The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-14
4 MODEL CITY.


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q srectsgn n Spokane Pals that
woui1 reject eresis upca ard Re Al
ornament - any city ca tie cezst-
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the 61lshinE ard furnishing Of wk5ch
Sill cost upFErds Of SI08a THIS
saloon vii s7srazsS IN grandeur anr
ether q Al Others On the e0s-f. 0fhe-
buIz ings Rearing com pset2an are
trimmed with granite elAfOrase'y ard
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highly ornamental feature 30 these
sifEet1rez- These. a. vel as those
previously edseffed To CHE schools.
churches, business hoases, etc-t are q
! brick, with stone foundations. vaults
ard easements.
Prominent among the industries OF
the city are one or two large -four
mills end we'd eqnipFed sawnaiH. TO
which IS added sash and door factory.
eli q which find a profitable market
Tor their products IN the city and sur
rosn1ing country There are other
industries OF minor importance, all II
which give promise Of future growth
and prosperity.
Not the least interesting and signiG-
cant feature OF the city s the street
railroad and is train IL Iiew ears, the
7 property Of Mr.. Ross. one OF the mos;
enteFpgis3ng men OF this fast grog ing
city. In a week or two the streets
traye-sed by this road viii cover a dir
taEee Of Eve Tnf.es. and il Is the intent
| Of the owneT 10 charge no more than
I've cents for the entire distanee.
Adjacent TO and within sight OF the
city j. grand rAcecourSe a mile in
circuit, encio Ell 81 high board fence,
within which is q spaeious building
for agricultural fairs, with stalls for
livestock; another large building with
space and seats sufficient TO aceols mo-
date one or two thousand people. a
dwelling for the keeper. etc. Il Is con-
nested with the city by telephone, and
j. supplied with wateT in pipes from
the same source as the city. Jast out
side the rscetraek is a grand bouie-
ward, four or FIVE raie in length. a
portion OF which i along the margin
Of The Spokane rive.
To adequately describe the sus-
reundlDgs Of this beautiful eitv-to
speak ttsingly Of the lovely natural
| parks, the boiling, foaming, rushing
waters that furnish the motive power
Tor the Industries mentioned, WITH
other matters worthy OF note, would
require more space than can now he
spared. II goes without saying that
epokane Fails Is the cieanesi, the
! brightest. the hand-omeSt. the live
best and most attractive. the most
enterprisinE, the most generous and!
most hospitsble eity Of Washington
! Territory alone the Qaeen city
Of Puget Soand. c. p.