Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-23
q. p. RS FIRST THROUGH TRAIN TO
NEW WHATCOM.

NEW WHATCOM
LUNCH.
PuRDy OPERA HOUSE, MONDAY, JUNE %, 1891.
SALADS
Grab Salad. Shrimp Salad en- Myonnalse.
Chicken Salad, Lobster Sauce
VEGETABLE sALADT.
Beet and Potato. Cold slaw.
Tongue Spanish Cold Roast Beef.
Cold COrned Beef,
RELIsHEs.
Lettuce. Onions. Radshes. Tomato Catsup.
Worcestershire Souce.
FRUIT.
Bananos. Oranges.
DESSERT.
Strawberry Ice Cream. Assorted Cakes.
Black Coffee. Edam Cheese.
WINES, ETC.
Champagne Punch Champagne.
Cigars, La Arstocruta.
As the feast wore on, Chairman Albert
$. Cole with his stentOrian voice and his
wonted elOquence briefly spoke upon the
present and future greatness OF this por-
ton Of the state and then called upon II.
ii. Adams for toast, TO which the gen
tleman eloquently responded. Chairman
Cole then called upon the Oldest pioneer,
Captain Eldridge. who, amidst loud and
long cheers arose and delivered the follow
ing speech:
MIR. PREsIDENT-It is with feelings Of
pleasure and pride that | speak Of the
state of Washington, for no one has bet
ter right TO speak in praise OF the state Of
Washington than | have, and few have
had better opportunity Of being qualified
TO speak truthfully upon the past, the
present and the prospective future Of
Washington than
Nearly forty years ago ! landed on the
shores OF this beautiful, bay with my wife
and child, in search of a home, and
through the liberal and beneiicent insti
tutiOnS of our country, backed by the in
dustry, economy and perseverance OF my
wife, my family aud myself, we have to-
day a home Of which any one may justly
feel proud, and it would be well for the
world if every one had as good. Hence,
gratitude alone would induce me to speak
well OF land where | could do so well.
But the state Of Washington needs no
ilattcry, no eXaggeratiOn. Even less than
than the truth viii place her in the front
rank OF our states, Great and glorious as
has been the march Of the United States
from condition Of obScurity to that
of { the greatest nation on earth,
yet, / say, that no state ever entered the
American union under brighter auspices
than those attendant upon the state OF
Washington, for no state has been so Law
ishly and muniiicently endowed by ma
ture, with all that is necessary for the
health, the happiness and the comfort Of
man. than has been bestowed upon this;
and whether our course shall be upward
and onward to condition OF grandeur
nd glory Unprecedented In the history Of
man, or whether we shall falter and go
down by the way, will depend in great
mea. ure upon the works aud acts Of the
present generation. IL will be pertinent
on this occasion TO briefly allude TO some
Of the many advantages this state pos
Sesses. Nothing is 50 essential TO the
happnes, Of man as perfect health, and
the greatest factor for maintaining per
feet health Is the atmosphere than we
breathe. No people breathe IA purer or
more salubrious atmosphere than we
do. The equability of our atmosphere Is
produced by the periodic winds In this
part of the world. On the North Pacific
ocean the winds blow six months from the
north aud six months from the south, aud
are called mOnsOOns. On the Asiatlc coast
they blow from the south during summer
and from the north during winter, thus
increasing the temperature In summer
and decreasing IL In winter. But on the
American coast we have the reverse, the
winds blow from the north during sum
mcr, giving us the cool bracing air from
the cold regions of the north aud decreas-
wise would be, while during winter, when
we would naturally expect much cold
weather and snow in this latitude, the
wind blows from the warm, moist regions
OF the South bringing us heat and rain.
This is the cause why the thermometer
never goes below zero or above ninety on
Puget sound. The salubrity OF our at
mo. pherc is produced by the ocean on one
side and snOw-capped chain Of noun
taius on the other. No malaria can ever
arise on the ocean or on mountains cover
ed with eternal snow; aud as an arm OF
the ocean pcnctratcs the state OF Wash
lngtOn to the foot OF Nh mountains, there
Is not a space large enough for any
malaria or nONiOus vapurs TO allse In sui
licient quantities to be- detrimental to
health, and the mountain barrier com
pletcly prevents its entrance from those
regions where IL does exist. With such
an atmosphere and plentiful supply Of
the purest water, which our mountain
streams afford, the health Of our people Is
assured.
Next TO perfect health, the greatest
! factor Ia prOmOtin. the happiness Of man
! is the ability and facility for procuring
the neceSsarics OF life, the means Of eX-
istence. And here again the bOunteOus
hand Of nature shines forth. SO far, there
are few places on earth where every man
able aud willing 10 work could procure
the necessaries Of life, easier than he
could In the territory, now state, OF
Washington. and this viii continue for an
/ indefinite period, unless mans iuhumani-
/ ty TO man shall prevent it.
The principal sources Of wealth Of a
nation are agriculture, mines, manufac-
lures and commerce. Any nation that is
deficient in any Of these is In a measure
| dependent upon other nations, while the
nation that possesses them all TO the
greatest extent is the richest and most
! independent. No part Of the globe pos
| sesses all these sources OF wealth to q
greater extent than the state OF Wash
| ingtOn.
Today, this state ranks first in the
union in agricultural products, and
though but yet Ia our infancy, Eastern
| Washington for years has produced at
immense surplus for expectation.
We already know that our state pOsesse,
deposits OF coal and iron ore equal tS
England or Pennsylvania, in addition Il
which extensive deposits Of the useful anC
precious metal are constantly being
found. The climate is admirably adapted
for the production Of wool, fax and hemp
three great staples for manufactures
which 10 conjunction with our unrivalled
forests, our exhaustive fields OF coal anC
iron, will In the course OF time produce al
extent Of manufacturing within our stat'
second TO none in the Union. But 1t is tC
commerce that we will be Indebted for
our greatest source of wealth. HlstOrl
shows that the greatest cities OF antiquity
were commercial ccnters, and so IL Is still
London, Liverpool. New York and Chi
cagO are the greatest commercial center
today In no part OF the earth has natur'
done so much to produce a great com
mercial center than she has in the STATE