, 1889-08-22

complete was the sweep of business
houses. For example, sugar was almost
unobtainuble. One lemonade vendcr,
however, struck a supply somewhere,
and all day long he stood on the priuci-
pal thOroughtarc shouting;
"1ce-cold lemonade. Sweetened with
sugar weetened with
sugar" One of the most ,
NOTABLE INSTANCES
of prompt resumption of business wayS
that afforded by t.fc-bank of which w,
III. Taylor is president. The officers,
seeing the fire approaching Sunday
night, went into the vault, took out 500
900, chiefly in gold, carried IL home and
guarded 1t all night. Early Monday
morning. they rented part OF an under
takers shop which was outside the fire
limits, put up q counter and ut the usual
hour opened the bank for business with
$4,000 spread out to view upon the
counter. The bank of Spokane Falls
also opened on Monday, occupying part
of the business office OF the REVIEW, the
only newspaper office which escaped de-
struction.
II. Bolster & Co., leading real estate
agents took an immediate lease on u
loft over the o. X. livery stable and oc-
coupled it. Bolster came here four and
one half years ago with $50, and is worth
S20D, coo. He is the leading spirit in II
cable road which is one of the
wonders of Spokane Falls. This road
runs two and half miles from the cen
ter of the city. IL crosses the Spokane
twice on bridges, one Of which is 1000
feet long-longcst cable railroad bridge
in existence. The road traverses one
high plateau just north of the city, nnd>
has its terminus on anotherhigh level in|
q curve of the Spokane river which tunir
bles over the rocks 200 feet below.
Twickenham, as the suburb at the ter
minus of the cable road is called, is
held by New York people, who expect
to see the 800 villa sites into which tho
800 acres have been divided in time oc-
cupied by the finest residences of SDo-
kane. A boulevard 200 feet wide and
two miles long winds along the edge of
the natural park through which the
Gyer makes h9rsG S shoe os cSrSe Think
with u boulevard And these Spokane
people use it. If there is n subject on
which they are O bit cranky il is horse
flesh. The little city already has
track, and the one thing which viii
tempt bankers, merchants lawyers, real
estate men away from their money-inak-
ing for an afternoon is a horse race. Che
city
WILL BE BUILT
better than it was. A recent disco very
is that of granite quarry nine miles
north. There Is wall of white gray
granite mile and a half long and 600
feet high. Pieces fifty feet long have
been taken out. This stone will be used
largely in the reconstruction.
Spokane has made no appeal for ssifLl
and she will make none. This was(
stated in emphatic language by the
chairman OF the citizons' committee.
Such contributions as are sent in volun-
tarily, and at once, will be accepted
thankfully and used TO relieve the i'm
mediate and pressing wants. All
Spokane people are not millionaires.
The fiames caught many who were liv-
ing in the business district and took
their all There was not time 10 remove
valuable papers much less furniture and
bulky articles. A trunk or a valise or a
few clothes represents all that hundreds
have TO show for their efforts to save
something from the whirlwind of flame.
One of the earliest ofthe cheering mes
ssages on the day following the fire ca me
from Seattle. It read:
Seattle wires you $4,000 and sends
you car load of bacon"
This was bread upon the waters re urn
ing When Seattle burned one Spokane
man sent car load of Hour by the tirst
train and gave $3.50. Another man gave
$1,000; another $500, and so it went.
w. Il. e.