, 1885-10-17

nent commences The new arrivals
have about all they can do ,l,,,rinE
land. buildIng projections for them-
selves aud stock, and .HttrB'llug TO
the thouand and one thlngS that
ara always 10 be done H5out a farin.
Ifa blind ruad Is bardy rassablr be-
tween oneBeciiOn and the centrr Of
population that answers the pas
pisg for the time being, aud there
are mure welghtler objects awaiting
nis Immediate and Individual attrn.
iiou than road improvements Az
ter awhile the country hlls up,
towns spring into existence, farms
are improved, but the county roads,
now an important artery leading on
to some newer locality at one end
and a larger town or city at the
-dthcr, isstil In the old original ne
Elcctcd cnndltion, and the farmer
wonders how he was overable toPuf
up with the rough and uncared for
highway County Organization has
been IN exlstence sometime, but the
county Is new, funds for that pur-
pose scarce, aud Il Is impossible for
the commissioners to keep up all Of
me aauliiiude Of roads. a. It costs
much m0ney for bridge building,
gniding, etc. Such has betn the con-
dition Of affairs In Spokane county.
There Is a big territory embraced In
the u0uHty containing innumerable
roads, many Of which through sheer
necessity have been neglected.
Among the muster spirits Of our city
Il became evident sometime ago
that IN order TO secure a fair share
of the trade Of this county it was ab-
solutely nessary 10 make an effort to
improve the many roads radistlng
from the Falls at every point iof the
compass. The county government
could not justly appropriate any
more than a fair portion OF money to
repair these highways aud Il became
duty devolviag upon our people to
resort to individual subscription to
accomplish the work. with. that
free llbeniliiy that has marked every
public enterprise that the city has
ever embarked IN money was cheer
fully contributed and the supervls.
ison Of the work put into the hands
Of men who paid personal attention
TO seeing the wishes Of the people |
carried out, md the result is that the
roads leading out Of fhe dity have
been put In an excellent condition. |
Not only have old roads boen i'm
proved but new ones built for many
miles In length. Among the most |
expensive and extensive improve |
inents In this line we may note the |
cutting through and cutting down
the length Of the road from east Riv-
ersiue ANeuue out TO The N0sIer
Pace, that gives a splendid rnad for
all tnivel from the eist. The new
rUad to Deep Creek Fails. over which
there has been so much controversy,
rs tne piece Of work, and reduces
the distance between the two Falls |
considerably. The heaviest piece Of |
'Work for lheseasOn was the building
'oi an entire assw road TO Spangle, |
that gives the people Of that fine
farming country direct connection
with s'iis city, over easy grades and
Is ssFeral miles shorter than the old
Fnote. Then the approaches TO the
city from the upper langman
bridge have been greatly improved,
sUd much work has been done on
she highways leading into our city.
We might properly say that all Of
this vast amount Of road work has
been done this year, ard now every
body can plainly see the benefits 20
a'e derived from the same. Morp
farmers have come to our city al
ready this fall than during any two
years since The couIrtry has been set
tied. Good roads prove mutually
beneficial. II draws the consumer
10 our city, and when they get here
they are surprised at being able to
boy all kinds Of goods cheaper than
at any other point IN the county. It
has made a difference OF Thousands
Of dollars 10 our merchants already
this season, and establishes a trade
between the country and city that is
Bound to continue to grow frIEl this
time forward. Il Is not the lnten-
tion Of our people to rest cuntented
With the good work already accom-
pliahed. Old 10 ds viii BE- rep1ircd
and improved and new ones laid out
and constructed. Our merchants
have enjoyed the fruits OF their en-
tcrprise and will not halt now In the
good work. There Is nothing that
will Contribute more to the growth
and prosperity Of a town rs good
roads leading Into lt and Sp86aneites
will not rest, now that they have
seen the advantages OF such i'm
provements, until every road as in
good ennaidoR and every settled
point vi hin rcath Of the city Is con-
nected with hrst-class wagon road
At Delta, Idaho, Wednesday,
Oct Z, l6S5, ~ J. Z. BOlAnder, JUS
iics Uf the peace, Miss Josephine
Marx, Of Spokane. Falls, W. T., 10
John \. Ward, Of the Nevada hotel,
Delta. The bride and groom have
the good wishes Of hist Of friends
IN the camp, who hope the bark Of
the spark will prDve a rich reward Of
nnpiial ielicily.-AfHTro1. Sim
The nical ball club regrets that
They cnnnoi nleetfhe ROckfOrds.ORe
more this seaaou with their full nine.
The boys have an idea that IN that
cii1r The noighhors tFOuidf hnd1f hard
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