The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-09-19
FABULOUS PRICES
Asked For Building Lots In Spokane
Falls
When There Isn't Anything TO Back
itup,

Jack IIeekert has written another
letter 20 a friend here on Spokhne
Falls the western town almost entirely
deslruytd by lire recently. Az u ex'
plains many interesting points tho
privilege 10 taken OF publishing H.
SPOKANE FALLS, Sept, i,--Aa suu'
day has again turned up and time drag
qliig YEARLY along, will endeayor 10
give YOU "a few more pointers on spo'
kane. The boom 10 getting In ilg WORK
with both feet. building Ia going ON
In mn directions, All day long the
sereech of the saw and the bang Of the
hammer ate heard, The shades OF
night don't seem 10 lessen the racket,
for nj all hours of the night one hears
the work going ahead, sunday has no
charm for the ieyerlsh inhabitants, but
they 10 right ahead. Land here u held
at fabulous prices, On any ordinary
street IL leases for $3.50 per foot u
month, 80 you can imagine what "
coalg 10 build here. All material III
hiah. taxes are ex0rbitant and lusur'
auce Ia unequaled IN size anywhere
Ono advantage that this state li'9 over
all Others Ia that while the rebt coulu
only boast of counties this state oomrS
la pretty well plated out In town lots,
This place has additions for six ana
eight miles In any direction, ana they
asR $1,000 for any lot IN them.
To-day the street cable car line starts
10 work, run by water power, The
electric car line ls doing its utmost "
got started. The dummy llne Ia Ion'
ming and the street horse cars are ful'
ming You see the town 10 well sup
piled In the matter OF rapid transit, DO.
sides plenty of cabs and guerneya ana
last, tut not least patr0nized, Is walk.
ing. The town is getting well supplied
with lights. The Edison, Thompson
SCHUYLER, Gas Co and tall0w candles
Everything you lind here Is on the sur
face. One adyan ntage TO the country N
that about the r0Ckleat place here I.
being leyeled. II requires powder and
drills 10 10 below thG surface twelve
inches anywhere, 80 that this place has
a solid foundation under II
Everybody seems TO want to 80 into
business, and tents are still gong up
Every train brings in crowds from
eyeryplace. They spend their shekelI
freely for a few days and then leave II
disgust. From all the information
could get this does much 10 keep NJ
the town. There ARE no mines fol
miles from acre, nor farming. A few
saw mills are running night aud day
Al present the streets are full OF team'
bringing lumber, brick or granite
There were several large buildings com
menced before the fire that are undel
construction In the burnt district. Ont
aide of those there isn't very extensive
work being done as yet in the burn
district. With the surroundings d
Canton and its coal, the Board Of Trade
should take a trip 70 the Northwes
and take observations. They BhoulC
thep 90 back and boom Canton up u
100000 In five years. AS to manufao
tories here at present, .. The future
must produce them II any appear
Everybody seems TO be hguIlng OF
town lots. Living Ia high here. .
occasionally read letters that are writ
ten 70 eastern papers for an object
Thev win. IL seems, for IL attracts
great many and once here they seem
Ipaly catch the building fever as the,
would the smallpox and if'they hay
any "Rlno" at 1t they go. But what
howl there will be when the boom lift
its head and spreads It's wings for othe
narts which II surely will. Saloons ar
springing up in every direction ana an
make OF beer that Is popular IN th
country can be had here ON draught 10
a nickel 4 glass, Gambling 10 license
here and it would astonish m easter
man 10 see the amount Of II don't
Men will jostle each other to get nea
the most snide games, as thought the
expected to win fortune, when y is
sure winner against them. The city
about TO buy three new fire engine
No good reason why they never ha
any before. Putting In a Holly ISystel
nov JACK.