Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-08-17
SPREADING IT ABROAD
Fairhaven' Fame Reaching
Every Part of the
Union
Col. Will L. Visscher, Editor
of the Herald, in
Chicago
Prominent Metropolitan Jour
nails Devote Space to
the Focal City

Col. Nisscher. editor OF the HERALD, Is
on his way TO Boston and while on his
travels he tarried for two days at Spo-
kane Falls where he was banquetted 10y
the members of the press of that wonder
full city. and there delivered his famous
lecture. "SiXty Minutes in the War.
The next place Col. Nisscher stopped was
at Chicago, where he was the recipient of
more attentions by members of the press.
During all this time the Colonel has not
forgotten Fairhaven, as the following eX-
cerpts from prominent Chicago papers
will show. Wherever possible he has put
in good word for the glowing future of
the Focal city and the result Of his labers
cannot help but be the means Of bringing
to our shores great number of people
who will not only add materially TO our
population but will increase our wealth
and help to develop our natural resources.
Col. Will Nischer, of Fairhaven, Wash,
is in Chicago after an absence OF more
than Two years. He is member OF the
Press Club of this city, but the first place
he struck upon arrival was the office of
the National Weekly. There he recruited
Pretzel and went straight TO the office OF
the Arkansaw Traveller, gathering in
Opie Read and then proceeded to arrive
in due form at Cores. Numerous old
haunts were visited and some new ones TO
him. OF the latter the Vendome restaur-
ant on State street, the Auditorium tower
and the White Chapel Club, in all Of
which "Vissch." showed his delight Just
like the over grown, happy hearted boy
that he is and probably always Will be
until he goes in to claim his harp and
wings and crown on the other side Of the
jaspar gates.
Ii is refreshing to hear Colonel Visscher
talk about the City of Fairhaven and the
state of Washington. He cools one of in
telling Of the eternal SHOWS and the i'm
posing beauty of Mount Tacoma the ac-
tiyity push and promise of the city of the
same name incte wonder under his dis
criptions, and the architectural grand
ure of spokane Falls since that city Ph~-
MIXED from the dreadful fire, leads one
10 imagine that he sees a tableau OF the
Golden Age with a mighty cataract of
natural water daShing through the scene.
But il is when NisScher launches out on
Fairhaven that he becomes eloquent, his
eyes sparkle and one would think that
the balance of the world isn't In ii He
rattles away like this, aud with an i'm
presSiveness that leaves no possibility OF
doubt. though the story is marvellous.
Where Fairhaven now stands was a
year ago a tangled wilderness that
one couldn't see as far into as half way
as these History buildings. underground
and vines. Now miles of graded and
paved streets. City lit by electricity. are
lights for the streets. incandescent fol
private houses and offices. a gas system
being constructed, electric ears also. \
motor system. nine miles of mains. aside
from all the piping and attachments put
in and at work in sixty days. tunneled
through stumps as big "a an old Concord
coach to get the pipes down. Stumps
being removed for grading streets where
ten or twelve men and seven or eight
horses work at one stump two or three
days to get il Out,-give> lots of men EN-
ployment; a fire system 80 complete II
just jumps onto fire and stamps II
out before 1t can get its second
wind: brick blocks. finest hotel IL
Washington. best newspaper on eartl
it Is the HERALD - another good
newspaper. Plaindealer Bellinghau
Bav a harbor a. commodious as could b.
needed by all the craft that goes int,
New York. perfectly land-locked, anC
altogether safe; mountains OF coal anC
iron tapped by the Farhaven Il South
ern. great silver and gold mines in the
Okanagan region. 1870 miles away. b,
tapped by same road in few months
Terminus of the Great Northern road on
the Pacific coast; blast furnaces anC
smelter projected and as good a. any I'M
der wav; line of steamers for the Orienta
countries in the immediate future; all thu
resources and advantages Of any city on
the coast with many Others that no Othe
city has; thousand miles nearer iron
New York Ia Japan by Fairhaven thar
any other way; churches. school houses
clubs, college under way; two othe
towns ad joining city limits, Sehome anC
Whatcom. present aggregate population
of the three over HOO, Fairhaven 300
will have 1900 by this time next year
5000 in five years; called The Eoca
City" because everything points tina
way; climate never cold nor hot, people
wear the same thickness Of clothes tn
year round with the addition of a mack
intosh in the rainy season twinterl."
These are some of the things that Niss
cher tells enthusiastically and gives proof
beyond his word which Is never doubte
by those who know him. He is on tn
way to Boston rs a delegate from Wash
ngton and Alaska to the national en-
campment of the Grand Army. will thel
visit his mother at Montgomery, Ala
aud will 6e back at Fairhaven by Septem
Der 3. TO poetic for the Washington Pres
Association which convenes in his city o
that date.
"Old ViSsch." looks prosperous an
probably is. He deserves it. for he is
Woodworking patriotic newspaper maj
and Fairhaven is lucky to have citize
who is so warmly attached to the plac,
so proud of IL, and so determined to do a
in his power TO let its glories be known
Carl Pretzel's National Weekly.
A MARVELLOUS SHOWING
Fairhaven, a city on one of the nume
Gus bays of Puget sound. in Washington
is, according to William Visscher, edit
of the Farhaven HERALD, the history
city's birth and growth which for rapit
ity. in financial as well as in numer
cal way, is unequaled.
lone year ago today the site Of Fai
haven was covered with dense forest
trees several hundred feet in height
said Mr.. Nisscher this morning at u
Leland hotel To-day where not a ma
lived then and where wild animals mat
their home practically unmolested stan
city of 5000 inhabitants. with six
miles of paved streets and sewers. wi
street ears worked by electricity, stree
lit BY the arc light and houses by the !
candcscent: with churches OF all q
prominent denominations, "a mayor al
council. two newspapers, buildings fas
Toned upon refined architecture. clubs
social uurpOSpS. among the latter being