, 1885-01-24


Without tributary resources a city
cannot grow up and flourish. They
are without permanency II devoid Of
aid from outside agencies. 1t is the
country, It's productiveness, and its
adaptahllity to support and give en-
ployment to producers, that contrib
utes to the growth Of large commu-
nities These tributary agencies are
varied, and sometimes a large city
depends entirely upon one interest
as a means Of support. The sea alone,
with It's argOsies flying the cOlOrs OF
all nations, and bearing backward
ana iorward upon Its bosom the pro-
dd e Of the various climes, builds
~ Aree maritime municipalities.
Other places depend upon, the agri-
cultural surrounding, a backing more
stable, more certain and more endur-
ing than all other tributary sources.
Again Others look to the yield Of
mines, or the advantages Of manu-
factures. When one Of these single
Industries will supply the life blood
OF a great metropolis, and with hard
ly another resource prove the chief
motor in building up stately blocks Of
houses, creating employment for
thousands Of people and giving men
opportunities for accumulating stu
pendOus fortunes, what must be the
future prospects Of an embryo city
that is located where every one,
with a single exception, Of the above
noted resources, yeC in an al
most undeveloped state, lies spread
out at its very feet, awaiting only
the lapse Of little time until the
hand Of man makes manifest their
possibilities to pour into the prospec-
tive metropolis an unlimited amount
Of treasure, and stimulating every
industry and branch Of trade, Great
ing markets and demand for every
description OF merchandise, and CIV
ing every trade, calling and profess
sion an impetus that means the
dawnlng Of greatness, power and
wealth. Spokane Falls occupies just
such a position. There is no other
town In the universe enjoying such
magnificent and varied advantages;
none that can boast Of so many nat
ural resources; not one that eau levy
tribute upon such vast expanse Of
territory, embracing almost every
factor that goes toward the mainte-
nance Of commerce and the building
up Of fortunes. The area Of agricul-
tural lands is great, and the soil cap
able Of producing in profusion almost
every product of the vegetable king
iSd8ln Indigenous to the temperute
zone, Such staple cereals as wheat,
corn, oats, varley, rye, etc, yield
sbundantly, the average to the acre
being in excess Of almost any other
section of the union. Vegetables Of
Of all kinds grow to an enormous
size and produce bountifully. Fruits
mature early, yield prolidcally, and
have a famous reputation for size,
appearance and favor. The grazing
lands, where stock thrives upon the
nutritious bunch grass, a feed pecu-
liar alone IN this western country,
are very extensive, and already sup
port vast herds. The winters, as a
rule, are so mild that stock roams at
large through the winter months,
feeding upon this bunch grass, and
though the present winter has been
rigorous and severe beyond anything
known for years, yet the percentage
Of loss has not been greater than
usual The lumber resources are be-
yond the conception Of man. The
forests stretch out for miles, streams
traverse the timber districts, giving
an easy means for transporting logs
TO the city. This resource is mex
haustible, and as the timber consists
Of pine, fir, cedar and other valuable
woods, II can and will be made a
great source Of revenue to the place.
Running through the city is a large
and turbulent stream, hemmed in
by walls Of basaltic rock, as enduring
as the earth itself. The falls Of the
Spokane, one Of the most picturesque
and imposing on the continent, is
at the city, and they furnish power
lncalculable In extent, every particle
Of which can be utilized, and will be.
But short distance away are gold,
silver, copper, lead, iron and possibly
coal mines, the development Of
which is yet In its infancy. These
mineral deposits are rich beyond
computation, and are bound to con-
tribute directly 10 this tcity, where
the smelling works and refinery
will at some future day be located
and turn out bullion that will be
shipped abroad to be reduced to the
lawful circulative medium Of the
country. Such is the situation Of
Spokane Falls. Can any dOubter
doubt when he looks the matter
calmly In the face and weighs well
every feature in It's favor? Is there
not a combination Of extraordinary
advantages that lnsures a rapidity
and stability Of growth the end Of
which no one dreameth Of? Spokane
Falls has the field now and will keep
IT. Other towns may attempt to
wrest this privilege from It, hut the
people are not Of the class to patient
brook a rival, and In the end Ourcity
will rise far above all competitors
and secure that commanding lead
that laughs TO scorn all petty rivals.
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