The Bozeman weekly chronicle., 1888-04-18
have aided in no small degree to the per-
manency and growth of the town.

f1ity-twO real estate dealers 10 Dusl-
ness in this city, and all, for we have
met several, who have labored under the
deluson before our occupation was
made public) that we were in search of
an investment, seem to do fourishing
trade. Town lots sell at San Francisco
prices, and no small amount of money
has been made in this line. Geo. Scott,
formerly of Bozeman, and to whom we
are indebted for many cOurtesies, has
made considerable himself since coming
here last fall. His first days business
on 1925 capital netted him over 500. 1t
is not possible that this business will
continue to be 80 prosperous, and it is
evident that prices must retreat some
what, as they have done everywhere
else, when they have reached, from con-
stant changing Of ownership, fictitious
value. Even the addition Of motor
street car line, which is now being put in,
cannot keep them at the altitudinous
height they have now reached.
% nucn lOT UTlti anu Hufiicu
cription Of the city. The next question
that arises is: What has made Spokane
all that it is, and what will keep it up
and growing? An examination of the
country surrounding failed to reveal
either an abundance of agricultural lanG
or depth and quality of soil that would
make it exceptionable. The only an
swer we can give to the question, then,
from limited and hasty investigation,
would be: The class of its people, who
are mostly Americans, there being very
few foreigners and they mostly Ameri-
canized Germans railroads and mines,
which, by energy and liberality, have
been made tributary to tn. city. Every
worthy enterprise receives the hearty
and liberal support of the citizens, and
SO far.reaching and prevalent is the feel
ing of interest for the town, that at the
last municipal election, politics were not
mentioned, and two tickets were placed
in the field in which each faction tried
to outdo the other in it's nominations of
enterprising men. To night meeting,
largely attended, has convened for the
purpose of CO. operating with the citi-
zens of Seattle, who are represented by
committee, at which the prominent
citizens of this city pledged themselves
to raise S175 900 for the building of
railroad from Seattle to Spokane. This
spirit is one of the causes of Spokane's
growth and power. Another can be seen
by looking into the resources of the
Coeur dAlene mining country, which.
in the marvelously small space of four
years, has been discovered, developed,
and is now in possession of vast concen.
trating works, with population OF five
thousand souls. Not few of the min
ers who have become rich in the mines
have invested great portion at Spokane
in homes and business blocks. This they
have been induced to do by the genial
climate and the close proximity Of the
mines to the city. Then, again, Spokane
is the stopping place for large number
of people who are seeking homes in the
vast country bevond the mountains,
where the air is pleasant and the soil of
surprising richness. All of these. to-
gether with her hotel facilities, combine
to make Spokane what she is and what
she promises to be. What her disadvan-
tages are, we do not know; we are writ
ing from first impressions, and if town
can make good impression at once, her
rapid growth is not to be wondered at.
| UP THE RIVER.
To day, on the invitation and undel
the guidance of W. D. Knight, proprie
tor of the Spokane Chronicle, and for.
merly resident of Montana, we made q
trip to the Occur d'Alene country. TAX
ing the train in the early morning at the
Northern Pacific depot, which, by th'
way, was filled with men asleep on th'
floor, We were whirled eastward dist
ance Of about ten miles, to Hauser juno
ton, where the train turned to the south
! and in due time reached Occur d'Alen
City, new town Of about 500 people
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