The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-09-13
An Interview With q Present
Resident and Former Oma-
han, Mr.. w. j. Cuddy.
The Wonderful Products to Which
This Country Gives
Birth.
Together With an Account OF q
Remarkable Climate and the
Prospects OF the Place.


TRIBUNE, who has been in Omaha with
his family all the week, is very enthusi
astic regarding Idaho territory gen
orally, and his immediate part in par.
ticular.
Caldwell is on the Oregon Short Line.
467 miles from Granger. and within =
dozen miles Of Oregon. 1t is about half
way down tho Boise valley, which Sec
ton is the finest agricultural region Of
Idaho. The valley was settled over
twenty years ago by emigrants from
Missouri. They found an elegant coun-
try, with climate that was jast right
in every way and kept the knowledge OF
it to themselves. Thus, it happens
that the region was not known until
the Oregon Short Line engineers ran
into it. The soil is sandy loan that
requires irrigation to make it produce;
but, when irrigated, the productions are
tremendous. Wheat runs from twenty
five to fifty bushels to the acre; oats
seventy-fve and barley as high; corn
(tield) does not mature; but sweet corn
is as good as that grown in Nebraska.
Potatoesgrow to an enormous sizs-only |
the large ones being gathered. There
was not potato on exhibition at the
fair just closed, Mr.. Cuddy says, which
can begin to compete with Idaho escu-
ents. The Hubbard squash will grow
20 thirty or forty pounds, and the com
non field squash and pumpkin will be
IS large as washtub. So it il with
cabbage and all the root crops.
The Boise valley is the finest fruit
country on the continent. Apples,
'ears, peaches, plums, prunes, apricots
all yield profusely. Small fruits, too,
re plentiful and cheap. The pioneers
ound they had country that con-
aimed al they desired in tho way of I
ome-making and set out fruit trees,
lowers and shrubbery. Within q few /
niles of Caldwell, there is fruit ranch I
N which are apple trees that require . 9
Oxen props to support the limbs.
Living is not expensive. Whore the I
round yields in rich abundance the 8
ecessaries of life must be cheap. The g
egetarian can revel in his desires, r
lille the beef-eater finds the stock Il
sitter and fully as cheap a. At any h
ace to which he may 60. Beef il sold
the Cald we'll market at s(917o, and
luton less; pork is scarce, as the hog
ock of the territory has run down.
,e former advantages, however, are <
unteracted by tho increased cost of -
oceries that arc shipped in. To these y,
added tho freight rate OF three or or
If cents . pound, which brings the s cs,
neral cost OF living but very little e''
owe that Of Omsha. n
The climate is matter for Nebraska II
'ple desiring to change their condi-
to consider. All last winter The Tie
publican brought accounts Of the mer- I"
y ranging in the twenties and below. M
people in Caldwell enjoyed weather :.
a triie colder than Nebraska Indian q
amer. Overcoats were unknown,
many day man was unccmfort-
unless in his shirt-sleeves. LAST
tor was not an exception, either, for SuI
% has not been severe one since
"sixties." Tho snowfall il very -
t, and it docs not lie on the ground FRI
any length Of time. An hour or two w
rwards warm southwest wind, "
sd a Chinook" comes along and -
us it up. This summer the heat -
not gone into the extreme, while u" La
night has been cool enough to re- ro.1
3 pair Of blankets. There is no
, awake three-fourths of tho night
sing" the heat. IL
lis summer has been q dull one in -
well, and in Idaho generally. but
less has begun to pick up and the
md winter will SEQ steady growth. -
Oregon Short Line will make con-
on with the Oregon Railway and Y(
cation company's line at Hunting effect
Ore., about November lst, and the ever i
On Short Line, from Granger Con e sSaso o
lain ine) to Huntington, will be S %TT
estern half Of the main line of the MI
/ Pacific thereafter, and will, for troubl
'xt five years, DO the best paying S BURR
rty owned by the company. AMMAN %anl
are thousands Of people in Ore often
nd Washington who will take this ish hue
tunity to 60 east for the first time 9 1irta
they loft "the states" More than $, stag. &C.,
If OF the Pacific coast travel gen. alton o
-, 10 to
will 60 via the Oregon Short Line. Consult