, 1889-07-11
RAPID TRANSIT LINES,
The Finest System of Any City
in the World No Larger Than
Spokane Falls.
The Gable and Electric Roads APP
preaching Completion History
of the Horse Railway.


'J .La conra In ,nv nI,ce oc douIIo nv
10 'o ,ou ~, a. a. 80 s H., ' "a
three 'ih'eS 'S sine ~ VIC ,ou"''S'
guido, convenient ana complete way OF
movinga population every day from
place to has come to be an essential fpa.
turc of every city that lays any claims
.o ,o,rovol;,ap chor,c,or II srohI,. a
10 lo,oIr~',,'', i., ,,nsiili, an. o,' :"
noPuia''o,' w ".'o,'l''sn n'u." h'ore
than II otherWise coulu, NOT only III the
striCtlti'es OF business, nut III the pursuit
OF pleasure ana soc,ai dutics as
welt ~ ensures a poPuiu'ion 10 COM
press more mo i'e ny shortening uhe,
which means Shortening OF distance and
the general compression of more into
life. Eapid transit In cities must keen
,,,oo Vii, ,hc r,blo. tLe to,c,ranh eIcr.
I".' I, r,h.,,,'. % r'St .,aa,,;,,s * ,os,,i.,
anJ m,d nsI ,s,"nhonic S con"mmira,ior m '' All
those holding TO the highest advance
mcnt of human society as We know IT
to-day. and Spokane Falls is more than
I,,;,, ;,s shar. ,,,v,,,Is tIoir oyop,piia
oos 10 80 naa; ,,,,,",,a,
ca''oh ana i'iaiI''en''.u''
our rissr sosnn srmnET rSt aslLRTAp, rai,,,1 m
known as she spoSnne , street ,, ioilway, was was
il opor,ted by horses, but IL is proposed
~ .dont eIeclricitv as soon as Messrs. A
NJ Connor and III, Browne. tho owners
shall be convinced of the best system To
odopt Tho service Ia as aool as thai
usually supplied by horses and far better
than that usually had in cities of the
s;%c of Snohnno. The lire has n total
len,th of a little over five miles and rims
mon the hest business and residence
streets of the CITY. The capital stock of
the con,pany is only xl75OOO but the
pjaut and franchise are worth many
lines that amount.
,,
Dh0iphD srhr foh"ANp
was taken when, in 1888, the Spokane
Cable Railway company was organized
with capital of 100000. This was at
once one oi .., aalSeSt jV'ai,o,a ;,,rf ,ho u,
IEe ci,S anu PrpPoI;nu & w. ~, w ,,,o ,,o .nsN
ci n''ilvfi'!G nroe mvaue ltre,, and piwersiIe
uon u 4non,o ,nd "" hole n,;Ias
aVehut' r,,,mos, oroa"i,,, tha
70 VI. no' "d r,oot;mo. ,ar @
IIfer % wv hoa"t;s,h o,e,, are, non
minus a. ;ut",Lu, otL fha ;,'nnr,n.,' ,,o"
khowi as Nl.kenh"l, ,'. ,e Nm i,,,o,l,o
}ors oi .ne TYnupans "e,I io.nd ms' % na,.h
n Ho2,e' 'Snruond ifnr.,co c,,,,a,'
i1E a. .. ~, - oti1M uoIn,os Ins;ah q IorS ~
Q; NettletonI 80 Mil Mills ,,, and !, Herbert ,
.ti Mooie. iFe ~ thn nv c;,v ,hat IL Sii;mg n,
por.ioai iii, ~ WI" b,,, at Jid no, hsSy W
teIs rapiu,S ~, ~ a. icy ,he e ti,,,o y ,h ""ru 80
heavy popM,a,"l' d, I"t thn ,irp rod ,ne it Jon,-
~, sn. ,,o IT, wa Soom on nade in other ci,io.y
tiia' ti nate ,,, uv" 80 roJ a., 80
the pullulilS VI a. .iiDas oaI hine ai.u
Inc Inc, Ptov.aa,E VI H. t has hoor aloS d.nSs us
Ihe aIterWaruS' ~ nus oein ueiilph-
stratGa over u.in oiep San sa' create a. oae
patronage, just as IS steam railroad does
,S,i. WHICH runs n',o rou;nn ," The cahio roa
ou. lesou,'e,, as,od t,,nm,t !, ,,;ii ~ az
Is ny ye' pael,. ot hos =, WI, ,;uon oe
Wi.iln ien 49, ,r ds St;eh
y !hose por'ons oi '''e 'i'S 'i''''s" "iii'h
IL runs vru ,,rr
NE" h'rS
and all increased growth and we can
easily ioretell the result. Wlthih Two
Sta,s rle ,,t ost @ ns Nonpon stree, " ana ,
i.,r,iornd a oo ,ho south and west ana ar, ANY
otthe north by the river will be thiaklv
b,,;i, nv Will Tw;ckenbam' 'and,beaut;f,;,
' a,,d nrosnoro,is mp s,,hurhs Mt the terminms
Gr,upds Are to he laid out. gardens con,
structed naviI;on erected and an exten-
s;ve and we'll. titted measure resorts viii
he e.tnhI;shed at the no;nt near wbern
Inc road crosses the river the
sncord sov '"N ,;,no This will sun1 @
DIV place of recreation
foT our own people and the many yisi.
Tors from all over tne country ttlHI are
beginning to feck this way. One has
but to look little way into the future
10 see the cable road central highway
OF large population. 1T may be added
that the cable road Is being constructed
with great care under the direction of
MIR. Holmes, the builder oi one OF the
celebrated san Francisco SYST
TENS and an engineer o.
great ability. The two bridges that span
the river twice Will together cost nearly
100000 The road bed Is laid III solid
and the cars and dummies to be
used, as well as the cable ana an other
Will be up to the full
standard, so that Spokane's cable road
Will be one in which she can take full
and complete satisfaction.
THE ELECTRIC ROAD.
Hfuob that bas haen s,;d os tho cabIo
,,ad ,,,iaht bo so;d viii, au,,a, annrnnr;
steness 66f tbe Rnss psrk Eiec,r;r rnad
n rms n tho northeast three and thrse.
quarters y,;Ies from, the intersect;nn of
Main and Post streets. making its ter.
minis on a commandin1 niece of eronna
m tSo hanks of the SSnl,ane river anS
beyond pnss ,art Like the cable rond
! hs nlectr;c road IL heinz constrncted
INTO a snarscIv settled district hut one
las great 'f'
purb. The class of houses being erected
there and the character of the grounds
being laid ont give it the superiority as
a place of residence that is ut once oh
Servah!e. Tie PRESBYTERIAN college is to
be established there with an extensive