The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-12-30
Caldwell BOOM
IS IN The OFFING
THE OUTLOOK FOR NEW YEAR is
BRIGHTEST IN HISTORY OF
CALDWELL.

Government viii Spend Millions In
This Vicinity During the Next Two
Years In Reclaiming the Arid Lands,
Building Operations to be Re.
Sumed.
DR.. A. F. Isham, when the moon is on
the half shell, can see more gloom to
the square foot than any person with
whom we are acquainted We do net
mean to say that the Doctor is inclined
to take a gloomy view of things, but he
looks into them, and when a person
does that he is bound to know as Mrs.
Sanderson says. Now the outlook for
Caldwell is so bright for the coming
year that if DR.. Isham should go a
5looming with fine-tOoth comb he
would come back as cheerful as a lark.
These reflections are Introductory to a
few words on the outlook.
The United States government has
undertaken the reclamation of an i'm
mense tract of land in the vicinage of
Caldwell. In fact the land compre-
hended by the Payette-Boise project
completely surrounds this city.
Through the efforts of Senator Borah,
Senator Hepburn and Congressman
Hamer and other western members of
Congress the government authorized a
S20,0O0,000 bond issue for the compile
ton of the government reclamation
projects at that time underway. Last
summer corps of army engineers
made thorough investigation Of the
different projects and their recommen-
dations guided President Taft in max
ing his allotments of this fund and of
the money coming into the reclamation
fund through the sale of public lands
The army engineers were so favorably
impressed with the Payette-Boise pro-
ject that their recommendations sc
convinced President Taft of the feast
bility, practicability and utility of this
project that he has allotted us over si1
and a half millions of dollars. This
money will be spent in this immediate
section of Idaho. 1t will make the des
ert bloom and in the meantime stimu
late business, advance the prosperit
and promote the general welfare of tn
Boise and Payette valleys, as the Con
stitution of the United States says tn
government is supposed to do.
That is just one item but it is tn
largest and best thing in the way of a
item that ever struck this fair state c
ours" to quote from Governor Brady
1t seems that in talking about this 81
millions and half we just naturall
swing into poetry and unconsciousl
adopt the vernacular of beadle. w
don't say that Governor Brady is
beadle but he has been accused c
worse things. To repeat, six million
five hundred thousand is the creates
dissipator of gloom we have ever ru
against. 1t is a dissipation, carousa
a debauch. 1t dispels the gloom taste
than the prodigal went through his fo1
tune. But this Is only one item
aforesaid. There are other items.
course the six and a half millions al
the big item. We hate to let go Of thu
tidy little sum. The government OF Il
United States has taken n great likir
F, t. Caldwell. 1t not only wants to
rigate our land but Is also determine
to adorn our city. II will common
work August the 18th on $500
postofrice building In this city. tn
, also is an item calculated to dispel
: little gloom. The architects In t
treasury department are now at wo
on the plans for this building. The Ii
word from Washington gives us to
. derstand that the plans will be 81
mltted to the Caldwell Commerc
Club at its first meeting In April.
y the plans meet with the approval of
!. club, and II Congress appropriates
$15O, 900, and II no accidents happ
and everything is in readiness Ma,
J Gowen will shovel the first shovel
}; OF dirt out of the basement of the 1
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