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

~ lead or silver mined within a radius
u 90 miles Last year the silver and
cad product within the same area
reached over sl0WeOo0 This is how
Spokane has grown.
it, Water Advantages
The district extending from the Fraser
river on the north. % the Columbia
river on the south. running hack inland
several hundred miles. includes the state
Il Washington. Ihesr two rivers. IL Is
claimed. include the finest commercial
body ~ water in the world. which IL
Puget Sound. On this Sound borders
The finest and most extensive area Of
commercial timber in the world. The
oountry extending back from the Sound
b. the Rocky mountains distance q
about go miles Is said Ia contain vast
deposits 81 gold. silver, iron. coal and
lead
Ii is about 500 miles from the tunnel
o, the Northern Pacific. piercing the
ridge - the Rockies direct west Of
Helena. Mont. 10 the Northern Pacific
tunnel piercing the ridge - the Cas-
caies about seventy FIVE miles east Of
Puget sound The intervening terri
tory il distinct geographical region.
naturally seeking a common supply cen
tsr. and Spokane seems 90 be the center
for this territory The gravity seems 10
center at this point within radius u
2(ausiles.
Spokane falls. on Spokane river. is
grand. and furnishes power superior 10
thar - 81 Anthony falls AZ Ainneap-
oils and in timo viii become power ~
wealth 70 the city II Spokane ami the
state ~ Washington.
The people . Spokane are energetic
and progressive: the majority are young
ard active IA business and tho various
business enterprises. The chances for
building up are FAR greater ia tho west
than in the older settled country in the
east. among the already wealthy and
conservatives. Development comcs
sooner. the movement * everything "a
quicker. sharper. letter and more clearly
defined Young mea have. therefore.
r1orr 70 encourage them IN the new
vest than in the ~ east New lie for
a.v country and cid lie for The old
country. In new country people seem
more on the same level. they work to-
sether. heip zach other. and they xrow
m with each other They are more apt
a. go the fruits q their 'ator slorer IN
the wet thar they are IN the east aad
quicker Tel the confidence end nsis
rentience. which csAfae from honest. earn
fsf ssts,r ard the iufsrrep ionpe Thar comes
from sncb prosperity The cenee14errr
i an incentive "a ineresze in acflsise.
Thns The ulovament q TIE sntife tnss
ne~s rculmanify "A stinulafed and &c
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insnts = her ovn sooe - the Tar @ ses'.
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