Aberdeen Herald from Aberdeen, Washington • Page 3

kiberdfeja ifarald. IBEEDEEI, GRAYS HARBOR. CITY OF TO-DAY. te "Buluth" of the North Pacific Coast. Railroad Situation.

terdeen, Nature's Metropolis of Southwestern Washington. is one of the wonders of western depment and civilization that Seattle, Dnia and Spokane Falls, have become words from the Kocky Mouns to the Atlantic coast, and Aber, a city that has local resouroes equal therofthem, and one whose loeaas a seaport furnishes advantages far rior to the Sound cities, should, up jhteen months ago, be comparatively own. Such was the case until new new money and new 'men, recogs the faot that with the filling up levelopment of the new state, there be a coast wise'dty on the of Grays Harbor, and that Aberb magnificent location at the juncf two -fivers and at the head of navi would easily place her far in adof any point or city in Southwestashington, located themselves there vorked industriously and intellito make known to the general the tremendous resources of the Harbor country. The result of irork is that no city in itiie Northi better thought of or is attracting sarefdl attention from the investor, sb man, speculator or home seeker ecluwiic, than this thriving city at ad of Grays Harbor. deon, on Crays Harbor.

Gateway to an Empire. most casual glance at nnv map the coastline of Washington -will hat Grays Harbor is the nnturnl to the new state of Washington, sliow that from Aberdeen to the Puget Sound it is but forty miies vrtyle tjie distance between the nts by water is fully FOUR HUNMILES, or in other words, from lie a ship passes Grays Harbor otliul for Seattle or Tacorna, until Bsen again going south, she has 1 OVER SEVEN HUNDRED In addition to this, her captain ,1 out nearly one thousand dollars being towed BOTH waysfrofti ts of Juan de Fuca to Seattle or md back to the ocean. Whereas, Completion of railroads already that ship will come lys Harbor, get her freight, which Drought to her from the wheat Eastern Washington at the SAME WILL BE LAID DOWN ON HOREB OF PUUET SOUND, there can be no question but that as a coastwise port will be made lon point with Seattle, tland on all through rate I Railroads. est evidence of Aberdeen's im) as an ocean port and short-line 0 the sea, is that offered by the lat the Northern Pacific are uiakach this city in advance of the T. R.

R. This latter road, in striving to the limit of its powers rip its formidible rival in the he head of navigation on Grays two roads have between them ir thousand men at work between on Puget Sound; Centralia, at 1 of the valley, and this city. The I. R. having bought the Puget Grays Harbor railroad, will hp nake rail connection with Porteoma and the east, via Centralia ltesano, as soon as October 20th.

first of January next they will through line from Tacoma via 'cm Aberdeen completed. At the ipVtiiey are at work with a large hten rx South Aberdeen clearing warehouses, docks and Sis depot. In conjunction witii lu' Aberdeen Company, they are large number of buildings, and residence purposes. have a large force of men at north side of the liver build- Heijines in to the city The K. better known as the lid, will probably reach the first of January neict.

with service. This road will no by the Union Pacific for Boijitlet upon the completion of from Portland to Puget IWhee roads are the most import- ftnt ones now seeking to reach the Clravs Harbor country; although there lire eight others that have lines projected Worn points east and north that have Aberdeen for an objective point. Aberdeen, the Lumberman's Paradise. Of the developed local resources tributary to Aberdeen, the greatest unquestionably is lumber. Grays Harbor receives the waters of six rivers, which are navigable by river craft and steamers for i a long distance.

On these river banks stands the noblest growth of fir, spruce, cedar and hemlock timber ever found in the civilized world. While it is impossible to even approximate Ute amount of timber in this belt, the most conservative estimate calls tor woe hundred and fifty billion feet of merdhantable liniibr. Owing to the many streams which penetrate this forest, evety of it may be said to be located on good driving water. The manufacture and marketing of this vast amount of timber can alone create at Aberdeen a city larger than any in the state to-day. Situated as Abeideen is, at the door of the ocean, the world's markets are her markets.

