Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-06-26

will be begun Immediately. The Hotel
Fairhaven. which is about completed and
which will be- opened during the month OF
July, Is triumph of architecture and
would be credit to any city The super
structure alone has been erected at an ex-
pcnse OF $1,000, and the hotel will be
furnished in style equal TO that OF any
establishment Of the kind on the CONT
nent. Mr.. Allen c. Mason, another Ia
coma millionaire. is Just completing a
vast block which is built of brick and
stone aud numerous Others are In course
OF construction or about being placed
under way. Mr.. j. +. Wardner has just
moved his family into "A residence which
he has built ON commanding site, and IL
Is little short of palatial in character
and dimensions. and there Are hundreds
OF very handsome homes and business
houses just completed and nearing com
petlon.
The Farhaven & southern railroad Is
IN operation, running eastward To Sedro,
ON the skaglt river. and up that stream
about thirty miles: another branch run
nlng nOrthMard 10 connect with the
Canadian Pacific has an army of men on
II. working night and day. the work at
night being done by electric lights That
connection will probably be made In less
than -four months from this date. Another
branch, running southwark 10 connect
with the Northern Pacific, will probably
be- completed In time for passengers and
freight tn be- conveyed over il To Seattle
aud Tacoma before the autumn Is ended.
The eastern or main line of the Fair
haven a southern is that. however, which
most deeply interests the people OF this
city and region. 1t l. an excellenily con-
>tructcd road. aud it, rolling stock l. the
best that can be made. The road has al
ready tapped the mighty iron aud coal
deposits OF the Skagit river region. which
are unsurpassed in the world for both
quantity and quality. and from which
come supplies OF raw material foi the
blast furnaces, foundries, machine shops,
etc, which are Ia he constructed in Fair
haven. Further up the Skagit, where
civil engineers are NOW locating the con-
tlnuation of the road. closely followed by
the graders and other contractors. aud on
through through the Cascades. via the
Skagit pass. into the gold and silver region
ui OkanOgun. the line will be- met by
another which j. building from the
eastward. and there will be- the compile
ton of the next great trans continental
line. with its terminus at FairhaNcn.
making the distance from New
York, or the Atlantic scaboard. To the
markets Of the Orient Thousand miles
shorter than 10y the way of san Fran
cisco. and many hundred miles nearer
than by any other feasible route.
iellingham hay j. a perfectly land
locked harhor. on which the naVies Of the
world may flpat in safety. aud FairhaNcn,
which stands on it, shores. j. only little
more than score of miles from the
straits OF Juan de Fuca. the great high
NAY from this beautiful inland sea To he
Pacific ocean. From the Pacific. ships
aud great steamers can sail up To the very
docks ~ Fairhaven. where. AT the moment
ot writing. several of them are lying now (.
dl>chargiug the products oI many cOun-
tries or receiving cargocs of the lumber Of
ihis region. which j. of the best quality
ana incN hau>tiblr.
: To the north of Fairhaven, beginning
within sight Of the city. lies a vast region
ul the most excellent agricultural cOun-
try. the NOOksack valley. where wheat.
cat, and other cereals. fruit. hops. etc,
grow most luXuriantly aud Yield proliii-
cally. and. all III all. with a delightful
climate. the grandest scenery. ineNhatls-
iible mines Of coal and iron. vast forests Of
splendid timber. building stone Of the best
quality. tributary mines Of GOLD and sill
yea. geographical aud Typographical
advantages uueXcclled by any location on
earth, an energetic. rnierprising and
wealthy population. with numerous other
great resources and advantages. Fair
haven Is the future great city of the
Pacific coast. ! verify believe that in
loss than ten years IL will outStrip any
4 city OF Washington or Oregon. and In
twenty five years san Francisco may. for
The same reason lOOh out for her laurrls
For many years | have been making a
close study Of Washington aud Oregon.
aud Tor the last two Years have dNelt
upon the waters Of Puget sound. aud in
my calling as journalist have wriitsn
hundreds Of columns concerning the re-
sources and every other characteristic of
this country. To obtain the material for
hat work has forced me to much
research. and in IL all have gathered
the firm belief that here on Beilingham
bay, where now stand three cities.
Fairhaven, Sehome and Whatcum, ali
within water frontage OF four mile, and
containing an aggregate population OF
1000 people, and which will all be- one
municipality within two years or less.
that there Is to be city which for popu-
lation. push, power and progress will AS
tOnish the world
The people here have gone ack into
the wilderness, and before the beSom of
enterprise the tall pines have been swept
away FOR the seat of the metropolis. and
the sun OF success shines down uion rs
The ships OF many nations are coming To
a.; railroads from all directions are forp-
ing their way; immigration is pouring In.
aud with this concentreIng Of all that i
needed To build metropolis. this people
proudly call Fairhaven the Focal civ. :"
,lWill l.. Nisscher in Arkansaw Tray