Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-17
COMING HERE

The palace car "Mayfiower," carry
ing the Chicago Graphic newspaper
syndicate, will be in Fairhaven in a
few days. This party Of newspaper
men representing great many lead
ing newspapers OF the East and news
paper syndicates, are travelling
throughout Washington, writing up
the state for the benefit of their sew
eral publications, the Illustrated
Graphic particularly. The names and
designations Of those on board the
"MayflOwer" are as follows: Mr..
Truman G. Palmer, manager, and
special representative, bureau of pub
Lefty and promotion, Worlds Column
bian Exposition; Mr.. Elias G. Chaplin,
managing editor; Mr.. VIII f. Chaplin,
artist; Mr.. Leonard Tillottson, editor;
Mr.. Forrest Crissey, editor; Mr.. Theron
p. Keator, correspondent; Mr.. w. c..
Gartside, correspondent; Mrs. Truman
G.. Palmer; Mrs. M. c.. Lincoln; Mrs.
Fannie KeatOr, correspondent; Mrs.
w. G. Gartside; Miss Jennie Gartside;
Mr.. Gilmore ID. Chaplin, clerk; Master
Willie Gartside, messenger.
These gentlemen and ladies are now
in Seattle, where they will remain
few days and will then come TO Fair
haven, where they will, of course, be
received with the distinguished con-
sideratiOn that they deserve, and it
should be arranged for them to have
marked attention, as they are not only
people who deserve such care on gen.
eral principles, but will be here for
the purpose of telling millions of read
ers what Fairhaven is.
The chief editor in charge OF the
party, in an interview with Seattle
Telegraph reporter, as printed in that
journal of yesterday morning, made
the following enthusiastic reply to the
question concerning Washington,
."How do you like it as far as you've
got?"
Like IL? I'll tell you how we'll like
IT, I'm Just writing letter TO my
brother in Illinois that he can make more
money In the state of Washington with
the same capital, push and ability, in the
| next hye years than he can make in Him
OILS In the next twenty-five. | am urging
him not to establish any long time bust
ness relations there until | see him and
give him fact or two about the business
opportunities of Washington OF
| no
Dearance of the Washington edi-
ton OF the Graphic which will contain
one OF the most thorough, comprehensive
and artistic presentations of the resour-
ces OF the state OF Washington that has
ever been issued from any press i'm the
country. IL Will be out as soon as the
circuit Of the state can be completed and
the Illustrations and copy prepared.
| shall tell him to rely upon the printed
| report OF the expedition as implicitly as
he wouli upon my own personal word &c
him-for know that we are sitting all
information down to rock bottom, and
Will give as careful, candid and independ
ent report on the state OF Washington
as 10 Is possible to give. We have every
/ facility for getting at the true state OF
the resources and opportunities open To
| development by eastern capital, and II
we make any statements concerning the
| country that are not entirely accurate
and true, II will be because we are de-
| eeived, and can't see the slightest excuse
| foT eXaggeration in behalf OF a region
whose ordinary productiveness staggers
| credulity.
why, never dreamed that Won had
such wonderful country here, and | was
as well posted on Washington as ninety
nine out of 100 OF the business men
of my state are. The mass of business
men. and even capitalists, OF the middle
West and Central and Eastern states are
practically Ignorant OF this great Sound
country. Both capital and capitalists are
sure TO come 10 this country by the whole
sale as soon as the East becomes even par
TALLY Informed upon the opportunities
for enormous profit that are awaiting de-
velopment here all over the state. There
is no doubt whatever that this state has
greater number of different resources all
practically undeveloped than has anv
other state in the Union-any single one
OF which Is sufficient to make Il a wealthy
state. Yes, sir, I'm delighted with Wash,
lngton-and so is everyone in the party.
and there are more than a dozen of rs
The more we see of 1t the better we like IL
and we're going to see IL all, too, before
we quit, and give an honest Injun report
OF it-careful, careful, dignified and com
plete.