The Bellingham Herald from Bellingham, Washington • 20

20 THE BKLLIXGTIAM HERALD BELLI N't! HAM WASHINGTON SATURDAY JULY 10 l'Ml 3100 BELL TELEPHONES A IN BELLINGHAM GOOD CHEAF BATES International City Enjoys Era of Greats Industrial AT RAPID RATE More Remarkable Advancement Made In All Lines Daring Past Tear Than Daring Any Previous Period of History of New Homes and Many Business Blocks and Toe- tories an Built Residence Street In Blaine SIX LONG DISTANT CIRCUITS TO SEATTLE ONLY TELEPHONE COMPANY CONNECTING WITH BRITISH COLUMBIA POINTS A Westcott Is president The basement is built of concrete Booker A Campbell of Bellingham had the contract Another substantial business block In Blaine is being erected by A Xeely which is also located on Washington street It will cost $1000 when completed The upper story is to be used as a hotel and the lower story by a business firm Tho building has a ninety-foot frontage and is about ninety feet deep The exterior will be covered with concrete It is planned to have the structure completed by October 1 of this year The people of Blaine have always teen known for their public splrlted-ness It has been the contributing Blaine Wash July 10 Visitor to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition who want to im tho northwestern-most city In tho entire United States proper will come to Blaine For several yearn Blaine has been "on the map" It was founded In the early nineties and since then has become one of the most substantial little cities In this part of the state At no time since it was founded has the town ever been more prosperous than at His News "The only news I have to tell you wrote the Blllville cltisen "Is that tiis river haa rls an' drowned all yer cat-' tie yer uncle has broke Jail likewise the wldder woman you wus ter murry has runned off with a book agent Outside of these here things we air alt doin' Atlanta Constitution The Retort Courteous Mulcahy and O'Brien live In the same house in Tenth O'Brien on the ground floor and Mulcahy on the floor above The other day was looking out of hla window and glancing up he saw Mucahy on the same Job says O'Brien "If I liad a face like yours take it In and put a pig's head out "I did that the other Mulcahy answered "and 1 the milkman passed by and says When did you move up First Member Mrs De Streak didn't have her way at the Dress Reform meeting this afternoon did she? Second Member No her gown fitted her so tightly that ahe make a Puck Thu Reason and It must be completed within a year from the time it was started It will be in 'operation in four or five months A shingle mill is to be added at a cost of about $40000 The Morrison Mill company has completed a sawmill and box factory during the past year and most of the time it has been running full capacity Durlngthe coming year a shingle mill is to be operated In connection with the factory This however will not be started it Is said until next year For this also Blaine cltlxcns showed their willingness to assist In building up a big payroll which Is the foundation for progress in practically all Pacific coast cities by giving the company a bonus of fJSOO The Blaine Mill ft Foundry company haa purchased the old building used by tlie II I Jenkins Lumber company and has Installed heavy machinery to do its own casting It claimed that the company has the largest lathe north of Seattle David Smith is the president of the concern as well as manager In connection with this firm the Federal Lumber company has also been organised The company has small sawmill In operation near Blaine with cutting capacity of 2G000 a day A number of other mill and factories have been built The Itohrbacker Automatic Alrpump company organised to manufacture all kinds of ulr-puinps especially automobile pumps has been enlarged and now employs about ten men The new brick yard of Campbell ft Vannostrun which cost about $2000 Is almost ready to atart Glasscock ft Graham have practically completed a new lumber mill on California creek at the south end of the bay near the city limits and it will be operated shortly During the past year the Great Northern Railway company haa spent approximately a quarter of a million dollars in making Improvements in Blplne The old route was several blocks from the business part of the fclty put the nefcr inshore line which was opened about four months age-passes within one block of the main street As the line was built around the water front thousands of yards of earth had to be hauled to make a deep fill on the coifipany'a pro petty Teacher I wonder what your mother would say if she 'knew how backward you are In geography? Girl Oh my mother says she rever learnt- Jogfray and married and Aunt Hally- says ahe never learnt Jogfray- and she's married und you did and you ain't Punch llcr Bargain He Will you share my lot? Hhe Yes when you have a house on it that Is paid for Judge Vagabonds- But Not Cutthroats It is not all