, 1883-03-03
LEWHroN5 LAfHf.
Protracted Real Estate and business Boom
Population Doubled in Four Years..-A
Slight Biaze--Etc
(FRoN orR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. |

every department Of industry in this usually
quie, burg. With the opening Of spring an
unusual number Of new faces appear here,
who are scouts sent to spy oa. the richness
of this new land of promise. Among other
gentlemen who are seeking business loca-
tons in this city, is Hon j. Hoover, of Col
fax. who will remove bis banking establish
ment TO our city. This will give Us three
banks, and We are naturally hopeful that i.
this rate OF competition is kept mp that they
will pay us interest for the privilege Of using
their money and securing our custom.
Among the other enterprises now going on
is the lifting up OF quarters on Main street
fo- the headquarters OF Frank J. TedfoIi &
Co., who will also establish branch stores
this summer on Potlatch, at Lapwai and at
ksmiah. The spring opens with brighter
prospects than ever before for Lewiston.
We are usually looked upon as sleepy
oLD-FAsHIoSED FoGIEs,
Not UP with the times, but the infusion OF
new blood is making itself felt, and there Is
an immense amount of quiet energy beneath
our somnOient exterior. We have, in the
past, neglected many opportunities Of en-
gaging in enterprises tending TO the advance
ment Of the town, but the new order OF
things and people which has been slowly de-
veloping Is exhibiting q more progressive.
twentieth-century spirit, and Is cropping out
in desire to seize upon anything and every
thing that tends TO build up the city and to
concentrate the trade Of the surrounding
country here.
Lewiston has ever enjoyed the reputation
of being good trading point, and that in
the teeth of its isolation from the outside
world, aud the heavy losds the town has had
to pack. There is not another town in the
upper country that can show SO much
material progress as Lewiston in the face Of
SO many disadvantages. The town i, hemmea
in on the back by an Indian reservation. and
access can only be had from the outside by
means OF ferries. In other words, you have
10 pay a toll to get mo the town and
another toi! to 9 out These are great but
unavoidable drawbacks to the prosperity of
the town. yet We have doubled our popula-
ton in the last tour years IN spite Of them,
and are still tiourishing ike the proverbial
bay tree. OF late our citiz rs have been
slowly arriving 20 the Conclusion that the
develocm' Mt OF the outside eouatry will
Justify the erection of q free bridge across
Clearwater river. and public opinion Is crys-
taliziny into the belief that it is = matter Of
necessity, and hence it may speedily be
looked for as an accomplished fact The
ferry rates are reason able enough at present,
the fare for farmers being twenty five cents
each way, yet the yearly aggregate OF
ferriage Is heavy tax upon ocr farming
community, and we propose to obviate 1t by
bonding the city to construct bridge
One Of the features OF Lewiston is its edu-
cational advantages. In addition To our
graded school system, the different depart
ments Of which will soon be consolidated in
our new 1900 school house, We have the
Methodist College, established by the Colum-
bia River Conference. The Sisters of the
Catholic church sre also
ABOUT TO BUILD SCHOOL,
So that We bid fair to become the Athens OF
the new Northwest Five churches minis
ter the consolations Of religion to this COM
munity. and our social life is IN a remarka-
big healthy condition for town SO isolated
as tins, where, usually, scandal mougers are
the prevailing element Another feature OF
our city is its growing suburbs, which were
ONLY sand flats five years ago, but which are
now being converted mo beautiful resi-
dence., each with lite plat of ground set out
IN shrubs and trees. Tney extend to the
eastward Of the business portion of the town
for distance of one mile, and III the course
Of time will be thing Of beauty and J'y
forever A ditch conveying large water
mower runs of under the bluff back OF the
suburbs, and affords water for irrgatlnS
purposes and power for two iouring mliis
The ditch 10 Que Of John Brearley's enter
prises and cost $40, 900. 1t has capacity for
snv amount Of manufacturing enterprises
| where water power is required, and is one OF
the most valuable properties DOrth OF Snake
river. The altitude of Lewiston is only 60
feet the loves. poirt in Idaho Territory.
hence we enjoy beautiful climate, which
adds another attractive and important fea'
| ture 70 the advantages of the town as place
| of permaae mt residence Snow never tails
in our streets IN an average winter, and one
Of the most singular sigbts is presented In
su.h winters when the snow-lIne 10 PLAINLY
| marked on the hills north OF Clearwater
| where the snow remains visible for weeks,
while none has fallen here.
Cattle have withstood the winter very
well and the loss viii not exceed fve per
cent. at an e1travagant estimate Eastern
! cattle buyer. are here already, making Pur-
cha,es for the summers drive. although the
| ranges were pretty WEI eieAo" VI
tie last year.
The large constituency of the STATESMAN
! here and in other northern counties are
pleased to hear of your continued prosperity
and wish you q long continuation OF the
same. Oar local papers are not as well sup,
ported as they shouli be, but they VIII
doubtless participate in the expected era OF
prosperity they have labored so long and 50
earnestly to bring about.
Two houses burned last Saturday AZ
Skeer. Landing On Snake river, one miie
h.,ow ax;s.on Loss. 81, zoo New stove
| ,.a NEz PSRcE.
| DAxAGE TO FRuIr.-Reports all agree
| 49, .,,;, ryan will be very short this