The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-05-16
THE! FOURTH CITY

Continued from Rage Two.
desirable and substantial growth and
one which BODIES well for the future.
Arlington, commonly known as the
Metropolis of Northern Snohomish
County" is a bustling little city and is
the trading center of a very rich ter
ritory It's citizens are alert and wide
awake, and the general improvement
in the last two or three years is very
marked. Arlington is the junction Of
the Northern Pacific main line and
the Darlington branch, and is center
of extensive logging and agricultural
territory. Arlington is extremely in
terested in future logged-off land de-
velopment because the valleys of the
Stillaguamish and other streams near
by are extremely applicable to this de-
velopment
Monroe, the youngest city of size in
the county, undoubtedly has the repu-
tation of being the most aggressive
situated as it is on the main line OF
the Great Northern. 1t is the junction
of the Cherry Valley branch of this
road. The Milwaukee on its way from
Everett to Cedar Falls, meeting the
main line from Seattle, passes through
Monroe Words fail to tell the prog
ress of this young city. With vast
logging and agricultural territory sur
rounding it, it has grown in few
years from a village to a modern little
city of good proportion. Municipality
Monroe can boast of being second to
none. A fine public building, main
street paved and civic improvement
throughout the entire confines of the
citys limits spells progress in its most
concrete form. The Pacific Coast
Condensed Milk company has con-
structed a modern and complete con-
densary in this city and with the fer
tile Cherry and Tualco valleys in close
proximity the steady demand is lend
ing a great incentive to building a
proportionate supply. The Washington
state reformatory is located at Mon
roe and with it's efficient management
is fast becoming one of the most i'm
portant state institutions. Sawmills, |
single mills and logging plants |
abound in this territory and Monroe |
seems to be destined to become a
most important factor in Snohomish |
county
In the northern part of the county, |
close to Puget Sound, on the Still |
guamish river, is located Stanwood, a |
thriving little community situated at
the southern end of the flats which |
have proved to be the most fertile in
regard to oat growing in the world.
Stanwood has the advantage of train
service through the Great Northern,
and of water service on account of its
location on the Stilliguamish close to
Puget Sound. In addition to the flat
country, Stanwood is also located close
to thousands of acres of highland
which is exceedingly fertile and pro-
ductive AS in the case of Arlington,
Stanwood is very much interested in
a proper and economic solution of the
logged-off land problem. In proportion
to it's size, Stanwood is one of the
richest of the little cities in Snohom-
ish county It's main street has re-
Gently been paved and the citizens are
imbued with the spirit of progressive
development. New indus
tries are being sought and their loca-
ton at Stanwood assured on account
of the natural resources.
Sultan, an active little city, is stu
ated in the beautiful Sultan valley
about eight miles east of Monroe on