The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-16
POST FALLS
MANUFACTURING TOWN
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Among the cities and towns Of the
Pacific Northwest few are doing 20
much Ii the ssy OF local improve
ment or have brighter prospects than
Post Falls. Idaho. Delightfully."- To-
Gated on tho north bank Of the Gpo-
kane river, near the falls bearing its
name, the Post Falls townsite ia ideal
and the natural advantages nusur-
passed. The population IL now 600.
Post Falls is at the bead If the
famous Spokane valley, 80 miles
long and six miles wide, "A miles east
OF Spokane. nine miles from Rath-
drum the county seat and eight miles
from Occur d'Alene. II Is reched BY
the Occur d'AIene and Spokane EIec-
trio railway and By q branch OF the
Northern Pacific. Within a year IL
lie probable that two more steam rail-
way lines will enter the town. Post
Falls claims the greatest available
water power In the northwest. Here
the river divides into three natural
channels, having q fall of so feet.
One Of these channels Is the site Of
an electric plant, now being installed
at cost Of 81. 800, 600 which will de-
velop Is, 600 electric horse-powe
The immediate advantages to the
town Of an Institution Of this charac
ter can not be oEerestimated. There
are nov in operation large band SAW
mills. planning mills and Touring
miIla Next season, among other
Substantial additions to the manuGac-
turing industries, sash and door
factory win be built. IL is natural
factory town and must eventually
take its place at the top. Even GOV
a WOODEN mill stands idle simply for
the want Of a competent manager,
and the location and surroundings
are such as to guarantee success 20
the right people.
More improvements have been made
at Post Falls during the past year
than ID ? years preceding. and the
! outlook for the future is exceptional
i Is bright The great activity in
! farming land aud town property at
this time leaves no room for doubt
that the time is ripe for safe invest
ment. A large acreage Of rich farm
: ing and grazing lands Is tributary to
Post Falls, and in the adjacent
mountains are vast forests Of saw tim
I Der which are practically untouched.
while all crops fully mature without
: artificial watering, the highest pro-
deetivity is attained through irriga-
tion. Within distance Of one and
one half to three miles Of Post Fails
: are the famous Greenacres and East
= Greenacres properties. Here are 1000
3 acres Of rich land that has been di
vided Unto small tracts. With water
. at hand for the irrigation Of about
I 500 acres. Construction work Is weil
{ under way for placing il all under
. ditch within a short time. Fine Ger
/ cal crops are raised in this vicinity
Z without irrigation, but IS stated Be.
s fore, the well-cared for small irriRat,
Z ed tracts olfer the best Inducements
+ TO those DESTROYS Of farming on 4
2 small scale. Some Of the finest fruits
8 and vegetables grown 10 the Inland
: Empire are raised 10 this valley.
: With numbering, electric develop
ment, milling. splendid shipping IA
Z nilities, irrigated lands, wheat lands
: stock range. woodlands, river navlga
4 tion, mammoth water poser anekcel
led hunting and fishing. boating an'
= pleasure resorts at the nearby lakes
u Il would seem that nature and man
Ingenuity had left little to be adde
Z to the advantages enjoyed by chi
9 little idaho town.
Post Falls offers many opportuE
titles for the establishing Of manutaC
turing industries. Among them
: caunery, beet sugar factory woole
y mills. foundry aud machine shopl
= paper mills, sawmills. planning mill
:. sash and door factory, cheese IA
. tory. To the one In search of q hon
u OF profitable investment In a cleal
up.to- date. beautifully located TOW
none seems to offer greater induc
= ments than Post Falls. -Northwe
: HomeseekeF.