The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1904-11-05

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company having monopoly on
the banana business between the
Isthmus. of Panama and doing a
large business in their line.
While attending to this and
other private business Mr.. Richards,
with his partner in New York, pro-
NOTED and organized a banking
company, the Rockwell & Richards
Company, Limited, Of which J. w.
Paramore, president of the St. Louis
and Iron Mountain railroad, was
president and Mr.. Richards was
vice president and general manager
ON the isthmus. With the collapse
of the Panama canal project, which
closed all business ventures on the
isthmus, Mr.. Richards went to
Chilli, South America, as cashier
for the North and South American
Construction Company, NewYork
company having large contracts
with the Chilian government for
building railroads, and he remained
with that company until the out
break of the Chilian revolution,
when all work for the government
ceased. By this time Mr.. Richards
thought that the United States was
good enough for him and he i'm
mediately returned and with his
mother, sisters and brothers came
to Idaho and with them became
interested in the Payette valley.
They bought large tract of land
just east of Emmett and have ever
since been in the lead in working
for the development of the country,
particularly in the way of irrigation
projects for redeeming the foothills
and bench lands around Emmett.
Mr.. Richards headed the move
ment for government reclamation
in the Payette valley and is now
actively engaged as secretary of the
Payette-Boise project for irrigating
these lands under the new reclama-
ton act, with every prospect of see
ing the great work undertaken by
the government within the coming
year.
In July, 1897, Mr.. Richards went
to Alaska as deputy United States
marshal under James M. Shoup
and during the rush was chief
officer in charge on both the Dyea
and Skagway trails, with head
quarters at Dyea, where his sister
held the position as postmistress.
With his brother Dan he built and
operated the first telephone line be.
tween the two towns which soon
sprang into cities. Later he traded on
the Yukon by buying supplies on the
coast and shipping down the river in
scows to mining camps and trading
posts. The Richards brothers still
have valuable mining property in
Alaska and have great faith in the
future of that country. AT present
} Mr.. Richards has charge of the
Westlake fruit farm for an Ohio
company and with Charles P. Hart
ley has shipped 20 cars of prune:
this fall from Emmett to Easterr
markets.
Politically, he has always been {
staunch Republican, as was his
father before him, and in 1906
when the grand old party was at {
low ebb in Idaho, Mr.. Richards
i. went to work in the Republican
.. headquarters and devoted his entir'
time to the cause during that cam
paigr.-Emmett Index.
Elsewhere in this issue will b.
found an advertisement of the sal
E of state land. The sale will be he'll
e in Caldwell Saturday. November IL
e The terms of sale are:
One-tenth of purchase price anc
e first years interest on deferred pay
S ment cash on day of sale; ten year.
i time at per cent interest on re
!. naming nine-tenth's amount bio
S No land will be sold for less tha
n the appraised value.
r We understand much of this Ian
K is well located and prospective puI