes q tumble TO the fact that
under tho present system he is be-
ing worked on the postoffice ques-
ton He is now maintaining three
Offices. with contingent expenses, where
one would I'll the bill and do it far bet
ter sc no increased expense. With the
three places combined the population
would secure free delivery of mails,
whereas by the present system some
people of each village have to walk
mile 10 get their mail. and run great
risk of meeting bears. which may be
lurking ye. in the dense primeval forests
adjacent 10 the streets and avenues.
For belt remembered that Fairhaven
is not yet year cid, Notwithstanding
a population of some four thousand
souls. II is town such as may De
found nowhere else. It has four banks
two newspapers. one daily and one
weekly: at least a dozen hotels, saloons
and faro banks too numerous TO men
ton. Hundreds OF men are busy dig
ging and dynanliting out stumps and
grading and planking broad streets
through the forests, and carpenters and
masons and painters as tlack as neas in
California are putting up business blocks
aud handsome residences. Real estate
agents are coming money selling lots,
while printers are kept busy day and
night getting out maps and charts of the
dozens Of additions" which even now
take in the hills and valleys for miles
around. Two or more saw mills are
running full force to supply the lumber,
and docks cannot be built fast enough
10 receive the freight arriving.
This is a brief picture of Fairhaven.
Practically the same conditions exist at
each Of the other corporations named.
The great difficulty in the way of con-
soidstion ID the matter of the name to
De given the new city.
To be impartial | have called the CON
solidated city "Bellingham," the name
Of the beautiful BAY upon which these
three hustlinr towns are situated. If
this name is not satisfactory ! suggest a
combination Of the three names, taking
the first syllable Of the first two and the
last of the other. Then we nave Fair
Se-Com." II that Is not sufficiently
poetic let them call IL Mt. Baker or
"Bsker City" in honor of Mt Baker,
whoee snow capped crown rises into the
heavens ip full view Of each town. max
ins a glorious background - a most
lovely Landscape.
Whst is tho inspiration Of all the ac-
tivity here viable2 Unlimited lumber
resources. contiguous coal mines, whose
yeins are no les than thirty feet thick;
mountains Of solid iron ore Of the rich-
est quality, lime stone. sand banks.
binding stone, agricultural lands, IN
limited fishing waters: the finest lakes,
over eco feet above the city. forming a
natural Tssorvoir Of pure water within
two raiies q the bay; deep channels AID
secure hsroors. Tailrcsd connection with
two o. moro of tho great transcs utnea-
tsl Ines. = climate unsurpassed for both
winter aud sgmmer. absolute freedom
( froEa stsz0ant water or TSaTah lands
everything consyires 70 make this ga
idsal spot for \ grsst city.
There are now three daily. two week.
7 ly snd one tri-veeklv papsrs IN the
I three t0sns. ard ten hanks Among the
hosals ara a. east Six good ores. and
I Two II taoga srs e2e modern struct ares.
I Uouses cannot bs briit fat eaough for
The people Many canvas tsnts ard
slab shsHaes arr doing semporsry duty
ss homes for families Esu are porring Z
IN from AT dirsctlo1s. and With = pres
. en- joint Populaaoa & near "a. 90 IN the
three cinas Eve Years win go poVolz-
f ton a 10. co At ths present rate of IN
creaea
Men who eft New York rx months
f sgo AZ oor@der>d GA settlers, ard sab-
sssntis. business ho-a>e zra usnufact-
F ORES sssn5 where 81 nonths ago were
Jung es - arose that msn coul2 scarce
+ y p'cs his way through ths h7ush. 70
ciesr the lsnd Il sahsr cosss g. - fIeo
az acre. snd - free i q stanps coss -
ruuch more A esect-sc street. ear ins
Is n~inx gTaded corn<stnz to tsres
f towns. and hsary cedar and kr loCs sra
heing pii@i into b<see ard Surne1 y -
ciesr - var for ~ car trAcxs through
the stree1s " G. RExToS
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