Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1889-01-10
J D.SSa'essN 40. s9Sss.
EXTRACTS FROM THE SpOK =
'GLVlLW' NEW YEAR.


WL., W,.,,rn,.r Iyi2, vr.tn Lie
:. \.tn,;, in VII. he nr.d,.,,l ,h, at
some distant Asv .this won1plsrd Of the !
far northwest" wru,l b,com, a urca,
pm,.irc ncorlel with Thousands. he Gt,la
thouoht thot his rre5;c,i,n would be
verified So .onn
For many wears the rurcrl shore. Of
,be pacif. ana ,hn snowy vr.rnr, If the
mountains beyond snpeAr,i too formida
hlo fur ,hc s., oo;no trayal,r to ex,lor,
1t was not unit, lewis and Clarke cavc
to the world what they had seen on th,
cas-, I'm bar,I,,, Of til, territory ,l,.t Auy
intrliscnt idea could he foam Il Of the
character Of tlis country.
l,t,ron as the u.,iru,l on,ire courscd
its way 10 the sunse, se.s the Northern
Paci!ic railway cane iaro Nl,lctu Wash
iur,n ,lrou.h Spokgn. Fans. the on'y
crand gateway to this vast r.sian, aud
from that time its attraction, became
known. The stories Of he vast proiric..
the oreot . forests and ,ich mine. aayc
bpcn car,i.G i to ali mart. Of the continent.
N,w as his country is-rriturva in
un,t rcsn.cts Iov ur ,ripnn,,jnp"
after fashion Of the earl; settlers ia u.l,l
states have zone ly. Railroad, hav,
lopencd the way. The steam cruinc.
tnlocra,h tclpnhonc and an o,her mod, r,
,nnl;,nc.s arc used in the wo,k of l4yrL
onmcnt aud 90 hand.in haul with the
pioneer OF to day.
The city Of Spokane Falls is vet in
the DAYS of its you,h. Here, but bricl
decade aco. there was scarcely more than
a sion of human inhabitants. 70 day
fifteen thousand souls compri.e tni.
b,iuLt vell.ordered metropolis lus,lipn
with life aud energy. With miles Of
Graded streets, water works, electric
lights, street railways, fire department,
telephone system, free mail delivery,
parks boulcvards, and as handsome busi
ness blocks as can be found on tn,
Pacific slope 1t is one of The mos
attractive cities IN the Northwest The
chef reason that Spokane Falls is cs
sentialy metropolitan is, that the peopl,
here are mostly from large cities il the
East and South. The urbane elemcn
prodominatcs. The necessities CROWN.
out Of its rapid development are prompt
ly and intellisently met. With ncarl,
, twenty churches, large number o
hour.shing trateIpi,ies, colleges, public
and private schools, society here ha
, passed the formative condition and is Il
fixed and well defined as in any of tn
older cities of the Fast A decade hcnc
aud we shall have fully fifty ,housan,
Inhabitants A multitude of mills vii
be oligned upon the shores OF ou
wonderful river, and the hum of
thousand wheels will be a,tuned to tn
song of human industry. The irol
croue Of gigantic transportation lines vii
reach out from here in many ways to al
parts Of the country, bearing our gol,
, aud silver, our grain, lumber and wools
and Spokane Falls will be known abroa,
as the greatest inland city Of the North
west
Situated as .hi. city is, midway be
=. tween the heavily populated portion @
Montana and Puget Sound, midwa
between British Columbia and Oregon
the chief point of interest and import
aucc in Eastern Washinston-it is tn
natural and acknowledged center of trad
!, and TRANSFORMATION. 1t will soon becon,
main point in other systems beside
, that of the Northern Pacifl, raiIwa,
Already the Union Pacific is strivin. +,
securo access to this city tbrouyh il
lease of the Oregon Railway g. Nsvi.,
ton COMPANY. This will reach the ci,