▁reasonable ▁grade . ▁The ▁present ▁name , ▁set ▁forth ▁by ▁an ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁char ter ▁rein cor por ated ▁the ▁city ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" Sp ok ane ▁F alls ", ▁stating : ▁" The ▁corpor ate ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁Sp ok ane ▁F alls , ▁and ▁by ▁that ▁name ▁shall ▁have ▁perpet ual ▁succession " ▁( Ch arter , ▁Article ▁I ). ▁However , ▁a ▁later ▁article ▁in ▁that ▁same ▁char ter ▁which ▁was ▁voted ▁on ▁concurrent ly ▁changed ▁the ▁name ▁to ▁" Sp ok ane ". ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁chamber ▁of ▁commerce , ▁John ▁R . ▁Re av is ▁tells ▁of ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁significance ▁to ▁the ▁In land ▁North west ▁region ▁as ▁an ▁entre p ôt ▁distrib uting ▁center ▁( larg ely ▁the ▁city ' s ▁raison ▁d ' être ) ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁Ann ual ▁Report , ▁writing : ▁" By ▁reason ▁of ▁her ▁ge ographical ▁position ▁and ▁rail road ▁connections ▁Sp ok ane ▁is ▁fitted ▁as ▁no ▁other ▁city ▁is , ▁or ▁ever ▁can ▁be , ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁distrib uting ▁center ▁of ▁all ▁that ▁country ▁within ▁a ▁radius ▁of ▁ 1 5 0 ▁miles , ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁instances ▁territory ▁much ▁farther ▁away . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁point ▁ 1 5 0 ▁miles ▁from ▁Sp ok ane ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 2 5 ▁miles ▁from ▁any ▁other ▁city ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁population . ▁We ▁have