The Boomtown That Never Was: The Dreams of Utsalady

This country will be densely populated and there will be several big cities on this Sound. Some of them may be a good deal bigger than any of those who now take the lead. And let me tell you, when it comes to the question of speculating in real estate, I would much rather take my chances in one of those young, vigorous towns than in the older ones, where values are already pretty high. Many of these small towns will go right ahead, and a few of them, on account of their more fortunate location, will undoubtedly make rapid progress in the near future. Such a place, for instance, is Utsalady. I do believe that if a town had been started on that beautiful harbor in Utsalady Bay ten years ago it would have been the largest city on the Sound today. The location is a commanding one, its resources are immense. The oldest settlements, the finest farms, the biggest timber—up in that vicinity is where you will find it. The famous Skagit and Stillaguamish valleys, with their wealth of timber, coal, iron, marble, asbestos, silver, copper and other precious minerals, are directly tributary to Utsalady, which is practically the only deep-water harbor and shipping port for that region. Utsalady is a great steamboat center already, and I notice the railroads are also heading for Utsalady. In my opinion it is a good place to invest.