Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-03-16
FAIRHAvEN. THE FOCAL CITY

FAIRHAvEN. THE FOCAL CITY
Fairhaven is to be the Pittsburg Of the
west. so far as the matter of working iron
IS concerned. In the matter of culture, il
will be the Boston of the west; in broth
erly love. il will be the Philadelphia of
the west; in commercial push and enter
prise. il will be the Chicago of the west;
as shipping point, il will be- the New
York Of the west. As point of general
Importance. il will be the starting point
ior the Orient. and il will be- the landing
point for the commerce of the coun-
tries OF the east. whose shores are washed
Nv the Pacific and Indian seas, and the
>gealth-laden islands of their archipela-
gees.
People and commerce must come 10 !
I'airhaven from our east. to most quickly, |
and less extensively, and most comforta-
bly, reach the old world east. The dis
Iance is nearly thousand miles shorter
from New York to Japan. China. India
and around the world by way of Fair
haven than by way of san Francisco, or
any more southern route and hundreds Of
miles shorter than by any other route
The same causes that will make Belling-
ham bay the outleading harbor, will
make it the Unloading harbor. aud we
shall be- on the direct line around the
world. the incoming and outgoing point
If American commerce. and thus the
Focal City.
Too much cannot be said a. to Fair
Ravens geographical advantages Of situ-
alton. and in little time these natural
advantages will become 50 manifest that
there will be no need for saying anything
Now. however, with a city only six
months old. though lis growth has been
phenomenal and the like was never seen.
there are those. even among the most san
guine. who stand ready to cavil. should
all the claims ls made which the Situa-
tion warrants in the minds Of those who
have closely studied it, and who have cal
culated all the mighty resources that
cluster about Fairhaven.
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Suffice il therefore. for the present, that
steps are being made by men Of unflag-
ging zeai men who have vast capital aud
are able 10 control much more: men who
have full faith in Fairhavcn: men of en-
1erprise. public spirit and activity; men
who are ambitious to build a mighty city,
are negotiating now for the establishment
here of plants which will start the fly
wheel Of manufacturing over the dead
point. and thus set in motion all the
wheels which will make Fairhaven hum.
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First. there will b. blast furnace
which will send miners in beneath tn,
ribs Of the iron-sided mountains 10 TAX,
AWAY the metal and coal that shall herr
be reduced to coke and pig, and for which
purposes there Is no better ore or coal
Blast furnaces will make foundrics an,
rolling mills; they. in turn. will brinl
other iron-working shops. Rails for Asi
attic African and European railroads vii
he made. coal will he supplied To the mer
chant marine Of all nations. Thus shall
we have the iron works Of Pittsburo
Sheffield and two Birminghams.
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The timber here and tributary IL goo
for the manufacture Of eooperage. furni
ture, excelsior. sash. doors. blinds an
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1t will furnish material for buildin
houses and ships aud railroads. The tin
Der. coal and iron, and the products
the vast agricultural area. together wit
the tributary gold and silver mines Of II
Okahogan region, will build mp such
commerce that in the coming years tn,
who have seen Chicago rise will sa
''history in city building repeats itself
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The school houses. colleges. librari
and all branches Of learning: church
with their benign influences; the magnii
cence Of scenery and the genial china
which cultivate art aud poetry. will bril-
cultured Boston TO see and admire.
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The ships. flying the flags Of every nj
tion. lying at anchor in the safe spacio
and beautiful harbOr; ships that may 81
in from the Pacific without a tug or 9th
assistance than that ON board; vessels
aud from every port Of this great inlai
sea, Puget Sound. Americas Meditte
ranean, bearing the products Of eve
land and cline. hither and thither; raj
roads reaching in every direction on Ian
toward golden Mexico. the graneries
the Mississippi valley, the fisheries al
mines Of Alaska. the wealth Of the Can
das. all producing such commerce TIA
Gotham, the metropolis Of the Atlant
seaboard. will greet this Fairhaven, I
metropolis Of the Pacific seaboard, and
due time. here upon these noble hills a
smiling valleys will rise as II gent han
had wrought. the city Of all cities;
fancy picture, no wildcat scheme, no r.
estate boom, but city toward which t
world will turn. the city to which peol
and commerce must come from all dir
tons. Fairhaven. the Focal City.