Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-08-22
LAND VALUES MULTIPLY
SIX TIMES IN 70 YEARS
In 1891 Pullman Boosted $50 Resi-
dents, Now There are over 1000
old Souvenir Gives In
teresting History

An interesting souvenir of the
early days in Pullman was this week
handed to The Herald man by E. w.
DoWnen, 4 pioneer merchant of this
/ city The souvenir is in the form of
an advertising card, published by the
Pullman Board of Trade in 1891,
the year following the big fire that
destroyed the entire city. On one
side is printed a picture of Pullman S
famous early-day artesian we'll, with
Il view of the main business section.
Among the business houses shown
/ IN the picture are the Bank OF Pull
man, Downen & Miller. Fariss Bros,
! Mcconnell & Chambers and the Mint
saloon.
On the reverse side of the card is
a bit of detailed information CON
corning the city of Pullman of that
/ date The then Board of Trade
points with pride to the fact that
Pullman was IA town of $50 souls.
Today the total would reach over
1000. At that time farm land could
be purchased for $40 TO $50 per
acre. Today it takes $50 or more
to buy an acre of the choice farm
lond, and many sales are made at
that figure.
Extracts from the booster card OF
% years ago will be interesting read
ing for old-time residents of Pull
man, who will, by comparison with
the present day Pullman, note with
pride the rapid strides made by THO
city since 1891. A few of these ex-
tracts are as follows:
Pullman has population of $780,
is situated "a miles south of Spokane
Falls on the Spokane & Palouse rail-
road, at the junction of the Pullman
branch of the Union Pacific and the
Pullman branch of the Northern Pa
cific railroads. and is in the center
OF the great agricultural region
known as the Palouse Country. No
irrigation is required as the rainfall
is ample, certain and timely, and the
soil so productive that for quantity,
size and quality of its products the
world is challenged to beat it. Pull
man is the largest grain shipping
point i'm the state, and commands a
trade, on its agricultural resources
alone, which would support a town
of 5000 people.
Pullman has the only artesian
wells in the state. The one pictured
on the other side of this card dis
charges 1000 gallons per minute. but
there are now two others which flow
even stronger than this. The water
works system, now in course of con-
struction, will be supplied from one
o. these wells, which guarantees the
largest and purest supply of water
TO be found in any town on the Coast,
AZ a comparatively small cost water
power can be had for manufacturing
purposes. At depth Of from 80 to
90 feet a vein of coal several feet
in thickness is found, but owing to
the flow of water its development
has been beyond the means OF our
citizens.
"The business portion Of Pullman
was entirely destroyed by fire on
July Srd, 1890. involving loss oil
over $4,000, but in go days the
town was rebuilt with handsome
brick blocks, this showing the faith
which our citizens have in the fu-
ture of the town.
pullman offers promising open
ing, for the business man, in lines
not yet fully represented. To the
capitalist, safe investment and large
returns. To the farmer, productive
land at from $40 to $40 per acre
which will pay for itself in one OIL
two years. To ali, hearty welcome