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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-12-22

General Passenger Agent Bur1ey
has been interviewed by the Salt
Lake Herald respecting the move
ment Of immigration to Idaho and
Utah during the next three years.
We reproduce in part Mr.. Bur1ey's
statements to the HeraLd.' -
"There is no limit to the, irriga-
ton facilities of Idaho" said he,
land there is practically no limit to
the available lands for agricultural
purposes. The Short Line has
sent out about 18o, 900 copies Of the
booklet, Irrigators of Idaho mail
ed to that many separate addresses,
which were procured after some
trouble and expense from the regis
ters kept in the various State build
ings at the Omaha exposition.
Most Of those went to farmers in
the thickly populated western
States including Kansas, Nebraska,
Iowa, Mississippi, Texas, Arkan-
sas, North and South Dakota, Wis
consin, Illinois and Oklahoma, from
which States we expect to get our
heaviest emigration.
II PREDICT" continued Mr.. Bur-
ley, "in fact, I offered to bet a man
the other day that within three
years, granting a continuation Of
present conditions, we will double
the population of every county ad-
iacent to Our line in Idaho. We
are going to work with everybody,
irrigation companies, land agents
and anybody else who is response
bic. One-ha1f the population OF
Idaho, or SO, 500 people, are located
on the Oregon Short Line, and to
make my prediction good we have
got to bring in that many more
people in three years. I haven t
a doubt in the world that we will
do it."
The Short Line has expended
immense sums in advertising, and
the passenger department is swamp
ed with correspondence on the sub
| ject of Idaho, as well as Utah. By
May I, it is expected that the Dun
kard population will have increased
| by 500 in the two States, much of
| the correspondence referred to be-
ing with this class of colonlsts.
/ They were attracted by the letters
of the passenger department pub
1ished in 5000 newspapers prepar-
ed by the Western Newspaper I'm
ion, a stroke Of enterprise that cost
the Short Line $1,000.
They went to an expense almost
as heavy to secure the names and
addresses of the registered visitors
: at the Omaha exposition and mail
= them copies of the publications on
: Idaho and Utah. As large per
. centage of those people were farm
ers the project has been attended by
. splendid results.
: Within the past two weeks the
Short Line has brought forty-thref
colonists from Oklahoma for Nam
pa, Idaho, and twenty-seven fami
lies from North Dakota. All sort:
e of inducements are of course offered
: by the railroads engaged in thl
business in the way Of rates.
= In another interview in the sam'
e paper, Vim. Bur1ey says:
d We are turning heaven and eartl
: to attract settlers to Utah and Ida
ho," said Mr., Bur1ey, "and yo'
can say that we have the best prop
ositions for settlers to be found any
where on the North Americal
! continent. Our colonization pusi
ness is growing every day, we es
pect to do ali that we have elaine
to do in the way Of building II
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-12-22

this country, and some day I've no
doubt the Short Line will be COM
pe11ed to go west Of Salt Lake for
agricultural lands. u @
but at the present time we are
most interested in Idaho. reciev~'
ed word today that rapid progress
is being made in the construction of
the American Falls Land & Water
.conpany's canal. In addition to
the half hundred other irrigation
companies and their work, repre-
enting an outlay Of about $3,5oo,-
.ooo,. and providing water for over
I, 900, 900 acres Of land, goo, 900 of
which is under cultivation, the
Great Falls company is at WORK, :,
from Blackfoot, which takes in a
big basin on the north side of the
Snake river, extending to Ameri-
can Falls. The canal will be over
thrifty miles long, and I learn to-
day that the twelfth mile. has been
completed. This company was
organized under the Carey act and
the land is sold by the State land
board at SO cents, per acre and
a perpetual water right is secured
for $40 per acre. It therefore costs
a man 10. so per acre. I can safely
predict. that within couple or
three years the land he gets at that
price will be- worth four times as
much. There are 100, 900 acres of
the best land in the State obtain
able under these terms. The. can
alwi1l be finished in the early spring
and that gives us just that much
more room for the steady stream
of co1onists into this region"
Martain earns is one of Salt
Lakers who was attracted by a
Short Line proposition in Idaho.
He came down from Rexburg a
couple days ago, mainly, he Gays
for the purpose of conveying his
thanks to General Passenger Agent
Burley for. putting him onto the
place.
II went out of here last spring."
said Mr.. earns, latter selling some
property in City Greek, and bought
a section in the vicinity Of Rex
burg. put IS, 900 into my invest
ment and today would not sell it for
$4,000. People are actually flock
ing into Idaho to settle. I know
of parties who within the past three
months have gone into the country
and improved it in dollars and
cents to the. extent of $40, 100.
These are people whom I have met
and personally influenced to take a
look j. at the. Snake river valley.
And that is all that's necessary.
Once a man goes there he stays.
And there are hundreds, of others
whom l have not met. The III
vestors are all satisfied, and Idaho
will become the greatest agricu1-
tura1 State in the West. Nothing
can stay its march of progress"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-12-22

