, 1883-05-19
SALUTATORY.

no.,
single copies. ..........--. Nv u
SALUTATORY.
Herewith is presented to the citi-
zens of Spokane Fails, and the ter
ritory adjacent thereto, the Initial
number Of the SroNANE FALLS RE
VIEW, with the hope that it may re-
ceive cordial welcome from the
public, notwithstanding the fat
that the field is alrcady 50 well sup
piled wfth/good newspapers. The
appearance of the REVIEW is the
outgrowth of Il desiIe on the part of
the Proprietor to locate at this point,
formed during visit made last Jan
uary-not by any means the most at
tractive month of the year-and its
mission is not to foster pet schemes
of individuals, or to work toprOmOtc
individual interests to the exclusion
of all others. 1t was not established
for the purpose'Of representing any
particular clique, but comes to the
front unshacklGd, with the sole aim
of laboring for the good of thcNom-
muHty from which it receives its
support. If it be instrumental in Il
small degree in adding to the pro-
gress and development Of this part
of the great northwest, its efforts
will be considered amply rewarded.
Spokane FalLis a growing city.
The growth is healthy, steady, and
permanent. so far AS can be ascer-
tanned from d short sQjourn in their
midst the people of this ambitious
frontier settlement are active, ener-
getic, and persevcring in Il business
point of view, besides being moral,
congenial, and hospitable socially,
characteristics that insure prosperity
TO any inhabited place. With this
class of citizens it is not to be Won
dered ut that Spokane Falls bOoms,
nor that it bids fair, and is bound, to
be the cLicf metropolis not only of
Eastern Washington, but of that vast
extent of territory, now being so
rapidly pcOpled, known and Sug-
gestively spoken II as the finland
Empire" an immense region Of un-
limited resources and possibilities
that will in Later years give subsis-
tence and support to millions Of hu-
man beings. There is not a more
Sie~Ir,,lIr location rpr tho. building up
of a large city on the Pacific coast,
and this fortuitous circumstance, in
conjunction with its noted sanitary
superiority, would naturally attract
hithcr a thrifty, law-loving people
hunting homes in new country.
Naturehas been lavish in bestowing
favors upon this charming spot, and
with the willing aid extended by
the hands of men the Falls, as stated,
is certain to take its place among, and
rank at the head Of, the leading cities
of the territory, and that at no dis
tant day. Not only is it surrounded
by the choicest grazing and agricul-
tural lands, but the inexhaustible
forests Of valuable pine stretch their
dark foliage far away on every hand.
Yet the one most prominent advan-
tagc that it possesses over all com
petitors is its WONDERFUL water power.
Already is the grand system utalizcd
tOa certain extent, but the time is
not far distant when every avilable
piece of land will be occupied by
hives of industry, giving employ
ment to a large force Of operatives,
while the roar Of the waters will be
drowned in the hum of busy ma
chinery. As thing Of beauty the
seething cataract will endure for
ever, and besides the advantages to
be derived froTrtit through the pro-
sale and mattcr-of-busincss uses that
the hurrying waters are put to in the
motive power given to wheels, it
will always be one Of those absorbing
attractions that will tend to turn the
feet of tourists hitherward from all
parts of the world. The productive
lands, the rich forests, the aqueous
curiosity, and the fact that Spokane
Falls is destined to be great dis
tributing center for wide area OF
country guarantees bright fu-
ture, the dawn of which is just break.
ing upon it.
But this is wide depression.
What the writer started out TO say
was that looking in on Spokane
Falls, even in winter, he realized al
once that its rapid increase in size
was as certain as the changes of the
seasons, and, although already for
tnnnte in nnssessing one pnper. thni