Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-01-06
For a Public Building.

The Commercial Club passed the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions at their
meeting Wednesday night:
Whereas, The honorable senator from
Idaho, George l.. Shoup, has introduced
a bill i'll congress for the purchase of a
site and construction of federal build
ing at Moscow, in Latah county, Idaho
now
Therefore, Without rejecting in any
way whatsoever upon the standing Or
claims Of any other community for such
a federal building, we submit that north
Idaho, for which fhis building would lie
constructed, is entering upon period Of
great development, and that Lewiston,
Idaho, is situated in the center of that
development and by reason of its loca-
ton at the junction of the Snake and
| Clearwater rivers at the head of naviga-
tion i'll a deep valley, it is necessarily
junction point for water grade railroads,
the most important commercial center in
large territory, and the logical loca
tion for a federal building. There is no
more promising mineral section than tie
mining camps of Pierce City, Newsonie
creek, Elk City, Buffalo Hump, Warrcns,
| Thunder Mountain, Florence and tile
lmnaha and Seven Devils copper regions.
Steamboat lines connect Lewiston with
these mining regions; also with agri-
| cultural, live stock and horticu tural,
lumber and newly discovered coal regions,
! unexcellcd in the Rac ifc northwest
The Northern Pacific Railway com
pany now reaches Lewiston by branch
and is changing its main line to run
from Missoula, Montana, through Lewis
ton, Idaho, to and connect with its main
line on the Columbia river. Lewiston is
already second in importance only to
Spokane of all points on that railroad
between the Rocky and Cascade mount
aims. The Oregon Railway & Navigation
company is now building to connect
! Lewiston with the main line Of the ITnion
Pacific at Huntington.
Many capitalists of influence in the
east are investing in the region tributary
to Lewiston, including great completed
irrigation canal, steel bridge one-third
of mile in length across Snake river
and are projecting an electrical power
plant for manufacturing purposes and the
operation of street railway and
bridge over the Clearwater river.
The state of Idaho has selected this
place for the terms of its supreme court
in north Idaho, and there are located
here the Idaho state normal school,
| Offices of the United States commissioner,
referee in bankruptcy, deputy internal
revenue collector for north Idaho, deputy
United States marshal, the United States
land Office aud postoifice, the receipts
of which are third in size of those in the
state of Idaho. This point is also the
| headquarters most convenient for the
officials of the Bitter Root timber reserve,
and will also, by reason of the great
tributary development in mines, soon re-
quire United States assay Office. And
| Whereas, The annual rental of the
offices of United States officials now To-
Gated here would pay the interest on the
cost of suitable federal building, and
Whereas, The city of Lewiston has
offered free site for such a building, we
cordially endorse such offer Of the city
council, and urge upon our representa-
tives i'll congress to duly consider the
facts herein set forth.
THE LEWISTON COMMERCIAL CLUR.
By Its Committee on Resolutions.
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