Manufacturing opportunities in the state of Washington . in a distance of 100 miles, making possible a develop-ment of 400,000 horsepower, while the estimated potential powerof the entire Inland Empire is ,000 horsepower. Spokane is a great railway center. Seven transcontinental linesenter, besides a number of local and branch lines. It has 150 milesof street railway and is connected by 213 miles of electrics with theprincipal surrounding cities. It has 7 2 miles ot paved streets. 3 93miles of graded streets and 634 miles of concrete sidewalks. Theconcrete approaches by which some of its
Manufacturing opportunities in the state of Washington . in a distance of 100 miles, making possible a develop-ment of 400,000 horsepower, while the estimated potential powerof the entire Inland Empire is ,000 horsepower. Spokane is a great railway center. Seven transcontinental linesenter, besides a number of local and branch lines. It has 150 milesof street railway and is connected by 213 miles of electrics with theprincipal surrounding cities. It has 7 2 miles ot paved streets. 3 93miles of graded streets and 634 miles of concrete sidewalks. Theconcrete approaches by which some of its railroads reach the cen-tral station are feats of modern engineering. The most important raw materials available are minerals,cereals, timber, fruits, livestock, pulp-wood, clay, cement-rock andwool. The mining region is estimated to produce one-third of the entire lead output of the world; while mines, the activi-ties of which center in Spokane, paid $12,000,000 in dividends in1916. One-ninth of the entire wheat crop of the United States is. 190 Manufacturing Opportunities in Washington produced by this tributary section, which also has a national repu-tation for its fruits. Such favorable conditions have caused Spokane to make greatprogress as a manufacturing city. The value of its manufacturesin 1914 was close to $17,000,000. Included among its industrieswere 2 0 relating to lumber and timber, 2 3 foundry and machineshops, 56 printing and publishing plants. 22 bakeries. 3 flour millsand grist mills, 16 copper, tin and sheet iron plants, a large papermill, cement plant, packing establishment and brick yard. Recentdevelopment has been proportionate to other sections. Estimatesby the Chamber of Commerce place the value of manufactures for1916 at $,000,000. Additional statistics include: Building permits (1916), $1,-576,737; total assessed valuation, $80,217,218; actual valuation.$160,434,686; banks, 14; clearings 119161, $255,205,283; post-office receipts, $344,686
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