The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-07-12
OUTLOOK FOR BOISE.

The CITIZEN has called attention heretofore to the handsomely
Illustrated book descriptive of Boise issued this wear bv the Com
erca Club for distribution among nqung residents Of other
Scction The text of the book written BY w Booth who
although of the busiest of the city never too busy 70
word or two for Boise The valuable as dealing with
he early history and settlement Of Boise tracing its growth to
village OF 5000 people, the admission the State in
1890 to 5000 in 1900 and city 900 souls After
space given to these facts Mr. Booth continues as follows
WI So much history What have right anticipate the i'm
mediate future holds Boise? glance at the entern
nov under way may assist us in arriving at conclusion
Probably first of all ranks the great BoePaye Irrigation Pro-
ject ~'''' iS@'-0' ITO
This one of the largest irrigation projects government has
undertaken under the Reclamation and contempae e
endtue OF about Nearly millions have already
been appropriated, and let its expenditure
dam across the Boise River about eight miles above Boise
being built canal 40 feet wide in the bottom so top
feet deep is being constructed carry the onto the
land and store it in the Deer Flat twenty-five miles
of Boise and other smaller along the line When this
system completed there will be 100000 in cultivation
the Boise Valley where there 10000 partial
walton the present time And such Ten acres of it will
support family greater comfort than so will Missouri
ley We will quote experiences little later on to prove
this assertion When you reflect that present city 100000
people draws large part of its substance from the land
vaton at the present time you readily what trebing
of that together with much which
naturally follows the division of large tracts that
will be made easily accessible by the are now
building out Of Boise will this city means without
$4,000 people within the next ten years.
INTER-URBAN LINES.
Perhaps next the nterrbn electric lines
that building grade track
and lay the Steel One down the fertile and popuous Boise
Valley Its present objective point is Caldwell thriving city of
$500 people thirty miles its future wherever the promise
of profit lure for have unlimited backing and
limited faith in the future of the great Snake River Valley.
The other after making tenmle circuit around the city
the BENCH through country that will be continuous
village Nampa, eighteen miles away of the bustng
husng little cities in the State Some $350000 have been
vested this enterprise every dollar of Boise money
These roads have tremendous meaning for Boise For their
entire length they through fertile well watered land which
needed only this of getting its produce market to make
every twenty forty of it home of family Ten years
form these roads will be lined with continuous village
FORT BOISE.
The Federal Government has lately appropriated S1900000 for
the improvement of Boise Barracks The improvements to
mostly of enlarged quarters for enlisted and officers in
order that this post able accommodate about five hundred
In the roll this considerable Boise and
says great deal health and climate is the aim
of the government building forts locate them where the
soldiers will health renewed vgor after the campaigns of
the Philippines and the Antilles.
ct B. Kellogg attorney for the Interstate Commerce Commits
Oyster Bay endeavong PERSUADE President Roosevelt