, 1890-07-24
IN THE NORTHWEST.
Tho Enormous Crops Wor-
rying the Railroads.
ROUTE OF THE GREAT NORTHERN
News From Medical Lake, Rosa
liza, Oaksdale, Pasoo, Mos
COW and Palouse.

OAKspALE, July 20. In the almanac
phrase, tho weather tho past two weeks
has been cloudy, rainy, threatening rain
and last week two very hot days, one
with light wind from the northeast,
and since then little cooler, with
threatening showers all around; out the
best sign for rain is the Indian sign
raining nll around and pouring down in
the middle.
With the prospect ot such large crop
this year, doubt If the-e will be stor-
age room in the warehouses, and II will
be mposshle for the two roads to move
the grain out OF the way the fore part OF
the shipping season. We need more
roads. The Great Northern must reach
down this way as soon rs possible, IN
order to get Its share of business, Tor
with the thousands OF acres that nave
been broken this season, and big crop
next year, how will we get IL oif2 THE
Northern Pacific will be compelled to
build its branch from Oaksdale via Col
fax 10 Snake river, as well MS one from
here 10 the mines, and make its narrow
gauge standard gauge. IL VIII also
lind II necessary to continue Its line
from Lewiston to California, in order to
compete with the other transcontinental
limos. In five years from now this
country will just have spots like a
checker board that will not have rail-
roads. We are getting there on the
double quick.
The prospect still continues good for
an overabundance of grain of all kinds,
as we'll as vegetables, and | would sug-
gest to the managers Of the exposition
that they make request OF all the
farmers that can to furnish one package
zach of wheat. oats, barley, rye, flax and
timothy, hound with binder, and send
/ to the managers of the exposition to
srect u grain palace, In connection with
the threshed grain of each, making n
special department of IL. This l ieel
sure would he a very attractive depart
ment OF the exposition, and would show
every one the grain just as 1t came from
the machine, and furthermore 1t can be
made an Immense thing, rs l feel sure
hundreds of farmers would respond to
the call. SO say, try 1t.
am glad to see by the REVIEW that
there are efforts on foot to got manu-
featuring establishments of different
kinds erected in Spokane Falls. That Is
what the city needs. Mako II a great
manufacturing center. as well as rail-
road, mining and commercial center, Tor
you have the wherewithal in every way
10 do it, and the sooner you do 1t the
better.
And now comes |. y. Baithis with a
suburban addition from his Fairview
farm. This is one of the finest locations
surrounding the town. The United
Brethren church will no doubt erect its
college on these grounds and II VIII be
one of the most desirable locations for
suburban residences or market garden
ing,
The trade in farm machinery has
been very heavy tho past week, The
blacksmiths are all very busy and trade
getting much easier.
Why don't the cattle dealers come
down this way to buy young stockp
There Is plenty here far sale that will do
for the range or beef
II appears rs though markets are COM
pletely overstocked with almost all
kinds of vegetables. This time the deal
ers squawked.
The estimable wife of Dr A. J. Smith
has been very sick the past week OF
brain fever, but is now improving.
DIR. Gaines has purchased DR.. Bakers
stock of drugs and moved them to his
Office on First street
&. T.. Coonratd has removed his fam
fly grocery into the room vacated by
the postollice.