Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-05-20
ABOUT TWO CITIES


W. Henry Of the railroad contract
ing firm Of Shepard, Henry d Co., nc
cOmpaHied by Schuyler DUryee, 0f the
Everett Land company, passed through
the city yesterday on their way 90 New
| Westminster. During the few minutes
that the train stopped at The Great
Northern depot they closely examined
the water front about the depot and
docks.
/ j. +. Mcknight, Of Seattle, was in
the city for a short time yesterday, and
| In company with NJ. II. Staight he
visited the Fairhayen sandstone
quarry.
On the Bellingham Bay Improve
ment compauy's dock may be seen a
number Of squared timbcrs 2dX30
inches without knot or blemish.
These tiHibers are destined for Alaska
where they will be used as the "bedp
Of a stamp mill. The tree from which
they were cut was 90 feet long and
squared 2OX3D inches Ihirty-siX
pieces in all will be shipped TO Alaska
Of u uniform length Of sixteen feet.
The board Of county commissioners
yesterday wound up the business ofthe
! present session and adjourned until
June 3. II Is probable, however, that
a special meeting viii be- called as soon
as the result Of State Road Commits
sioner divers visit 10 Oknuognn
county is asccrtained. The Lyndcn
bridge will, too, be completed in the
meantime, and this may alsonccessitatc
a meeting The passing Of new laws
| by the last legislature has impO ed "a
great deal Of extra work upon the
| board, but they are of the opinion that
as soon us the workings of the new laws
are thoroughly understood business
| will be greatly expedited. The report
OF the county treasurer was examined
| during the present session aui found
/ 10 be very satisfactory. Petitions for
| road Improvements are all in, and alto
/ gcthcr the present session Of the board
| has been prolific in lahOrs accom- pli-hcd,
/ chief among which must always stand
| the sending out of the Austin cNplOr-
ing party and the discovery OF the
Austin pass.
Senator Richards il Of the opinion
| that no extra session Of the state icgts-
| luturc will be called in the event Of
! Allen falling tO secure q seat iH the
/ United States senate, although 10 is
! possible that an extra session may Ice
called should the new land law, now
! being considered by The supreme court,
be declared unconstitutional.
T.. J. Mccoy, the WcFcrsham log
! ger, has completed - railroad spur % q
| line body of timber at that plrcU and
] has commenced operations. Mr.. Ne
Coy employs upwards Of thirty men.
Base ball on Bellingham bay does
not promise well this season. Mana
ger Lecdy last night received IA tele-
gram stating that the SnOhOmish. Ever
EFT team would not be able to lill the
date for today and tomorrow. The
/ Puget Sound Amateur league seems 10
be badly mismanaged.
The German paper, the Bcllingham
[ Bay Post, suspended publication on
| Thursday. Tie Post was started more
/ than year ago by Alfred Eicdel, "a
/ thoroughly eduotcd German Amcri-
/ can, aud iu spite Of his efforts in behalf
| of the citizens Of this county, Of German
| extraction or parrutagc the venture
| failed for want Of adequate support.
/ Mr. Riedci is an earnest patriotic ciU-
zen and IL Il To be- regretted that he did
/ not meet with larger measure Of sue
/ cess. lie has made "A somewhat unique
/ departure; hc announces that hc viii
return 10 each subscriber the amount
| due him by reason Of the suspension Of
| the paper Mr.. Riedcl will embark iu
other business, ia which il Is hoped he
will be eminenty successful.
I III 4
Of the Blaine Tribune. The Tribune
was very creditable sheet, bright and
! uewsy, and will be missed by ils con-
temporaries. II, too, died OF inanition.
The Post referred 10 above, and is
editor were the means of inducing
number Of German farmer, 10 visit
WhatcOm county, and some settled
here, while Others were driven away,
1t Is claimed, by the rapaciousnr-s VI
the owners Of land who 'wduted Il
lall," and the intending settler became
ldisgusted. This, If true, is one way
not TO settle the county.
George +. Brand returned yesterday
from Tacoma and Seattle where he has
been attending meeting, Of the bankers
land shingle manufacturers iI relation
10 the shinglc business. lie believes
I the new association aud the shiugle
clearing house will be successful
Agents are now at work throughout
the state enlsting the shiuglc men in
| behalf Of the association. and there II
little doubt that the o. per cent neccs-
sary can In self preservation be induced
/ 10 become mcmLcrs Of the new organ
( ization.
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