The Crumpacker bill is a meas
ure that will be bitterly opposed by
Southern Congressman and may
may not be pressed for passage
owing for the unwi1lingness of
many Republicans to engender re-
newed sectional conflict. It's fair
ness is however, incontestable.-
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-12-22
Foreign Possibilities Of American
Commerce.

commerce.
Under date of September II,
1900, Vice and Acting Consult Cen
al Hanauer, of Frankfort, writes as
follows:
Indian corn does not mature
when planted in Germany and
other countries of central and north
ern Europe. Since 1891, when
Europe imported but $4,000, 900
bushels of this grain from the
United States, its use as cattle feed
has steadily grown, and last years
imports from the United States
alone aggregated 18o, 900, 900 bush
els. Of this, 43,25o,ooo bushels
went to Germany, which country
also imports small quantities from
Turkey and Roumania. IF our ex-
porters were to make energetic eff
forts to educate the European peo-
pie to the various uses of Indian
corn as a pa1atable and wholesome
article for human food, Our exports
in corn meal and corn would at
tain astonishing proportions and
become of great benefit to the poor
working classes of Europe. A
commencement might be made by
introducing corn cakes, mush,
hominy, corn bread, etc., in the
peoples kitchen" Of the large
cities in Europe, where a cup of
coffee can be had for a small sum
here in Frankfort for S pfennigs
(1A).
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-12-22
AMERICAN SUPREMACY.

ords the gratifying fact that the
United States is now supreme in
the production of coal, iron and
steel, the fundamental materials of
modern commerce and industry.
The Outlook condenses and COM
ments on this report as follows:
Last year the United States pro-
duced oi1e-third Of the worlds iron
ore. Much less than this proper
ton would give us the leadership.
Our position, however, must be
taken in connection with coal, a
production on which the iron in
dustry depends. In coal we also
produce third Of the worlds out
put With primacy in both iron
ore and coal, the position of the
United States is of course one of
undisputed ascendency in the con-
troll of the raw materials used in
iron and steel production, and such
a primacy gives to US a self-suffic-
ing position as compared with that
of our foremost rivals, Germany
and Great Britain. Germany is
compelled to rely upon Sweden for
its iron ore, and England upon
Spain. Here, on the contrary, our
manufacturers are free to locate
their iron and steel industries with
direct regard to the maximum
economy in the accumulation of
raw materials and in the distribu-
ton of the finished product. As
coke has displaced coal, the ten
dency all over the world is for the
furnace to leave the co1liery and to
move toward the ore mines. Our
advantage in this respect as COM
pared with foreign countries is
manifest, and the past few years
have seen a gradual building up of
iron and steel industries within
easy access of the vast ore deposit
found in the Lake Superior mines.
These furnish three-quarters of the
ore consumed by our furnaces.
American supremacy is emphasized
by the impressive fact that we are
not only the greatest producers OF
iron and steel; we are also the
greatest consumers Of iron and
steel products. The increase in the
volume of domestic demand has re-
suited in a gradual reduction in the
cost Of production, and this reduc-
ton equips us to enter the world S
markets on a level with any COM
petitor. Our present position in
these worlds markets is the more
enduring because based on rapid
ly enlarging home market, such as
is enjoyed by no other nation. . .
"The development Of domestic
consumption is remarkable. It will
be the better appreciated when we
add that last year one city consum-
ed 125, 900 tons Of steel for build
ing purposes alone, and one. car
company actually required 400, ,ooc
tons to meet it's annual contract.
The Chicago Evening Post adds
"A few figures will indicate oul
achievements up to date. In TWEEN
ty years the United States has com
p1ete1y reversed the relation o.
iron and steel imports to exports
In 1880 the imports were valued a
E ST. 1865, 500 and the exports at bu
r $IA7I6,524. In 1890 the import:
+ had fallen to $4I,679,5o1 and the
exports had risen to $25,542, 2o8
For the fiscal year 1900 the value
of the imports is but $2o,476,524
. while the exports reached $I21,
858, ,344. Taking the comparative
production of all kinds of steel, thf
number of gross tons for Grea
Britain was 5000, 900 in 1899, ane
, that of the United States 1869,
Y 857."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-12-22
COM I Nc
U. S. [. =. viii Put so, 900
J.: * ss,:ssP People 10 Idaho. .ss
IMMENSEIRRIGATIONSCHEME
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0eneral Passenger Agent Burley TaIks-No2 Limit
to sdailo's irrigation Resources-Forty-Three
Co'onists Landed l" Nampa Many Dunkards
Coming. %sr,> .t, ..-..,s as.,efts-ss.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-12-22

