The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-15
PROGRESSIVE POST FALLS
TOWN OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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Post Fails IL delightfully."- located
"a ths north bank and near the cata.
ructs u the Spokane river, on the
RoFthsrn Paeiae railroad and the
Coear d'Alsne 4 Spokane sleelFio
railroad. Tbs town has about so
niles Of river aud lake navigation,
aud ons d the greatest WAteE poEeTs
No .ah6 northwest The river, 1t the
town, divides into three natural
channels, snd has fall Of about az
Isst. On soeount % thess talls tho
tosn offeEs aBnenal facilities Tor
furnishing poser 90 factories. mills
aud other commercial enterprises.
The country tFibataFy 70 tbs town
10 devoted to agricultural, minins
aud Numbering. Ia the nelghboEinR
wOantains are 10 b. foand rich for.
ssts u ths isn1sa simboF. ali oi which
can b. ssnt 20 this pOint for eating,
uith eAesllsut facilities for aoating
ths iazs % tbs toWn, whiie tbs mar
ksss for tbs lumber are abundant.
Located near ths toWn IL "a ex
extensive farming country. Ia whlch
Aeavy yields ~ wheat, oass, barley
ssd limOthy aEe EFUwn Lately the
grain nelda hare given assay 70 rnis.
ibs bay. and IL h sHperisd the cot
yai Of this pEod0et win b greatly
decreased over pFeyions years. Tia
olhy is the principal bag EFoaR, -.
saas- tbs prizes EpceiVcd theFvfoFv,
have exceeded al other yAFiesisa. aud
a. u eops fFosn una aud . half 10
0~o tons 70 the acrp " hss EalA
b~stes to so~ she isud % this goFaas
and 60 = crop ever year iprtesd u
" uho4t, from which = crop i anEs
only unes 10 tao yuars. Nevertheless.
shsai raisiug Il ain 40 uRt-asive 10
dustEy and Que % the foFrmoss, -
Abe quality uf the grain Hguwn hore
70 tbs besas aud commands tbs highsad
r~a 10 the maFketa oAss also
yield sbaadAnliy, a. does harley,
both makina sod crops and iusaSine
handsome praflts.
Tha Ealufall u ghis eecfiou h suai
eisht 20 mature all cFups, hsiue nesF
y 10 inChsa annually. on the bench /
lands 10 the vicinity ot this towp |
god crpga are always bad fFom the |
natural rainfall. but 10 ths Spokane
valley, iFrsEstion is nece@aaEy 80 in
sure . cfup. The coil In this Fallsy /
10 a black lean With q gravel aixtaFs,
which dries nut during The sammer.
thus ieopaEsiizina the crops. Yet for
early spring vegetables aud crops
that Tipen salTy IN thu Heaaon. that
has proved TO % the richest land IN
this section. MAFkels ere had for
thess crops in the city Of Spokane,
and the tFansportaticR facilities being
excellent. farmers who rates early
vegetables are successful and resolve 1
big prices for their products. A
spamber Of irrigation ditchea are now
being constructed. 40 that water may 4
BE- turned on this land during the
dry season. There are thousands Of 4
acres on which watsr can be easily 4
led, which will make Il a garden /
spot In ths course Of few years. Il /
will then be adapted 60 any grain,
fruit oE vegetable that will Rrow 10 |
any part Of this country. Thoao who
own the land will undoubtedly plant
" in fruit becanee % the big profits /
which can he gathered FROM the lard |
from this source as soon a. che orch 4
ards begin to bear. Berries Of all /
kinds can then be- successfully raised, /
which will always iind market 10 1
the city Of Spokane. Experience
has taught the irriRationist that far
more profitable crops than grains can
be raised ON irrigated lands, 80 IL Iu
hardly likely that the grain ship. |
ments from the town will Be enlarged. /
Hay IL q profitable crop from the
irrigated aelds, and the growth IL
largely increased by The artificial
application Of water.
Post Falls has been prosperous
town aince Il was established about
10 yeara ago. Its people now mum
her about 800. and II IL incorporated. |
The town boasts Of capaeious water
works aud schools having niue
grades. There are two churches. the
Methodist and Presbyterian. frat.
ornal lodges OF the Maccabees, X. o. /
T. NJ. Of the World aud Modern
Woodmen, four merchandise atorea.
two blacksmith shops, two livery aud |
feed stables, two real estate com.
panies, one shoe shop, harness ahop, |
three hotels, restaurant aud two
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