The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-01
Fred Brumzell's freight team
loaded here the first OF the week.

loaded here the first OF the week.
There were only three bids ii
before the board of school trustees
last Monday for the building o.
our school house, all of which were
rejected, being considered as toe
high. Mr.. White, of Baker city bid
1896; Mr.. Angel, of Bakey city,
bid 81, 500, and Mr.. Miller of Cald-
we'll, bid 5000. The plans have
been resubmitted to the architect
to be cheapened, and will be re-
advertised for bids. - Weiser
Leader.
If Caldwell celebrates the
Fourth of July, THE TRIBUNE is
highly in favor of having the ex-
cises in town. It has got to be a
pretty strong attraction to draw
person clear over to the school
house on hot day. The celebra-
ton of last year demonstrated the
complete failure of that idea, either
as convenient, patriotic or finan-
cial move. Get up rousing cele-
bration and turn it loose by the
band stand, and if there is any
pecuniary benefit to be derived, let
the men who subscribe to the eel
ebration. and who are permanent,
reap it. Persons who face the bus
mess of the country every day in
the year, who have to take dull days
as they come, are entitled to any
advantage such an event may
bring, and moving a celebration
out of town for the sake of selling
the right to run a lemonade and
ice cream stand, to say the least
is mistaken policy.
We had some fun in Boise
City last Saturday. Having an
hour or two which hung heavily on
our hands, we determined to inves-
tigate the railroad rumors that
were rife in that city, and, assum-
ing the role of newcomer, we ap-
preached a leading citizen of Boise
and learned the following startling
facts, which for downright absurd
ity and righteousness breaks all
previous records. This is the
story that is poured into the un-
suspecting tenderfoot: "The U. P.
now has a corps of engineers in
the field, surveying line from
Mora, ten miles east of Nampa, to
Boise City, thence down the north
side of Boise river to intersect the
present road bed near Weiser City.
When this track is laid, the track
on the present main line from Mora
to Weiser City will be taken up
and the road bed abandoned. This
change will. of course, leave Nampa
and Caldwell without railroad,
but the great advantage to be
gained is that it will shorten the
line twenty-five miles and enable
the railroad to carry out their cher
ished scheme of making Boise City
the end of division. There is al
, so another road coming from Neva-
da, called the Nevada Central, to
come to Nampa, absorb the Idaho
Central, and run through Boise
City north to Manitoba. The Ore
gon Pacific is making a Decline for
Boise City, where it will await the
completion of the Chicago & North
western, which will intersect with
it at that place." We did not have
the heart to undeceive the enthu-
siastic gentleman on the spot, but
will now publish the latest and
most reliable railroad news for his
enlightenment: At their recent
visit the U. P. officials realized that
they could not have come nearer
striking the center of the immense
country between the Snake and
Boise rivers if they had tried a
thousand years, and have conclud-
ed to use the old road bed a little
longer, but the decision was not
made without great struggle, for
the cherished scheme of making
Boise q division had to be abandon
ed-a great point for a trans-conti-
mental railroad. The Chicago &
Northwestern, after tapping the oil
and coal fields of Wyoming, will
strike direct for Ogden; the Ore
gon Pacific will connect with the
U. P. at Caldwell and use their
track to Nampa, at which point
they will absorb the Idaho Central
and extend it, not to Boise City,
but through the pass above the
town and tap the ore and timber
country of the Basin. Boise is to be
congratulated on getting a real, live
railroad so near town. The Nevada
Central will come up the south side
of the Snake river, tapping the rich
mines of Silver City and the great
stock industrv Of Jordan Valley