Infants shoes with ankle supporters
at Steunenberg's.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
Drawbacks to Magazine Guns.

ct am glad to see that the War De-
partment has finally decided not to
order our Krag rifle ammunition put
up in clips, like the Mauser cart
ridges, remarked an ex-volunteer Off
Ger. "The idea was that the clips
would enable a soldier to load his
magazine q triAe quicker than by put.
ting in the cartridges one at a time,
but, as matter of fact, the gun
shoots too fast as it is. In the heat
of action it is almost impossible to
prevent troops from wasting ammu-
milton when they have magazine rifles
in their hands. The impulse TO blaze
away at top speed is next to irresis-
tible, especially when a fellow is a
little scared, and that, of course,
means the worst kind of marksman-
ship. II is not the number of cart
ridges that are fred, but the number
of bullets that find billet that tells
the tale, and 1 am confident that the
averages are much better with single
shotgun tha2 with a repeater. Look
at the Beers, for example. It is ad-
mitted that their Workmanship has
been Ehenomenally accurate, and it is
we'll known that the majority of their
sharpshooting force is armed with a
single-shot German rifle. I have
talked with a good many army officers,
and they all deprecate anything that
will add to the rapidity of fire of our
service rifles. Most of them are doubt.
fll about the real value of the maga.
zine under any circumstance, even
with troops under the hottest fire. -
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
waler cress valuable as a rood.

A native of Great Britain, the small
weedy-looking plant known as water
cress has been naturalized in this
country. 1t grows near water courses
and sparkling springs, and its pleas
ant, pungent taste in early spring is
as agreeable as it is healthful.
1t is said that upon reaching his
native isle, after his tour around the
world, Sir Joseph Banks asked the
first thing for a dish of watercress.
He was enthusiastic over its blood
purifying qualities. Furthermore, he
gave a medal to the man growing the
largest amount of water cress for the
London market-regarding him as a
public benefactor.
Water cress is largely and profta-
bly, cultivated in many places near
New York City. "Many farmer gets
more money from the water cress on
themargIn of brook running through
his farm than from his year of hard
labor with corn, hay orpotatoes.
The seed is sown about the middle
OF August, a given area in many cases
(u one be near the markets Of Phila.
delphia or New York City will pay
six or eight times more than any other
vegetable. One enthusiast insists
that where regular plantation, as
for cranberries, is prepared, and irri-
CATION used at pleasure, $4,000 or
$4,000 may be realized from q single
acre.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON BUSINESS men
Who want the trade of the people of Northeast Wash
ngton and the outlying Suburbs and the rea-
SONS why.
sKlN-TloHT sULU TROUSERS.
General Bates waits Two Hours While
Dato Changes His Trousers.

