The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-02-10
FAME OF CALDWELL
IS GROWING FAST
FAME AND GREATNESS OF CALD-
WELL Is SPREADING EVERY
DAY OF THE YEAR.

San Francisco Papers Think Caldwell
Biggest City on Earth-Bulletln
Says Magic City viii Soon be An
other Denver-EnterpriSe of Town
Commended.
Some are born great, some achieve
greatness and others have greatness
thrust upon them according to w.
Shakespeare, who was of the vintage of
years gone by. SHAKESPEARE was talk
ing of men but he could have said the
same of cities. Now Nampa achieved
greatness, Boise had greatness thrust
upon her, and Caldwell was born
great; later achieved greatness and in
still later day had greatness thrust
upon her In greatness Caldwell is
thrice blessed. Just now the city is en-
joying the fame that comes of good
deeds well done
great many people, wishing to at
tend the Panama exposition, became
greatly enamored of San Francisco as
the exposition city. 1t is well known
that San Francisco and Caldwell sym
pathize with each other. When Frisco
had her earthquake Caldwell came
through with flour and provisions for
the needy. When Caldwell had her
flood Frisco came through with offers
of help and heartfelt sympathy. Then
there is the railroad. Upon the build
ing of the San Francisco, Caldwell &
Montana railroad depends the future of
both cities The most Indifferent can
see that Caldwell and San Francisco
must swim or sink, survive or perish,
live or die together. Consequences
were that Caldwell landed the expo
sition for San Francisco, even pulling
off snowstorm in the mountains to
the east of us, to make the proper
stage setting for the heroics 1t must
be admitted that city which can pull
out a snowstorm for a special oc-
casion has the germs of greatness in
its midst Caldwell did that very thing.
Caldwell, we should have said Caldwell
assisted by Matthias NJ. Gibbons OF
course Caldwell gets the glory. But
the praise of Matthias should not re-
main forever unsung. His virtues
should be heralded to the four winds.
Some few days ago San Francisco
made her Macedonian cry for help.
Macedonian cry is an expression much
used by Senator W. E. Borah as the
battle cry of every campaign He
wrings that in with or without provo
cation. AS the next campaign is two
years hence we are not trespassing
upon the Senator's preogatives in us
ing it now. His copyright exists only
during the campaign, Well, San Fran
cisco made her howl as aforesaid.
Caldwell rushed to the rescue and sent
President Taft telegram signed by
over 1900 citizens of the county ask
ing him to pull off the exposition at
Frisco. President Taft Immediately
got busy with congress and the big
show was landed in the right place.
Now for fame. Caldwell did not
think she was doing very much when
she sent in her muchly signed tele-
gram. We do little stunts like that
every few days. But Frisco was as
tonished, but not speeches.. Listen to
this from the San Francisco Exami-
ner:
In dispatch to Panama Pacific
headquarters in this city from Cald-
we'll, Idaho, the news was given that
300 business and professional men,
farmers and union laborers of that
district had united in petitionins
President Taft in behalf of San Fran
cisco.