, 1889-10-17
SPOKANE AS A CENTER
She Is Commanding a Great Deal
of Attention Now in the
East.
New Railroads Are Coming From
All Directions, aud Still
There's Room.

Inc St laul PlOnccr IresS OF october
TO- In dealing with the entrance of the
Union Pacific into this city, publishes
the following important and interesting
news:
comparative distances between promi-
nent Eastern cities and Spokane Falls
From Chicago Miles
Via the Union Pacific c....,..,....2 2335
Via the Northern Pacific. .......... 1916
Mileage in favor of Northern Pa. $50
From st. Louis
Via the Union Paciiic. ..,....,,..... 2257
Via the Northern Pacific. c.......... 2iOS
Mileage in favor of Northern Pa. 140
From st. Paul
Via the Union Pacific, ...... .2217
Via the Northern Pacific. ........ 1887
Mileage in favor of Northern Pa. $50
To Spokane Falls
From Omaha .................. 1924
From st. Paul. ......,......,......1 1887
Mileage in favor of st. Paul. .... 2S7
The Northern Pacific and st. Paul will
have an additional thirty miles the bet
ter of it when the Northern Pacihc's Lit
tic Falls cutoff Is built. This is very
nearly completed. Spokane Falls will
be brought still nearer to st. Paul when
the Manitoba's line Is extended to that
point Tho telegram received from Port
land yesterday further stated that the
Oregon Railway 4 Navigaio :, pro-
.iected line to Mullun has been completed
to st. Joe, Idaho. This latter line, 1t is
said, the Navigation company intends
continuing to Missoula, Mont, so as to
be able to compete with the Northern
Pacific for portion of Montana busi-
ness.
N THE MASiTopA's COAST LINE.
Tho completion of this line will mean
much to the Manitoba No one knows
Just what will be the route of the Mani
toba to the coast.It has been stated that
the extension will be west from Great
Falls, Mont, to Spokane Falls,
where connection is to be made with
the Oregon Navigation's line just
completed to that point, II has alsc
been stated that the Seattle, Lake Shore
the Manitoba is TO reach the coast from
Spokane Falls. This line is now built q
short distance west from Spokane Falls,
and also u short distance east from Seat
tie. Its map also shows u projected line
north from Seattle to the international
boundary, where 1t is said, connection
will he made with Canadian Pacific
line south from Port Moody. This line
will give the Canadian rond I'm ail'rai
route to Seattle. This it will be COM
PEELED to have to compete successfully
for Puget sound business. At present
the sound is the Pacific coast terminus
of all lines built and projected, excepting
the Oregon Navigation The latter now
has its terminus at Portland, but IL ha;
line surveyed to Astoria, and will make
because of tlfc trouble expert
enced in reaching Portland by
heavily ladenod vessels. Gray's Harbor, !
point north OF Astoria is another place We
thought of because of Its hurbor, ano
some day road will undoubtedly b,
built 10 that point from the southern
portion of Puget sound 1t may posi-
bly, be that tho Manitoba has no intcn
| tion of building to Spokane Falls for tn,
present but will consent itself with 1
line either from Great Falls or Butte
Mont, to Missoula, where connection
can be made with the Oregon Navigation
when the lattcr's limo 10 that point Il
built. Should this be the plan OF thu
Manitoba, the Northern Pacific Will b'
up in arms, and will it is said, retaliat'
by building several lines up into the Rec
river valley country, so as to strike th'
Manitoba In its nost vital pist. Tn
above is purely what the gossips say
and nothing definite will be known o
the Manituba's plans until Mr.. Hill /
ready to give them to the public. Their
is only one thing which can be said will
any degree of certainty, and that is tina
the Manitoba will very soon have n Pa
cific coast outlet other than those Sc
cured by it present connections.