The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1894-12-29
Tie Spokane Stree, Railway Benefited BY
the fost.

In Their efforts 10 secure a military
POST the people Of Spokane have listened
IL the exaggerated reports Of the spokes-
man Review and swallowed them AS
gospel truth without stopping TO con
slider what the benefits really are or who
Is 10 he benefited by such an institu-
ton. 10 far as the general public is
concerned II Will derive very little bene.
III from pos, nj Inickenham. Then
Who axe tie bcnrEciaries: Looking ut
The matter ia lis true light We must
answer, the Spokane Stree, Railway
Company aud the Spokane Electric
Light Company, twin corporations, un.
der the control Of English syndicaies.
W. :, Norman, \. 4. Sewberry and II.
Bolster are the prime movers In tie
matter and their companies are 20 de-
rive the benefits. The street car line
now In operation almost 10 the proposed
site, viii be extended TO the post IN
case il Is located a. Tnickenham. The
Electric Light Go. expects 10 secure
contract for lighting the posi- good
reasons Why the managers Of both con
Germs should bc an1iously pushing the
matter with such Nigor: but i, is no
reason Why Tie Spokesman Review
should deceive the people aud assist
these ncn ia ,Leir efforts 10 deceive
the public. unless i; has been subsidized
foT the purpose. Mr. Newbery, who is
looking after the interests OF hts Eng.
liah friends. is in Washington City
al
people aud having good time at their
expense.
The ~pok tells the PEG
pie tia; regmcnial post means the
location OF 100 soldiers there. II GER
ia.nly knows better, II not ii is very
ignorant on such matters. a regiment
consists 81 about six hundred men,
whose monthly pay would amour; 10
about $1,000. As Spokane claims
about 5000 population this would
make * ;, cents per capita, or about Il
cents per day. were II all spent In the
city. but as a matter OF fact at least
half Of It viii bc spent at the Post tx.
change, which would reduce the bene-
f,A 20 little over :. cent per day for
each inhahiiant, and when the amount
that the street car company would re-
cuiyc in far,a from the soldiers is taken
from this there would be very little left.
We are surprised that the people Of
Spokane viii allow themselves to be
made such tools Of by Norman, Bolster,
Ncwhcry and others whose sole object
is 10 increase the revenues of their com
ranies at public expense,
The war department has been badly
deceived regarding the proposed site
for the post. We have been over the
ground a number OF times and make
the assertion. without fear of successful
contradiction. that there is not to ex-
cc,d 10, acres in the whole site that is
1T for parade grounds and buildings
nnd The title Ia some of II is in such
shape tina, i, will be impossible to clear
II nm. Some of this land is owned ny
the men who are most anxious TO secure
the post IN order that they may work 1t
off in the deal for cash or property
more available. which the people nave
donated for their benefit bolster, nor
man and Newbery are really working a
confidence game on the people ana
secretly laughing at what fools these
mortals be- ,.,
The people of Spokane have been
told that the movement called for a
rrimcn,al post, yc, the bill creating II
docs not specify the number OF com
NAMES ,ha, shall be required to garrison
IL and the Secretary of War may station
one or a dozen companies there at his
discretion. ,.;,,,
= The spokane business men are BENZ
. boyco,,ed in all directions and such &c
: ,ion on the part of the people is du
4. principally TO the policy for which sh
il noted selfish hcggishness In
= spokesman Review is one Of the mai s,,
( causes of this condition of affairs In
= business men of that town are 'os'n
z trade every day and will continue to q
: so as long as they coniine themselves
* the policy Of robbing neighoor'"g Town
Z Probably they will get their eyes ope"e
after while.