The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-08
PROOF OF GAME SPIRIT.

Hers IL an evidence OF game blood |
when ono town OF scarcely 5000 popula !
ton takes such forward stride in the |
Commercial club idea as this. There !
is no use discussing the matter; you
simply cannot keep Caldwell down.
She is up and doing and her citizens
propose the people of the country
shall know and realize that Caldwell |
is on the map.
Here is an epitome of the career of
the man that employed to present to
curious public the advantages of Cald,
well and vicinity:
KNEEDLER'S CAREER.
Hiram S. Kneedler began his career
as an office boy in a printing office
He ran the usual route of those who
climb graduating" from devil" to
reporter then to editor and finally
publishing papers of his own through
out the state of Iowa. During this
portion Of his early career he engaged
in literary and development work for
various railway companies and was fl
nally chosen as the secretary of the
Industrial League OF Ottumwa Ia.
From this work he was advanced to
the position of general advertising
agent oil the Southern Pacific, with
headquarters at New Orleans, where
he aided materially in the colonization
and development of western louisiana
and the coast of Texas. For five
years he had charge of the advertise
ment of the industrial department of
tho Pacific Electric Railway system.
The property OF C. +. Huntington.
While thus employed he made his home
at Los Angeles from which place he
was captured by these Caldwell en-
thusiasts and brought over here to
take charge of the advertising work OF
Caldwell.
When questioned today as to the
scope of the work proposed in his new
capacity Secretary Kneedler made
this modest reply:
II wish to make a comprehensive
study OF the local conditions and en-
viroments and go about the task sys
tematically, seeing in the development
of the surrounding country and growtl
of the town and in the RELAXATION 10
cal aspirations for better city, II
element of future greatness. hop
modestly to achieve some satisfactor!
results.
81 find here a splendid lot of publl
spirited men, wide awake to the inter
ests of the city and who have person
ally given mo such sincere an
hearty welcome that already no
only feel at home, but am inspired
with most loyal desire to give then
the best that is in me-
During the flood period of tw
weeks ago Caldwell fell heir to som
wrong impressions regarding the hoo
4 of water in tho city.
Tho facts are: Indian Creek flow
through the city, and the citizens haV
/ hive built business houses too close t
the banks of tho stream, and tho city
in defining streets along its natara
course, has pressed in too far for tn
water to find easy egress through tn
municipality. In consequence the ceI
lars of some of these blocks and tn
streets and sidewalks were deluged t
their great damage, but in no wise al
preaching danger or beyond the poss
bility of easy repair.
The city however has taken step
to provide lasting relief from this cor
dition by widening the channel OF Tn
crek and increasing the spans OF tn
bridges crossing it within the limit
OF Caldwell.
Altogether it is not to be presume
that a sum in excess of 10000 damae
was suffered by tho recent flood an
the major portion of this is in tn