Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-10

no ordinary iron, coal and timber, ether
overlooking the harbor of all harbors,
Bellingham bay, with a vista of snow
capped peaks north, south and east and
breathing an atmosphere that kisses the
fiowers to life every month In the year.
no wonder that the average tenderfOot Is
a preaching. lighting, full fledged citizen
at the end of his first week.
As YOU well know, Puget sound has
some 200 miles of shore line. all of which
is popularly believed to be one vast,
matchless harbor. Nothing could be fur
ther from the truth, although there are
several fine harbors. These are mainly
at the extreme south end of the sound, or
at the extreme north, with this peerless
Bellingham bay occupying middle ground,
close to the straits of Fuca, which lead
out To the open sea. Ii has generally
been accepted by unbiased observers that
the best harbor on this beautiful inland
sea, nearest the ocean, approachable with
sail without expensive towage charges,
would. with fair transcOntinental railway
facilities in the near future, prove the
one great city of the Pacific coast Now
that Jim Hills road. the Great Northern.
has actually made Fairhaven its Pacific
coast terminus, and the Canadian Paci-
tc, Northern Pacific and Union Pacific
are rapidly pushing this way, it is a
growing conviction in the minds of thou
sands that Fairhaven is to be that one
great city.
The United States census and other
official reports just made public discoses
some remarkable facts on the first wears
growth Of some Puget sound towns. For
example, the tOwnsite of Fairhaven. One
year ago 10 was almost AN impenetrable
forest. The census gives 1t 4.03l people.
who are qualified as permanent residents
June |. 1880. The assessed valuation Is
returned at nearly s9.0O0,OO, the solid
taxable wealth created from practically
nothing In just twelve months. To show
the metal of the people | can name
among the leading improvements slOO.-
900 water works system, si25,OO0 hotel.
numerous solid brick and stone blocks
costing from Sl5.OOO to $1,000 each, a s3O,-
0DO electric light system, four churches.
four banks, miles upon miles of streets
graded and paved.
Among the improvements in progress
are ocean docks and other terminal fa-
cilitieS for the Great Northern tManitOba)
railway. costing some s2OO.OOO. gas works
costing about slO.OO0. $4,000 public
school, and a mammoth coal bunker. The
solid Industries are being developed on a
great scale. The lumber mills In the vi
cinity are unable to supply the demand.
II is estimated that l,5O0 men are en-
plOyed in the vicinity in different ways in
the lumber industry. The principal coal
vein. now thirty-siX feet thick. of bright.
clean coal. gives work TO several hundred
more who are putting il IN shape for the
Great Northern to ship 1000 tons per day
after October /. The coal bunkers will be-
among the largest and best on the Pacific
coast. The iron mines are being thor
oughlv opened up by drifts and tunnels,
preparatory to heavy shipments to Fair
haven's blast furnaces in the near future.
The Great Northern Railway Company is
pushing construction with the greatest
vlgOr east. north and south on the old
Fairhaven x Southern lines The grading
J. abS1t two-tLlrds completed from Fair
haven north to New Westminster. on the
Canadian Pacific. The entire line will be
ready for the iron by the middle of August.
aud the iron is all here now. Three thou
sand tons are now being unloaded at the
big ocean wharf by the Charles f.
Moody" The track can easily be laid in
thirty days. 50 we expect to see Canadian
Pacific ears running into Fairhaven
straight from the Atlantic ocean by De-
tober at the latest.
Work is being pushed with equal activ-
ity on the main line east. and on the line
south toward Seattle and Portland. The
former will reach the tunnel site well up
on the Cascade range by the close of the
month earlier The Seattle Portland
line will give Us three great trans-cOnti-
mental connections at once, the Northern.
Union and Southern Pacific. Meantime
these extensions are bringing Fairhaven
much business and trade.
Aside from the vast outlay of construc
tion work. the lines so far as completed
are already doing a large business. /
Thousands are going into the interior. II
is one of the wonders Of this region how
rapidly an apparently mpenetrable forest
viii make room. employment and wealth |
for multitude. Ii is Infinitely ahead of
a prairie region for this LOggers pro-
ceed almost in battalions. They are /
quickly followed by the home seeker. who /
soon learns that he can make more money /
on of ten acres of this cleared land than /
in the best prairie section in Kansas or
Nebraska.
These are the reasons why the country /
tributary to Fairhaven accommodates or
assimilates the influx so easily and will |
TO do so for many years.
But speaking Of transportation facili-
ties reminds me that every transconti-
mental line already touches our docks
some twice a day-through well appoint
I'd steamer service. We have thirty-five
Dr forty ocean and coastwise vessels call
ing regularly. besides large fleet of sail
ing and other craft. They give Us all the
advantages Of a great railway center. eX-
,ept simply In the matter OF quick time.
and they confer some blessings the rail-
roads can not. among which are lower
rates.
This ocean traffic will naturally greatly
Increase when the Great Northern's main
inc east Is completed. Jim Hill will eS-
abliSh the finest steamship line ON the
Pacific. lie Is making preparations to do
business with il here ON mammoth
cale. lie has secured and is improving
hree miles of water front aud much
property In the heart Of the city, all in
iolving an OUTLAY of several millions.
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