Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-06-19
IF an already we'll developed agricul-


Lewiston of today is city of refined,
intelligent people, Of lasting stability,
with vast and varied resources to in
sure future growth and prosperity. The
rude structures of other times, the tents,
shanties, and log cabins that new it of
old have given place to large, commodi-
GUS and substantial business blocks,
large, comfortably constructed dwell
ings, and its streets and avenues are
bordered by large, majestic trees, encas-
ing fine, well-kept lawns and large,
bountifully bearing orchards that pro-
duce the most sensitive and delicious
fruits and whose natures only respond
to tropical CLINE.
Yet the Lewiston of to-day has more
than this; 1t has a class of liberal-mind-
ed business men alive to the possibili-
ties of their city, possessed of the vim
and enterprise to meet its demands. The
Lewiston of to-day prides itself-and
justly too-on its educational facilities.
1t takes pleasure in supporting episco-
pal, catholic, methodist, universalist
and presbyterian chucrh denomina-
tons and houses of worship.
Its warehouses are annually filed
with immense quantities of grain. In
the vicinity of Lewiston are some Of the
finest stock farms in the Northwest,
and their dairy productions are extern
sive. It has become noted for the fine
quality and immense quantities of fruit
annually produced on surrounding
farms.
Already are established brickyards
producing most excellent quality Of
brick for building opposes. Up the
Clearwater river are vast forests of pitch
pine, white pine, fir and cedar, which
cut and logged down the river to Lew
iston would keep extensive sawmills
running and furnish first-class material
for manufacturing purposes. The wa
ter that could he utilized from the
Clearwater river at Lewiston is mex
haustible.
In the Snake river at proper seasons
salmon and other varieties of fish for
which the Pacific coast streams are no
ted, are caught in large quantities, and
with rapid transit to market the pres
ent annual catch could be greatly in
creased. It is situated in the center of
a large, rich and very productive coun-
try in minerals, lumber, agricultural
productions. fruits and vegetables. 1t
is SO located that the products of this
vast region must find an outlet through
the avenues centering at Lewiston. 1t
already has large Touring mill while
waterworks with 360-pound pressure
have been contracted for. Such Is Lew
iston of today, such is the city that has
gradually, but substantially, been crea-
ted, though isolated from all railroad
connections.
Lewiston's future prospects are in
deed promising. One has only to con-
template what the city has accomplish
ed without railroad facilities to appre-
ciate what are the possibilities now that
1t is to have railroad.
Just east of the city is the fertile Nez
Perez reservation of about thirty-six
townships of the most productive lands.
At present this vast tract, now only
peopled by about 1900 Indians and
squaw men, will soon he opened to set
Element. When this reservation is OPP
ened, which will be some time in Octo-
Der next, a rush will he made to secure
Its lands. Rich quartz mines carrying
gold. silver, copper and galena exist in
the vicinity of Lewiston and many
promising prospects are now being de-
veloped, which will become productive
as soon us cheap railroad transportation
is obtainable.
Lewiston, when its projected rail-
roads are completed, will furnish excel
lent locations for wooden mills, cream
cries, roller mills and kindred indus
tries. All raw materials for such con-
Germs are the products of the surround
ing country. When the railroads are
completed a market will Ike furnished
for the fruits and vegetables grown
about Lewiston, which mature earlier
in the Snake river valley than ON the
highlands, while at good prices the fish
catch thereabouts can he marketed at
very profitable prices. A fair and cam
did survey of the situation shows that
in Lewiston is found the nucleus of
large, prosperous city and Lewiston
people have the vim to see that no OPP
pOrtunity along the line of develop
ment escapes them.
The people Of Lewiston have long
experienced the disadvantage of being
isolated from railroad communications.
Their traffic has been entirely confined