Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-07-20
RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE
Vice President Clough and
Chief Engineer Bechler
Visit Fairhaven
Location of Various Terminal
Buildings and Machine Shops
Agreed Upon
Other News of Interest to the
Residents of the Focal
City

To road from Fa.rhavcu Go Fcndaie
will be completed by september isi
e..
The Stacks ana fasteniugs for the Fair
haven 4 Northern are already at New
Westminster, and are being transferred Geo
the south side Of the river
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The time for the completion of thedraN
bridge al Whatcom by the san Francisco
Bridge Company ha, been extended io
August 5th.
Contracts for the extension of The Fair
haven 4 Southern from Sedru south will
be let during the coming week. and CON
Struction commenced az once.
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The operation of the falrhayeu a
southern and its extension will remain
under the present management Tor some
time. probably until after the completion
of the Fairhavcn 4 Northern
Mr. ". Dorr. editor OF the Blaine
journal. was in the city THURSDAY. aud
stated thar the Union Pacific had pur.
chased the franchise and rieht-of-aay OF
the Drayton Harbor, Lyuden y spokane
railroad. and intended tn commence con-
struetion Immediately.
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The pile driver thar has b"ru engaged
al ferndale in railroad work will boz
brought to Fairhayeu and commence
driving pile, on che extension af theuceau
wharf Immediately. When completed.
the ocean wharf Will be- one OF the finest
and largest wharfs on the COAST. 4 large
supply Of piles We're brought in for tho
wharf Friday. aud the work 1f eompIei-
ing 10 will nov 20 ou without Interrupt
tion.
Track-lay on the Fairhayen a
Northern from fairhayeu north will COM
menre Ia TWO weeks. and from New West
minister south within three weeks ln Of
der 20 expedite The work "a, much as pos
sihle. the tug f. ". Purdy viii take a
scow load Of rails from here 10 Now
Westminster. 80 that the approache, ma,
be fixed In time for the two ship, CordpIia
aud Astoria, which are e>pccted Jall, az
Westminster, and are now overdue. with
cargoe, of railroad iron.
Vice President ". e.. Clnugh. pf the
Great Northern. and Chief Engineer
Becker of the same system arrived in
Faii!iayen Friday morning on the stan,
Of Washington ard lef the same evening
ON the Premier Tot seattle. During rhrir
stay ia the city they took O. nip 600 the
Fairhaven a southern a. Tar a., S,.drp
They were accompanied by Mcs>r,. Lar
rahec. Wilson. Donovan and CoNriA CoI. F
Clough expressed himself a~ we'll ple,-..d
with the construction aud general equip
nfcnt IT the road
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Work - being pushed with all pa>,il,ia
vigur az the coal mines. aud .treunl.
efforts are being made 90 bring coal inn.
the city on or before ibr fr-t of O..toh..
The tunnel j. being driven at Che. rate .4f
eight feet per dav. and This will ~asn b..
increased to ten. The ~i4r 81 the tnnuol
IN the clear j. eight feet wide 40 the
hoor aud siX by six Zoo height aud width
az the roof. Al present there are siNtv
men employed az the mines. and tbi-
force will soon BE- increased 20 one huu-
bred
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During Col. C'ough'saud Chief Engineer
Beekler'> stay in the citv. terminal build
ings and their location. with the eNcrp-
ton Of the depot. were definitely agreed
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