, 1889-05-09
POST FALLS.
A Remarkable Scene of Rapid
Development.
Manufacturing and Business
Center Of Great Promise.
A FlourishinG Town That sprspg Up
Within . Month-.-Electric Light
and Wever Works.

Posr FALLS, May 2, Correspondence
In vii the northern belt OF new country
which reaches from St. Paul TO the Pacific
coast, know of no scene of rapid devel-
opment which equals that of Post Falls to-
day. Where cattle grazed q month ago
nov stands Aourishipg town of twenty
five buildinas-neat cottages. substantial
business blocks and costly mar ufactories
with great many more under contem-
plation. The click Of the trovel. the rasp
of The saw and the resonant blows of the
hammer make music over all
the forest Rirdled plain through which the
blue Spokane rushes on its way to the
Columbia. The first permanent settler
was Mr.. Frederick Post, who built the first
-four mill in Spokane Falls. afterwards
moving here and buying this tract of land,
including the water power, from the In
dlans, some ten years ago before reserva-
tions we're located. Mr. Post, who Is a
far.sighttd gentleman. knew that with
proper railroad facilities a town Of no lit
tie Importance would spring up
here. Tnat time has come. Not
only has the Cnur d'Alepe
branch of the Northern Pacific been built.
but another-th Spokane, Post FALLS Il
Easiern-is to be pushed through shortly.
which will give it advantageous transpor-
tation facilli, to the East and West aud
10y river and lake. a more eligible and
more accessible site for u large town could
not have oeen found in Northern Idaho.
The falls are awe.ipspiTinR and grand to
behold and furnish thousands Of horse.
power TO the large manufactures
now being built and others that
will surely locate here. The fine
rich agricultural country stretching away
for miles west of the town il CD pable of
raising enormous drain. fruit and vtgeta-
bes which will always lind ready sale
at Post Falls. The mountains adjoining
the town add to the beautiful landscape
and covered, AS they are. with as fine tim
DER as can be found any where, will supply
the wmilis with millions Of feet of logs
and the city with fuel for many years
to come. Among the most important
enterprises now contemplated are water
works system and electric light plant TO be
run by water power. The pumping outfit
is already on the ground and will cost CON.
plete over $4,000 1t will take the place of
the present pump which is distributing
water through the pr rncipal part of town,
but which liz entirely inadeqnate.
The foundation ia laid and carpenter
work being pushed on three story roller
Hour mill of $50 barrels capacity, owned
by Dart Bros. of Spokane Fails. A COM
petent man from lndi annapolis was here a
short time ago arranging tor the machin-
cry, and when completed it will be the
finest mill of it's kind in the country.
A substantial tbree-story frame hotel,
60xl00, with observatory on top and to cost
S8OUO, is being Ooilt by Mr.. Post. and
when ompitted will be model of it's
kind. IL will have ffty.foar rooms. in
cludinR billiard, dining and bath rooms.
and Furnished with all the modern con-
veniencies Inc furnishing Will cost
about $4,000 additional.
II. r, Burnham is buildinS two.story
merchandise store to cost $1,000; Henry
Silver one-story Jewelry store 2Ox3O; a
two.story building, 2oxs0 has been built
by Mr.. +. Post, and cost SSOOO; q printing
ofhce, two.stories, Z4x5o. cost $iOOO. In
which VIII be puolished the Post
fsns fost' oy a; .. Meponaid;
two,s'ory logging mousse ana barber
snop, Ua4o' owned oV .; "A; huooard, ana
ing |oxoo by bennenei Diiiaro' van
horn and Rose, twostory saloon; j. M
Scott, q two-storv iodging house and
restaurant fieiier ana webster, Two
story drug store 1Ox5o, 10 cost S65O
Acme restaurant, one soory, IVxoO, oy
'onn Mitcheii, 10 COST oovV; u NJ brown
q one'story store oulldinR' ZuxoO: tor
nui'uinR mhteriai' 10 cost SoV;
james a. anu Oharies r. MAN
np9 Two residences, costing SiooO.
ShaTles ana EDMUND biake ana Alonzo
uonIo nave each on,n very neat two'story
cottages, ana ABOUT htteen or twenty more
going ND very fast; 1925 have been sold
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