Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-08-16
CITY OF PULLMAN
The Thriving and Prosperous Metropolis
of the Palouse District
LANDOF GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES
The Railroad and Commercial he Greatest
Farmlng section in the Union. City of Schools,
Churches and Flowing Wells.
SKETCHES and Mercantile Review of
Leading Business Men the

THERE are not many people who
have not heard favorably of Pull
man. But the number of those who
have studied the causes of the re-
markable growth and development
witnessed here are few as yet. Pull
man though young city has long
since ceased to be an experiment,
and today is recognized as the rail
road and commercial center of the
Inland Empire. The pillars upon
which its ultimate prosperity are
founded are of the most substantial
character, offering the staunchest
guarantee of the city's ultimate flu
ture. Strange to say, the historian
has used but little ink either in ex-
aiming into or describing the his
tory of this part of Washington or
of the city of Pullman. Why can
not be conjectured; not surely on
account of a dearth of material, for
the early history of this section
abounds in legends and romances
that outrival the tales and myths of
classic times. 1t is history replete
with chivalry; of sturdy adventures;
of the Indian and his depredations
and opposition to the tread of adj
vancing civilization; a story of pri
walton and hardships crowned final
ly with success; Of men with hearts
OF oak and nerves of steel who knew
no fear, and who were the pioneers
that blazed the trails, made the
roads, and made possible the glor-
ious future that is even now unfold
ing its wings of wealth, making this
heaven and home for all who seek
the shelter of its hospitable area,
and it is this city so replete with
everything that goes to the upbuild-
ing of great and thriving metrop-
oils that we will endeavor to portray
to Our readers that they may have
some idea of its advantages, its in
dustries, and its people, and of its
present prosperity and the possibil-
tiles of the future. In SO doing the
writer will make no pretense to
fowery flow of language nor exag-
gerated assertions, but will confne
himself as nearly as possible to facts,
giving statistics as they have gath
cred from time to time. So closely
is the history of the town allied with
that of the surrounding country
that some description of that should
also be given, so we will commence
with
THE PALOUSE COUNTRY
which embraces a section of East
ern Washington and Northern Ida
no, which reaches North almost to
Spokane, is bounded on the West
by the Columbia river, and reaching
South and East to the breakwaters
of the Snake and Clearwater rivers,
and containing one of the greatest
bodies of fertile farming lands on
the North American continent; and
in all this world-famed district the
most fertile portion is found in
WHITMAN COUNTY.
This, the banner county of the
state of Washington, is bounded on
the north by Spokane county, on
the west by the Columbia river, on
the south by Walla Walla and Col
umbia counties and on the east by
the Idaho state line. Whitman
county is composed almost entirely
ofrolling prairie; there is some tim
Der but only about enough for fuel
purposes. 1t is safe TO say that
over Il of the county is under cult
vation,