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