, 1889-01-17

'Conldn't the bsu<s protect themselves
: against raised drafts by punching Ia
, amount into the paper With o lettes
punch. was ask ked of Cashier Hussey Of
: the Spokane National bank yesterday.
yes. that would be the only protest.
ion. was the reply, but the scheme v
not practicable. II tades too much time
TO punch each draft, especially when yes
have q string OF people in line all In .
hurry to be waited upon. have read tho
opinions OF all the leading experts q
forgery, and they all agree that safe way
to Ill out q draft 10 TO write plain. bold
hand. and Oil ont the lines, 90 that yos
can easily detect IL alterations have beee
made. That Helena draft was the clan.
siest thing ever saw. That IL was .
forgery was plain on the face Of It,"
The following Giro ulsr has been sent ost
TO all business men In the city: Dian
SrR-The board of trade, representipg -
business interests OF Spokane Falls, hsvs
devoted good deal OF carefol attention 10
the question OF freight rates "a affectiss
this city. deeming that more easctual re-
sults can be obtained toward the modi6ca-
tiou of the tariR by an united action than
by numerous individual complaints, which
as q rule accomplish bnt little rood.
With the object OF gathering tOgetheg
the facts in the case. OF making q state
ment of our grievances against the rail-
road company, and Of carrying thoss
grievances before the said company, the
board Of trade at it's meeting Yesterday
appointed CON mittee, consisting Of NJ.
+. l.. Clark, (Clark & COL and A. A. New
berry. who were instructed to make exam.
ination into the whole question and to OBJ
| tain from the merchants of Spokane gen
orally such evidence as will enable them
TO properly present their case. With these
facts in their possession the board will ap-
peal to tho railroad for redress. and IL this
can not be obtained amicably. they will be
! prepared to face the wei lighter question q
seeking relief ut the hands Ut the commis-
sion.
am stquested BY the committee anA
the board TO ask yoar careful attention y
this matter. You can make your cou-
plant in writing 70 myself or the commit
tee will meet you by appointment st aaV
time that may be conveuient All 10
formation gathered will be treated In the
strictest conadeocc. u beng the desire
and intention OF the board 70 present the
case ~ . complaint OF the nerchants gen-
orally. and net under Individual hseA-
ings. Yours truly. w. 8. NORMAN.
Secretary.
Spokane Falls has 500 business houses
and not single failure WAS recorded Asr.
ing the past year.
"Yes, cir; my record. are clear on thst
SCORE" said Sheriff Glispin 70 Q REvrDV
reporter yesterday. ''lt spssks volumes
for Spoksne's prosperity. ro other city
or county in the whole United States cAa
make better showing, and doubt IL ons
During the year 1888 We had abost
twenty. three executions on real estate,
made eighteen levies on personal property
and attached the goods of three restaa-
rants, one iewelry store ana one ciesr
was not more than $4,000. When you
take into consideration the business riv-
airy and close com petition, which forces -
many to the wall, aud that nor one in five
hundred had 10 suspend, the result isreaily
gratifying.
The three restaurants, jewelry and cigar
stores, which mentioned, did not fail;
they were closed up by creditors for noa.
payment of bills. They cannot be clAssed
as failures, and then besides. their COM
biued assets didn't amount to more than
couple of thousand dollars"
A similar showing is made by the REQ
ords of mortgages. There were q good
many filed. new settlers buying property
and paying part cash, and old settlers whs
bought additional lands and gave u mort
gage for small sums. but the amount liqui.
dated exceeds by far the sun total Of the
new mortgages filed.
The people OF Colville feel much en-
couraged ut the bright prospects for
prosperous year tor the mining industry in
Stevens county. This source of encour-
agement is wholly due to the splendid re-
suits of continuous work on the most prom
ising mining claims throughout the dis
trict, and from surface indications it il
not Improbable that the Colville smelling
works will resume operations about Janu'
airy LIST. The Old Dominion mine, which
yielded a handsome dividend for the
month of December, has increased its
working force from ten to twenty men aud
is placing more ore on the dumps than
can be hauled away by the teams On the
road. II is needless to repeat the fact hero
that this ore 10 hipped to Omaha for re-
duction.
The Olugston creek mines are undergo
ing vigorous development and will play
an important part in the development Of
the camp. The Silver Crown mine, ut the
Little Dalles. has long since been devei-
oped 10 q paying basis. and 10 now await
ing further orders from the snelter.
The Bonanza has resumed work. This
claim il lead prospect with the best SHOW
ing Of that metal In tue district "a y sia-
gle property, while the Dead Medicine
with mountain Of ore rich in silver 70
Rroaning under the protesting influences
OF litigation.
A number OF prospects have been devci-
opsd! on the Co!a~b!s river this seasos.
chief among which IL the Premium with
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