The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-21
WASHINGTON.
What the Canadian Pacific viii
Do for ColyiIle.
Payaiiup Prsgress-Ths Building
Up of wh.tessn counfy-Ths
Port Townsend Road.
colrLre NInn.

CoivEIie Miner
What ColvslIe ard the valley bear
ing that name needs, and have long
needed, TO develop the country Is
cheaper transportation and a market
nearer their city and farm than Spo-
kane Falls. For years past ogT form
ers have had no encouragement TO de-
yeIop their farms beyond the point Of
home consumption because Is cost
more 70 freight their products 10
market than they received for them.
tits Just the same obstacle that keeps
our vast treasures Of mineral lying
dormant within their earthly vaults,
unworked, except in the way OF as
seSsments. because their owners,
many OF whom would be worth hun
dreds Of thousands If they could ex-
pend enough means 70 reach 1t, are
not able to work their prospects and
shin. az the present needs require. to
reduction works, and realize paying
margin.
A railroad 10 our city or TO some
point near tits our only salvation, and
This portion Of the territory viii never
become thoroughly known and settled
until this does eerne. Authoritative
reports have just reached us OF a move
which j. Of great Importance 10 tins
valley and its people. and but few
months will elapse until We shall have
more direct and cheaper trans
portstion 10 a point quite near
US. Some time ago the AIMS
worth company secured grant
OF land from the government upon
which To build a railroad from the
Kootenai mining camp TO the Colum-
bia near the mouth OF the hootehal
river. meaning To run boats from That
point up the river 20 keyelst9ke,
town on the Canadian Pacific railroad.
This company made no sign OF Keep,
ing their contract and so forfeited
their grant, which the Canadian Ia
cific has now secured and viii at once
proceed 90 construct the road ana
open a route of transportation by the
same method as the Ainsworth com
pany. Two steamers, We understand,
will make regular trips from level
stoke to the mouth OF the kootenai, a
distance Of about Ia miles. ms
leaves a gap OF about "a miles 10 De
filed by a railroad. The contract Tor
the ties has already been let and active
operations on the rOadbed Viii be COM
menced as soon as the warm breath Of
the mild Chinook has carried away the
winters snow.
The road will be completed and put
In oDaration during the early summer.
Nf-ts g.. 4 ar.ffs lao "a n
ters are allowed 10 deliver goods at the
first port of entry this side OF the line
and this port is Little Dalles. Thus
our merchants can procure goods from
Eastern wholesale houses and have
them delivered at a point within
DAYS drive of this city by this means
Of transportation, while. by the Old
way they are delivered at Spokane
Falls. from which point IL takes eight
days for a teamster 10 make the round
trju Of about 100 miles. BY looking at
the matter closely we find il costs on or
binary freight. from $50 10 500 per ton
10 Law il down atour merchants doors,
while hy the Canadian Pacific and its
steamers to Little Dalles IL will cost
from St5 to $50, making clear saving
OF $50 per ton on the one item of
freight. This will reduce very notice
ably the retail price Of every line of
merchandise. Our farmers can then
dispose OF all surplus produce at good
figures, which viii induce them To put
forth every effort % suhdue and Guilt
yate all their farming land and give
them an opportunity To make good
homes and lay aside something for
their families to fight over. This part
OF the country has always been n
bonanza for Spokane business men be-
cause il has never had another FEAST
bic market or buying place. Onr
trade has never cost them cent be-
cause no other city could as easily
reach Us. With the advent of the
steamers to Little Dalles, our mer-
chants can sell them their goods
cheaper than they can obtain them
over the Northern Pacific. and they
will have 10 rustic or lose every cent
of our trade.
When this is accomplished the Col
willie country will come 20 the front
right lively, and from that period not
but little time viii pass until smeiters
will be put up aud operated, and our
miners, who, at present, can scarcely
obtain a winter grab stake will
wear six plugs and own fast horses.
Our country will spring into promi-
hence because she has the best aud
most varied natural resources OF any
state or territory within the vast do
t,afte ~ the 'ptf.H State