Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-03
Weather Bureau Forecasts
WHERE WILL THE TERMINUS BE

With a commendable degree OF
loyalty the newspapers of each CITY
and town on the tide-waters OF Puget
sound continue to repeat their respec-
tive advantages with reference to the
existing and prospective railroad devel-
opment, each presenting its reasons
why all railroads must ultimately come
to it, and because the Great Northern
has just completed its main line, but
has not yet established its terminus,
or shops, or chief shipping port, most
of the writing is devoted to showing
reasons why that road must, as simple
business proposition, come to the place
where the paper is located which pre-
sents the question. In common with
the other papers of the Sound the HER
AID has endeavored to figure some-
what on the case and concludes that
there are some reasons to be gathered
from existing conditions which war
rant the belief that Fairhaven is better
situated than any other city on the
Sound to attract favorable attention
from the management of that great
company. Compare our harbor with
that of any other place, and none will
dispute its superiority. 1t seems to be
conceded that Everett is not justified
by harbor facilities in supposing that it
will be the point selected, and the con-
struction and operation of the road
which has already taken place GER
tainly indicate that either Seattle or
Fairhaven will be chosen.
The main line meets the coast line at
Everett, and one question to be con-
sidered is that of cost of operation be-
tween Everett and Seattle OH the south
and Everett and Fairhaven on the
north, and we maintain that, for all
operating purposes, we are nearer To
Everett than Is Seattle. Undoubtedly
the line will be extended around the
water front and meet the present line
somewhere below the present junction
of the Fairhaven & Southern and the
Seattle & Montana. This will avoid
the Chuckanut grade and give an al
most air line on perfectly level grade
from Fairhaven to Everett. True, il
will be few miles longer than the line
from Everett to Seattle. This we be-
Heve TO be more than offset by the
great interruption to trains in winter
on that line, making quick dispatch Of
fast freights designed for shipment by
water more uncertain than to bring
them here. Again, on that line, on
account of the danger and by reason of
the many courses made necessary by
following the shore, better time can be
made ON this end of the line than on
that. In all railroad operations curva-
ture means resistance, because of the
extraordinary friction between wheels
and rails, and resistance calls for power,
and that means greater fuel supply,
which is very great item of expense,
and we are justified in believing that
trains can be operated over this end OF
the line on equal time, with less cost
and more certainty of regularity than
they can over the other. Curvature
also means greater wear to both rails
and wheels, as well as greater wear on
cars. In this we have a decided ad.
vantage.
In tie matter of business also Fair.
haven has the advantage. There is
not an acre of land between Everett
and Blaine but which either does now
or will produce local traffic for the road
while between Everett and Seattle
there is hardly an acre which does at
present or ever will make any local
traffic. More cars now come north.
and always will, than go south. Bas-
ing Judgment upon what we can see,
there is no reason to believe that Fair.
haven will be ignored when the time
comes for developments to be made.