, 1889-08-08
SPOKANE REVIEW: THURSDAY AUeusT s, 1889.
following language: 'I have not the
least doubt about

following language: 'I have not the
least doubt about
THE FUTURE PROSPECTS
'of our city. In less than two years
Spokane Falls win be one of the best
built cities In the Northwest, provided
the city council concurs in the senti-
5nents voiced at the citizens meeting
Monday. l was probably interested in
as many frame buildings within the fire
limits as almost anyone In the city.
tests are concerned, It would pay
Sme far more IL frame buildings
were allowed within fire limits, but /
view 1t as extremely detrimental to the
best interests Of the city to ai4ow such
buildings to be constructed. By all
means build brick buildings, and
BUILD EoR THE EUTURE.
not for the present"
q. X. Burns ventured the assertion
that within eighteen months we
will have more buildings In Spokane
Falls than before the fire. "Mr. Burns
and myself have been deferred from put
ting up brick structures owing to the
large number Of frame shanties that
were In the business portion of the city,
but now we propose to erect q four story
building 70xT0 feet"
DR.. Mclean said the new zeal and
enterprise exhibited by the
of capital. All of my inside proper
orty has not decreased one cent In value.
Hon. A. M. Cannon gave his views as
follows; Our prospects
NEVER LooKRD BRIGHTER
than at the present time, and if we act
wisely in the matter and go to work
properly. 1t would be only a short time
when our city could claim the proud
distinction of being the grand
metropolis of the Northwest. We
still have the same unbounded resources.
Spokane Falls is still the same railroad,
mining and agricultural center, and 1t
is only necessary to commence In earn.
est to bring our proud city out of the
that of fdesolation, to one of grandeur.
We must construct our city of solid and
substantial buildings of brick, stone and
iron, and not have them menaced by
allowing wooden structures to be built
in their midst. Our past experience
should guide us in the future; the lesson
is too severe to be soon forgotten.
propose to commence building at once,
and have the utmost faith that Spokane
Falls will
FORGE RIsHr AHEAD
undaunted by the calamity that
has befallen it. Capital will not
bsirnt district, as numerous loan COM
panies have telegraphed that money
would be furnished,
Hon. Paul Strobach was in much bet
tor spirits than on the previous day and
said that since the three sales of pro.
perty at such figures as We're paid,
made the situation look decidedly brigh-
ter, and that all money would be
furnished that was necessary for the re-
lists have great confidence in our re-
sources and are standing by us.
H. Bolster said: The future of Spo.
kane Falls is as fully assured as ever it
was, which, in my opinion, Is equiva-
lent to saying that nothing can prevent
her from rising from the ashes and
showing at least as phenomenal a
growth as that of Denver In other
words, am as fully convinced as ever
that within ten years the population
will exceed 100, 900. Seattle claims that
her fire has resulted in an increase OF
10000 in population, principally me-
chanics and other classes of laborers re-
quired to rebuild the city. AS our
building season does not close until
about January 1, our citizens will have
an opportunity to rebuild the burnt dis
trict; the pluck, energy and faith of our
citizens will not be found wanting, and
an abundance of capital from various
money centtrs has already been offered.
Numerous kilograms are constantly
coming to hand, offering all money nee
essary and at rates more reasonable
than ever before secured. The best pos
sible illustration of the unbounded
faith of our own citizens in property
values has been given to-day; at 3 this
morning while the ruins were still
smoldering, the southeast corner OF
Riverside and Howard was purchased
by the Spokane National bank for 500,
000 this being the highest price ever
paid for property in the city; two hours
later the news of the purchase by the
Traders National bank, of the Keats
corner on the southwest corner of How
ard and Riverside, at the same price be-
came known and created the greatest
eXcitemen ever experienced in
The relief committee will to-day issue
tickets.
real estate circles here. At noon the
climax was reached when IL became
known that the First National bank had
purchased the Blalock corner, or the
northwest corner of Riverside and How
ard streets, paying the sum of $40 900 (;
the fact that three of our heaviest fnan-
cial institutions have paid such large
sums TO secure these three corners
speaks volumes.
The sentiments voiced bv these gem
tlemen were heard upon all sides yester-
day, and hundreds of other similar ex-
pressions were given, but space prevents
mentioning them. Suffice it to say the
citizens of Spokane Falls have fully re-
covered from the shock just received,
and are energetically engaged in prepar-
ing to rebuild the burned portion, and
their faith in the future prospects is n OF
shaken in the least.