The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-02

X has many adyantagea a. -.
which IL the fact thar II ~ a n
saonaisy wide-awake ard proer.s-S
or citizens. II Is a matter ~ ~s-.nn
port that the Great Norther. - y
personally - largely trsersss.s
Falrhaven Land Conpanv 80 u
matter OF record that tho rss,~.n IA
pAny OWES large amount Of 49,.
Waser 'front.' property extenilnr -
eral niies southwark from the ON
incinainE control Of most Of - ~.
4tae et CancSanut bay. For sever,a -.
the land company has been unSsss y.
earesaa ana conservative manane-s.
It's principal stakeholder. Mr.. q
bee. ard implicit reliance can b 49,
on its representations. The city ercrs.'
Lovely location. It's harecr an6 sa{.sJ
facilities are exceptionally nne ana ~ w.
tributary resources are 50 great ,hss ! !.
sure 10 be an important Disce 49,
may be the finai dessrminatiaa - n
Great Northern as TO Its chief -.
terminus
The towns of whatcom ana -
which became he city Of New Vl.s
by consolidation IN is>i, preafsx e-s
by the extensive advertising ~ ~
haven Land Company. which nt,..:
thousands OF people and large an~rsss q
capital to Bsilingham bay ani Yl@s.
county. The cify's growth No f72
less rapid than that OF FaLrhon- ~
We're its improvements less e11Sne1-.. d
substantial. ard II is a matter Il u1-.s
remark by we'll informed men thak ~ pa
IN the state has held its own- l
during the long period OF husinors ~
preston which has more or sess sor3w's
affected every section OF the Wsn &s
satisfactory condition 10 due 10 v1u1ss
causes. prominent among which - n
mentioned the wise policy pursued r &
county in the construction Of ! A. ~
tenn of public highways raaiatine -
the Underwater and railways At N.Y.
20 the rich agricultural. coal ana tlr1S
lands of the Nooksack valley ana l1E
whatcom basin. These roads have u1k
almost every section of the westera ~.
ton OF the county easily accessible -
greatly stimulated settlement and aarf
opment and have added enormously /, =
volume OF local trade. Eight trunk n
known respectively as the Nwfhp1
Diagonal Guide Meridian. Northeaat y
agonal. Eyerson-Goshen. Ferndale ~
Mountain View, Whatcom-L nmml ~
haven and Lake SagnisA, and Faifamm
and Blanchard tSkagit county, eoade q
gregate over sixty miles In leagtk ~
represent an expenditure Of oyse tn
and 10 this may be added about Snyou rs
six fine bridges across the NeokmA ~
South Fork rivers. No other countysh
Western Washington Is 50 well saeessl
with public highways. and mona tGsrll
better facilities for long distance tFast,
portation by ran and water. As etse2h~1
stated there are eighty-nine miles q IN.
road ia the county. belonging 70 Z d,
tinateiy associated with the groaioI
railway systems OF the Northwest ~
mission branch OF the Canadian rac6
comes down TO the northern boundary D
the county at Sumas. and traflc asrea
ment with the Belllngham bar = Brifis
Columbia road affords II direct access b
this city. The Seattle 4 international an
III recently closely allied with II
Northern Pacific. crosses the cour
~ by way of the valley Of u
South Fork. and connects viu
the Canadian Pacific at Sumas. while q
coast line OF the Great Northern skirts a
western border OF the county and goee Z
TO the Fraser river at New Wessmin1lel
There are daily steamers to and ~
Seattle and way ports and to the San ~
islands. and the fine freight ard 49,
ger steamers OF the Pacific Coast &o11
ship Company plying between the vn1nr
Sound ports and San Francisco. A.
addition there Is the little Beliingham -