Spokane

a city of eastern Washington about 350 miles from the Pacific Ocean, It is situated at the falls of the Spokane river, a branch of the Columbia. The Great Northern and Northern Pacific railroads intersect at this point and form, with other railways, a natural railroad center. It is the commercial and manufacturing center of a large region. The falls are 132 feet in height and have never been known to furnish less than 33,000 horsepower. The city is well built and has many manufacturing establishments including mills and machine shops. The manufactures include brick, clothing, wooden and tin ware, dairy products, pottery, and canned meats. Electricity developed at the falls is transmitted by wire to all parts of the city for lighting or manufacturing purposes. It is utilized in the Coeur d'Alene mines 100 miles away. Electric trolley cars run to Lake Coeur d'Alene. Shipments of wheat, fruits, vegetables, live stock, gold, silver, lead, copper, sugar, and lumber are large. Parks, charity institutions, and public schools have been established on a liberal scale. The population in 1909 was estimated at 90,000. Spokane is destined beyond doubt to be one of the great interior cities of the United States. See Washington