The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-03-13
EX-SENATOR ALEX. CALDWELL
Principal Owner Of the Caldwell Town.
sIte-BeCOmes President Of The First
National Bank Of LeaVenwOrth--
Short Sketch Of His Business Career.

sIte-BeCOmes President Of The First
National Bank Of LeaYenWOrth--
Short Sketch Of His Business Career.
Elk Senator Alexander Caldwell, after
whom this flourishing town was named
and who is one of the principal stock
holders in the Caldwell Real Estate
and Water Company, recently pur-
chased $4,000 of the stock of the
First National Bank of Leavenworth
and was elected president of the in
stitution. Mr.. Caldwell has been so
closely Unidentified with the early his
tory and prosperous growth of this
town that any thing relating to him
will naturally be of interest to our peO-
pie. The bank of which Mr., Caldwell
has been elected president is the oldest
bank west of the Missouri river and
was established 80 years ago. Its cap
ital stock is 100000 and its deposits
average Sl,OOO,O00, Speaking of Mr..
Cald we'll the LGaTenworth Times says:
mir. Caldwell is a gentleman Of large
business experience. He came to Kan
sas in 1861 and succeeded in the firm
of Majors, Russell and Waddell in the
transportation of all the supplies for
which the United States required wag-
on transportation to all military posts
west of the Missouri river, sending his
trains, drawn by oxen, as far west as
Salt Lske City, Utah, a distance of l.
600 miles. This was business employ
ing 10000 men and $4,000 animals and
amounting to millions of dollars an
nually.
In 1865 he took the contract for the
construction of the Missouri River
railroad and completed it from Kansas
| City to Leavenwortn in 1866 and be.
came its vice president in 1869, be built
the railroad from Leavenworth to
Atchison and became its president
Later he was one of the organizers and
builders of ITO miles of the Kansas
| Central railroad, now a part of the
Union. Pacific, and was subsequently
the vice president of the company.
In 1871 he was elected to the United
| States Senate. In 1874 he organized
the Kansas Manufacturing Company
This manufacturing company has been
the most prominent and extensive
manufacturer of farm wagons and i'm
Elements of any west of the Mississip-
pi.
Mr.. Caldwell in the past three OF
| four years has been gradually winding
up his manufacturing and other out,
side interests with the intention of con-
centrating his means and energies in
the banking business, and soon will be
| in position to give the First NattonaI
his undivided attention.
Mr.. Caldwell is one Of LeaYenworth's
most enterprising citizens and outside
of his own business has done q great
deal, in a general way, towards the ad
VGncement of the interests of the city
In every enterprise for the benefit OF
the city he has been trusted leader
While in recent years Mr.. Caldwell
has not given much of his personal at
tention to his interests in Caldwell, yet
he is held in high esteem in this com,
munity and universally regarded as al
honorable and enteTprising business
man. His name should add strength
and popularity to the LeavenwortE
bank. Caldwell sends. greeting tC
Caldwell.