Dato Changes His Trousers.
The most amazing thing about a
Philippine Moro is his trousers. If
he is of any station, or has any money,
they are made of silk, and the more
colors and the brighter they are, the
better. / have seen red, green, yell
low, white and black all in one r air.
and the green's and reds are no soft,
subdued affairs; they are the most
violent and vehement things in the
color line. 1T is the fit of them that
is the wonder, though. If they were
of the right shade of brown, you
couldn't tell that there were any
trousers. Nothing so tight ever was
contrived by any sartorial artist who
uses the English language. But for
one thing the conclusion would be
irresistible that they are made on the
wearers, and worn off; that is, that
sometimes they are changed. General
Bates once waited about two hours
for Dato, with whom he had some
business, to change his trousers, and
those two hours were filled with Ian
buuB6 anu SbLduSo SOuhuo Wlbhlu OhO
house of the Dato. But at the end of
them there was the demonstration
that the trousers could be changed,
although the mystery of their con-
structlon was increased.
Moro women wear trousers, also,
but they go to the other extreme.
Each trouser leg is big enough to
make sacks for four hundred pounds
of bran. Each woman dyes the
himsy silk of which she makes her
trousers to suit herself. I saw
some that were seven or eight colors,
the different dyes running in uneven
streaks around. The women wear
very tight waists, but the men usually
leave their jackets unbuttoned, dis
playing their brawny chests. If a
man is a howling swell, his jacket is
embroidered all over with prayers
and other remarks in the Moro
tongue. Sometimes the women twist
bolt or two of gauzy, gaudy stuff
into big loop and throw it over one
shoulder. .-Ainslee' Magazine.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
rhe Needle EYomnn Of old.

How much gayer the world would
be IL women of leisure still dressed
their husbands as they used to do in
the early days Of more than thou
sand years ago, when they wrought
their surcoats with their arms, or with
terrifying designs, in gold and scarlet
and finely stained linen thread, with
curious lions and birds and fabulous
beasts, with stars and crescents and
chains and wreaths, so that the
knights went out the envy of their
enemies! Their capture was the cap
ture of fine treasure of scarlet, and
the daughters Of other knights from
far and near were sent to be taught
the arts Of the needle by those ladies'
whose achievement was most in evi.
denee and most admired.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
THEN HE WOKE UP.
The Rude Dashing of slopes Experienced
by Poet.
he poetry editor imp"

Is the poetry editor in?"
The tall, pale-faced, intellectual
looking man, with the high forehead
and the shabby black frock coat flap.
ping about his emaciated form, stood
hesitatingly in the doorway as he put
the question. A stout, well-fed, we'll
groomed man, seated at carved ma.
hogany desk, rose from his chair in
an attitude of salutation, and said;
"Sir, am the editor of the poetry
column"
The intellectual looking man drew
forth from the inside pocket of his
shabby coat dog's-eared bundle Of
manuscript.
81 beg to submit, said he, ga few
miscellaneous verses that have jotted
down at intervals during the past few
months. I should like to commend
them to your most attentive considera.
tion, did L not feel that it would for
ward on my part to do so. Many of
them are on the subject of the beaute-
GUS spring season, which is now un.
folding"
The stout, well-fed, well-groomed
man eagerly snatched up the bundle
of manuscript and turned over the
pages like man in a play who is
searching for a missing will in a moth
eaten book of recipes. Then he took
the intellectual looking man enthu-
siastically by the hand.
"My dear sir, said he, in a voice
full Of emotion, "I pray you be seated.
L have often heard of your work in the
poetic line, and / have frequently been
upon the verge of writing to inquire if
you would not let us have what verses
you did not care to use elsewhere.
Your arrival is exceedingly timely. l
have been distracted to find some suit
able verses on the subject of spring
for our big edition next week, and
anything that you submit feel con.
fdent must be more than worthy the
consideration, not only Of our publ.
cation, but of the world in general.
Sir, beg to assure you that you fiat
ter us beyond our worth in thus, com
ing to our rescue at critical time,
and you shall not 90 unrewarAAa 7
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
GIBSON & COBEY'S COLUMN.
Weekly News items OF
Great Importance to
Readers Of this
Paper.

We have two stores, one at 325 18th
Street, N E., between @ and d Streets,
the other at 1245 G. Street, N. E.,
Corner 18th and G Streets.
If You come to either store you will
get treated right, and when your pur.
chases have been made you will be
satisfied that you never got such bar
gains before.
We are not in business for the fun
of the thing, but we are satisfied to
handle standard goods on a small
margin Of profit.
Parties travelling the Benning road
or the Bladensburg road either, should
stop at our 18th and G Street store,
since it is only one square from Fl
Street, and only one.half square from
Maryland Avenue.
Among geother STANDARD goods we
handle Loffler' smoked hams, Loffler's
-----I L----a T.ofle~'q -~~oL~l ---
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26

