Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-14
FIX CANNON Later BUILD A CITY HERE
THE FUTURE OF ABERDEEN, As
SHOWN BY Current EVENTS.
Abundant Transportation Facilities
Keynote of Manufacturing Sue.
cess. n Review of Aberde ems
Advantages, Possibilities, and
Requirements.

The activity in the Grays HarbOr
district in regard to transportation at
the present time and in the near past
eliminating in the purchase of the
interests of the Grays Harbor Elec-
trio company holdings by outside in
terests are very vital features when
considered in connection with the fu-
ture prospects of this section of the
country.
Transportation is the keynote to
the growth to any section and the
maximum efficiency is secured at the
minimum rate, only when steam,
electric and water transportation en-
ter into direct competition with each
other. Very few sections of the
country are fortunate enough to Sc
cure more than two of these factors
but this section is to have all three
The anxiety manifested by various
interests to be the first on the groud
in regard to interurban lines and the
number that have entered the field
in that line is the best indication to
be had that some interest is going to
build line.
The interest manifested in regard
to transportation rates is the first
move in the right direction that has
been made in this section. 1t is a
sheer impCssibility to interest manu-
facturers here unless there is some
thing here to their advantage. The
manufacturer must have two things
to succeed and they are cheap raw
materials and cheap transportation,
but the cost of transportation Is more
vital to him than the cost of mater
ials. We already have the raw ma
terials for many lines of manufacture
ing and low rates will let us get the
others that could be used to advan-
tage here and the low rates will let
us compete with the product of any
other section. you will never get
rates by begging. The only way is
by competition and the pitting of wa
ter and electricity against rail; and
rail against rail
We already have three transcon-
tinental lines here that represents
three distinct interests. Their effect
has not been felt as they are not
operating yet, but you all know what
the c. M. & st. p did to the lumber
rate east of the mountains and the
far reaching effect that it has had.
Very few realize the effect of the en-
try of these railways will be. They
have been long time in coming and
the enthusiasm that was manifested
at one time has worn off, but the real
effect of their coming and the advan-
tages resulting have in no way been
felt as yet, and only a few are TAX
ing advantage of the present lull and
providing for the activity of the near
future.
There are unequaled opportunities
here in transportation and the pres
ent agitation in regard to interur-
bans. steamship lines, canals and
roads, is one of the brightest signs
of the times and is based on the far
sighted principle of looking into the
future and the men that are inter-
ested in these projects appreciate
fully as only business men do the vast
possibilities that this section con-
tains Some say that they are idle
dreamers, but the public always calls
a genius fool just before he ac
complishes some great feat.
Some say our harbor is no good and
we can not provide for deep draught
vessels but they are the same people
that come around and tell you what
they could have done twenty years
ago if they had only known. The
making of a deep water harbOr here
is very simple proposition from an
engineering point of view Consider
for a moment some of the harbOrs on
the east coast that had to be deepen
ed through solid rock and that have
been deepened again and again as
the shipping demanded it and then
look at our own harbor and say that
it can't be deepened when all we have
to move is sand and mud. The en-
gineers in charge of the harbOr work
have done highly efficient work and
have received the greatest possible re-
turn for every dollar that they have
spent but they cannot go faster than
the money comes and the money won't
come unless the people of this sec
ton get right down and go after it.
Too many of us say Count me in
for it," and then never make another
move for the proposition.
The concerted action of the peOp-
pie of this district can work a radi-
cal change in the existing conditions.
Instead of us pleading with manu-
facturer to put in a plant, they will
be clamoring to get here, and the
greatest good will be done for the
greatest number. We must have
something to offer and the one thing
that offers the greatest inducement.
is low freight rates. We are in a
better position to get these rates
through competition than any other
point in the Northwest and we can
get these rates by taking an interest
in what is here before us today.
Conditions are rapidly shaping
themselves and ideas are beginning
to be nodded into facts and acts and
as each new item comes to light the
future looks the brighter and the
time is rapidly approaching when