. ▁ ▁The ▁In land ▁North west ▁region ▁has ▁also ▁long ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁far ming , ▁especially ▁whe at ▁production . ▁Initial ly , ▁the ▁Pal ouse ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁un su itable ▁for ▁whe at ▁production ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁h illy ▁terrain , ▁bel ieving ▁whe at ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁cultiv ated ▁on ▁the ▁to ps ▁of ▁the ▁hills , ▁but ▁the ▁region ▁showed ▁great ▁promise ▁for ▁whe at ▁production ▁when ▁it ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁hill top s . ▁The ▁Pal ouse ▁was ▁and ▁still ▁is ▁a ▁bread b asket ▁and ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁grow ▁with ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁several ▁rail road ▁networks ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁highway ▁system ▁that ▁began ▁to ▁center ▁around ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Sp ok ane , ▁a iding ▁far mers ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁region ▁in ▁distrib uting ▁their ▁products ▁to ▁market . ▁In land ▁Empire ▁far mers ▁export ed ▁whe at , ▁liv est ock ▁and ▁other ▁agricult ural ▁products ▁to ▁ports ▁such ▁as ▁New ▁York , ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Tokyo . ▁ ▁Local ▁mor ale ▁was ▁affected ▁for ▁years ▁by ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁Division ▁Street ▁Bridge ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁which ▁killed ▁five ▁people ▁and ▁injured ▁over ▁ 2 0 , ▁but ▁a ▁new ▁bridge ▁was ▁built ▁( event ually ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ). ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁census ▁showed ▁a ▁net ▁increase