, 1889-05-23
CLAIMING THE CEEpIr.
Heiens's Pride In tho Progress. Of sv,.
kane Fails


The Helena Independent publisbes the
Following, dated Spokane Falls, Nav z,
under the display headlines: Made Spo-
khne-How WashiDglon'a booming tdty
was aided IN its early days by Mobtaua--
heitna men proved the mineral resources
OF the country, and then Others came IN
bow ID 4. Corbin brought the Cnar
x Northern:'
During the past frw months Spokane
Fails has made wonderful strides in ths
way OF tipe buildings and other improyp-
ments' Some OF the bandsomest structures
ever designed or erected In the West have
either been built here or are in process OF
construction. Added TO this q nun Der OF
new bridges have spanned the river, horse
car ines, cable cars and stea NJ motor lines
are being constructed as fast AZ money
and music can accomplish it.
Real estate ia the chief topic and busi.
ness, and the hRurps that il brings not only
surprise the newcomers. hut astouishs
the old residents. Yet the fact can never
be ignored that Montana men and none,
has had o great influence In shaping the
destluy Of this
YOUNG GIANT
OF the North west. Spokane was com
mepcrd and carried through to u certain
point depending on her fine water power
ana agricultural resources. In the course
OF events II was demonstrated that u busi-
ness that would no, pay to use steam As u
motive power was not worth having, and
tnat there must be a populatipn to consume
the products OF the ranch or farm or the
honest granger could nor sabsist.
Hence in the nick OF time the minipe
RESOURCES OF Spokane Falls became known
to the world, but lot much did it beuefit
|
Montana money ano Montana brains be-
came Interested IN her resources ana dem
onstraitd their immense value. This IL
especially true OF the Southiork country
| In 1885 Helena capital pioneered wealthy
IN that region. 1t opened up the Bunker
tlIil and sullivan, and built the hrst con
cen'rator IN that remote country. Yet
when Portland capital purchased tho-e
RTt at mines. except toe portion Of 81 300
200 paid tor them which Helena men re-.
| c.Ived. Spokane Falls vot the benefit Of
| the remainder. and several lofty and costly
buildings in this city are monuments to
| apprlse the coming generations Of these
facts. Not ouly did
HELENA CAPITAL
J open up the mines and erect machinery,
but Montana man, strongly identified
with that great commonwealth and its IN
dustries. with his own capital built IA rail-
rOao through the almost unexpiorable viii
deTness into the u,ines 80 their product
could be transported toa market. IL IL
scarcely necessary to mention the name OF
=. Corbir. as everyone is acquainted
with bis work and h,s achievmtn nts. he
built the Coeur d'Alepe railroad, pur-
chased the rights of Others in the steamer
lines plying on Occur d'Alene lake and
| rlVer, and formed connecting link be-
tween the wonderful mines of the South,
Fork and the outside world via the North
erD Pacific railroad.
Such benefit was Nr. Corbin to this
| portion OF the NorthWe that when q.
| Rantic railroad scheme had to be taken 10
and pushed through In u short time mis-
services we've in demand. Hence when it
became necessary to construct the Spokane
& Northern railroad. running north frou
this city " COlvllle, and ON to the Little
Dalles on the upper Columbia river, It was
the desire of the parties having the project
in hand here TO have Mr.. Corbin take con.
troll aud push the enterprise forward TO,
completion. Accordingly he arrived here
at the instaDcs of Spokane Fails most
prominent people, looked the situation
over. making a trip OF over
TWO HUNDRED MILES ON RUNNERS
to view the prospective line and examine
the resources of the country to be develop
ed by the proposed line.
After satisfying himself he made u pro-
position to the city that for u bonus Of
100000 ne would build and equip the
line to Colviile, eighty five miles. bv the
middle OF September next, and early in
the coming Year he would fin.
ish the line to the Little Dalles. IL took
bu' short time for the citizens to pledge
the amount necessary. Mr.. CorbIn called
to his aid Mr.. j. NJ Buckley, formerly OF
the Northern Pacific railroad, who WAS ar
poirted super ntendent Ut the road. Six
engineering parties were put in the fe,d
to complete all surveys, etc. NJ. CoTbin
went east where he purcha,ed four iO,u
motives, 800 tons of steel rails and Un'n
passenger and freight ears. in fact all III.
equipments necessary tor tine line.
Although it Ia not yet three months
since the contract was siphed YET tyen,y.
i've miles OF the road IL graded aud by toe
time these words are In cold ty,,. the ma
'erial ordered from the East viii h-v,n in
arrive, and soon thereafter ,r ok 10 yin :,
will commence, not 10 cease uutIi th on
horse reaches navigsbl. waters 10 thr ar.
per Columbia, there tn connect WIN ,tA n.
era plying between the II, tile pii-s VI /
keveistoke, station on thr Csuadlnn
Pacific railroad, thus giVir. {. kAi d.
Falls the advantage NJ a comurtin. ,na y,
the East, as At IL understooo ir 1T ,ui.t
all the time that the Spokane " ~ ,r,h-sn
is to be an indepeud dent nn n,yi y ~,
connection with the Nortn-rn tHr,bc ur
any other transcontinruta, io ii