The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-26
THE BELLINGHAM BAY CITIES.
VIII re Consolidated IL Tairhayen Is
Favorable.

whatcon. July Especial The fact
aha. a special election has been called 10
vote sYron the question OF the con-
soidaslon OF the bay cities hardly
warrants the assumption that their
union At an early date IL now a
yarerone conclusion. for ~ isn't. ITO
IA or not 10 he~-that IS che question"
and moro thar one-fifth OF the qualified
electors having petitionef the council 10
call a special election 10 settle II. for the
present al least. the council had no al
tentative as the law Is mandatory. But
n REQUIRES a majority vote In both
cities TO carry It, ana unless some very
efficient work IN favor OF the project Is
done before election. Il - doomed to fall
Mre and yet nearly every one comedies
that II the two towns are 10 become cities
In fact their consolidation Is only queS-
tion OF time. The larger property own
srs, including the Beiiingham Ray I'M
provement Company and the Fairhaven
Land Company. whose joint interests are
very large. seem 70 have agreed that now
Is the proper time. while many OF the
smaller property owners and sTNcc ulai-
ers especially I'm Fsirhaven. look upon
the proposition with grave suspicion and
reason that Il Is better 20 'yhes- those
Ills We have thaa ny 10 others thai we
know nck Of"
New whxteom Is much the older and
larger place. X Is siow-goinE, conServa-
tive and substantial. and most OF the Old
e. residents. some OF whom seem 90 have
been here since the rig hay was duck
pond and Mount Baker a mole hill. ere
placsaly content with itS position as the
county seat and eonvergins point OF the
important highways which bring 20 x
the trade ~ the richest and most popu-
Ions. agricultural. timber and mineral
sections of the county. hut it is notice
able that most Of the wiae-awaks bust
ness men favor consolidation. and sp-
parently have 10 fear that e would
change tha business center or unsettle
property valLcs. In Falrhaven the people
hardly know what "a think Thesr fatth
IS pinned 20 the land company and Jim
HiN. and While il Is etitl much iarrcr
than a grain o. mustard seed z Is as
yet only 'the substance % things hoped
for AMI eVidence OF things not seer -
Much % tAe glory % lts boom dsys has
departed. With the people who Rave Neer
coliEed - seek ta ether places the means
Of living. which they could rot get there
but all the real foundation for future
greatness watch she place ever bad -
there yet, and Us People would return
VITA astonishing rapidly at the f9rs;
sign 90 assured growth ard D~ASs,er ftv
The people WHO are shere are loyal. enter
pTjsing and alert. hoping all things and
believing Al thiagS" which ;eai - IN
crease tselr faith IN Fa1rhsvea. They
rctwt With pride 20 Shs towns 1ue To-
cation. its elegant acuies SIS many miles
81 Neii-Eraaca streets. f;s excellent
schools iss grand hotes. iis splendid com
nssrcial club ard tts admirable facilities
Tor doing great tslnrs IL she great thlags
VIII ouly come IS way. and they csafi-
IDENTIFY believe they will
fAScAsven's ASSESSED valuation last
year was s. -. So lis bonded debt IS
S1Ssea and SIS aoasing iest including all
grade tax. As well IS general funa war
rants - q nosff S1aa an l. has a ~. sex
sr system ana excellent water system,