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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
FINANCIAL.

Aberdeen has two banking institutions,
the Aberdeen Bank and the First National
Bank. The first is an incorporated state
bank, organized in 'S7, and within the last
month has been reorganized with cap
ital stock Of $4,000, increasing the num-
Der OF stockholders from two to FIVE, and
adding to their regular banking business
savings bank department.
The First National Bank has paid up
capital of $4,000, and its officers and
directors are among the leading fnanciers
of the State.
The local deposits of these banks are
from 1920, 900 to $3.50, 900 per month.
A local Building and Loan Association
has just been organized and in few
weeks will be prepared to furnish money
for the erection OF buildings in this city.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
THE CENTRAL CRY.

Aberdeen is the central city and the port
of entry for the Grays harbor country.
1t is situated at the apex of that pear
shaped bay, where the waters of the har-
Dor are united with those OF the
Chehalis and Wishkah rivers, sixteen
miles from the bar. The incorporate
limits Of the city contain eleven square
miles Of land and water, lying on both
sides of the rivers just named and the
bay proper. The site is principally level,
but back of the level portion
rises G. adually to an elevation of fifty
feet or more. The Wishkah river
divides the city little east of the center.
This river is navigable for some distance
for the largest ships and for steamers as
far as sixteen miles above it's mouth.
Aberdeen was originally founded as a
mill town some seven or eight years ago,
but its commercial growth has been mat
terof only three years. The first corners
thought Of little but the advantageous
location and exceptional natural facilities
for saving and shipping lumber,
but these two very important factors have
gone to make up location favorable for
other industries, and realization of this
has pushed the town into commercial
prominence and accounts for its recent
rapid growth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
GROWTH OF THE CITY.

During the year OF 1890 Aberdeen
had wonderful growth. From small
village it has become an incorporated
city, and designated the port OF entry for
Grays harbor. Its population has in
creased from 14OO to $500, and one hun
bred and fifty buildings, including bust
ness houses and dwellings, have been
erected within it's limits. Its postoffice
receipts from $450.96. for the quarter
ending January LIST, 1890, has increased
to $90S,OO for the quarter ending Jan
uary l, 1891.
For street improvements there was ex-
pended by the city during the last six
months Of the year $4,000. The pros
poets for this season are still more fatter
ing. The city has voted $65, 900 in bonds
to be used on her water system. A $685.
900 public school building and large
hospital are also to be erected. One large
sawmill, two single mills, box factory
and planning mill will be completed and
in operation as rapidly as the work can
be accomplished.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
FIRE DEPARTMENT.

The city fire department is thoroughly
organized and well equipped. Water is
supplied from the bay by stationary
pumping engine, running night and day,
Hydrants are located at convenient IN
tervals and connections are essily made
when necessary. The apparatus con-
sists of three hose-carts, two thousand
one hundred and fifty feet of hose, and a
first-cass hook and ladder truck. There
are eighty-four memoirs OF the fire de-
partment, divided into three companies,
under command Of chief and four
assistants.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
TRANSFORMED ON.

Railroads and water transportation Gre
ate competition that cannot be con-
trolled in the interest OF monopolists. The
Northern Pacific Railroad Company is
now operating its Gray's harbor line
within ten miles OF Aberdeen, and rap
idly completing the road to this point
with large force of men. Practically,
there is now actual rail communication
with all the world by this road via Tacoma
or Portland. Regular lines of steamers
run to Portland, Oregon, and 20 San
Francisco. California, and smaller boats
ply daily between Aberdeen and all points
on the harbor.
One hundred and thirty-six vessels
sailed from Grays harbor during 1890,
seventy three sailing vessels and sixty
three steam vessels of these, fifty sailing
vessels and all Of the steamers sailed
from Aberdeen. During the months OF
Jan. and February OF 1890, only ten YES
sells left the harbor. During the same
months of this year, llS9D, forty-four
vessels passed out over Grays harbor bar,
thirty-nine OF which sailed from Aberdeen.
This shows how rapidly Grays harbor
and especially Aberdeen is becoming
place of commercial Importance. With
the completion of the Northern Pacific
railroad to Aberdeen. draining eastern
and central Washington of its coal and
wheat, it is impossible to prophesy OF
what Importance Aberdeen will be-
come as a shipping port, and when the
lumber men of this northwest are able to
ship via the Nicaragua canal to the east
ern world, forest of masts will cover this
harbor as the growth of fir and spruce
cover its shores.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23

Aberdeen are lighted by electricity, FUR
nished by the Aberdeen Electric Com
pany, home corporation, having paid
up capital stock of $25, 900. The plant is
one Of the best and comprises both the
incandescent and arc system OF lighting
The charges are reasonable and the quail
ity of light the best.
The present water system was devised
when there was no expectation OF there
being SO large city here, and conse-
quently is nomewhat inadequate; the
people, however, have voted sufficient
water bonds, the sale of which has pro-
vided money for sucn an improvement OF
the system as will furnish a supply OF
pure water sufficient for a population Oh
forty thousand. For fire protection there
is an inexhaustible supply OF salt water,
taken from the Chehalis river.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
SALMON CAMNERLES.

