The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-05-02
GROWING cOEUR D'ALENE
A HIVE OF HUMAN INDUSTRY
The Commercial and Manufacturing In.
tsrssss Of the TowA are Growing fins.
Der and laundering WIN Bald . city
Here other Resources.


around Occur d'Alens are most in
spring to the people. especially those
who were here through the dark days
u the panic, During that time the
town was dead and bad no one to
bury L.; but things have changed
since then and in the place Of death
We have activity. life aud the making
Of the best town in northern Idaho.
Whyf because We have the resources
20 make IL such, The vast forests o.
timber lying Ia the Occur d'Alsne
and ~ jos river hasins sud ON the
mountain slopes, together with that
empire Of white pine ia the 81.
Maries district. tbs uRdeveloped min
eral resources and agricultural posi-
biliilles make II the coming town.
Thesa resources, now being developed,
will BALD : town and there Is 40 get
ting aSay from tho fact. Add 10
them our advantages As the leading
and only summer resort Ia The great
Inland empire and IL Is an easy mat
ter 10 $50 the result.
The activity around toAn is such
that the most skepsieai must admit
the facts. Ia the wesi end Of town
Al Johnson's ship yard one will see
the chip carpenters al work on the
large steamer that is being bailt for
the Occur d'Alcne a 81. Joe Trans,
PoEtaiion company, tho rihs u which
arr In place aud neady for the plank.
Inc. This il 10 10 the largest aud
hest sgoiPiaed steamer on the lake.
eth all modern convenience. At
tho same plano = large barge IL also
under construction for the -. Joe
Boom company, lie dimensions arr
IS by 70 Zee, aud IL h intended for
carrying = pile driver aud large der.
rick for shr nse ~ the company. The
~, Joe Lumber oompsny. of Harrison.
u having Mr.. johnson huild large
tng for its az. on the lake, Tho
plnnking IL on this boat and IL l. "a
10 completed within she next tonr
weeks.
The Electric Railway company has
= force of mon nj uoFk drawing tice
from the wafer aud piiing them Oh lie
right u uay through the fort grounds.
Several thousand tics are slrnasly On
the groand aud II t. expected that
the rails Nill t.egin 10 arrive within
the neat three week. The company
sill do it, grading by contract. bu,
may 10 said Ia h. throwing dirt n
che present time. - IL has men At
wurk grading the extension Of Shcr.
man street from its wcsi eud 10 the
military reserve.
Ia building circles ve note that
Alexander Main has several contracts,
among them $500 cottage for
Prank Erickson, 300 cottage for
Ms. Mcdonald aud = 81 600 addition
10 enc 81 Charlse Mccarthy resi-
dences lie also has the contract
TO Get the new boilers for the Occur
d'Alene Lnmher company. which arr
60 be used in connection with the
newb dry kiln.
Z Crsndall 4 Weston have a contract
10 erect = cottage for Mr.. Es,ep. Of
Spokane. n Porter's Point. seven
miles up the lake. They re also con.
structinR bowling alley ON sherman
stret that is 20 be completed next
week. when .tt will bc opened 90 the
public. They have other buildings
under consideration.
I s. A. varnam has force Of men
At work on the brick addition 60 DIR.
p. J. Scallon's building ON Fourth
street aud IL building several cot.
tages in different parts of town.
I Other contractors are busy and Il
IL safe TO say that at least thirty
buildings are under construction 1T
the present time OF that have just been
completed. aud still there ia de.
mand for more.
+ These conditions are due To the fact
that this IL the only available point
whore the timber can be successfully
manufactured aud that the mills are
being built here to cut a. The
Occur d'Alene Lumber company's
mill and the Gunderaon 4 Allen mill
are in operation and the Big Four
company has its mill under con.
etruction, the frame work being up
and ready Tor covering The VII.
liam Howard Land & Lumber com
pany IL sure TO build is large plant
employing zoe men and there are
other companies holding timber who
will build in the future. Ia Il any
wonder, then, that the town is grow
tnu