Ait no distant day there will be erected ihere paper-pulp mills to supply the ever.inoveasing demand of the California trade. Lumber will be sent to the treeless countries of South America in ships, which will bring back raw hides to be converted into leather at tba tanneries be built here, wheie exhaustless Quantities of hemlock bark can be had for a fraction of its cost to other tanning'9enters. There is probably 110 place in the United States that combines all the requisites for the successful of vanning, boot and shoe manufacturing, as does Aberdeen and its vicinity. Its of acres of hemlock are yet untouched. The bark, after careful and thorough experiments, produces a result astonishing to eastern tanners.

It is asserted that one cord of this tanbark possesses more tannin than two cords from the eastern tree which in itself is a great desideratum. Then hides can lie imported here from South America cheaper than eastern firms can obtain them, as the manySuinbei laden vessels which leave these wharves must have ballast in returning. With an abundance of the raw material at the lowest possible price, with railroad and ocean communication, the problem of successful manufacturing is solved. With cheap leather at her very doors, if cannot be long before a large number of workmen will be employed here in leather manufactures. In the process of time packing houses will be located here: shoe factories and other industries will also lie sure to come, as the sharp in the East is driving every industry nearer the raw material.

With inexhaustible stores of the latter, a rnild climate, and fertile soil, by the aid of capital and pushing, energetic, well trained business men, Aberdeen's preeminence in this direction ought certainly to be assured. Anotiier great market for her lumber will soon be made available with the completion of the Nicaragua Canal connecting the two oceans. It is but a matter of a few years when this water way across the Isthmus will be established, bringing this harbor into close communication witti England, Spain, France, and our own Atlantic states, and effecting a saving in traveling distance of nearly fourteen thousand miles. When that time comes there will be many thousand people here on the shores of Grays-1 larbor the Chehalis river, engaged in the lumber industry alone, for with the competition of that enterprise it will be possible to ship lumber into the gulf and to West India points, and to the east coast of South America, at a saving of fifty per cent in time, distance and moneyover the present condition. Aberdeen and Her Fisheries.

Another industry of principal importance here is the fishing interests of the region. Grays Harbor and all its tributary streams are (Hocked with millions of salmon and other tish. The catching and packing of these fish is one of tlie thriving industries ef Aberdeen, which is constantly increasing in importance and in the amount of its output. Banks of halibut, cod and other deep sea fish are located just off the north of the Harbor, and as this is about the only port between the Columbia river and Puget Sound, it certainly must be the great deep sea fish market of the North Pacific Coast. The mart for these fish is from the coast to Preparations are already under way to develop this very important food supply.

Aberdeen, the Shipping: Cen tor for the Chehalis Valley and the Creat Grays Harbor Basin. The position of Aberdeen could not be excelled for combining water front business properly and sites for good homes nit in the space of three square miles. In front of the city flows the Chehalis, the largest river in Southwestern Washington, and one of the largest in the Northwest. At this point, the river is about 2,000 feet wide and carries a depth of from 25 to 75 feet of water at low tide for four miles. The Wishkah now conies down from the north with a depth of 30 feet at low tide and a width of 250 feet, and flows directly through the city and mingles its waters with those of the Chehalis, which, in turn, merges itself into Gray's Harbor, about one mile below the mouth of the Wishkah.

This junction, at the mouths of two rivers and a bay, gives Aberdeen a deep water frontage not equaled by any city on the Sound or in the state, and make it a natural location for the building of a city. The business portion of the town is situated on a level apron of land running back from the river for a distance of four or five blocks, where it begins to rise by a gentle slope to a height of fifty to seventy-five feet above the water line; there it maintains a level plateau for an indefinite distance back, where the fine residence portion ot the city will undoubtedly lie built. From.it a splendid view may be obtained of the valley and the harbor; and the sanitary conditions are all that may be desired. Aberdeen, Yesterday, to-day and To-morrow. Notwithstanding the vastness of the undeveloped resources of this region, and in -spite of the disadvantages of poorcommunication, both of which should tend to hamper so materially her growth and progress, Abeideen's superior location was too obvious to be overlooked, and pioneer enterprise has established itseli here.

