Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . uated on the Sound shore, isgaining in numbers and is sure of a sub-stantial and continuous growth. ARLINGTONAt the confluence of the north and southforks of the Stillaquamish River, in thecenter of one of the rich timber and agri-cultural districts of Snohomish County, isArlington, 60 miles from Seattle and 30from Everett, with good graveled wagonroads to all parts of the county. Arlingtonhas excellent schools, four churches and apopulation of 1,500. It has electric lightand water systems, a weekly newspaper andother modern public u
Puget Sound and western Washington; cities--towns--scenery . uated on the Sound shore, isgaining in numbers and is sure of a sub-stantial and continuous growth. ARLINGTONAt the confluence of the north and southforks of the Stillaquamish River, in thecenter of one of the rich timber and agri-cultural districts of Snohomish County, isArlington, 60 miles from Seattle and 30from Everett, with good graveled wagonroads to all parts of the county. Arlingtonhas excellent schools, four churches and apopulation of 1,500. It has electric lightand water systems, a weekly newspaper andother modern public utilities. It is thejunction point for the Northern Pacific andits Darrington branch. It has many sawand shingle mills, and logging and boltcamps, and is an important base of sup-plies for loggers, miners and ranchers fora large and prosperous district of mountainand river country. STANWOODIn the heart of the beautiful and produc-tive Stillaguaniish Valley, where its terri-torial limits are expanded by the fertile tide 102 Paget Sound and Western Washington. MT. SAUK AND THE SAUK RIVER Mt. Sauk in Skagit County, is 6,500 feet high, and is a marked feature of the landscape, but because of many greatermountains in Western Washington it is not much spoken of except by people in its locality. lands of Puget Sound, is Stanwood. Thepermanent resources of Stanwood are thosederived from the soil, as farming anddairying. The famous Stanwood Flatsare composed of several thousand acres ofland reclaimed from the sea by dikes ex-tending many miles along the shore linefrom Port Susan to the Skagit Delta. Thefarms on these flats produce marvelouscrops of hay and grain, yielding from onehundred to one hundred and sixty bushels ofoats to the acre and the farmers have be-come well-to-do and there is no wealthieragricultural district in the State of Wash-ington. Stanwood has excellent rail shippingfacilities and steamboat connection with allparts of Puget Sound. Large warehousesline the water fron
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