Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-21
CAPTAIN BlLLINGSLEY PREDICTS
GREAT FUTURE FOR ABERDEEN.
Leaving for California, The Veteran
LAWYER Makes Predictions Con-
Cerninq Aberdeen, Based Upon Ob.
ServatiOnS of d Busy Life. Sees
BID Oty Here in 1920.

While busy boxing his wares and
penates to change the habitat of
himself and wife to California, Cap
tain l.. w. Bigginsley, who last week
sold his residence on West Heron
street to Robert Ewart for $1,000
cash, has this parting word IF |
was 4S instead of 6S, l would like
to stay in this live wire city with
its great natural surroundings for
the upbuiding of a large city. Mrs.
Billingsley and |, for health reasons,
seek a warmer and milder climate.
There is bound to grow up great
city here on Grays Harbor. | pre-
dict with much confidence, that
within ten years, Aberdeen, Hoquiam
and Cosmopolis will be one incOr-
porated city of fully 100000 inhab-
itants, with 80 miles of best paved
streets, 60 miles of concrete walks,
a federal building for court house,
custom house, land office and post
office, twenty miles OF water front
occupied with manufactures; with
an interurban railway spanning the
country from here to Cody on Puget
Sound and reaching Seattle by rail
road boats-thus reducing the dis
tance between the two cities from
132 to 81 miles.
ALSO there is bound to be built
the easily constructed land locked
ship canal, from Grays Harbor 10
miles across to Willapa Bay, from
thence across to Baker Bay miles,
mingling with the water of Colum-
bia river, giving connection with
Portland within distance of 140
miles, and on this canal will be
freight and passenger traffic by
steamers. A railroad will be in OPP
GRAFTON to Aberdeen from the pres
ent North Bank Railway on the Co.
lumbia River. up through Raymond,
and North River country. Then,
too, will be built by the Milwaukee
or some other of the four transcon-
tinental roads operating here, up in
to the heavy timber country, north
of here, from both here and Hoquiam
and much-needed country roads will
be built, as feeders to this Grays
HarbOr country, thus stimulating
the opening up of farms, ranches
and truck gardens on the prolific
soil. 1t is only question of time,
when a ship canal will be built
from Puget Sound at or near Olym-
pia down to Grays HarbOr, by eth
GI d lOi pioiI Va " thN
u. S. government for better prOtec-
ton from the bronze-skinned nations
of the Orient as we'll as for a needed
internal Improvement.
"Forty-six years of my life has
been spent in five cities, including
the three capitals OF states Indiana
polls Des Moines and Lincoln, Neb..
in the latter l practiced law forty
years, the last eighteen being as at
Jorney for the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific Ry., and saw that city grow
from 1000 to 60,000-but my age
and past strenuous life suggest it is
time to unhitch and rest. In the
three capitals l made some money
in real estate, but | predict right
here in Aberdeen within the next
ten years, more than in the past for
tunes will be made in real estate, as
we'll as in growing commercial en-
terprises Nature has here been la
wish with her gifts for the building
of a great city. We leave Aberdeen
with regrets. for we have found cul-
tured, progressive and hospitable
friends.
1--WE may round up on a little
ranch at or near Santa Cruz, Cal,
a charming ocean resort, and again
become grangers, live the simple life,
down close to nature, getting busy
with the chickens, ducks, bees, a
pony, COW, pigeons, bluejays and
other rural friends. Possibly may
do some literary work. At any rate,
we shall retain kind memories of
Aberdeen, and from our sunny Cali
fornia home, watch the strides OF
Grays Harbor."