Five years ago the site on which the city is built was covered with timber. Eighteen months ago we had 800 people; to-day the city has a population of more than 2..000. It is the manufacturing, commercial and financial center of the great Grays Harbor basin. Here have been attracted a cluster of industries that have an aggregate pay-roll of per month. These consist of four saw mills, three canneries, boiler, machine-shops and foundry, sash and door plant, planing mill, ship-yard, brewery, eicar manufactory, metal works, etc.

Aberdeen is at present the best lighted city of its size in the state. Brilliant arc lights flash out in the night from every corner. The offices and stores are lighted by a perfect system of incandescent lights. Water Works. The Aberdeen Water Company are putting in a fine water plant ifer fire protec tion and domestic use.

Tbe company has already expended some on their system. They have pipes laid on all the principal streets with ten and eight-inch mains. A battery of Dow pumps of large capacity furnish ample power to throw four two-inch streams over any block in the city. There are four churches and good public schools. At the present time the city is growing very rapidly and jieople are coming in faster than houses can be built for them.

New industries are being located, new buildings going up, new banks and business houses are being opened and there can bo no doubt of Aberdeen continuing her present rapid advancement until she becomes one of the largest cities on the Northwest coast. Climate. Hot nights are unknown, while during the day the temperature miely ranges above ninety degrees, this mitigation being the effect of tlie cool, fresh breeze of the sea, that fans the western Rhoro of the state. The chief feature of the winter is rain, hut there is always an intermission of pleasant weather, lasting for a month sometimes. These wet seasons art- not drenching downpours of heavy rain, but are, as a rule, gentle showers, working much good tlie soil and fitting it for the reception of seed.

In the coldest weather the mercury rarely touches zero, while snow rarely remains on the ground, and then only in the unexposed quarters, for more than a few weeks at a time; indeed, a heavy fall of snow is rather the exception than the rule. In the summer months the land is fanned by gentle breezes, wafted from the ocean, while heavy gales and violent storms are unknown. The temperate and genial climate, especially in its freedom from the sudden variations which prevail elsewhere, has much to do with tlie general healthfulness of the Pacific Northwest. Southwestern Washington is favored with a climate of remarkable equability. The average temperature for spring is 52 degrees, for summer 67 degrees, for autumn 53 degrees, and for winter 38.degrees.

Where Cities Are Built. Every man who comes on to Grays Harbor is positive that there will be a great city built here, but all are not sure as to where it will be located. To any man who may be doubtful on that point we would say, take your map and see where all great seaport towns a re located. Boston, on Massachusetts L.iy, is built just where the Charles River empties its waters into tlie bay. Providence is at the extreme head of Naragarsett Bay.

New York City is built just where Manhattan Island splits the mouth of the Hudson ltiver. See where Philadelphia is on the Delaware. Baltimore on the Patapsco. Savannah on the river of tlie same name. Jacksonville, Florida, Mobile on the Mobile Bay.

New Orleans on the Buffalo at the east end of Lake Erie, Toledo on the west. Detroit on the Detroit River, Chicago on Lake Michigan. Duluth on Lake Superior, and the location of every large seaport city of Europe all prove the great city of Southwestern Washington will be Aberdeen, at the head of navigation on Grays Harbor. ACCOMPLISHED FACTS. Although the still undeveloped resources of this country are so vast, we are not among those who point only to the future, in spite of the divad vantages of poor communication which have hampered Aberdeen's growth, the location was too fine to be overlooked and pioneer enterprise has established itself here.

Five, years ago the site on wiiich Aberdeen is built was covered with a virgin forest; to-dar it is the oni.v city in southwestern Washington. In the race for supremacy it has so far eclipsed all rivals that it to-day the marketing and money center of the great Grays Harbor Basin. A resume of what has been done in Aberdeen shows: A flouring mill going up witli a capacity of 150 barrels a day. Four saw mills running, with a daily capacity of 250,000 feet. A foundry and machine shop kept constantly busy.

