, 1889-02-07

the Oregon Railway X Navigation Com
pany, and the starting point of the WASH
ington q Idaho. with headquarters and
company offices here according to the
charter, and is the end of division, with
roundhouses, machine shops and all other
necessary appurtenances, which have all
been built the past year, and are now re.
ceiving their finishing touches. Consider
able trouble and vexation was cxper-
fenced in getting permission from the
government to cross the Cmur d'Alene
reservation, but that matter has finally
menced and the road will be built across
the reservation into and through the ricn
mineral belt of the Cnur d'Alenes this
coming summer. And as soon as that is
completed we expect to see the road ex-
tended north from its present terminus at
Rockford TO Spokane Falls, ''the Denver
of the Northwest" and we have faith to
believe it will not be long until we will
see two trains of palace coaches daily each
way from our town in direct connection
with the large cities both east and west.
This town was laid out by, is now and has
been since the first stakes were driven. the
home of the genial president OF the Wash
inQtOn x Idaho, and the company certain
ly could have made no better selection for
that Important position than Mr.. George
w. TrauH For
BUSINESS LOCATION
this town offers the very best of induce
ments. We havs three general merchan-
disc stores which would do credit to any
The Cooper Brothers last year
erected fine new building in
which they now have room to
display their large and varied assortment
Of goods; they are genial gentlemen, and
understand their business, The Galland
Bros. are the Oldest firm in town. carry
n heavy stock and are always up with the
tunes. w. A. Walker Is the youngest
frm in the place in that line Of business,
and besides his general merchandise, he
has a second store devoted entirely to fur
nilure, of which he has large and good
stock. He Is North Carolina gentleman,
and strange to say Is q strong republican.
The bank OF Pennington is one Of the
solid institutions of the town, has paid
up capital of $50, 900, and as long as the
geutlemauly cashier, j. j; Humphrey,
stands bch the counter will always do
thriving business. Then we have that
indispensable business without which no
town or community can expect to prosper,
that is the printing office under the man
aRement of h. S. Crane, who labors daily
for the advancement of the town and
country. There are two good hardware.
stores, L. X. Tannatt, IL the proprietor of
NE, anu ut HUt
we'll selected stock. He is also one of the
proprietors of the railroad addition to
the town. +. p. Doris is
the other hardware man. He
started on a small scale, built up large
trade. aud had to erect a new building,
which he moved into about year ago. He
carries as fine a line of stoves, shelf hard.
ware. tin ware, sash and doors, china and
uueenware, as can be found in any town;
and ,,fta hay nhua oA
will write you a policy to see that you
don't lose what you have purchased, by
fire. We have two hotels, whose accomo-
dations are said by commercial travellers
to be the hest in Eastern Washington,
outside of Spokane, and no higher
TRIBUTE OF PRAISE
could be paid them. The Taylor Bros.
derstand their business, are making
money, and spending it in making new
improvements. There is a splendid open
ing for second TO make money. Last
year by vote of the people the school
directors issued bonds and built ten
thousand dollar school building. II is not
yet completed, but will be this spring. 1t
Is beauty, and will be Furnished with all
the modern imProvem nts of school furni-
ture, 1t contains six rooms and will afford
facilities for education unsur-
passed by any other point in
Whitman county. We have population
OF 500, with all the trades and professions
represented. There is one shop of general
woodwork, two blacksmith shops. two
drug stores, three agricultural implement
dealers. two livery and feed stables, one
planning mill, one brewery, two barber
shops, one dentist, one millinery establish
ment, one news stand, boot and sheo shop.
four Qood-looking doctors. four attorneys,
who can speak for themselves. three
churches with two resident ministers. We
have a firstcass saddle and harness maker,
but he has made money so fast here In the
last three years that he has just purchased
a Wholesale establishment OF that kind in
your beautiful and wideiwske city, and
there Is now the finest opening for that
business here that can be found in the Pa
louise country. There is another industry,
not repr, snted here. that it has long been
wonder to the writer why some enter
prising man with small capital has not
started. This is nothing less than
BUTTER AND CHEESE FACTORY.
These artic,as always command a fancy
price, and with facilities for Transports
tion that will be offered by the Washing
ton & Idaho road from here through the
heart OF the rich mining country of the
Cpur d 'Alenes, no better market could
be found. Let some man, one or more
living east of the Rockies, who under
stands the business. and who wants to es-
cape the rieors of those winters, come
here, for there is a splendid chance of
laying the foundation of business that
will lead to fortune. There is also a fine
opening here for Il first-class photographer.
We don I offer something for nothing
Every man who comes must expect to
work, but competition 10 the life Of trade