Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-25

Tt BEATS CALIFORNIA
An Old Californian Gives Vent
TO a Few Solid
Facts
He Believes Fairhaven to be
the Golden Gate of
Washington
With Iron, Coal, Timber, Stone,
and Marble in Endless
Quantities


have opportunities to make comparisons
between the possibilities and chances of
various sections of the country, had a
very pleasant conversation with one OF
our citizens lately returned from Califor-
MIA. Regarding the much wanted elm
ate of our sister state, he said:
'.You know Californians have adopted
chronic expression glorious climate of
california. and scott at the idea of any
other place approaching them in that
respect. and Judging from my experience
last winter | should infer they were
entirely correct.
"ln what respect?'' inquired the busy
reporter.
For three months don't think there
we're ten days il did not rain, and Of all
desolale places on earth San Francisco, In
"A driving rain storm. is the worst. The
streets in many sections are crying dis
grace. aud would not b. tolerated in any
city of equal size in the world; the sewer
age in certain parts Is villalnous and the
odors arising therefrom would put
Chinatown to the blush IL has
always been AN accepted doctrine far
known. that the Puget Sound
country is the home of rain
storms. but this pa st year Jupiter Pluvius
must have gone astray, and the average
eastern tourist abroad in the land, went
home saturated with water and disgust.
aud trimming over with profanity re-
garding western climate. The erstwhile
land Of blooms is quiet to an extreme de-
- 4 Il II.
ity have subsidized. and an air OF languor
aud spanish Incidence has settled over
those once rushing places where real
estate was sold at figures TOR few hours
only that would make Wall street man
turn pale with envy, and fallen into a
restful ease. that would drive man
from this section to suicide In "a little
while. Along the line of the railroad
north from San Francisco through the
section where such mighty fights were
had last winter with the heavy SHOWS,
evidences Of its damaging results are still
visible, hut the towns aud hamlets along
the northern route show much more life
and vigor than in southern counties. pos
sibly because OF their approach to our en-
efgetic community. | noticed a vast i'm
proyement in Portland during the last
Few years. aud was most pleasantly sur
ptlsed az the growth both in building,
wealth aud population.
ii'N ukf-t s'U'tuu ipNuNH Pht
in he scribe.
Tacoma aud Seattle were perfect rev
citations to me, aud In the latter place
was completely lost. the fire having OBJ
liberated all my old land marks. While l
could not but admire the pluck and en-
ergy displayed by the citizens of that
thriving city. and the substantial nature
of the new improvements, | had To ask
myself the question. where will 10 all
end? What is TO keep up the place.,
How are the present fancy prices OF real
estate 10 he maintained?' and when the
reaction comes. as come II must, will not
the depression that is sure To follow prove
far more disastrous 10 the many than the
prcsent boom is proving beneficial to the
few? viii not new towns that are hound
to spring into existence along this mighty
water detract from the future greatness
and prosperity of that particular point on
Puget Sound? Ii would be u different
matter were that the only port Of entry
north of Portland. but where the entirs
Sound coast offers Inducements OF No
mean nature to the incoming stranger
had not Seattle better run little slow.
That impression only broadened and
deepened when the steamer rounded tn,
point bringing Fairhayen TO NV view.
Stood dumbfounded. Where memor,
hardly year old pictured nod
ding pines and the solitude o
nature with fews shanties clus
ltlinR dbpul lnt MdiT iibnt. dCiusi
vision disclosed upon cleared land, bricl
and stone buildings climbing skyward
pleasant homes dotting the hillside, tn
smoke Of sawmills. the busy hum Of ma
chinery. the scream Of the locomotive a
il gldcd away into the interior. the rush
enterprise and hurry Of business on ever!
hand. aud yeritable live American cit
lying at my feet. with vista of POSSIBLE
tiles stretching into the future could no
fathOm.
thought some years ago had reaches
an age when | had got over being sur
prised. but the longer | am here and th
more see and realize what lies beyond u
the immediate future. my surprise IN
creases. not because of what has bee
done. for that Is the natural result q
western push and energy. and exactl
what would expect To see IN commun
ity like this. once a start had been mad'
hut why this favored section has bee
left in the solitude of nature for so long
time Is what puzzles me. with line ope
harhor where deep water ships can lan
al the very shore from far ava
lands forests Of fine timber stretchln
back from the water line. unllmite
supplies Of coal. iron. stone. and all tina
goes To make a country great within cas-
reach. thousands OF acres OF line Ian
waiting for the settlers axe. fine bracin
climate. railroads all about. the bord'
line Of British Columbia hut short di'
lance away. a paradise FOR the tourist. u
hunter. the capitalist. and until fe
short months ago all deserted. That WI
what puzzled me. but perhaps II Is Just |
we'll after all. The opening once mad
the advance must be rapid In make up 4
lost time aud Judging from all see abol
me the citizens Of Fairhaven are ful
alive to what Is not only expected of the
but what IL due them. | was gratitied
see the new hotel, Tor without doubt OI
of the first things necessary IN Ia new pla
are comfortable hostleries for the ne
comers. People who are travelling ava
from home and the creature comforts
which they are accustomed. feel the u
ceSsity of good hotel accommodations az
simply will not stay IN a town where tn
are not 10 be found. ! always look up
the residents of new place as wise. WI
carly in the day provide for the strange
within their gates. II puts money
their pockets. helps the place al
eau 20 abroad, for people sure of gettil
we'll fed and housed will go out of tn,
way To stop in city where they are
treated, and often pass by more desiral
places ON that account ALONE. The mo
| see of this particular locality the ma
my thoughts IN Seattle and other poI
fecur 10 me. for without going any fl
Their ! see dangerous rival to 9th
places that Is daily growing IN streng
aud power. The man now a resident he
VINO walls ana compialhs DecdilSe ne q
not get in a year or six months ago h
not the cause Of complaint he imagin
aud the returns pro rata will be great
to the investor today than to the one
six months since. Within u year or
unless | greatly ovcr-estimate my fol
sight. where one shi p now stops 4
minutes at our wharf, a score Will be a
chored in the bay. Where two or thu
train- day pass over the road, we v
he linked to two or three transc0ntinen
lines. The first step In the shipping
terest has already been taken and the
monthly service between this point a
San Francisco direct Is but
opening wedge for many othe
Under the heel OF the Souths
Pacific monopoly San Francisco ~ p,'
tlcular and California In general
suffered greatly In mercantile trahsl
tinos nd warn inst now making up To