The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-10-23
OCCASION FOR PRIDE


for it's success great credit is due.
The management of a county fair en-
tails hard work and many cusses
upon those in authority. That there
are men in this community who cheer
fully bear this hard work is the source
of Caldwell's greatness and the as
surance Of its permanent prominence.
In this respect Caldwell is many
times blessed, and ever has been.
Back many years, when Howard Sc
bree, M. B. Gwinn, S. M. Coffin and
the Steunenberg brothers were the
men who did things, Caldwell had a
reputation for energy, enterprise and
public spirit. In those days there
was no town west that had anything
on Caldwell. This became so well
known that the saying, Caldwell
gets every thing she goes AFTER" be-
came truism throughout the north
west. The city had such reputa-
ton that men who later became prom
inent felt they had a reputation to
sustain that made them put forth
their best efforts on every occasion.
The men above mentioned were in
time in great measure succeeded in
business and prominence by such men
as I. c. Egleston, F. ]. Smith, r. A.
Cowden, w. R. Sebree, w. H. Ridway,
c. o. Picard, M. A. Roberts, John
c. Rice, D. D. Campbell, S. w. Dee,
L. X. Little, Cakes Brothers, H. H.
Jones, c. S. Doan, ]. T. hay, H. D.
Blatchly, E. Boone, c. Fahy and H. A.
Griffiths. These men were caught in
Caldwell during grevious times and
most of them stayed because there was
no convenient way of getting out. At
that time he who owned city lot or
an acre of ground or stock of mer-
chandise was only exceeded in poverty
by him who owned two lots, two
acres OF. a larger stock of merchan-
disc, Many of those men, today
rich and influential would have been
glad of getting out had there been a
way. They could not do so, and so
remained to reap the reward that
could not be forstalled. That was
the period when the foundation of
Caldwell's greatness was laid. There
were master minds. at the helm in
Caldwell during the years of the
panic. Plans were then made fol-
the irrigation and reclamation OF
this part of the Boise valley. These
men deserve the everlasting graft
tude of Caldwell and this part Of
Idaho. With the full and complies
restoration of prosperity, came an
other succession among the different
business houses of Caldwell. During
the past few years great changes
have taken place in which the leader,
ship passed into the hands of such
men as j. B. Gowen, H. D. Andrews
Henry Dorman, H. B. Aven, l. S
Binford, G. d. Smell, Elmer Clark, S
d. Simpson, w. ]. Ross, A. Ballantyne
j. H. Lowell, r. S. Madden, E. R
Place, L. S. Ollie, A. L. Murphy, ]
G. Gartin, w. A. Stone, H. R. Cleav.
er and P. E. Engel. These were the
right kind of men for the times. They
have maintained and added to Cald-
wells fame in more ways than one
They are all young and in the prime
of life for great undertakings. These
men will be great for many years to
come in Caldwell, but they don't
want to get stuck on themselves
There is bunch of young fellows in
Caldwell today loaded to the guards
for success in life. They are pushing
forward and will soon be a mighty
help in the onward march of Cald-
well. They will be stayed but a
moment, and then their force and
strength will be added to the list of
the great of Caldwell. Among them
are two or three dozen lawyers, like
Scatterday, Van Duyn, Plowhead,
Buckner, Thompson, jackson, Wa
tiers, Wallace, Sebring and Elston and
like Guy, Young, Miller, Smith, Cole
like Guy Young, Miller, Smith, Cole
and Myers; real estaters like Walker,
Myers, Olson, Girard, Harrington,
Banks and Graef; engineers like L. J.
Ross, ]. H. Forbes, williamson, Rich
ardson, Hedden; merchants like Kelli-
hers, two, James and William, Ward,
Robinson, Platt, Steele, Bowen, Dyer,
GIBSON, Burroughs, he of daily fame,
Cowden, Watkins, Flemming, Nc
knight, BOtzin, Dad Patton, the
youngest of the bunch, Harmon,
Boyes, Baker, Harris, Merritt, Blake,
Kahn, R. w. French who keeps
first class livery, Holt, who sells i'm