The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-10-23
Mar thriving growing city with bOundeSS In center the
largest white pine belt the Northwest surrounded by rich agricultural lands
and with its vast dairy and excellent manufacturing and transportation
facilities bids fair become short time the metropolis Of North ddhO
The ideal climate the fine system Schools and the many business OppOn
make St. ldeS ideal place for home Come and be convinced

1t has been many years since the first white settler
up the beautiful ST. Joe river by way of Lake Occur
dAene and after viewing the beautiful meadow lands the
adjoining hills covered with timber the many surface indi
cations of mineral wealth and all other natural he
decided upon this ideal home for wanderer and
pitched his tent, built his cabin and started the city OF 81
Mares at the junction Of the St Joe and ST. Mares rivers
While this was many years ago. is but recently however,
that the city of ST. Mares has sprung into prominence the
destined future metropolis of Northern Idaho
True, it not long before many families moved in
to this region but the entire Northwest at the time
Transportation by boat Lake Occur Aene and the t
butay rivers was the only means OF reaching tins place and
that time boats few and difficult to build
Since that time the entire western country has
changes Towns cities have sprung up boomed and
now mere monumental structures of former busy days.
st. Maries received that kind of impetus in
growth however, therefore the oft repeat
ed prediction that she destined to become leading western
city in the future Her growth has been steady slow at
first chiefly of the fact that capital reuired to
push the big things which the natural had placed
in such abundance in midst.
Prior 1906 when the first steps taken toward
making ST. Maries city, not supply center small
town community the growth Of ST. Maries but very
gradual service the only transportation The
trips long and many of the delayed at
booming of population later regret the day
and by still other changes arrive here where the boom spirit
prominent early western days had not reached exhaust
ed itself and left the town city community of empty
buildings high taxed community made by improvements
demanded ahead of the progress ustyng these
outays
At this time the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound
railroad through this region and when St.
tnenta railroad but also made junction point for branch
Ine tapping equally fertile and productive valley,
and adjacent hills covered with timber this city enjoyed
rapid influx Of and looking for opportuni
either business way for place to make pema-
nent home
Still boom to live short while and then die out; merely
steady yes phenomnal growth New industries started up
at every today while this has been going for the
past eight years abatement in growth Investment
capital seen rather each year recording
building more improvements business enterprises
mann ufao1ri mo tbant thp OrpXO
Maries is located the main line Of the Chicago Mil
waukee and St. Paul railroad about two hours and half
ride from Spokane AS transportation facilities has the
as coupled with the fact that is the trunk ine it
and it favored with twiceaday steamship schedule t
Harrison Coeur dAene, and ST. Joe other important towns
of Kootenai County.
AS to climate its medium elevation that is for daho o.
2100 feet gives it mild temperate climate that is de
and comparatively little and the not ex
ceedingly hot the rainy being divided in early sprn
and late autumn months.
St Maries chief pride and her of greatest
is the lumber industry And manufacturing center in tn
numbering world this is probably of the best known cite
the country today and now although blessed with tw
Srge saws besides Others there preparation
der way for the erection Of other mills in clos
proximity to the city.
The situation of St Mares in the midst of the famou
white pine timber belt of the coast with her exceer
transportation facilities of both and rail- makes it tn
logical location for great lumber milling center and tn
advantages and facilities that brought the Miwauke
St. Maries mills to St. Marie will attract others Thel