Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-12

Spokane university. The congregation
allsts have purchased .0V0 acres east OF
the city for their university grounds.
The Benedictine Fathers will erect
collegiate building 10 cost 100000. The
Jesuit Fathers Conzaga college is a
most wealthy and iiourisbing instifu-
ton. aud will erect s.g1ooo building
All the leading churches are well repre-.
seated the baptists. catholics. congre-
gatIonalists. episcupalians. prestyterians
and mefhodists. Some az these socie-
ties are very rich. both IN property and
money.
Ia August. 1850, Spokane was burned
10 the ground: more than sixty acres
were laid into a smoldering heap ~ ruin;
tho destruction II the business part az
the city Was complete. Today new
city. 81 modern architecture. stands in
place ~ the old
Among the one hundred or over no
table public ard business buildings
pointed out 20 us are the Hotel Spo-
kane. cost s2f0.osO; the Auditorium.
$4,000, the Union Pacific and the
Northern Pacific dcpots. about $1,000
each; the exposition building. 10000;
the Edison Illuminating building.
10000: The Review building
tmorning papera sl25oo0. The state
ment was made that nearly sl0OD0U0
had been pat into building improve
menis during the past year.
The climate is said To be fine. the air
bracing and inyigorating. the winters
are short, the summers long and de
lighffui Cold weather usually sets in
about Christmas, and said % continue
up 10 March /. Twilight in summer
time Is long. darkness not coming till
after . o'clock
spokane's Water Power
Spokane is located On the eastern
edge II the broad Washington prairie
The water power ~ the Spokane has
natural divisions. made % several islands
securing IN the stream. thus max
ing the development q this immense
pcNcr a comparative easy Proposition
and also distributing the power over a
large area 70 territory giving plenty 81
space % mills and factories which use
the power
Tho Spokane Is a clean. clear AID rspid
stream. flowing oxer q rocky bel. II u
fssi ~ numerous large springs along ifs
course. and never frtezrs Over in viafer
It's variations IA risc aai fail are zaia
ftftEt 80 - ntff t-tItlf ffftH4 ff ms never
liern known - eyeriiow - banks There
Is ne BETTER nof more Tei4afsie pearf the
year round f0su that - Sg* kans falls
ia niinisium power has beeH placed al
900 hoTSc power The Tails eAfead
stect half a rssie. and thest IA total
decline n i.si feet II fbie distance
there ARE fea principal faiis
gtere ntes - the reear - de
relers-l Both - i1ese fsfs are Over
gfaauasrl inclnes fbus Offering an op.
rortuuifY i9s Hamng vhica Dives
ample fa fr haildrsis a mi.ls and
facteries The water Y+,srr r the
Spokane river vas undoubtedly re KEY
- the city first and greatest s. ssgssisy
TIE ref.aie sae 81 fhis ths secret thai
cn.a 81 he futere hFing 1feaf snarp
tf.ss1rlr.k estasis .'nerte. NfieF rssaid
= fefate.i - q fsf ;ase eaes thsn ~
re rae - steam ar AIS either nesflfe
TsNff re pfee' icai feSaite - S3-1
karf great Fafer POSER are a.reais
apparent From & = supplied ne F<sxef
temperate 81 tie stfin9 mill. = the
city. Al TIE e~ tna rase rail
ways three eieesf ~t4 ~sas ,,ffv
eieefFlc sseF@rr t 5srr asechsaery
- the ,ffs vater Tks fne - esse.
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