Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-01-25
GREAT NORTHERN OFFICIALS

President Hill, of the Great North
ern, accompanied by other officials of
the company, visited Fairhaven yester-
day and after remaining an hour or so,
left for the Fairhaven mines, the special
object of Mr.. Hills visit, after which |
the officials were to leave direct for ST. |
Paul, Mr.. Larrabee accompanying the
party as far as Everett, from which |
place he will return on this afternoons
train. II was the general expectation
that during Mr.. Hill's visit some infor-
nation might be given concerning the
future plans of the Great Northern road
with reference to Fairhaven, an expec-
tation, however, which was not enter
tanned to any special extent by any one
who has given mature elaboration to
the subject. There was nothing for
Mr.. Hill to say at this time other than
he has said on former occasions, and
his attention is too much occupied with
completing his plans to spend much
time in reiterating former declarations.
Mr.. Hill knows of the immense re-
sources tributary to Fairhaven, and of
the profitable traffic which is here
awaiting future development, and as
rapidly as possible he is getting the
road in shape to transform these advan-
tages into the available assets of the
company. The conditions to which
Mr. Hill referred in his address to the
Fairhaven Chamber of Commerce some
sixteen months ago, and which gave
such encouragement to the residents Of
this section at that time, remain un-
changed in every respect except two,
both of which should add to rather
than weaken the faith of the people
of this city. The first is that the de-
velopment work which has been prose-
cuted within the sixteen months re-
ferred to demonstrates more extensive
resources than were known to exist
when Mr.. Hill made his address, and
secondly, the main line of the Great
Northern road has been practically
completed in the interim, thus bring.
ing to a minimum Of time the day
when these resources will flow into the
active channels of commerce. For Mr.
Hill to restate these facts would be use
less, while to say anything else would
create suspicion as to the honesty o.
his first statement.
Concerning the hope which some o.
the residents entertained, that some
thing would be said during the visit re
lating to Mr.. Hills plans in the line o
buildings, depots, shops, side tracks Of
other improvements, 1t is only neces
sary to say that such procedure would
prove breach of business principles o
which no one would hold Mr.. Hill
guilty who is at all acquainted will
his habits or plan of working. 1t ha
not been the policy of the managers o
the Great Northern TO proclaim thei
plans to the world, nor to furnish ad
vertising material to any particula
place excepting such as may be gath
cred from the development Of thei
plans by actual construction and oper
alton. That faith In the future Of Fail
haven which depends upon the reiters
tion ofpromises rather than upon tn
law Of supply and demand must Of ne
cesslty vibrate between the mountai
top of expectancy and the valley {
encouragement. 1t is subject to supel
fetal conditions, and is hence not cor
slant. The Great Northern's presen
or future connection with Fairhaver
and the amount of local improvement
II will inaugurate, will not be que
ton of love for the people residing heI
OR charity in their behalf, but a sin