Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-22
Seattle Writer Sees Largest
Manufacturing City on the
Coast Located Here
WILL RIVAL SEATTLE
Milwaukee Railway Will
Compete with Hill Roads
From Grays Harbor

Residents of given locality are
often too busy with personal affairs
10 study their surroundings and ad-
vantages of location while a person
standing aloof, a mere onooker, will
perceive numerous points of vantage
that remain unCbserved by the aver
age resident. Last week two of these
onlOOkers gave out some impressions
or the great future coming to GrayS
HarbOr that if uttered by an optomis-
nc resident might be dismissed as
hot air
John McAfee, pupil in the Seat
tie High school, read an essay on
THE Coming Factory District OF the
Northwest" and +. ID. Donivan, trav-
cling agent of the Burlington railway
system, gave his opinion of the ad-
vantages of this port, both of which
should be read, studied and preserv-
ed for reference by such of our local
readers as are subject to pessimstic
attacks.
Mr.. McAfee's essay follows:
I'm my opinion the two cities, now
known as HOquiam and Aberdeen, will
some day in the near future unite,
forming one city, which will become
Cne of the largest manufacturing ci-
ties on the Coast.
What makes manufacturing city?
First: 1t must have cheap trans
portation. This can only be obtained
when the city has both water and rail
transportation. Aberdeen has both
"Secondly: 1t must have raw ma
terials.
The Olympic peninsula affords
this. It's timber can not be eXcelled,
and it is said that if one train load
60 cars) of logs was taken out each
day. at the rate of 800 days to the
year, it would take 200 years to carry
away the timber supply. Many small
river flow from the mountains into
the Pacific and at the mouth of these
rivers the fishermen gather enormous
quantities of salmon. AS soon as the
Panama canal is finished, Aberdeen
is bound to jump to the front as a
commercial city.
why run clear around to Seattle
and Tacoma, when Aberdeen is near
er, and has those three great rail
roads waiting for the cargoeS?
Its commercial situation will give
it cheap raw materials.
Cheap Power
"Thirdly: 1t must have cheap pow
er. This is where Aberdeen leads
the rest of the Coast The numerous
water falls in the Olympics afford
great electrical power, while the coal
of Alaska is OF such quantity and
quality that it is equal to any in the
world.
Next let us look at the labor ques-
ton. AT present it is impossible to
obtain cheap labor. but as soon as the
canal is finished. the situation will
be changed, and labor will be easy
to obtain.
The last and most important duos-
ton is in regard to the market. Will
Aberdeen have a market, and if so,
where will it be?
Again let NE refer to the Panama
canal. When it is finished immi-
grants will be able to come to Aber-
deem almost as cheaply as they can
to New York. This being the case,
New York will draw the very poor,
while the more thrifty will come on
to Aberdeen, and get the benefits of
the great opportunities afforded in
iHe peninsula country.
This land will support 10000
people; it's farming land cannot be
excelled, and this being the case, Abb
erdeen will have great market for
it's wares.
Must Advertise.
These things will not come to Abb
erdeen unless her people get busy and
advertise the Peninsula country, and
yN,t1 rO~
I'm the first place they should see
that every railroad that taps the said
country, passes through Aberdeen.
Secondly, they must advertise and
boost the country, not only in the
United States, but also in such man.
ner that the Irish. German and French
farmer will become interested.
Thirdly it must widen and i'm
prove its harbOr and river to such an
extent that ships CT any size can pass
in and out with ease.
And lastly, it must work both day
and night to make Aberdeen the term
inal of the railroads. Why have Seat
tie a terminal, with Aberdeen still
further west?
These things can only be secured
by hard work on the part of the citi-
zens of Aberdeen. Let the city take
heed then, and see that her officers
are working for Aberdeen, and not for
selfish interests
On a visit to the harbor Saturday,
Mr.. Donivan said he was reliably in
formed that the Milwaukee railroad
was planning to compete with the Hill
system on the Pacific ocean as we'll
as by rail, and to an extent not yet
realized here. Said Mr.. Donivan: