, 1884-01-05
SPOKANE FALLS.

The issue of the Portland Oregon
ian for January lst is one of the
greatest newspaper enterprises ever
undertaken north of San Francisco,
and is a credit to the establishment
from which it was issued. 1t gives
a sketch of the northwestern coun-
try from which we take the follow
ing notice of Spokane Falls:
This thriving little city has grown
so much during the past year, and is
50 hIil Of energy now, that the pre-
diction that it will in less than five
years become the metropolis Of the
Upper Columbia basin, is not IN un-
warranted one. 1t has all the ele-
mcnts Of success in its composition,
and is situated so favorahly for car
rying on the trade of the large scope
of country Tatered by the Upper
Columbia and its tributaries, that its
r,os-fbilitfes are only Prspscribed bS,
those OF, the rich country which is
tributary to 1t. The OregOaiaH is en-
abled to present an excellent show
ing from this city for its readers,
from the pen of one Of its many con-
tributors, who has given the matter
special attention. Less than two
years ago Spokane Falls commenced
its real growth, and since then has
made an astonishing growth in pop
ulation and all manner of improve.
ments. OF these our informant thus
speaks:
A FEW EXAMPLES.
Echo "Roller' mill, 5OxlOO feet
and four stories in hight, with six
floors, a capacity of 600 barrels of
flour daily, is nearly completed, by
Messrs. Havermale & Davis, at a
cost of $4,000. This is believed to
be the largest Touring mill between
Portland and Minneapolis.
Glover's Block, 5Ox77 (, ct and two
stories in hight, of beautiful archi-
tectural design and finished in the
hest modern style, at cost of Sl9,-
0OO. Built of brick.
DIR. Burch's Block, 2Sx77 feet, two
stories, of trick and completed at a
cost of S7,5OO.
Union Block, 1fOxsO feet, two stor-
les, of brick, has four stores fronting
on Howard street, and will be COM
pleted at cost Of $4,000 by the fol-
lowing firms: Moore & Goldsmith,
L. b. Hyde, r. w. Forrest and DR..
]. L. Candy.
Rima's Block, 2Sx1OO feet, two
stories, Of brick, will be completed
hy the proprietor, l.. w. Rima, at "a
cost Of $1,000.
Central Block, sOxS3 feet, two stOr-
les, OF brick, has three stores 'front.'
ing on Riverside avenue, and will
he completed at a cost of $4,000 by
the following firms: A. P. Wolver-
ton, L. IL. Jameson, and Messrs.
james NJ. Armstrong, ]. l.. Wilson
and Charles S. Voorhees,.
J. ]. Brownies Block on Riverside
avenue is 5Oxs2 feet, and two stories
in hight. Is built of brick, and
divided into three rOOms for stores.
This block is TO be finished in the
finest style Of architecture, and will
probably cost little, if any, less than
S25,OOO.
French's restaurant block, 25x6O
feet, and two stories, Of brick, will
be completed soon at cost Of 5000.
In addition to these a number Of
wooden business buildings have
been erected this season, the new
postoffice building, containing three
stores, and costing $1,000; several
offices erected by Webster Bros. at a
cost of $1,000. and an agricultural
implement warehouse, built ly DIR.
BurCh.
The Methodist Episcopal college,
now nearly ready for occupancy, is
built on the ground donated by
Colonel Jenkins, on the north side
Of the river and opposite town. 1t is
40x6G feet on the ground, and two
stories in hight, with mansard roof.
The cost Of the building up to this
time.is 5000, and the grounds are
estimated to be worth $4,000. The