, 1883-06-09
Dina Ye Hear the Slogan 2
II is the Ring of the Trowel and
Hammer that is Speaking of the
Future Of Spokane Falls,
In Language that Cannot be
MisundcrS1OOd.

MisundcrstOOd.
1t Is generally considered a pretty
reliable adage that "cvery dog has
his day." but it is not every one that
profiteth thereby. Almost every
town Of any note on or off the Amer
lean frontier has seen days Of pros
perity. In some it has only been Of
the momcntary order, when proper
ty has taken Il sudden bulge, people
have gamhlcd in it without an in
tention Of staying with it, merely to
chance the hazard Of fquick profits.
Some have turned up heads and
gone out with ducats to brag Of,
while Others have Topped tails and
have been grounded upon ground
that was heavy Of cost and too light
afterwards to give away. Towns
in this comparatively new country
have had the rays of refulgcnt pros
perity to beam benignly upon them ;
they have seen times when a man
who owned an "inside" lot was
iueEed upon as bloated monopolist,
while the pOsscssOr of "eOrner''
was classified in with il ROthchild.
But these "bOOm" were heeting.
The imitation rested solely in dirt.
No substantial ediiices were reared
upon the property. The lot was too
valuable to be Uttered with buildings.
Result-away goes the bottom and
the place takes Il back set that re-
quires a vast amount Of nursing
ever to partially revive. That is the
kind of prosperity that a place wants
10 stear clear of. II you have not
sufficient faith in the stability Of a
town to put your money into houses
along with the land, let go Of it.
There Is no use hanging on to it.
Now all these years while other
places have flashed and fizzled like Il
Roman candle or a toy volcano Spo-
kane Falls has stood back, plOdding
steadily along, biding its time. That
time has now arrived. The orb of
light that has been hid behind the
clouds Is lifting himself over the
edge, and soon the royal sun of that
prosperity that we have seen other
towns feeding upon will burst with a
dazzling glow upon us. The long,
slant beams have already fitted
athwart the horizon and a few
months later will see a reign of life
that will make every one here glad
that they hit upon Spokane Falls as
an abiding place.
We are led into this trnin of en-.
thusiastic reasoning by the appear.
ance of the city at the present time,
and a knowledge Of still further
strides of advancement that are
about to he witnessed. There Is no
hollow, empty, fOundatiUnlcss eX-
citement in progress. No meaning,
less speculative boom in this new
orslar NJ thiRRs. Men go "n will
their business enterprises daily with
out signs Of anything unusual occur
ring. Strangers are not hadgered
harrassed and lied too in order to in,
duce them to buy land. If they
want it they can have it; il not they
are not forced into purchase. Yet
all this time there is heard the cllng
Of the thin steel Of the mason's in.
dispensable tool as it shapes the
stone or brick that is making the
walls of new blocks, while the thud
of the carpenters hammer floats gaily
down the breeze, and 1t don't make
any difference from what direction
the wind is blowing, either. The
demand for building material is in.
creasing daily, and as the supply
was not equal to the demand some
time ago, we hardly know what will
be done about it Il month hence.
Brickmakers are hard at work burn.
ing new kilns and delivering thta al.
ready burnt, while as far as we can
ascertain there is not a carpenter out
Of employment in the city. And
the new growth is Of lasting kind.
It Is not temporary shelters thrown
hastily together regardless Of ap-
peaance, but houses that will en-
dure for years, substantial, well fin.
ishcd and handsome in appearance.
Setting aside the many residence
buildings under way on the west
and south side Of the railroad track
and in the eastern part Of (the city
we will now refer to the following
list Of new frame and brick build
ings under way, or which will be in
a few days, not to mention sevenl
business houses to which improve.
ments are being added.
On the southwest corner of How.
ard and Front street Is in progress a
brick block that when fully complet.
ed will be second to none in the
nOrthwest-It is being constructed
under the critical eye Of the owner
Jas. n. Glover, and only the choicest
material is being used. It will hav,
a frontage Of 80 feet on Howard
street, the principal thOroughtlre o.
the city, and a feet on 'FRONT.' Tn,
corner is to be occupied by the First
National Bank, one Of the main fac.
tors Of the city, and we will give an
exhaustive description of the insti.
tuition as soon as it is settled down
in shape. The other store rooms art
to be used by a merchant in the city
The building will be two story, with
the upper floor arranged for Office,
together with a Masonic hall Me
chanics are pushing the work rapid
w and tho builfIfnor will ho raadx