Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-07-04

entire sum that the bonds would have
amounted to, and this wouldn't have
been so bad, had it not been
that in the greediness Of a
certain Whatcom element, backed
by the newspapers there, it had
been planned that out Of all the roads
to be constructed with the product Of
the bonds to be voted, Fairhaven was
to get the benefit Of two beautiful
miles Of that road, an extension Of
the Samish lake road, which was then,
and is now, the best dirt road in the
county Whatcom was exceedingly
willing to build roads that Fairhaven
was to pay for, and with a body Of in
terested county commissioners, every
man Of them under WhatcOm in
fluence, partial to the place and preju-
diced against Fairhaven, the Focal
City and the HERALD couldn't see it,,
and didn't. And from this posi- in
that matter the HERALD does not re-
cede little jot. The people of the
NoOksack valley know that WhatcOm' S
greediness in the matter lost TO them
their roads, through the vote of Fair
haven, forced by that situation, and
as an evidence that they saw the in
justice of it, they largely voted against
the bonds themselves, and the major
ity was overwhelming, and at the same
time a rebuke to the greatness of
those who were manipulating the mat
ter in Whatcom's interest and versus
Fairhayen.
But to return to the NOOksack val
ley-ahd by an easier route than the
| blackboard from EversOn to Lynden-
the people Of Lynden are now endeav-
Oring to complete the plank road from
| WhatcOm to Lynden, the constructed
portion Of which begins outside of
Whatcom about three miles, where it
would run over the lands of some
Whatcom people, who are not disposed
to help build it themselves, but would
doubtless be very glad to see it con-
structed by Fairhaven taxation.
About six miles, or perhaps a mile or
two more, on the north end of the
road, would carry it into Lynden, and
would thereby assist, in an exceedingly
potent way, in building up one Of the
handsomest towns in the county, and
in retaining thousands of acres of as
good, fertile and slightly land as ever
| laid out of doors.
| Some persons with narrow tenden-
cies in a neighborhood west and south
OF Lynden are opposing the construc-
tion of the road because they want it
| TO run into their neighbOrhood,a and are
talking Of ''injuncting" the building
of the highway. They are acting very
| injudiciously in the matter and are
really standing in their own light.
They know that Lynden ought to have
the projected road, and would yet,
seltishly, endeavor to prevent its con-
struction, rather than uphold it and
thereby with the friendliness that they
would cultivate with Lynden, and
others interested in the projected
road, secure strong allies in the
constructed of branches into their
own sections. The fact is that the
entire Nooksack valley should be ram
fled and checkered with good roads,
and as soon as that is done Whatcom
county will have in that valley one of
the most beautiful and wealth-produc-
ing agricultural regions on the foot
stool. The HERALD hopes to see the
proper authorities, encouraged and as
sisted by the people to be directly ben
Gifted, go at once to work to open up
the Nooksack valley in the manner
suggested, much to the advantage of
the entire county.