The Oldest industries of Aberdeen are
its salmon canneries. of which there are
three. One of these, during the last year.
on account Of the rapid growth OF the
city. has found its property so valuable
that it has sold its site, but will rebuild
before the canning season in a more re-
mote part of the city. The yearly output
of the three canneries is about 4l,ooo
cases, representing value of $4,000.
Other established industries include a
well equipped steam laundry, cigar lac
tory, employing five or six men, soda
works and many others.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23

Good on account Of the accidents resulting
rom the many ~iIls and logging camps
that are in continual operation in this
Grays harbor country 8
The sisters at present occupy three
frame buildings, but TIE plans have just
been completed for large and commo-
dious brick structure that will be ouilt
at once. This building will offer every
accommodation possible for the sick, and
be an ornamen. to the city.
From October LIST to December 3lst,
twenty-one patients were treated in the
hospital, coming from all parts OF the
harbor. N almost every instance the
patients were suffering from accidental
ipiilrlpS
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Much attention is given in Aberdeen to
the education Of the young, and the two
school houses are well equipped with the
most improved furniture and apparatus
The graded schools of Aberdeen have
already become noted for their efficiency.
Preparation is being made for the erection
OF new central school building to cost
$4,000. The public school in January,
1891, had an average attendance of two
hundred pupils.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
ROARD OF TRIBE.

The Board OF Trade is composed OF
about one hundred members, among
whom are the active and substantial bust
ness men of the city. The board was
organized for the promotion of Aberdeen's
interests in particular and the harbor and
county generally, and is thoroughly pre-
pared to meet any emergency that may
arise.
The board will be glad at any time to
furnish general and particular informa-
ton to any who may wish it, and any
request for the same will receive the i'm
mediate attention of the Secretary.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
SHIP YARD.

There is no industry in Aberdeen better
located than her ship-yards. With the
finest and longest ship timbers in the
world, with well-equipped foundry and
machine shop, and plenty of deep water
in which to launch her vessels, this city,
in time, is destined to become one of the
largest ship-building points in the coun-
try. Last September, from this ship
yard was launched large three-mastcd
schooner, the ~. NJ Weatherwax, !"
which is one OF the finest vessels of the
kind on the coast. The building Of this
vessel, for labor alone, distributed SIC, 900.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
ABERDEEN.
GRA Us R4RBOR.

About fifty miles north OF the Column
bia river is the entrance to Grays harbor.
from the Pacific ocean, long known to
navigators as the most accessible and
safest harbor on the coast. The bar car
ries depth of from eighteen to twenty
three feet OF water at low tide, w..lcn
increases from ten to fifteen feet at high
tide. The entrance, or channel, is about a
mile wide, and the extreme width OF the
harbor is twelve miles, gradually tapering
to a point at its eastern end, where it is
met bv the Chehalis and Wishkah rivers.
In the harbor there are three well defined
channels offering ample anchorage room
and merging into one broad, deep channel
or roadstead, near the head of the harbor.
These channels are separated from each
other and from the shore proper by ex-
tensiye mud flats up to the point of their
conveyance, where the volume OF water,
being more confined, has swept them
away, and the water is deep up to the
very shore line. At the head of the har-
Dor the channel is over two thousand
feet wide, carrying depth OF 40 feet.
The expense of continuing this width and
depth to the sea would not be great, and
no doubt will be done as soon as proper
surveys can be made on which an estimate
of cost can be based Once these i'm
provements are made, the flow of water
is sufficiently strong to keep it from shoal-
ing. The harbor is land-locked, and the
shelter it affords from storms is complete.
During the past year over one hundred
sailing vessels and from four to six steam
ers per month have crossed and re-crossed
the Grays harbor bar and not one acct
dent has occurred; in fact, during the
eight or ten years the harbor has been
used as a deep water port not single
vessel has met disaster going or coming.
This harbor is three hundred and fifty
miles nearer San Francisco than are the
cities of Puget Sound, and six hundred
miles nearer Oriental ports than is San
Francisco. Tacoma, Washington, is about
sixty miles by land from the eastern end
OF the harbor, while the peninsula, around
which all vessels must 60 to reach that
city, is over one hundred miles north
of it; thus passenger from San Francisco,
bound for Tacoma, saves more than
fiue hundred miles Of the distance now
travelled by coming into Grays harbor
and completing his journey by sixty miles
of rail. Distance is timr, time is money.
These facts are thoroughly unders,uo>. -,
the railroad companies, who are now hur
rying to compilations their lines to this
point. Their especial concern will be
the transportation Of coal and wheat
from Central and Eastern Washington,
with which the hai Dor has now direct
railroad communication. Nature has, in
deed. made here an unequaled gateway
to the ocean, to the commerce OF the
world 1t only remains for men to inn
prove the opportunity.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
HEAL7H or THE CITY

