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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (May 31, 1890)
WKT HIOHK. FAIRHAVIM 5 PROGRESS. Till" f-rjrtilvn and roni,3)liJvn of the towns tm fWlijnfhain lay p! the pherwfrner.al young if jpr of Fsirhstm mi a ltW lis than Ufore f'if ftimih. Vt.Ul It fwrtit fwv'riftti'm there miiv neffrul mHh'l of makirg public improvr fr Th jwr(ftfl nty of Fair ha mi inrludni hat m formerly the J I t.wn of MHUm, so the muntdpalily r'i embfar an area of alut rin square fj,if. nth jnj!U n rttimat tt '.'."). TV r rsiy jr'(vrtiitMttt has ln jrtit In working or l7 arl Ht ar Uing graded, tdrwalka built, drainage fi!itlr provided, i 4 i' f.rre organized an I a fir ijf j-rti!f.t ii lnijf rjuij jl f.r Krvire. All this !. ln nrv.tnj !ii!(r, in il put f.ur wwki. iWf .fp lh yrr rL Fairhavrn prernt I metro j.JUn .) 1 that i! wpriw visitors of teday. 8ifK jt ijfi Wi 7 Fn m prrrntrd virwi show ing the fri rhaoge that had wrought in the Un In ibr months. I.ftUr picture of th fine ho Ul that had just ln Ufun mm Ktrrn. Tin htel ii i tif Ifljf f'ti,J )f r, Today thof the r-i'rncii .f the rity are ibown The home of J, F. Wardnrr, Iho man ha fjfit made knwn l the world the min eral rictff t.f th Crur d'Almm, in Northern Idaho, f-st ll?, It i ,tuaU on j.Jrtunt site 'jm fwt aUtt the ,fl.f an overUling tii't of the rity, Ho irUrir arrar.grmenla and furnhinjr are ihe 11 that fm.f.fy and gl late ran provide. Th rx.n.foHal.Jp and prMly n4U of A. l!ihd, with the ImpruirmrM f . it, o-l iiiofr ihan I '.. ()ni lr fi.-l etjw1 futj ufh Krtira at ihr-w in a.j ;it tril; Kaifharfn i..iii,Irfal. ! than i )raf oM. Hal I'lana afp r in onm of j.fTj.aration f. f oihcr j !at,l frtl-lmrm, an.iijt ih-m Icing om f f A II. rlaflf v ri ftUnit I vu f..r K. M. WiUi f.r i;,'M 4fl, f.,r i n Ul t(ift ll'HMI. farftr !ark, JUJKf (Ja.!-y lr ,iU!lt. If f oUk rt.Uni)at tuillii Oct year, ly n Mtiiiiil. t( ihtlt ct ran jrt I tnal. Th rx-w 4 )Vttof jul OliijlIl, f r,rfj IJimiii. ha f ur ml...! f-.n. r ! !. (f acn,fji!iir g .'! 'U)4)a, tfi l i! i i o4(rurUo) O.at an a I ,ti.n of laa f.Mii ran I tua lf at ti.a!l Mt.N Th aili li n a.!) U mlfl Uf .rr h ml if . jrar Tl.' ItaJ l ( u j !il iin n,.lrrn ark..) fornituff Hul lU rkatnrii.4i of ljiirr 1 1 . ki U aUi . fTsrf r4 l);, Nratl; a x rt of lf tHrk an I ly,.p a utvjrf f.tjitMirt.n, a hum lf t .!! af juii fwrhit f lUtr f,tUK!r. Uyf( I'rrjaraU f tin! to rt fhm I."1'.") tt Imim ai ti tnak Nrail; all iLf Imll l I kV ao 1 tUr-r IIj. riukarul quafrr, juit .uOi lU i i;, an I O.r l aalmii jvfTi U faot, furnish tli finwt of brown wndatone fur builj. in? Hii tne finJi market all along the I'aciSc tYt. Two brick kilna arc now in of writ ion anj more nilllf Urtn in a few days to lupplthe d manl fr building in Kairhaven, one firm U-ing unAf fiitrart to furnich (5,(KXX) bricka thie Kwn. Tle K-o.nd Iarg mw mill in the city, having a capacity of ft t of luinljrr daily, wai ret-ently ut in oj. ration, and there will (hortly I itarted in that j-art of Fairhavrn that wa formerly llellingham the largrtt lumlr mill on the bay. Thia mill fell Into the handi of the lumber syndicate wine yean ago and tu rl-l. The contract with the syndicate hat jui-t ei. j.irel and the mill will Mon le adding to the volume of lumber that i w much nen-ded in the building up of Kairhavcn. The problem of how to get material! a fat a needi-d in fuch a rapidly-growing town U often diflicult of aolution ; but the tntcrjfrii'ing bu-f)'- men who early U-came intrrertetl in tlie city were prompt to take mcuurci to lupply the demand, and the a k of material is felt lew than in many towra having much bn rapid growth. Kairhavcn i a very pleasant residence town. The natural Uauty of the pl?e waa always apparent and now that the metroKlitari conveniences are l-ing pro vid"l all the desirable features seem to unite there. The water w rvice has just ln vsUblisber). TIkj iU ply U from Lake I'adderi, a large reservoir of pure a!er situated only two and a half miles ract of the town and 'MS f.-. 1 alwve it. The system cwt lest than l(',land it could scarcely 1 bettered. Without eijnpivi. pumping plants or storage reservoirs in the (ity a prcmure of HO pounds to the square inch can 1 obtained direct from the lake. The city has a model n-rvice and it is mrured by the minimum ofei prnditure. The city is aU) lightw by tlw-tricity-l-th arc an 1 iiicamlrscrrt circuits being run. The neil itiij- rtant improvement will be a street railway and U have already been Uken for the inaujra ti -ti of that ent rpriw. Kvery shrrwd businesa man who insjHxts th- al vantaMi (.f Fairhavrn is warm in praine of its Lration ami the intillint enterpriiw of its eople. This maUhlrM harUir is the mt natural outlet in hrd the r.nly omwff the rjch mineral, agricultural anl timlrr pn.lm t, 0f the interior country, The Fairha vrn A Smthrm railway is now in ojrration to the Hajrit rim and rail communication through to fai lle will 1 ojrnr, in about two wrrks. The samt 'al will, in t fcw jiare corulfctjon with the Canadian I'anf,.- at New Westminster. It is w. ht 'I that the (Jrrat Northern railway will make Fair hatrn or.r tf jj, r9Wm htU ami most likrly the chuf 4K. Itou. 0f ju Mh mm fan the tran