Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-06-24
HALEY GETS IT ALL.
The Railway, The Shops, and the
Commerce Of Wood River.
The Town-Site Sold to the
Railway Interest.
100000 IN HALEY REAL
ESTATE IN 48 HOURS.
The Idaho & Oregon Improve.
ment Company Takes the
Whole Loaf,
Including Quigley, Croy, and
other Ranches.
Including Quigley, Croy, and
other Ranches.

As briefly stated in yesterdays IS
TIMES, the most important transac-
ton in the history of Haley and
Wood River has been consummated in
the past few days. The Idaho &
Oregon Land Improvement Com
pany have purchased from Messrs.
Haley, Riley, Boomer and Chase all
their right, title and interest in the
four sections of land composing and
surrounding the town-site of Haley,
including water-rights and all other
privileges appertaining. The new
Company have also purchased poses
sion title to the superb ranch and wa
ter-power just west of the city, in the
mouth of Croy gulch and known as
the "Lamb ranch;" the splendid prop
erty adjoining Haley on the east,
known as the "Quigley ranch, consist
ing of some 600 acres, and other i'm
portant tracts held by individuals in
Haley and vicinity. Members of the
company and their representatives
have also quietly purchased every
choice available lot in HALEY not
owned by the original town company
that could be obtained at ssante-rail-
road prices" These transactions of
the last two or three days have ag
gregated nearly 100000 and, at last,
created genuine real estate boom.
Business men from Bellevue, Ketch-
um, and even Atlanta, yesterday
took the cue and are now preparing
to participate in the upbuilding OF
Idaho's Queen City.
An acquaintance with the members
of the Idaho & Oregon Land
improvement Company will explain
the cause for these large and skill
fully conducted purchases. The Com
pany is incorporated under the laws
of Colorado, to purchase and improve
lands along the Oregon Short Line
Railway and it's branches; to establish
colonies and towns, construct irrigat.
ing canals, waterworks, street rail.
ways, electric light works, steam
heating works; engage in the manu-.
facture of lumber, brick, flour, and
similar enterprises, and has a capita
of 100000. It's President is ex.
United States Senator Caldwell, Of
Kansas, who will be remembered as
the most extensive freighter of the
plains some fifteen years ago, and
later as President of the Kansas Cen
trail Railway "a branch Of the Unior
Pacifc) and foremost among Other
Kansas railway enterprises, as we'll as
President of the Kansas Manufac.
turing Company, Of Leavenworth
Mr.. Caldwell ranks with the
ablest financiers of the country
and has carved out large
fortune alongside such spirits as
Tom Scott Colonel w. G. Case
formerly Of Columbia, Pennsylvania
and more recently of Denver, is Vice
President and General Manager
The Colonel was for years promi
nent iron man of Pennsylvania ant
Ohio (haying made the first thou
sand tons Of rails laid on the Uniol
Pacific), and built and was Presi
dent of such prominent railways a
the Reading, the Columbus & Hook
ing Valley, the Bound Brook Route
and the European & North Amerl
can Railroad. Colonel Case has il
recent years been giving his atten
tion to real estate, and will remain