On account of the mild and even tenn
perature of this country and the salt
breezes from the sea that continually
keep the atmosphere fresh and pure, its
remarkable health has become pro-
verbal.
The city health officer reported for the
wear 1890, as follows: Number Of deaths,
20. The causes of death were drowning,
a accident in logging camp, l suicide,
1; cerebro-spinal meningitis, /; scarlet
fever l; cholera infantum, peritonitis
1; local causes, 10.
Estimating our population at $500, the
death rate shows conclusively the health
funess of the country.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
MANUFACTURING.

Chief among the industries of Aberdeen
is that Of numbering, including logging,
saving and shipping. Not less than five
hundred men are employed in the woods
in this vicinity. Four mills are in opera
ton with combined daily capacity Of
100000 feet. One of the mills is exclu-
sively devoted to the local trade, while
the largest share of the product of the
other three is shipped to California
and foreign ports. For several rea-
sons Aberdeen can and does supply
lumber cheaper than either the Columbia
or Puget sound mills. AS shown else
where, our port charges, towage and other
items of ships necessary expenses are
much less. Logs are more easily OBJ
tanned, and therefore much cheaper
than at the other ports mentioned.
The shipment abroad for the year 1890
was $4,000, 900; the home consumption
being about 9,OO0,OOO. On the wharf this
lumber represented value of over $780,
900, which was principally paid out here
in wages. Other mills are being erected,
and the product will probably be doubled
during the year 1891.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
CATHOLIC SCHOOL.

Beside the public school, Aberdeen en-
joys the advantage Of first-class Cath
Ole school, conducted by the Dominican
sisters of New York. Together with it's
common branches they also instruct their
pupils in instrumental music and draw
ing. They have now an enrolment of
ouer sixty pupils.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
81: LoSEPH.s HOSPITAL.

One of the best and most important
institutions in Aberdeen is the hosrital
established here this last summer by the
Dominican sisters, Of New York, an in
stitution that is calculated to do great
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
RELIGIOUS MA7'7ERS.

Five churches afford accommodation to
christian NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pres
byterian, Congregational, Catholic and
Lutheran; the Episcopalians also have
strong society and are preparing to
build church edifce.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
MECHANICS.

TIE Aberdeen Foundry and Machine
Shop is a large and well supplied estab-
lishncnt, doing every class of mill and
railroad work, making both iron and
brass castings, engines aud boilers of
every description.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
SECRET. SOCIETIES. and OTHER
ORGANIZE TONS.

An important factor in the building up
Of any new community, hand-in-hand
with the schools and churches, are the
secret or fraternal societies; of these
Aberdeen has the following:
Masonic-Blue Lodge, Chapter ana
Knights Templar, occupying a well fur
nished building, and supplied with SPLEEN
did resalia and working accoutrements.
Ode Fellows-SubordiEa Lodge, Re-
bekah Degree and Encampment. This
fraternity owns a good building and it's
iodge-room is one Of the best and nea. est
in the country.
knights of Pythias-A well eq''ipped
lodge Of enthusiastic members and a
uniform rank is under organization.
Ancient Order United Workmen-The
order has strong membership and is
considered one of the best organizations
in Aberdeen.
Grand Army of the Republic-A posi-
of the veterans hold meetings twice a
month.
Company "K" of the Washington
National Guards is well equipped and
a we'll drilled company of about seventy.
men. A new armory Of fifty by one
hundred feet has just been completed,
coeting over $4,000.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
WooD-WoRx ESTABLISHMENTS.

After numbering, the next important
industry is that Of the sash, door, blind
and general woodworking and turning
establishments. Three of these are now
in profitable. operation, and there is room
for more. The raw material is cheap and
the market convenient. f
A factory for furniture exclusively
would be most profitable investment
here, as has been amply proven by the
work in that line being done at the sash
factories. Two shingle mills and box
factory will be ready for business this
spring, and almost any number OF indus
tiles OF this kind can find good locations
near this city, where material is easily
OBJ ;.ined.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
LIGHT AND MATER.

The streets, business houses, public
buildings, and many private dwellings of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23

preparations are being made now for the
building of three ships the coming
season.
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1891-04-23
THE MOTOR LINE.