A shingle mill being constructed with an annual capacity of 25,000,000 shingles. Two sash and door factories at work employing 35 men. A ship yard, at which a three-masted schooner, with a capacity of 550,000 feet, of lumber, is being built. Three salmon canneries whuse annual output is 35,000 cases. The best electrically lighted city in Washington, a system of fire protection and water works.

The electric light company have a capital of $25,000, and two dynamos, one for arc and one for incandescent lights. A pay roll of $35,000 a month. Two first-class banks. Aberdeen is the only place on theiHarbor where wharves can be built along the shore line. Aberdeen has five times as much wharfage front built as all other places on the Harbor combined.

TUB WAY TO ASBBDBBN. A reference to the map of Western Washington will show where Aberdeen is located. There are four routes to reach Aberdeen from the East; goto Tacoma or a-'id take the Multnomah from either place for Kamilchie; where the steamer connects with the Puget Sound A Grays Harbor railroad at Montasano, close connections are here made with the steamer that arrives at at Aberdeen at 5 p. or take the Astoria steamer at Portland for Astoria, then cross to llwaco, take cars to Shoalwater Bay, then steamer to North Cove, then stage along ocean beach to Peterson's Point, where the steamer will then bring you to Aberdeen; or you can take the steamer Alliance at Portland and have an ocean trip around and she will land you at our dock; or you can take a steamer once a month or a sailing vessel almost daily at San Francisco, and be landed at Aberdeen. P.

G. Hussey A Co. have the cheapest in the original plat and first ad dition to South Aberdeen. 35 tf. The Atlantic Express Or train number four of the Northern Pacific railway, now carries a magnificent Pullman vestibule sleeping car from Portland to Chicago, via Tacoma, Spokane Falls, Helena, Livingston, (Yellowstone Park), St.

Paul, and the Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul railway. This is absolutely the quickest and best route in every particular between the points amed. In purchasing tickets do not fail to bear this in mind. Casey, Traveling Passenger Agent, No.

33 Stark St. Portland, Or. tf M. J. Pearson who have established an employment office in Bulletin on street, near Heron, are work for employers and those seeking IKisitions.

Correspondence solicited. All communications will receive prompt attention. Address M. J. Piebson Aberdeen.

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Large packages, sufficient for 3 quarts, Ji.oe; half-sire packages, sufficient far 3 pints sample packages, A reliable Agent wanted in this locality. MIGHT BOTAHICiL 00., 2U Srotimj, H.I. JUST RECEIVED WEATH ERWAX'S HEW STOCK OF HARDWARE AND The Finest Line of Carpenter's Tools on Gray's Harbor MAMMOTH STOCK OF General Merchandise ALWAYS ON HAND. The CiiFMl Stenii Line, SAN FRANCISCO TO GRAYS HARBOR. THE STAMKRS, Pt.

Loma, CAPT. CONWAY, Caspar, CAPT. AUFINDSEN, Will run between San Francisco and all points on Grays Harboi', Leaving San Francisco Every Saturday at 10 A. M. For Fieiglit or Passage Apply to Grays Harbor Commercial Cosmopolis, Washington.

T. fi. OTIS, Traffic Tlgt. SOUTH BE i Has Finally Selected as the Division Headquarters for y. v- -rnvj-i i'-i yii i THE NORTHERN PACIFIC R.

R. For all Lines west of Tacoma, all the Branch Lines and Spurs constructed on Grays Harbor, together with the Lines of Shoalwater Bay, and the Straits of Fuca, will center in South Aberdeen. Within one Week the Railroad Company will Commence the Construction of its Wharves, Warehouses, Yards, Etc. With the entire Water Front Surrounded with the Tracks of the Northern Pacific Railroad, With Steam Ferry Connection with Aberdeen and with the Erection of Houses, Building of Sidewalks, Streets, Motor Lines, its Future as a Substantial City is Fully assured. B.

F. Johnston Co..