, 1888-11-29
THE FUTURE GREAT
Spokane's Growth, Wealth and
Improvement.
Millions in New Buildings and
Solid Enterprise.
Report OF the board of Trade Showing
That Thia 10 the oreHtsst CITY
or its siss on the slope.

held last night, Wnen tuo """u"' ''fO'
". g. Norman was admitted TO mem
bership. whereupon Major Il. A. Routhe,
secretary of the board, read his annual re-
mort. which was accepted, and on motion Q
vote of thanks was unanimously rendered
Major Rouths for the able manner In
which he had performed the duties OF Sec
The board then proceeded to elect board
of directors, consisting of fifteen members.
The first ballot resulted in the election
of +. H. Mason. II. Bolster. A. II. Clarke
G. M. Patterson, A. A. Newbery. w. IL
Tavlor. +. r, Moore, Fred Furth. Joseph
Holley, L. A. Routhe, g. II. Burns, w. 3.
Norman. Henry Brook, j.. ID. Sherwood.
This left one member to elect, and after
the third ballot the contest narrowed down
TO q. h. Dennis and j. W. Chapman
Each of these gentlemen declined in favor
of .he other and the ballotipg continued
without choice, owing TO scattering
votes until nine ballots had been taken,
when Mr.. Chapman received majority
and was declared elected.
The newly elected board OF directors
adjourned for two weeks, when the presi-
dent and secretary will be chosen. The
board Of trade also adjourned for two
weeks.
Ths following is a verbatim copy of the
annual report presented by the secretary,
Major E. A. Routhe:
Spokape Falls, during the past eighteen
months. has made wonderful otrides in
population, wealth and trade in all chan
neis. From place of 5000 In january,
1887, we now make a fair showing OF fuiiy
1900 inhabitants. a., 4.
improvements have kept pace with tne
increase Of population. This city can now
show more fine and suostantai business
.ho o'Ts pao;sn o;a east S;pcs the first of last
January new residences have been built
ranging in cost from $500 to $4,000. cost
ing in the aggregate 8743, 256.
During that period. business buildings
have been erected costing the total sum OF
81 Lib 900; five new church edifces aRgre-
eating $50, 600 These alone give grand
total OF 81, ,912, ,256. II may be safely as
sured by taxing into account the smaller
buildings, that fully $2.O0O.OO0 have been
put into houses a'o"e u"i'"S '"' p"''
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
a.. -. .h.-s hova haar
During tne Rass ysa. .sreets GRADED
seven ana naiI LIE liz 200 t~oi',as ,,;Ias
at an expense OF eiso.Vv; ~ .wS'se e. .n liz
1f sioewain c9sslnH s~ "ost os aa9
oo oo1cRes nave oee" "u''' ~ 'o'' " VIZ
oS. , - a..;ns hovo hesr
sewers anu surIsoe s;.,s.a @ 80 Oh NOo
placed at to.ai eApenoVo s.o.. ;v,n.ove'
Inc sum .o'", on.s om 80 soi4 S44
ments siono suoun.s 800
Wnere puS que seai "so' s~.at
tne unMen',y emnan sd -o"Ls On - -overv
sIewn VIII nuee iusseI d.. 49, Sroaa
po.u s r,aI, .,ansc s;dawaILs There
9r1vos anu wen p"seu :e .Lat
can boast Of finer driveways.
s
WATER "Vhhs'
Our system OF water works operate al
mirably, but the rapid growth OF the city
has been such as TO require the construc'
tion of new works on much larger scaie'
and the extension OF the mains over an
area of two miles square. These are now
under way, and the total cost OF our entire
system will be SlO6OO0. ihe revenue
from the water works for the past no year
ending October lst. amounts 10 @lo'ooo'
STREET RAILWAYS.
Our city Is now equipped with three
systems OF street railway-the horse.car,
the cable line and steam motor. Many
miles have been completed ana many more
are now being ouilt; Inc COST OF tne
horse-car line VIII be ]oo,UOU tnat OF tne
motor line BY, 900, and OF the cable line
x2O0'OOo. inese lines eXtend 20 tns clty
limits, ana In some instances oeyonu Iof
suJ motor line are we'll confined and are
nov % onerat;no A new line has been
nro;actad and viii he bn;lt. beginning at
po.t streat an Sara one and extending east.
vsrd IN Ross parE' a distance of two
,,;ias
~ VALUATIONS.
The total valuation OF real and personal
property during the past year according to
the city assessor g report is ". 392, go. The
total number of business firms IN the city
is 487. OF these but 30 are represented on
the board of trade.