Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-25

intention, If the county commissioners
should decide TO build road on the
Northeast Diagonal, to erect a race
track around the lake. The location is
excellent, the distonce from the Bay TO
Goshen Is only eleven miles, and the
enterprisiag town Of Goshen itself Is an
ambitious and thriving place. What
com county certainly needs good race
course.
George A. Cooper, of the BelIingham
Bay Lumber and Manufacturing com
pany, report the outlook for the single
business as good. Mr.. Cooper, ID. IL.
de Can, w. l.. Patch and w. II. Moult-
ray some weeks ago formed themselves
INTO an association for the sale of
shingles. They We're already manu-
featuring them. Mr.. Moultray was
sent East to secure market, and i'm
Ihls lie has been successful, and the de-
mand for shingles continues excellent.
Previous to this move on the part Of
Mr.. Cooper and his associates, the
manufacturers here were compelled to
pay Tacoma and Seattle shingle dealers
commissions, and last year from the
beginning of August, $40 was paid for
commissions alone. They resolved TO
stop IL ana succeeded. Mr. Cooper is
hopeful that the clearing house scheme
VIII mature, as he believes that il will
be OF great help to the shingie manu-
iacturers.
That Washington lumber products
are hnding place In the lumber mar
ket5 OF the East the following EXCERPT
from a letter received by George II.
Atkinson from IA Minneapolis lumber
firm will show: awe need a large
amount of red cedar shingles and other
West coast lumber products. What, If
any, accommodations are you going 10
have in order to handle, so that we can
get 1t on the 500 via the Canadian Pa
ciiic? The Cornwall mill IL now over
run with orders, aud the above will
tehd to show the possibilities Of the
development Of the lumber interest 80
soon as the 500 branch Is completed.
A meeting Of the promoters Of the
| Painter Bi-chloride of gold institute will
be held at the Belingham Bay Nation
al bank this morning to perfect the in
corporation of the company. The Sill
yer Beach hotel at Lake Whatcom has
been secured for the purposes Of the
institute.
tairhaven general municipal bonds
of 1891 are quoted in the New York
market at idj. Not by any means a
bad showing.
The fishing schooner Bellingham,
owned by the Beiiingham Bay Fish
Company will start on her first cruise
for halibat to Cape Flattery today. A
cooper shop is being fitted up near the
Hill-WelboH wharf and will soon tie I'm
operation. The company has let "A con-
tract for 1000 barrels as a starter.
While Rev. l.. w. Appiegate was in
Falrhaven recently he gave an order
10 CuTley d. T0wne, Of the Cedar manu-
featuring company, for number Of
sets Of furniture for ehaneels. This
company makes speciality Of the
manufacture Of furniture and fixtures,
and 1t Is expected that the present
order for church furniture will be fol-
lowed by many Others in the near
future.
President Van Horne and party are
expected In New Whatcom on Friday.
They are travelling by daylight over
the Canadian Pacific, Inspecting IL as
they come. There is little doubt that
the deal by which the Canadian Pacific
will acquire the Bellingham Bay a.
British Columbia will be closed during
MIR. Van Horne's visit.
The Belingham Bay baseball club
will play the Seattle club at Seattle on
Saturday and Sunday next. The team
will leave on the City Of Seattle on
Saturday morning. Following are the
names and positions Of the Bellingham
bay mem Bizer, p.; Miller, h.; Wat-
ner, 2b.; G. n. Leedy, ss.; j. ID. Leedy,
3b.; Marcy, IT,; Roberts, cf.; Lawrence,
RI. According 10 present arrangements
the Seattles will play a return game
here on June and 4.
II. Fan der Pauwert, Of West Fern
dale, exhibited at the HERALD Office
last night an elegant specimen Of
clockstand, carved out Of Washington
cedar, which he proposes to exhibit ut
the Worlds fair On the different
sides Of the stand are carved maxfms
and proverbs, the whole forming
wonderful specimen of the earyer's
skill. Besides the opening for the
clock there are others for the day Of the
month, week aud year, and apertures
into which will be placed the photo
graphs Of the president and vice-presi-
dent Of the United States, the whole
being surrounded by an eagle carved
out Of bone. Mr.. Fan der Pauwert Is a
native Of Holland and has expended
considerable time and much ingenuity
on his work. 1t will be one Of the
unique features OF the Washington ex-
hibit, and a good advertisement for
Washington cedar.
The excursions on the steamer Sc
home to Victoria on Tuesday and
Wednesday were delightful affairs and
should have been better patronlzed
than they were. The service was ex-
eeifent In every particular, and Mr..