Our choice roast beef from cents
to 12 cents per pound will do you
good. Our steaks run from 10 cents
to IS cents per pound, but they are
FIRST class.
Soap, starch and soap powder are
way down in price.
In the matter of canned goods we
can usually save you from l cent to 8
cents per can.
We guarantee to please, By that
we mean we guarantee to please YOU
in the matter of service as we'll as in
the matter of price.
We deliver all orders within a reas-
enable distance and deliver them
promptly.
What we save in the matter of low
rent you get the benefit of in the
shape of low prices. A trial order will
convince you of this.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26

workers most potent wine and stimu-
liant.
Depression is a kind of morninc Z
headache with which nature visit,
those of her children who drink to
excess of mental or emotional stimu-
lants.
Literature travels faster than steam
nowadays. And the worst Of it is that
we can't any of us give up reading;
it's as insidious as vice and as tire
some as a virtue.
1t is hare to personate and act a
part long, for where truth is not at
the bottom nature will always be en-
deavoring to return, and will peep
out and betray herself one time or
another.
Success in after years must neces.
sarily depend upon the training Of
youth, persistent practice and a deter
mination to win. The degree of sue
cess must reflect the character of the
preparation.
To some, thinking is a kind of men
tai game; they treat their reason as if
it were a Ay-wheel without connect
ing strap, and are guided in their
actions by other peoples ideas, by GUS
tom or laws.
The best among us, being afflicted
with mortal failings, may for mo-
ment or two, while in passion, be dis
posed to revenge real or fancied
wrongs, but no one with proper feel
ings INDUCES such sentiments or
allows them to control his actions.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26
Inatruetlons I. subsetLhera.


PosrAsx-Tbe postage to all parts OF the
Gated Statee aud Canada Is paid by the
publishers.
HfMrrTANoKs OF small sums may be made
.Fith comparative safety in ordinary lctters.
Sumo of ono dollar or more must be SEM by
registered letter or post-offlce mon y order (,
Dtherwisc, We cannot be responsible for same
CHANGE OF ADDREss-Subscripe wishing
thelr address changed must invariably giye
their former as well as new address.
Mls-INa NUEDEas-It It occasionally happens
that numbers OF our paper sent 70 subscribers
are lost or sto en- in the mails. In case you
a. not receive auy number when due, write
S.s a postal card, aud we will cheerfully fur
nlsE a duplicate Of the missing number.
MWS IMPORTANT OF ALI--In every letter
that y1N write US, never fail to give your full
address Hlainly written, name, post-ofioe.
county Az! State.
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26

London is twelve miles broad one
way and seventeen the other, and
every year sees about twenty miles Of
new atraata adda5 Ea IL
The suburban citizen., 1900-05-26

II you have been unfortunate enough
to buy home situated remote from
the comforts of life and are ever for
tunate enough to sell, come to North
east Washington and we will put you
in close touch with the good things OF
this life.
Do you suffer from
Poor roads?
Poor sidewalks?
Poor police protection?
Poor fire protection?
Poor social surroundings?
Poor church advantages2
Poor municipal government?
II SO, your symptoms indicate that
a change would be desirable Relief
from all the above troubles may be
had in Northeast Washington.
Respectfully,
LoRING Chapel,
S22 II st. n. Z.
Note-We have known Mr.. Chapel for
a number of years aud it is no disparag-
ment to other men of ability in North
east Washington, neither is it any re-
Election on them to say that he stands
out conspicuously as the ono man
whose opinion is most frequently
sought and most highly valued.
He came to the Northeast section OF
Washington in 1872 with S17,
which he invested there and he has
resided in the same locality contin-
uously ever since.
His faith in the section and it's fu-
ture was strong in 1872, and it has
continued uniuterruptedly ever since,
being to-day stronger than ever.
He has built more than one hundred
and twenty FIVE and possibly as many
as one hundred and fifty houses in
the Northeast section, and they have
ell been well built, substantial struc-
lures that have found ready sale.
He is one of the largest if not the
largest holder of real property in his
section, and man whose word no one
disputes.
He is q member of the Board OF
Trade and an active member of the
Northeast Washington Citizens' Asso.
citation, besides being connected with
other organizations that make for
progress.
His success has not warped his
judgment, so that parties seeking his
advice can rely absolutely on what he
says Suburban people who for any
cause desire to make g change will
find in the reflections over Mr..
Chappels signature much food for
thought and VIC commend them to our
readers -lEditor Suburban Citizen. !