pleasure the life of a country policeman The guardian of morals was observed the other day to look careworn "What's the he echoed In response to kind Inquiries it's those three tramps -I-locked up this morning They are kicking up a row because they want to play bridge and I find them a farming country and Is located a sufficient distance from Bellingham which Is about twenty-five miles south and from Vancouver which is a still greater distance north to hold' the trade of the extreme northwest one thing about Josh's schooling that thankful said Farmer Corntossel that?" "I'm glad I hurried up and got him into that college before they put a stop to were at work for months cutting down the hills and filling the holes A new depot one of the best in the state for a town the else of Blaine has been built by the Great Northern As the town Is on the boundary line a force of immigration and customs officials is maintained and every passenger that passes through the city has to undergo a rigid examination The company is planning to make Blaine- a division point and within a short time the construction of a turntable is to be started Blaine has one of the most beautiful'-: locations of any town on the Sound It is built around tlfe bay which lies directly to the west and the evening sunset cannot he excelled for beauty To the east Mount Baker which is 10827 feet high can be plainly seen The city is in a rich cause In many Instances of Important Industries coming to the city This was made evident when a bonus of $2800 was recently raised for the 8 Dumber company owned by Stout president and L- David Thd mill is being built near the Miller dock The company gave a bond to erect a mill with a minimum cutting capacity of 40000 feet agflay tar Grading crw and steam shovel lovela (A-Y-P E) Shatf Home Is Type of Best Blaine Residence To Try present and hundreds of people who have tumc their faces westward during the past two months or who will do so soon will be future residents of Blaine During the past years the town has shown a remarkable advancement along all lines It is now growing at a more rapid rate than ever before since It was established Industrial progress is at its height New territory Is being opened in the outskirts of the town New factories mills and other Industries have been established recently or are now on the highway to completion Everything points to a remarkable era in development within the next two or three years as many prominent Easterners have observed by getting in on the ground floor Blaine is situated on the boundary line between the State of Washington and British Columbia Its western boundary is covered by water from the Pacific ocean To the east and south extending for several miles which Blaine claims as its own territory are hundreds of acres of the finest farming land in this section of the state But Blaine is an American town even though a very small portion of the northern section edges over into wliat is commonly known as John Bull's land In fact it is the largest town in Whatcom county outside of Bellingham Much money is being spent at the time in the erection of new residences Scores have been built in the town in the past few months One of the sources of pride for the people of Blaine is the fact that modernity has been followed in the architecture and construction of the residences Many average from $1G00 to $2000 in cost and- a large number of new homes are now in process of erection One of the prettiest dwellings and one which is finished on the inside as beautifully as any in the city is that which has Just been completed by George Shaw the well-known real estate man The new Red Front building which has been completed is one of the finest in the city It was built this summer at a cost of I1S000 The building has a frontage of 142 feet and consists of seven different stores It is one etory in height and is located on Washington street the main thoroughfare in town The syndicate Which erected the block is composed of A Martin Wilkinson and the Blaine Realty company of which The new residence of George Shaw the veteran real estate--man or Blaine Is one of the prettiest little dwellings that has been erected in the town for some time It Is a story and a half high and is feet In ed twenty-eight yeirs ago by A Boblett who took up a part of Blaine as a homestead improves the appearance of the surroundings Tha house contains ceven-rooms The cost was approximately $8000 lae It is located at the corner of Harrlman avenue and Cherry street The Interior of the building Is finished with native fir and alpine tiling Is used In the kitchen and bathroom Large walnut trees which were plant- KINS' WYA1 Wm Cox Architect As a Health Producer and Summer Tonic Bottled Exclusively By BELLINGHAM BAY BREWERY Bellingham Washington -Main 31 -Telephones-: A 031 I 1 ROOMS 328-320 Tint Natl Bask Bldg I Timber Lands 6 1 I Rooms 347-348 First National Bank Building Phone 149.