The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-08-19
SUPREMACY Of THE PACIFIC
WILL RIVAL ATLANTIC COAST
A Lapa Of Uniimitsa Resources sad Of
EntesPFssiag People iimats Uasur-
passed ~ any Country On the Globe
csassr Of worlds conmsFes.


scenery seduction. and that IL the
Riviera, that world famed narrow
strip between the Mediterranean sea
and the Maritime Alps, sheltered
from every rude Wind, aud Of which.
Nice, Monte Carlo, aud Cannes are
the gems. In climate and scenery,
yes; bat IN fertility OF soil aud la
wealth Of natural resources this
Paeinc country, far, far outvies the
RisieFa.
What the traveller Ands Ia the
Pacific northwest, aud, subsequently,
ali along the coast for = distance OF
thousand miles south. be 10, how-
ever, not quite unpFepAred. For
some 81 his pFeeonceivsd notions have
already been upset on the say. IL
western Montana be- meets uith dslie-
igus, braeiBg air aud fright san.
shins' The Chinook winds, those
wondsrf0l warm euFFents Of air tina,
have risen IRON the bosom of ths
western ocean and been carried along
Al = high altitude antil they met the
stern sails and soft neada % the
Rockies, bad already removed every
tEacs 81 snow; farm aud orchard 10
tbs western valleys of Montana bear
Ing ~ the meaREs iands q the east
naFeF bore. ~ the WeSipFa borders
% idaho BE- marvsis a thoss lusty
young twas, Lewisson. Cisrkstou,
and # the ma,ehiess agricultural
eCloRles surrounding them. 10 east
era Washington b. ssasis bis eyes on
tbs uondeFfnl pFodacsivsnems Of the
Yakima and the wsuatobse Valleys,
and Of TIE Big Bend district, :. 900
miiea square. aith coil ~ rich and
cttmats 20 nsveF,failing that I've
aoFus uili safiios 10 kssp q family Of
tiIlsFs IN moderate comfort. 10
SPokane, Washington, b. 10 AmaEad
81 The phsuomsaai aFoWth % = ane.
solldiy 6uilt aud snsFeetic city which
score of yssu hsfurs Was bat .
i tiny hamlet. 10 notue The bnoyancy
81 tsmpsramsut, the never. uAy a e
optimism, The sslE sufficient energy
ubseh @sfeiy laughs az obstacles aud
considers il good sport 20 take AZ one
ayinE bound distances In progress
watch eastern communities crawl
oveF 81 = suaii's pace,
The journey southuAFd from
seattle merely serves TO deepen and
broaden these nrst Impressions.
Tacoma, younger and smaller thnu
Seattle, bot With = glorious future
~ her own; Everett, BalllnRh cham,
Olympia, youthful giants, ths-s iust
beginning 20 kSow their own strength
-vbsrs in The world can 700 dupll.
cata THE garland Of yolng hArbor
and manufacturing cities grouped
around that marvellous tongue Of the
Pseinc ocean which laps the IN
touched wealth Of the imperial state
Of Wellington
Tbsn, further south, the mighty
Colambla river and lie Immense and
fruitful basin, the greatest river 10
every respect usat Of the Rockies,
draining q territory larger than uas
tbe whole NJ the United stAtea In the
days Of Jefferson. For hundreds Of
miles this glorious river forms the
boundary between Washington and
Oregon, and Oregon IL q state equal.
ine II not surprising In several I'm.
portant respects her Beiehbor 10 the
north.
AZ the mouth Of the CoIumbi at
tbs northwestern extremity Of Oregon,
lee Astoria, first In point Of original
&ttlsmeDt, along the whole Pacific,
but retarded in lie growth by several
vital circumstances. Astoria, how.
ever, is destined 20 become ~ large
! and important emporium. Her bar.
Dor would accommodate the navies OF
tbs world. The ietty now construct.
ed by The national government al an
expense Of Eve millions L. = maRnl
acent improvement. The unfivaied
salmon Fisheries and canUerles, the
Enlightened spirit Of enterprise
animating her citizens all these and
other elements oouioin TO insure a
great future for Astoria.
Fourteen miles below the point
where the willamette river empties
iato the Columbia IL Portland,
0reRon's metropolis aud In every
sense one Of the finest and most
promising cities In the country.
The public spirit Of her shippers and
merchants and the sense Of duty Of
the nations legislature combined
youohsafe 20 Portland 3 navigation
Schannel 20 the very mouth Of the
Columbia 80 deep and wide that the