The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-12-08
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That Spokane needs military post
no one win deny. There are many
reasons for this. In the frst place her
"bnsted" real estate sharks, especially
those interested in Twickenham that
rural district once plated for the pur-
pose Of palming lots of on eastern
people-will be able to unload BY trad
ing for property Of aequal value" in
other parts Of the overgrown country
town; but why 70 into detail The i'd
vantages Of q post to those poor people
are many and may be summed up a.
follows:
Locate post there and the shabby
genteel bankrupt real estate brokers
and bankers who wish to retrieve their
waning fortunes can do washing for
the soldiers. This il one advantage.
The soldiers would put money enough
in circulation to help out the empty
city treasury and enable them to pay
for the electric lights that were turned
off last week for want Of funds.
And then the soldiers could be util-
lied In chasing the bats and owls from
the vacant upper stories Of the mort
gagged brick blocks.
They might also be needed to prevent
the laboring people, mechanics and
small dealers from swOoping down upon
the Newberies and other retired bank
er banons who are living off their hard
earnings.
C9ur d'Alene has 500 millionaires
who made their money of of the mill
tary post, and even the editor Of this
great journal is worth half a million
and it is all due to the post-we want
that distinctly understood. Being
wealthy ourselves we should now assist
the occupant of the "ran Tower OF
Silence" that great and only fog horn
whose blasts echo and re-echo through
the empty halls and corridors of the
vacant brick blocks, to gain some OF
the filthy lucre" through the assistance
of an army post-what! did we hear
some of the other Ceur d'Alene mil
liOnaires say amen!
Yes, we will assist our DISTRESSED sister
town as we did when the great Ere laid
her waste. At that time, few though
we were. before the glare of the flames
had died away ia the heavens we had
contributed over $3.50 to burned and
bleeding Spokane. She is now repaying
our liberality: but we are diverging
from the advantages of post.
The death rate is SO heavy in Spokane
that the city has contracted for tie
burial of its poor at so cents a bury
volume of trade and small profits. The
change will insure an increase in NOR
tality among the soldiers, cause more
enlistments and increase the number OF
transients-a big advantage, for ever,
new soldier that enlistx may have a
least two-bits, some less, some more
Spokane needs the money.
The soldiers can be brought out OF
dress parade for the amusement of he
idle citizens.
Spokane is working hard for the post
Even her chief of the fire department
mayor, chief of police, superior cour
judges, busted" bankers, leading law
yers and other smaller fry were on
l.eddling tickets for concert which
they gave Thursday evening.
She-not Haggard's She-but Spo
kane has offered the government l25
600 gallons of water month free if i
will locate ten company post there
soldiers use more water than she figure
on. Four companies at Fl. Sherman
use over 10000 gallons a month; bu
tine government will pay for the surplu.
aud the soldiers will be expected I
drink less water and more Spokane BET
; If they so to that town to live.
/ One man says it will enhance tn
value of ms SIS an acre. Nothin
, like ii farmers! You should all rush i
and donate half of this, $3.50 an aer
r the post fund-to Spokane.
If the post goes to Spokane the go'
, eminent will abandon its old custom {
contracting for supplies through con
pettive bidding and buy exclusively {
her wholesale grocers-this concessio
will be made because it is Spokane.
! True the government gets its SUI
plies transported free over the Mort
ern Pacific, yet it would not take tn
into consideration when the trade
e Spokane merchants is at stake.
: The good work is rolling along al
II all that Spokane's 3o,oo-they clai
II that many reople-need TO make the
e all rich. happy and prosperous, is
military post of 1000 men. Think
Ne it. all those people, their very life al
l. future depending on what they C:
l. fitch from 900 soldiers.
e Oh! ye gods, for Col. Sellers
D. count the dollars that will roll
o There is millions in it, and the piles
ure it will afford her citizens to wat
l. the soldier boys get in and drill" A
,r cient Pompeii in all her glory, rleasu
/. and amusements will dwindle into
q. significance when compared with 81
Z kane's post-though it may only be
Re fence post.