The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08

about half a mile falls 1870 feet-at
the upper cataract so feet, at. the
lower one 20 feet. This tremendous
water power. the property of the
Washington Water Power company
of Spokane. operates three large four
ing mills, "a miles of street car lines,
lights the streets of the city, railroad
depots, business blocks, theaters,
dwelling houses. ETC.; operates ele-
vators in the stores, offices and club
buildings. the machinery in the d.
vision shops of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railway COM
panies, various manufacturing indus
tries of the city, and is under con-
tract to furnish electric power for
the operation of the great silver and
lead mines of the Occur d'Alene dis
trict, 100 miles away. So the water,
shed from the Occur d'Alene noun
tain sides, is returned to it's source,
controlled on a bit Of copper wire
one-quarter inch in diameter, to pump,
hoist and drive machinery that
reaches hundreds of feet into the
bowels of the earth to bring it's riches
forth. When this magnificent water
power is fully developed and in prac-
tical use. Spokane will easily be q
city Of 1000 population.
Chance for Manufactures.
The Washington Water Power COM
pany owns also the water power at
Post Falls. Idaho. "a miles up the
Spokane river. where there is a power
almost equal to Spokane. At either
place rare opportunities are present.
ed for the establishment by manufac-
turers of Industries in a rapidly grow
ing market
The Washington Water Power COM
pany is now spending S1.000.00 in
improving and extending it's electric
and car systems, while the newly or
ganized Spokane Traction company Is
spending another million in a new
street car system. The electric line
to Occur dAlene City Is nearing COM
pletion, and when the construction
now under way on the various lines
is completed Spokane will be the best
equipped city in the west for electric
car facilities.
Extent Of Industries.
The city has 223 industries and
manufactures with an output in 1909
of sS.500,000. 1t includes -four and
lumber mills, breweries, machine
shops, cracker, tent and pickle fac
tories. bottling works. tile, terra cot
ia and pottery works, broom factories.
mattress factory, foundry and iron
works, brick yards. stone and marble
works, single mills, furniture, sash
and door factories and car shops. 1t
offers more liberal terms for the es-
adjustment of manufactures than
any city in the west. Mill sites with
either water or electric power In a
great growing market makes 1t a
most desirable place for the manu-
facturer to locate and establish his
factory. With 10000 wage earners
1t has a payroll of $7,s69,5o0 annual
ly. There are S. wholesale aud job
bling houses.
Necessarily. many OF the peculiarly
local features which distinguish each
city from it's neighbors in the COM
munity of American municipalities
have been omitted in this review. The
spirit of local pride possessed by all
Spokanltes, the nearly good feloW-
ship which exists in the open-handed
hospitality of the citizens, to the
character of which every stranger
that has ever come within tie city's
gates can testify. are local traits that
add greatly to the eNjoyability either
of visit to or permanent residence
in this queen of northwestern cities.
Every man, woman and child is
proud to say that he or she Is Spo-
kane residenter. All delight In well
coming newcomers and making them
feel at home. The capitalist. the la
borer the man of moderate means.
the socially ambitious. In fact all
classes of good citizenship. will find
Spokane an ideal place to follow
leach his favorite fancy"