Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-17
IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
Entertainment of the Lumber
mems Excursion by the
Chamber Of Commerce
AnaCortes In the Consumme--- -
And New Whatcom, Oh,
Where is She?
Excursions to Lake Whatcom,
the Cornwall Mill and the
Fairhaven Mine

The excellent program arranged 10y
the trustees of the Chamber Of Com.
| merce for the reception and enter
tainmeut Of the lumbernen's excursion
party was successfully executed yester-
! day in every detail. Simply 10 say that
the visitors were pleased would be T.
put it altogether too mildly. They
were greatly delighted with the city
and harbor and astonished beyond
measure at the wonderful extent and
variety Of the contributory resources
which We're shown them during the
day. With one accord those Of the
party who are travelling not alone for
pleasure, but to acquaint themselves
with the natural commercial advant-
ages and elements Of material wealth
possessed 10y the various localities
visited pronounced the day iucompar-
ably the most enjoyable aud satisfac-
tory they have yet experienced on their
trip, and one Of far greater revelations
than they had any expectation of wit
Messing anywhere on their entire
route.
The party auiy on the City Of Sc
attic M 1870 IN the morning, and was
met at the dock by "a special committee
of the Chamber Of Commerce and es-
cOFted to The Fairhayen, where they
registered and Dreakfasted. At .
O'Clock one Of the elegant cars Of "the
Fairhaven end" of the new through
line 10 the lake stopped at Twelfth
street, where it was boarded by those
of the party who were then ready for
trip to the lake Another car CON
tanning the ladies and Others
Of the party and a number of citizens
followed about twenty miuuIcs later.
The first fog Of the season hung low
upon the bay and land, preventing the
visitors for tune from obtaining "a
sight Of the grand harbor in the fore
ground, the islands Of the HarO Archi-
pelago or the rugged snow-cappcd
mountains TO the east aud north. BY
the time the party bad returned to the
ba, from the lake, however, the fog
had lifted and the glorious scene was
untOlded to view.
At THE CORNWALL MILL
At Holly street, New Nhatcom, car.
riage- and busses, provided by the lib-
eraiity Of Superintendent Geo. f.. At
kmson, Of the Cornwall mill, were la
waiting to convey the party Co the
Bellingham Bay improvement Com
pany. Only one half the mill was ia
operation, but that was turning
l.a Ia,
world at the rate Of 10000 feet per hour
and "a large force of men was engaged
I'm storing away some Of il in the hold
of the German bark Standard for trans
pOrtatiOn 10 DGrtrecht, Holland. The
cargo is to consist Of 900, 600 feet Of
pianks, none of them to be less
than twenty feet in length and
sixteen inches IN width. But as a
matter Of fact nearly all Of them are
longer than twenty feet
and very few indeed are less than two
feet in width varying from that tol
four feet-Choice cuts from the majes-
tic giants Of our forests, with vertical
grain and absolutely free from knots. I
These mammoth planks were objects
Of great interest to all the party, one OF
whom took Kodak picture Of the pile, /
other center of attraction was q train /
load Of immense fir logs, standing on !
the side track at the mill-three logs ID /
the carload, averaging throughout four !
and one-half feet la diameter. This !
also was photographed The mill |
itself was pronounced the finest vet /
visited by the party, and it, operation |
also was very highly commended Mr.. !
Schuck, who was quoted 10y the Post |
Inteliigcurr Sunday a. saying of the !
st. Paul n Tacoma mill, 81 would |
rather have the refuse from that mill /
than any mill on the Mississippi river; !
IL would make me "A millionaire in five
years il I had it back there " said at
the Cornwall mill, "the infringement
is evidently competcnt; this mill il !
well run; there is no unnecessary
waste; the machinery and appliances
are the very best; everything is in good
order and there seems 10 he s1mc re-
gard for system and details"
"IlOw small timber do your mills
cut uow"' said q HERALD reporter to
Mr.. Barber, Of Warren Mills, Wis.
Anything that we can get iX4 aud a
2Xi FROM was the quick reply.
The party reluctantly left the mill at
Y O'Clock, and again seated themselves
in and on the carriages and busses
which Mr.. Atkinson had kept I'm wait
ipg 10 convey the party 10 ia Fair
Maven hotel for lunch. The ride along
Front ana Eleventh streets afforded
the visitors IA grand view Of tn. bay,
and many were the expressions l. ad-
mirati0H, both Of the beauty of the
scene and the wonderful commercial
advantages of the harbor. After lunch
the party proceeded TO the Great
Northern depot, where, upon the ar