The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1917-01-25
MAGAZINE FEATURES
BEAUTY OF LINDEN
Calls Attention To Scenic Features
OF City, Combined With Fine Loc-
al Improvements

Pulchritude. which is the fash
ionable term for beauty of a higl
order, is the main feature OF the cit,
OF Lynden, in the eyes of the month
ly publication Of the Northern Life
Insurance Company, which devote:
an article in its January issue to this
district.
The publication has an extensive
circulation throughout the United
States, and Lynden will receive con.
siderable advertising as a result.
The following is the description
given of Lynden:
Pulchritude, just pure pulchritude
which means beauty of a high order
is the attribute of which Lynden,
Wilmington. is most proud. OF
C2se, it possesses a lot of other
things concerning which most towns
would brag, such as being the home
of the largest cooperative creamery
in the state. and being the center of
one Of the richest oat-growing re-
gions in the world. and possessing
more money per inhabitant per inch
than other Northwest cities can
boast of per mile, but Lynden is con-
tented to rest its claim for fame on
pulchritude alone.
Lynden is some thirteen miles
north of Bellingham, and but a
Mountains, American and Canuck cir
Gle the town,and the snow-capped
peaks are close enough to be visible
at all seasons. A splendid mountain
river. the Nooksack. speeds through
the city, with trout and silvery sal
mon in its depths. Add to these nat
ural features clean, paved city,
with its streets lined with tall, inter-
lacing naples, and you have Lynden.
And you guessed right as to the
name; the city was christened after
the famous "Unter dem Linden" of
the Kaiser's territory. Only Aunt
Phoebe Judson. the dear old pioneer
who picked the name and who is
still enjoying good health in Lynden,
thought she preferred the present
spelling to the Teutonie.
But IL you insist upon facts about
Lynden, here they are, set forth in
frozen railroad-folder style.
"LYNDEN- population. 1.500
TEyket center for the rich Nooksack
Siley dairy. berry and farming dis
trict. Five lumber and shingle mills.
Largest cooperative creamery In the
State. Private creamery. Home of
Whstcom County Fair. A clean and
beautiful town to live in. Soil ex-
ceptionally fertile. Oat crops from
so to 125 bushels per acre. Potatoes
$50 to 400 bushels per acre. Glover
and timothy do we'll. and three cut
tings may be obtained annually.
Dairying is the main industry of the
district; average COW brings in 500
and over per year. In 1915, the CO.
operative creamery purchased 3,440,-
500 lbs. of cream, paying the farm
ers $292,661.67. Lynden's bank has
more money on deposit in it than the
banks at Sumas, Blaine, Ferndale
and il has about twice as much as
the banks at Everson, Custer. and
Ferndale banks put together. Lyn-
den soil pronounced by experts un-
paralleled for berries. Raspberries
500 crates to acre. Strawberries. 500
crates to the acre. Growers have
contracted fruit for 1911 season at
four cents a pound. Apples, pears,
prunes. plums, small fruits, and gar
den stuff, successful with intensive
cultivation. Lynden is an important
poultry center. hens earning $2.00
annually. This industry is increas-
ing tremendously; in ten years. Lyn-
den will be the Petaluma of Wash
inRtOn" I"