An illustrated history of Skagit and Snohomish Counties; their people, their commerce and their resources, with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington .. . the present time howextensive were the plans and how minutely arrangedwere the details of the great enterprises inauguratedat Everett fourteen years ago. The company wasalso engaged at the same time in putting up asplendid hotel, three stories high, with by 123 feet in size, completely surrounded byverandahs and equipped in every respect as athoroughly modern hotel. The Great Northern railroad was completed
An illustrated history of Skagit and Snohomish Counties; their people, their commerce and their resources, with an outline of the early history of the state of Washington .. . the present time howextensive were the plans and how minutely arrangedwere the details of the great enterprises inauguratedat Everett fourteen years ago. The company wasalso engaged at the same time in putting up asplendid hotel, three stories high, with by 123 feet in size, completely surrounded byverandahs and equipped in every respect as athoroughly modern hotel. The Great Northern railroad was completed toEverett in the fall of 1891 and trains began mak-ing more or less regular trips in November. Theexceedingly important part which the Great North-ern railroad was to bear in the development ofEverett and the entire sound country was beginningto become apparent in the fall of 1891. It becameknown at that time that J. J. Hill and the English-men, Lord Mount Stephens and Sir Donald , were heavy owners in the stock of the landcompany. This company had acquired not only athousand acres of town site but also about threethousand acres of tide lands adjoining. In most. lARM OF H. C. ANDERSON. STAXWOOD
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