Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-10-10
Caldwell.
The New Town Booming, with Schools.
a Mill, Foundry, Bridge, ETC., in
Course Of COnst ructiOn.

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Mill. Foundry, Bridge, ETC., in
Course Of Construction.
Robert E. Strahorn returned yester.
day from Montpelier, where he su.
perintended the shipment of the tim.
bers for the new free wagon bridge
near Caldwell. This bridge, being
the only free one in that section,
across the unfordable streams, will
gather the travel of all Western Idaho
and Eastern Oregon. All the immi-
grant travel will 60 by way of Cald
we'll. The bridge will cost about
$4,000, and be completed in 40 days.
The Union Pacific pile-driver is at
work driving piles on the bridge site,
and all the work will be the best of
the kind obtainable.
The l. & o. Land Improvement
Company, owners of the townsite of
Caldwell, have just completed an ar
rangement with the Franklin Ditch
Company, by virtue of which they Sc
cure entire control Of all the fran
chises and bitches of that company.
Their main ditch will be extended i'm
me diately distance Of eight miles, so
as to cover the site of Caldwell and
some 10000 acres Of the surrounding
fruit and farming lands In connection
with this is a reservoir and water
works scheme, which will be pushed
to completion at once.
There are 20 buildings in course of
construction in Caldwell, and about
every other lot in town has a pile of
lumber upon it, which indicates that
building will 60 on all winter. Me.
chanics are scarce, carpenters getting
from 81. so to Sc per day.
AuIHUeT was scarce ultll Wltnln a
few days, and retarded building oper-
ations very much. Recently large
shipments have been made from
Montpelier, which will remove this OBJ
stacle to the towns growth.
In addition to the large firms estab-
lished there which have already been
mentioned in the TINES, Bramble,
Dickinson & Co. are preparing to
open there a large forwarding and
wholesale house; and many others are
preparing to settle there.
Sebree, Holt & Kiesel are receiving
immense supplies of goods, and in
tend to make Caldwell their head.
quarters in the Northwest.
Some four miles of railway track
are already laid in the Caldwell yard,
and additional sidings are being put
down to accommodate the immense
construction and forwarding business
of the Oregon Short Line Company,
which will center here.
While on his way to Montpelier
from Caldwell, Mr.. Strahorn travelled
in company with Messrs. Morse and
Stebbins, respectively General Pas
senger Agent and General Ticket
Agent Of the Union Pacific system of
railways, who expressed themselves
very we'll satisfied with the business
of the Wood River Branch of the
Oregon Short Line; and from the
talk universally heard on the outside
they were Of the opinion that there
would be very important influx of
capital soon. Their plans for adver.
Using this country are, very extensive,
more SO than ever, and must be fruit
full of results.
G. w. Straight, a Denver man, is
to start newspaper at Caldwell in
about 10 days. He will be assisted
by an editorial writer of almost ma
tional repute. ..t
A large public school is being built
in Caldwell, and schemes brewing for
the building of a foundry and Touring
mill. ~t..->.
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