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the place. Visitors were not even invite!, and there
wu no effort to advertise the advantage of the loca
lion, but the ieople Hocked there antl Insisted on mak
ing investments and establishing bouses. The fact
that Fairhaven'i growth is not the result of land Urnm
its' advertising is an iniortant one, for the (teople
who have gone there have settled with the idea of
making their home there, and are not mere sjxrulat
ors and jobtars in real estate. There is probably no
town of rapid growth in the country whew jieople are
more sotar, industrious and sociable.
iV-llingliam bay is no obscure place. In a general
way it has attracted a good deal of attention for ev
oral years. Travelers to that section became im
pressed with its advantages, and when railroad enter
prices were inaugurated to connect the harlor with the
unusually rich resources of the interior, the building
of towns could not lc prevented so long as locations
were obtainable. The cause of the prominence of Fair
haven is the Fairhaven k Southern railway, the con
struction of which was commenced from the Fairhaven
end the 'JOth of January, ISH'J. Twenty-eight miles
of that line are now in ojeration, to the town of Sedro,
on Skagit river. This line is projected eastward,
across the Cascade mountains, with the idea of mak
ing transcontinental connections in Kastern Washing
ton. A branch line from Fairhaven northward is also
projected, and the work of construction will I pushed
this year to the Nooksack river, where connections will
lie made with the Seattle, Lake Shore A' Kastern on its
way to a junction with the Canadian Pacific. The
road is now in ojieration through a section unsur
passed in the richness of its resources. This year it
is to be extended up the Skagit river to the coal mines
being ojM'ned by the railway company, and then on be
yond to iron, gold and silver dejiosita. Some of the
finest building stone in the country, even suerior to
the celebrated Chuckanut stone, of which the Portland
jststollice building is constructed, lies on the lino of th
Fairhaven t Southern, ' it is being quarried to
enter largely into the building of the city of Fair
haven. The opening of the interior country gives rise
to the establishment of Important industries at the
seaport terminus of the railroad, arid organiration are
being formed to engage in the manufacture of woods
and metals and for the promotion of commerce by way
of that wrt. It is a sheltered harbor, and the waW,
while being deep enough to insure safe navigation at
all times for the largest ships, is not too d p U an
chorage, which is a trouble eij-rienced in wmm Pugel
sound harbors. Fairhaven is coming to the front in a
way that insures its 'rmarien e.
Ba'U sUtistk sJw Ut U cj'jf prvJort J lh
abyot that city In Wi was WJMJM pioU, worth at tlt
cents lbs toUl of ItJ.WM.
THE CITY OF MOSCOW.
II KN the county of l.alah, Malm, was erected,
a little more than a year n-o, frm a portion
of the territory of Nn Perve, the thriving
young town of Moscow was designated the
county seat. Though its age was I' M than a decade,
and it had not the advantage of railway or water
communication with the outside world, the Uauty of
ill location ami the richness of the agricultural re
sources of the surrounding country gave it a com
manding Nsitiou and obtained for it a very healthy
growth. When the new county was formed, and th
seat of justice located at Moow, an additional Inij"
tus was given it, and since then Its progress has I en
rapid. The completion of the I'nioit I'm inV to Mo,
cow a few months ago also marks an r- h mi the pro
gress of the town. The Northern IVlllo is now within
seven miles of the rity, and will, d'ubtens, U doing
business In Moscow within the pre nt year.
Moscow Is in the upr valley of the Pal'iue, mar
the junction of Palous river and Paralm r- k . The
gently rolling country extend for miles In tvrry direr,
tion. Iteyond the limits of the plain the hunch gra
hills roll away to the rugged mountain, which rle in
sundry aks, visible from Mow-ow, and add much to
the Iieauty of the landscape. The t..wn is only about
two miles from the Washington state line, and the
physical characteristics of the tributary action arr
the same as in the famous Pa louse, country of Wash
ington. It is pre-eminently a grain raising country,
with fruits a rle second In lmj-rtancr. The (. k
interests are also larg but sine the conttru tlo of
the railroads the herders have to givt Up the plain to
cultivation and push back Into th hill arid moin
tains with their animals, thus making the rough lands
also serve a Useful pur-.
The pulatiori of M"'ow 1 alut V. It bas
two weekly itewspars, lhr-e banks, three hod , four
livery stable, a lumber and planing noil, a bri k kiln,
a brewery, four grain warehouse, two l!ouring mill, a
cigar factory, marble works, and a numUf of small
shops in the line of manufacturing A rherw factory
is In cours of construction. The new wt hou
rol r. A public s-h4 has Urn built at a r.t
of ll''.,i), and sit teaches arv employed to give f.
struction Th" territorial unlit-rsii Is In r,it of
constructi'ti at Mo-ow, and when completed It will U
one of the apirileI ed iationl Institutions In
th west. A ll'iMi) waW works pl"t l ld p't
in place. Sundry IhjsIwm ImpMWwM an- being
mad that will lr rra tU lrirtaiw of h town In
a commercial way. H " d are .e and i-nrrgrtu-in
pronging the growth of thir town an I th dr.
opment of tU territory al-t thrm Mr,m Uon
o the iMMtt !-r'rrie twni of tt. r4 Ily grvwing
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