, 1888-11-15
IN SIGHT.

The assertion has been made that
the Oregon Railway & Navigation
Company will at once extend their
Pennington branch from Rockford to
Spokane Falls, il our citizens will do
nate depot ground in the city, and
procure the right of way between
Rockford and here.
The distance from here to Rockford
is twenty-five miles over an easy grade
and the trains will be running to Spo-
kane Falls by May 10Th, IL the ar
rangement for depot grounds and
right OF way is perfected.
The Oregon Railway & Navigation
Company surveyors are at present en-
gagged in running line, from Waiver
ly northward, an indication that there
ia possibility Of that road crossing
the Northern Pacific Railroad, at some
point west of this place, on its way TO
the Big Bend or to a connection with
the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern,
somewhere in the neighborhood OF
Medical Lake. This is shorter route
to the west than the route through
Spokane Falls, but how far the ques-
ton of distance will go towards deter
mining the definite location OF the
road-as compared with the advant-
age to be derived from sharing the
freight and passenger traffic OF our
city--is matter of speculation and
conjecture.
We invite the attention of our city
to these facts, and also call attention,
once more, to the desirability OF con.
nection with another transcontinental
line. 1t would be we'll for our busi-
ness men to acquains themselves thor
oughly with the situation and to take
the necessary steps to secure this
needed connection and protect, as far
as they are able, the interest OF our
ity. We are aware that demands upon
our liberality are frequent, but we
cannot forget that our city owes all
that it is to the liberality of its citizens !;
who have shown themselves the
most enterprising and progressive on
this coast; and have fought the battle
for Spokane Falls siugle-handed and
alone and can now point with pride
to great city as TIE monument OF
their endeavors. Just how far our re-
sources will admit of further taxing,
at present, the REVIEW does not un-
dertake to say, but it does say-and
say with emphasis-thatt there is no
reason TO believe we have abated one
jot our eagerness to promote this
city's growth in every legitimate way
and to the very best and farthest ex-
tent OF our ability.
Activity in Oregon Railway & Nav
igation Company circles shows thnt
for the present, the joint lease is of;
but it is we'll to remember that the
annual meeting of the stock holders
of that company will be held on the
18th of next June, when the control
Of the com pany may pass out OF the
present management into hands favor
able to the joint lease, thereby putting
q stop for an indefinite period to any
more extensions of the Oregon Rail-
way & Navigation Company system.
Only two or three more things are
necessary to secure absolutely, the su-
premacy of Spokane Falls and assure
it future growth greater than that OF
Denver and equal to that OF Minneap'
oils; and not the least Of these things
is connection with other transconti-
mental lines.
This matter-and all others per
tanning to the welfare Of Spokane
Falls--must be kept continually be-
fore the public, to be talked over, to
be discussed, to be considered. to be
acted on and while nothing should
be done hastily, nothing must be left
undone that ought to be done.