The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-18

made to redeem several hundred
thousand acres of desert.
There is big project down il
the Pecos Valley of New Mexico
which IS fairly we'll settled by
farmers and ranchmen, who have
not been successful in their private
irrigation schemes, because the
soil is underlaid by soluble gypsum
Which absorbes the water and al
lows 1t to escape through under
ground passages. The owners Of
these enterprises have fought the
plans of their rigation bureau fierce.
ly until few weeks ago, when a
flood washed away their dam AMI
their bitches. Now they are beg
Ing the government to hurry up
and do something least they lose
their peach and apple orchards,
which now cannot be reached bv
water until the irrigation system
is restored. IF they do not get
water on that land before mid
summer, hundreds of thousands of
dollars worth of fruit trees will
perish. DR., Newell and his men
are working as rapidly as they can,
and will put in a system that will
reach about 10000 acres to start
with, at a cost of $780, 900, near
the town of RosWe ell, on the Santa
Fe Railway. 1t will be the first
step OF a comprehensive system to
include the entire Valley of the
Pecos, which resembles Salt Lake
Valley in Utah. It has a deeD.
rich soil, capable of producing un
limited crops of melons, sugar beets,
berries, fruits of all kinds, root
crops and alfalfa, and the climate
is the best in the United Stales.
1t is a natural health resort, par
tlcularly for cousumptives. Nature,
unaided, will cure tuberculosis
while you wait. About half the
lant is vacant, and belongs to the
government. 1t is open to home
stead entry, but settlers will have
to pay $28 per acre, in ten annual
lnstalments, for the irrigation
system.-Chicago Herald Record.
Council Chambers of the City of
Caldwell, Idaho, January 5th.,
1905. Council met in adjourned
session with T. K. Little presiding; |
Councilmen Redway, Isham, Davis,
Paynter, present, Boone and Thorp,
absent; H. E. Beatty, clerk; when
he following proceedings we're had:
Reports of treasurer, street COM
missioner, clerk read and on mo-
ion OF Isham ordered filed.
The following claims against the
>lty were read and on motion of
Lsham warrants ordered drawn on
he several funds as follows:
CEMETERY FUND
J. w. Hodson, bill corrected ....S Is 90
GENERAL FUND
Caldwell Power Co. lights .......... 100 90
Chair appointed Redway to fill
he vacancy on the Finance COM
nittee caused by the resignation of
W. c. Stalker.
Chair instructed the Finance
committee to audit clerks books
md straighten up clerks desk with
egard to obsolete papers.
Chair appointed Redway to fill
he vacancy on the committee with
eSpect TO certain rules and regula
ions necessary for the operation of
he sewer caused by the resignation
# w. c. Stalker.
Bill No. II, introduced by Stalk
II, entitled, "An ordinance amend
ng section one of an ordinance en-
tiled AN ordinance prohibiting the
pening of saloons and all places
where Intoxicating liquors are sold
n given away from remaining
pen from the hour of midnight un-
il the hour of six o'clock a. m.
nd providing a penalty for the vio-
alton thereof" was read for the
econd time.
Council instructed clerk to in ]
orm the Caldwell Plumbing and
4achine company that their ser 6