, 1890-11-20
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VIEWS OF A VISITOR,
A Csur d'Alcner Writes About spo-
kane Falls.

kane Falls.
Correspondence Cmur d'Alene States
man,
SPOKANE FALLS, Nov. 10.--It Is
some time since visited Spokane,
and ] am surprised at the splendid
growth Of this magnificent inland
city. Brick blocks are going up
rapidly. Many of them are owned
by old C9ur dAleners and are be.
Ing built with money taken from our
CGur d'Alene hills. Notably among
these are the Spokane National
bank block, owned by the Husseys,
the Frankfurt block, owned by
Gcetz IL Baer, and n number of
others. There are buildings in this
town that would be n credit to any
city in the United States. The
blocks are generally fitted with
stores on the ground floor, offices on
the second floor and lodgings on
the upper floors; the stores are
grand, the offices and rooms tasty,
and tho chambermaids in charge of
the apartments nearest heaven are
most awfully pretty as they glide
sylph-lile from roomt to room, armed
with broom and dust-pan, and hum
ming Little Annie Rooney for
the benefit of the bald-headed
roomers.
happened to stop one night ut q
block much patronized by Cpur
d. Aleners. 1t IL the handsomcst
block In town, and the furnishings
are exquisite. Having an eye for
the beautiful, quickly struck up n
conversation with II dainty tip'tilt-
nosed young lady with n broom; she
was rather bright and chatty, and
related the idiosyncrncies of tho
Cnur d'Aleners In a most charming
manner. She told of some ladies
who had visited Spokane during the
exposition; they hailed from the
Cnur d'Alenes and took adjoining
rooms. Early one evening they re-
turned from the fair with their arms
full of purchases, and going to their
rooms they deposited their burdens
and asked the chambermaid FOR II
light. They were told that electric
lamps were in all the rooms. They
went back and found the lamps but
Iutl ItluttutS. lIlty bRuiii NhiiSt
to the chanbermaid and asked her
to bring match to light their
lamps. An audible litter could be
plainly heard in the adjoining
rooms, but the girl never even
smiled as she came in and lighted
the lamps, and in her sweetest tones,
as she was leaving tho room, asked
the ladies to please blow out the
lights when going to bed. Again
the filters in the other rooms. About
10 O'Clock there was another call for
the chambermaid-this time to blow
out the lamp. The girl could pre-
serve her gravity no longer; she
roared with laughter and then en-
planned the simple working of the
lamps; whereupon the ladies laughed
and felt sheeplsh. The next night
when the ladies returned they found
a bunch of Chinese matches on the
dresser and n placard alongside read
ing ''Please blow out the light before
retiring"
The electric cais Of Spokane are n
great success financially aud other
wise and the people of this enter
prsing town are wondering how
they did so long without them.
There nre two lines run by different
companies into the suburbs; the sys-
tenn is far superior, though prob
ably more costly, than either the
horse, cable or steam system
of street railways, but after the first
outlay the expenses of running are
much less ON the electric than ON
the other lines, and lit the same
time more safe and comfortable.
The average speed attained by the
electric cars is about twelve miles
per hour, but they can run much
faster; one car on the Ross Park
line has run as fast rs thirty miles
an hour. and then was not running
as fast as 1t could.