The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1891-01-10
WHOLE NO. $40

t'wn of Caldwell was incorpo rated
and it is at present under the rule of
five trustees, who are elected every
April. The incorporation resulted in
much good. Street grades were estab-
lished, side walks built and means for
the protection of the peace of the town,
established. One marshal and night
watch are at present sufficient to pre-
serve law and order. Up to this
writing the city does not owe dollar.
and the city tax has been light. The
assessed valuation is about 100000.
Since its incorporation the town has
caused about 1900 shade trees to be
planted and has added a peculiar bril-
liancy of her star by suppressing the
town COW.
ALTITUDE AND CLIMATE.
The altitude of Caldwell is about
1900 feet above sea level. The climate
is unsurpassed. There is more sun
shine in Idaho than any other country
on earth. The summer sun is hot but
not oppressive and the winters are
mild. At this writing, the 9Th day of
January, the thermometer has not
yet reached the freezing point, except
on two or three occasions, when thin
lce formed on standing water. We
nave had no snow which remained
twntey-four hours, and very little rain.
The days are bright and clear, the air
balmy and spring like. This ia, how
ever, an exceptionally mild winter. 1t
sometimes gets quite cold. but on such
occasions the air is 80 still, that we are
hardly aware Of the fact. Cyclones,
billiards, snow drifts and thunder
storms are unknown. BY the U. s.
Army Statistics, Idaho is the healthiest
state in the Union. In speaking of the
climate of Idaho one is often mislead.
We have been speaking Of the climate
Of Boise Valley, whore Caldwell 10
located. In higher valleys they have
much snow and severe winters. ,
SCHLlTz BREWING co.
The Schlitz Brewing Company. Of
Milwaukee, the third largest Brewery
in the United States, are now putting
up immense ice houses In Caldwell and
will make this city their distributing
point for the whole inter-mountain
country. DR.. A. F. Isham has charge
of the business. and he informs Us that
the company will be prepared to ship
car load orders from Caldwell. They
will put up buildings as needed, and
have located here to stay. @
RAILROADS. t@
Caldwell already has one railroad and
is sure of two or three more. It COM.
mands the Boise river canyon, which is
the only outlet for q road to Boise
City, and grade is already built. That
iron:will be laid on this grade is as sure
as the sun shines. The North & South
railroad, which connects the great
Owyhee mining country with the for
ests of Long Valley, and which will
eventually furnish an outlet for the
greatest copper mines in the world in
the Seven Devils district, will cross the
Oregon Short Line at Caldwell. The
survey already made runs few miles
below the city, and when the road is
built, which is an assured fact, Cald-
we'll will be the starting point, build
ing in both directions. Should the
Oregon Pacific ever reach this country,
which it will eventually, it win pass
through this place, Boise City being its
object ive point. Thus being the CEN
tire of railroads from mines and the
forests, what is moro natural than
smelling worksp The dream may
seem wild to the uninformed, but it
will come to pass.