The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-06-16

ire more abundant, while the trees
and vegetation lend charm, which
5 absent on thu Eastern side. The
! ride along the Kootenai river was
| nest fascinating. This great river
takes its. rise among tn snow peaks
to be, seen on every hand, rushes
along in great masses of white water.
or pitch-s over cataracts, to again
travel mere smoothly, until after
| slightly miles it turns northward to
| British Columbia 1 can not describ :,
| the almost emerald coloring of these
| mountains, lakes and streams. Here
certainly there are no typhoid germs
These riches are for the eye and mind
of man; mans hand has not yet soil
ed THIN. Scenic beauty is linked
| with health. Let US hope that here
| beauty and air and water will ever
be free. A ride along the Bend D.
Oreille or Priest river brought us to
Sand Point, busy city of saw mills
White Fish on lake and river by the
same name, came next; the snow was
| less on tho mountains, the scenery of
8 milder type, but yet wonderful to
behold, until the mind seemed able
to hold no more. Electricity, we were
told, was conveyed to these cities in
the Pan Handle of Idaho, from Spo-
kane, VIII. re it is generated by the
great falls Of the Spokane River, 80
OF more miles away.
I'VE reached the great city of Eas-
tern Washington about 10 o'clock on
Nc pday night, where we remained
| that night, the next day and night fol
lowing. The people CT this town are
certainly boosters" and in fact the
| bigg, st thing that came to my
| notice next to the mountains was the
boosting" From the greatest to tho
least, every one is Effected by it.
1t is either a universal disease, or else
the very exuberance of life. The peo-
pie are optimistic, or else they are
born liars and dsceivers, being de-
ceived themselves. How much of ii
is wind and how much substance,
don't know, but l have an idsa that
a whole lot of them are adopts at
! the shell game The realestate
dealers in rocks and sands seem tc
be legion.
With all her optimism, Spokane is
in the dumps, for the city has only
: $4,000 inhabitants, when her citizen:
have been giving out that she had {
population anywhere from 100000 tt
$4,000. AS it is, Tacoma beats her b
about 10000 inhabitants. placing he
third in the column of Washington
| cities. This is a bitter pill. Never
theless, Spokane is a great busting
:. city, rich in actual and potential re
sources. The city is growing fast, it:
, bank clearings are greater in proper
ttion to size than either Seattle or Ia
coma. 1t is a great outfitting poin
{ for the miners, forests and railroad
f construction work 1t is in the mids
!, Of a great fruit district under irriga
: tion and without. The great VIII a
!. fields of the Bend country lie a
i it's doors to the west and the ricl
j Palouse district to the south. But t.
ms the most wonderfully attractive
/ thing about Spokane are the rushin,
waters of it's falls and catraactS. |
5 is a sight to feast the eye. Here Of
t in the vicinity about $4,000 horsepow
D er is generated to run its mills ant
: factories, light it's streets and build
: ings, with a surplus energy to sup
ply the needs of the cities and towns
l within radius of 80 miles.
'The Spokane Chamber of Com
: merce were on hand to receive ou
party about 9 O'Clock Tuesday morn
r ing, taking us on an observation stree
: car to the parks and other places O
5 interest in the city. At noon w;
: We're the guests at luncheon of tn,
Commercial Club. Governor Ha.
was present and spoke. There wa.
) considerable speech-making on boil
sides, all of which was not quite
: equal to the luncheon. At the clos,
: of this function, we were at libert.
: to dispense, and visit such places
!, Of interest as seemed most attractive
AS for several others besides myself
5 in the spirits of American patriotism
4 We went to see game of base bal
/. between Spokane and Seattle, il
f which the greater city went down tt
t inglorous defeat. We left next morn
/ ing at 9 o'clock for the ride across
' the Great Bend of the Columbia ant
I 1.-THE Cascades. But l have hurried OF
, at such length that / must close fol
this time abruptly. Yours truly,
F.. H. OEHLER.
Il Since the above was put in type
the following letter from the sam,
e source was received:
i On Train, Idaho, June s, 1910 Edi