The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-10-10
A TOWN Of 10000 PEOPLE
INDUSTRIES WILL SUPPORT IT
The Resources Of the Tributary Country
a. seen By y. a. Blackwell WIN.
Howard Laad and Lumber Com pany
win Bald within = Year.

The following information is from
the prospectus Of the Occur d 'AIene 4
Spokane Railway company, complied
by y. A. Blackwell, president Of the
company and general manager Of the
William Howard Land d Lumber
company:
The Occur 'Alene 4 Spokane Rail
way Co., Limited, was organized
under the laws Of the state Of idaho,
capitol stock $500. 900. The length
Of the road Is 81 miles from connec-
ton with the city Traction Co.'S. lines
at the city limits Of Spokane to
Occur d'Alene terminal at the steam
boat landing, and about three miles
Of barDeh lines 10 sawmiIls and other
manufactures In Occur d'Alene, be.
sides passing and other sidings along
tbs main line. and a half mile Of
track near the city limits Of Spokane,
connecting the main line with the
Oregon Railway A Navigation Co.
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degrees, the heaviest grade ON the
line. per cent. This company has a
contract with the Spokane Traction
Co. extending rs years, with the
privelege Of renewal, for power and
trAckARe rights into aud around loop
Ia the haaTt Of the city Of Spokane.
for which privileges the company pays
them stipulated sum for each pass
enger handled in the city limits; mail
aud express business TO be paid for,
10 them, ON mileage lAsis according
70 distance handled over the two com.
panics lines
In the construction Of this road
they have spared no expense 10 make
u hrsi class, have used 90 pound rail.
standard railroad frogs and switches
and standard iiaA Track Is being
surfaced and halasiad No that the road
bod will compare fAvorably with the
best steam lines la the woSt. The
motor cars are cqnippcd with four SO
tyPe Westinghouse motors l22O horse
PoweTl and Westinghouse automatic
brakes. a. Well n ali modern equip.
ment aud oonFeniences.
The right of way including fran.
chises In SPOKANE. Occur d'Alsna,
Post Falls and 20 acres from the
Government Told Fort A A Sherman
military rcaervel on the shore of the
lake. In the town IL coenr d'Alene.
has all been secured. all Of which Ia
private right Of way except In city
and towns. The purpose 10 20 operate
the passenger. mail, pAckage, or les
than car load freight. including ex-
pres business. by electric power.
We uill have exceptionally good
terminal facilities, fayorably located
In the city 81 Spokane. for this and
passenger business. The solid car
load freight such as lumber. wood,
cedar poles and other forest products,
- veil asa ice, grain, hay, etc, by
steam power at night when the
electric cars are not running
Spokane IL fine. prosperous, and
fast growing city Of about so, 600
people. Occur d'Alene three years
ago had 500 people and now has up.
wards Of three Thousand aud indica.
tions are that within a few years will
have from eight 60 ten thousand.
I In addition 10 this there are about
! the lake aud vicinity ON the the three
principal rivers flowing into Occur a.
! Alene lake, namely Occur d'Alene.
I 81, Joe and st. Maries. not less than
! 1000 more, all OF whom when they
travel, come via Occur d'Alene. IL
being the shortest aud best route
I between that territory and Spokane
The line Of the road runs through the
Spokane valley. close 10 the banks OF
. the river of the ssme name. This
valley has an average width Of from
four TO five miles the entire distance ;
the soil il rich gavelly loan, is
quite thickly settled now and is being
peopled fast. Besides tho main
Spokane valley, there are numerous
!, other smaller valleys and basins
:, connected with the same and extend.
ing back into the hills for miles, all
: Of which are more or less settled.
/. An estimate Of the population Of this
!, territory, including the town of Post
Falls, makes II upward Of 5000 all
living adjacent TO this line.
4 very conservation estimate Of the
timber tributary to Occur d'Alene
:. lake lie eight billion feet, about 40
:, per cent. Of which IL owned by parties
= interested in this road. This estimate
y does not include cedar poles, railroad
, ties, wood. etc. but Just sawloe
timber A very large amount OF
land lie still unsurveyed, belonging
TO the government, subject to location
20 by settlers. Il Is being bought mp
very rapidly as II comes into the