News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-01-29
From the New state OF WASHINGTON.


HOUGHToN, Wash, Jan II, 81.
EDITOR News AND CITIZEN II read
your neWsy columns with great inter
est. They are my regular news let
ter, and tell me almost everything |
want to know about old LamOille
county. If it wouldn't seem too
much like fattery 1 should want to
say that it is Il model of local
county newspaper, and does great
credit to the state am so proud to
bail from. Some people imagine
Vermont is all backWOOds, but | can
prove that intelligent and enterpris-
ing people live there, even in the
smaller villages and hamlets by my
last copy Of tie News AND CITIZEN
When | ask them to show something
better from their great empOriums of
trade in other states, they take a
back seat and give it up,
About things right here; you must
allremember thai it is a young cOun-
try in the northwest. 1t has no past,
so it makes it up in great exppcta-
tions, and some of them are indeed
stupendous Seattle now has her
$4,000 population, and expects in
two years to have a quarter of
million. Fortunes have been made
by people without any spunk or fore
sight at all-people who would have
been glad to sell their land for enough
to take them back to the east, be-
cause they were homesick They
were compelled to stay and now their
land has made them rich. Dame for
tune has favored them almost
against their will
We expect to have a town of our
own on the east side of Lake Wash
ington. The steel works projected in
the summer Of 'SS are going ahead
in earnest. The new town of Kirk
land, here at the water front has be-
gun to make u handsome appear
ance. Since last year, hundreds of
acres of timber have been cleared off,
and large sums expended in street
grading and planking. Several hand
some brick blocks have been erected,
besides frame structures outside of
fire limits, and a number Of fine resi-
dences have gone up like magic. |
should mention the attractive resi-
dence of DIR. Buchanan on Picadilly
St, one of the principal thorough
fares. His friends at Jacksonville
and elsewhere will remember that he
left Vermont in June to try his for
tune with US. He purchased a build
ing lot at once, and as soon as the
ground was ready for operations, let
the contract for a neat cOmmOdiOus
cottage. The property is now worth
at least 5000 more than it cost him,
and is one of the best resident locali-
ties on the street. He has already
worked up a handsome practice, and
is prominent and respected citizen.
He wasted no time waiting to see
he was going to like the
country, but east in his lot with US
at once. That kind of people will
succeed here right along, and if you
have any more send them out; we
need them to develop the country.
| suppose you know all about the i
climate here We have had no. snow |
as yet; the mercury has touched the
freezing point few times during the
week past in the night, when the sun
gets up however the frost soon dis
appears. We are likely to have a
ew days of snow, but are by no |
means sure of it. Building goes on
With little interruption. Seattle is
to show up finely with a
ong array OF frst-class city editices
llready completed
should like to receive a visit from
my Vermont friends whomay be dis
posed to call; my latch string hangs
Dut for them Maine is better repre-
;ented here than any other New Eng
and state but down casters" are
1ur kind of people, they make good
,itizens and have enterprise and |
courage. l am still prepared to an
'wer letters in detail; have given a
rood deal Of time to such work and
10 not begrudge it. We are still re-
siding in our home on the Lake:
good many steamers pass during the
lay; we think it pleasant here. Kind
egaTds to all the old friends.
d. H. BICKNELL.