Aberdeen will soon be connected with
Hoquiam on the west by an electric motor
line. The Pacific Wheless Railroad Com
pany have obtained franchises from both
cities, and filed bonds in the sum of five
thousand dollars that th- work on this
road will be begun at once and hurried
forward as fast as men and money can
push it until it is in operation. What
the road ill do for Aberdeen is already
felt, to some extent, in tho increased in
terest manifested in the territory it ira
verses.
HARBOR CHARGES AND LN.SLyR-
ANCE ON SHIPPING.
On account of the ease OF entrance and
the accessibility Of the harbor ports to
the ocean, the towage rates are much less
for vessel bound from this city than for
one bound from Portland or ports on
Puget Sound. The towage rates on the
harbor for lumber laden vessel is fifty
cents per thousand feet of lumber for in
and out tow, and TWENTY cents per ton for
incoming freight, while the towage rates
ON the Sound are much larger, as the dis
lance to be traversed is longer.
Tie insurance rates on lumber and
merchandise leaving the harbor ports are
likewise lower than the Sound rates on
the sama cargoes. The highest rate from
Grays harbor to San Francisco being
three-quarters per cent. lower lower than
the lowest schedule rates from Puget
Sound, the lumber rates being also three
quarters per cent. in favor Of Grays
harbor.
The morning call., 1891-02-08
PROBABLY HIS
LAST ROBBERY.
A RObber Has His Skull Badly
Smashed.
An Effort to Capture a Saloon With Two
Pistols-0ne of Them Fails
to Work.

One of the boldest robbers now in the
Bros, on Nineteenth street, near Castro,
about 10 o'clock last night He wanted all
the coin in the house, and he had provided
himself with the means Of obtaining it in
short order. When he stepped into the
place he encountered William Ring, one of
the proprietors.
As soon as he saw him he presented
pair of revolvers and commanded Ring to
throw up his hands. The order was rot
obeyed quite as quickly as was desired and
the burglar pulled the trigger of the pistol
that he had in his right hand. 1t did not go
off, however, aud Ring had a show for his
life.
Grabbing a weight from the scales he
sprang upon the intruder and Drained him
with 1t. In fact he hammered him until he
was unconscious and the police had TO be
summoned to take away the almost mani
mate man.
He was removed to the Receiving Hospi-
tai and the physicians discovered that his
frontal bone was fractured and half dozen
lacerated wounds Of the scalp had been in
ficted.
The man gave his name as Frank Wade.
Further than that the police could not dis
cover who he is, but he answers the deserip-
ton of one of the men who have been I'M
plicated in several jobs lately.
1t is thought that he recently committed a
rohhery IN Main street and nreyiOus tn
that was in the affair at the corner of Santa
Clara and Harrison streets.
1t is hardly possible that he will recover.
The morning call., 1891-02-08
AWAITING THE VERDICT.
All Parties Anxious for GIadStOne'S Con-
CeSSiOlS to Be Made Public.

New YORK, Feb. S.-The Tribune's Lon
don special says: For the moment there is
outward peace among the Irish members.
On Thursday we are to learn the precise
terms on which their quarrels have been
settled Of course it is said that Gladstone
has satisfied the advocates of home rule
by giving to them the substance of Parnelps
four points. AT any rate Parnell made
these concessions the price of his disap-
pearance. and, If he retires from the leader
ership, it naturally follows that he has
obtained what he wanted, or something ap-
preaching it, There is some suspicion that
Parnell is doing bit of make believe; that
he is processing to be satisfied in order to
cover his retreat 1t Is well known that
however tender Gladstone's feelings may
be toward him, he can never hope to again
be trusted by other leading men on either
side of the House.
Be this as it may, the statement that
Parnell has been satisfied by Gladstonian
assurances is causing no small anxiety re-
specting the details to be revealed next
Thursday, lest Gladstone may have sur
rendered too much in order TO carry out his
big home-rule scheme. If a settlement has
been made that satisfies Parnell, unless the
latter has suddenly abandoned five-sixths of
his demands it is greatly feared that one
OF the first results will be to
cause serious disintegration in Gladstone's
own camp. Some of the McCarthyites are
by no nltans pleased al the prospect of Par
nell con tinuiDg to be the de facto leader,
whoever may be the de jure chief, and
many nonconfurmist Liberals will not be
content with the mere pretense of ParnelPs
retirement, which is reported to De con-
templated under this new settlement. 1t Is
reported this morning that seventy of Glad
stones supporters were wavering in their
allegiance because Parnelps retirement is
not likely to be more than a subterfuge.
DUBLIN, Feb. THE McCarthyites have
ally, Queens County, for Tomorrow, at the
same time Harrington and Leamy expect to
address Parnellite meeting. A large force
of police has been assembled in view Of a
possible disturbance of the peace.
The Freeman's Journal SAYS the Boulo gne
conferences. though productive of hopeful
feeling, are as yet without final result.