The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-09

went over the great divide between the
iiumboit basin and the great Snake
river bottom on the north. Here is a
country 500 miles long and fifty miles
wide, almost dead level. And then
how the temperature changee as We
went north!
1T will be warm enough soOn," said
the brakeman, land it will come sud
den, too. Why, picked up a chunk
Of ice the other day to hit tramp rid
ing on the truck, and what do you
think? Why, the hot chinook wind
struck Us, and the ice melted suddenly
and scalded that poor tramp all over
his neck"
At Boise City the gardens were made,
and plum, peach and apricot trees were
in blossom. When got to my room
in the hotel l found It too warm.
,"What do you keep fire for nowP"
asked.
don't have any fire, said the porter,
"Boise City houses are warmed by hot
water. IL comes through iron pipes
from the hot boiling springs"
And here found that a city of 1000
people warmed their houses as he said.
The water In the wells is at 1870 degrees
and they not only heat their houses,
but boil eggs in 1t. Winter weather
here is like weather in South Carolina
The temperature seldom gets below 10
degrees above zero. The cold never
harms the peach trees.
The whole Snake river country is 60
ing into fruit, for the water of Snake
river Is sufficient to irrigats an empire.
Prunes, apples, pears, grapes and
peaches are growing all oyer the valley.
they say:
I'VE don't want rain. It's a nuts.
ance. It would only break up plcnlcs
and postpone funerals. We boss the
Weather here"
PAnd still what contradiction! At
Mountain Home last night, few miles
from Boise, it commenced raining at
midnishtS and it has rained twelve
hours. The people are amazed. They
say: Nov, just as we have got irriga
ton all right, Providence comes and
breaks us up" Still the rain will bring |
millions of wealth to Idaho. The great
industry here is sheep and
Right here w. 4. Montgomery, the
Secretary of the Idaho Sheep Raisers'
Association, has called on me. lie is
fun OF sheep statistic. When ask
him about the industry he says:
s"Fhe sheep industry is worth S6,OOO,-
Oo0 annually to Idaho. The silver pro-
duct is worth 100000, and our other
products from all sources, mines, tim
Der, farms and factories are worth s42.-
0OOOOO."
GLOW has the Wilson bill free, wool
policy affected youP'' asked.
III has about paralyzed US. We used
to pay our herders $40 month and
give them all the canned fruits they
wanted, and now we give them $50 a
month, and plain potatoes. Many of
our sheep have been driven to Nebras-
ka, fattened there, and sent to the Chi
Csgo slaughter houses. We are wait.
ing now for the old tariff to come back.
1t has made us feel bad to see Cleve-
land send Ss0O0O0OO In gold to Asia
and Australia for wool when we need.
cd il In greenbacks and silver in Ida.
no."
"Are you satisfied with the work of
your senators, DUBOIS and Shoup, n
killing the wool tartffg' asked.
mo, sir. we are not. They worked ,
for the silver men. They tried to dou.
BILE eirprOhts of 100000 and killed ,
"s wool men and our industry, worth :
$8OOOOOa A day of wrath awaits :
these men In the future"
| find the bankers in Idaho and Mon. f.
tana are for sound money. 1t is only ,
the miners who are clam bring for free a,
coinage. AT the Boise City National :
Bank, where there are lot of silver :
deposltors, said: :
4 suppose you are for frea silver !
here p, !
ayes, all for free silver" shouted a :
voice.
Passing into the back Office, asked
The treasurer, Alfred Eoff, If he was
really for free coinage.
mo. slFl" he said. "Our depositors
are for free silver, and the bows talk
that way in front to please them: but ]
this bank and every solid, conservative |
bank in Idaho aud Montana is solid for n
sound money. We know that we could o
buy billion dollars worth of silver in 1
Mexico and China at half the price of t
our American dollar, have it recoined \
1t our mint and In less than month a
double our money OF bankrupt our ma. J
lion. We bankers are so cautions now .
that we do not take note not payable s
In goll. Here is the FORM" said Mr. s
Eoff, I'VE uss, handing me a skeleton fl
note: y
No. s.. Boise City, Idaho :. 1sO. ii