, 1890-02-20
IN NEW YORK CITY.
Messrs. Cannon and Browne In.
terviewed by Reporter
OF the Press.
OF Course They Are Saying Good
Things About This Great
Country.

lNtW tOrh frcH-t ftnruury u
The new state Of Washington is repre-
sented In New York lust now by two Of
her wealthiest and most respec table clti.
zens, A. NJ. Cannon and J. j. Browne, OF
Spokane Falls, Tho city OF Spokane is
tho metropolis Of Eastern Washington,
and has about 2j,O0O inhabitants. Mr..
Cannon went there many years ago,
when 1t was only an Indian trading
station In the wilderness. He had been
a Chicago business nian, a member OF
the board of trade there, had become
| afflicted with pulmonary trouble
and gone to Portland for his health.
Thence he went into the interior and
located at Spokane asa small trader.
The falls at this point are said 10 have
as line water powar-ahat st. Paul and
Minneapolis. Mr. Cannon has lived to
sec the Northern Pacific road built
through his place and six other roads
constructed to rap the surrounding
country. The fth'fCGnr d'Aleno and
Colvile mininRretions make Spokane
their center OF trade md he has become
worth soveIal millions of dollars
lie is president Of two national banks,
vice president of two Others, and has
promoted railroads and business enter
prizes without nrfiber His visit to
New York - to equip and furnish n
10000 opera.bouse ho and Mr.. Browne
have built within q year.
Mr.. Cannon's personal appearance Is
striking by reason OF his long, full and
snow-white beard, which gives him the
appearance OF venerability, but not Of
senile old age. He Is, indeed, yigor-
GUS man, yet in his prime, lie Is soft
spoken and courteous in manner, and
modest in speaking OF his great success
In life. He said TO me only yesterday
'Nou hear talk about the large fortunes
that have been made by some OF ms in
the West but / can tell you the reward
has not come without great sacrifices
and long endurance. Tho older men Of
the West, like Iiauser and Bonner. Of
Montana, myself and Browne, and Others
j could name went through untold suf-
fering before VIC began TO reap tile re-
ward. II We hre'ricii we have paid for
our wealth long ago" iL.i0
Mr.. Cannons New, York banking cor
respondent ia the Western National
When Conrad N. Jordan, first went at
tho head OF the, ,baak he knew Of Mr.
Cannon only ibJou gh tho, banking paper
that passed through his hands, Ar.
Cannon came on hgrc last year 10 settle
accounts with 1s0,ne OF his customers
who wore New Workers. In one day he
banked Si0,OpSi apdd the next $1,000.
Someone said 10 M, Jordan later that
Mr, CGnon was prttly big man out
West. 'Ile's . pretty big man in New
York, can toll you, said Mr.. Jordan
at is not many Now Workers can de-
posit sll70O0 intwo dnys.p
Mr.. Browne isa lawyer, and while h
Is long time business associate with Mr.
Cannon til y arw~ppouenis In politics.
Mr. Browne IL ~ democrat, and would
probably have gone to the United States
senate II the domoorats had carried
Washington. NJ, Cannon Is a stauneh
republican, but has no political asplra-
tious. lie says that Washington will
always he republican, and that the new
states will all be solidly republican in
1902. Mr.. Browne has talked with me
more about the development Of the
country about Spokane. lie said yes
terdsy: "The Cmur d'Alene min
ing region turns out 70 DO a.
greater silver than gold region.
They take out $50 OF silver
to 81 of gold. The same Is true of the
Colville range. One has gllena ores, and
the other the ordinary silver ores, so
that combined they make the proper
tiuX. There is new mining region
about 10 miles west and northwest OF
Spokane which will soon be opened up
The railroad now runs to within forty
miles OF II. The seven railroads that
run into Spokane make II the CONNER
cial center of the entire eastern portion
Of Washington, and have made the
place grow very rapidly for five or six
years. ID. e. Corbin. brother OF Austin
Corbin, is just completing new road
on hundred mies long into the Colyille
countryh