The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-07-09
THE ELECTRIC RAILROAD.
IT. Success Depending Upon the Libsr
atty Of Citizens and Farmer.

IT. Success Depending Upon the Libsr-
atty Of Citizens and Farmsra
The opportunity il now presented for
the citizens Of this city and the farmers
Of the surrounding country to secure
composition and lower rates between
here and Spokane. The euccess or fall
ure Of the enterprise rests largely with
the people. In order 10 he able To 1oat
bonds in the east the Electric Railway
company must have real estate ~ basis
Of security for those bonds. The people
along the proposed line will be asked to
donate portion Of this real estate,
which they can well afford to do, a. the
minute the road IL completed and in
operation every foot Of land for Eve
miles On either side Of it 10 doubled in
value.
At = meeting Of the board Of trade.
Tuseday afternoon, = subsidy committee
Of twenty, to have general supervision
of securing real estate and cash do
nations, was appointed. This commit
tee then met and organized for business.
They selected an executive committee
of five TO solicit and take charge of the
matter. The latter committee 10 made
up of the following gentlemen: CA.
DeSaussure, Geo. B. Wannacott, Jas.
Graham, J. H. Harte and DR.. sabin.
The committee, assisted by Mr..
Bolster. the right Of way agent for the
road, are already at work and should
meet with success, as we cannot let the
opportunity for securing the road 70 BY.
The Townsite Company have agreed
to deed one-third Of their property in
this city to the company and Messers.
Monaghan and King themselves have
agreed to donate leo acres of land. Such
liberality on the part Of those gentle
men should stimulate our citizens to do
their utmost and We have every reason
to believe that they will do 90. While
actual work has only been begun owing
to delays in drafting agreements for do
nations satisfactory to all parties con-
cerned, nevertheless the committee
have met with a great deal of encourage
ment. Voluntary donations have daily
been made and all classes Of citizens
appear to realize the necessity for
securing this grea. project. Settlers on
the st. Joe River have sent in word that
they will gladly subscribe in money,
land, or material for construction and
the committee hope to secure from set
tiers On the lake and its tributary
streams large donations of ties and
timber for construction work.
Joseph Boughton has rendered the
use Of one of his steam launches for five
days and will tow ties, timber or do any
work desired by the committee. Capt.
Lyons also offers the use of the Torpedo
for five days for similar work. Col.
Budlong and other officers Of the Peo-
Piles transportation Co. have from the
first shown a most friendly interest in
the project and will assist the Commit
tee in every way possible.
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Mr.. j. F. Rausch returned from the
Sound country, where he spent some time
looking over the country. He says
C9ur d'Alene is by far the best city Of
its size that he saw on his trip. Croak-
ers take trip, it will do you power
of good.
Mr. r.. p. Briggs, of Wardner, form
eriy of Minnesota, Mrs. Frank Knowl-
ton accompanied by her sister, Miss
Ella Bailey, who will attend the Nor.
NAL School, to convene on the nth, are
encamped on Tubb's Hill. They have
secured mos; beautiful site for their
tenting and are enraptured with our
beautiful city and magnificent scenery,
which calls forth eulogistic expressions
of delight from all visitors
According to arrangements. the DEM
ocrats raised pole last Saturday even
ing. 1t is fine pole, over one-hundred
feet in length, from the top of which
floats large American flag. The pole
was placed in position in the midst of
cheers by the assembled democracy and
music by the Fourth Infantry band
Under the flag is s;reamer bearing tho
names of Cleveland and Stevenson.
James Graham and X. +. Mcfarland
were the orators of the day and each
delivered short addresses on the poll
teal situation from democratic point
of view.
In speaking of Mrs J. II. Barnes
summer normal school, the C9ur d'Alene
Miner says: we are pleased to note
that Mrs. J. II. Barnes, of this city. will
open a summer normal school at Ceur
d'Alene City, July II. The advantages of
normal training to those engaged in
teaching and those preparing to teach
can not be overestimated. II is the first
opportunity of the kind that has been
offered to the instructors in this part of
the state, and We trust that many will
avail themselves of it. The Miner is
interested in anything that tends to
promote the cause of education; it
knows that the results attained in the
public schools through normal methods
are far better than in those schools
where such methods do not prevail; the
former are modern; usually the latter
are not. From the standpoint OF we'll
wisher Of the general cause of educa-
ton in this part Of the state, we trust