The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-21
PLACE Tells OF
THE GOOD WORK

Col E. r. Place, now at Omaha,
writes w H. Roadway, president of the
Caldwell Commercial club, an interest
ing letter relative to the situation in
colonization work that is of special in
terest to the people of the Canyon
county capital at this time, 1t will be
seen by Mr.. Places letter that he is
wide awake to the interests of Cald-
we'll and that no effort will ever be
lacking on his part to do something
for the good of this community. The
letter from Mr. Place is as follows:
Omaha. Neb., July II, 1911.
MIR. W. II. Roadway, Caldwell, Idaho.
My dear Railway: | wrote Dorman
fully the conditions of affairs as they
exist in this office in reference to the
advertising of Caldwell We people of
Caldwell have never fully understood
the work that is being done for Idaho
and all the west by the colonization de-
partment of the Union Pacific railroad
We have imagined that the getting out
of a booklet descriptive of our county,
was simply an expense that brought no
results. | agree with you there, where
we handle the matter ourselves, but
where it is handled by the people here,
it is the biggest possible help that
could be given us; to illustrate: from
one to two hundred inquiries per day
come into this office, asking advice as
to the west-Idaho, Utah, Montana,
Wyoming and California, particularly
inquiring as to certain localities, for
instance, say, Idaho. These letters are
replied to with enclosures of such lit
erature ais they have here, touching
upon the points asked about.
In the advertising room there is every
kind and form of pamphlet, setting
forth the many advantages of the town
or towns uDon which they dwell, and in
that room can find most every place
represented with those pamphlets set
ting forth the advantages to be derived
in the town in question except Cald-
we'll The people in this office can
only send out the material that they
have at hand. They know nothing
about Caldwell. Up to a few days ago
it did not even show on most of the
maps. Caldwell cannot possibly get
mention when there is nothing at hand
to send out in reference to the burg.
/ have mailed Dorman one of the old
Caldwell leaflets and have asked him
to request the Commercial club or the
publicity committee to have printed as
many thousand of them as they can
afford. Undoubtedly the cuts used are
all there, and, as it Is only a four-page
leaflet, it can be printed very cheaply.
| hardly dare to ask the Union Pacific
people to have it printed as that would
take a little more nerve than possess.
want number of these to put in the
supply room, then, after while, if we
Unnk we can dllOEu II, VIC Will put
something else there, more elaborate
and more descriptive, if the first ven
ture brings results.
Up to this morning there was moth
ing to send out on Caldwell, but |
found on one shelving the stuff that
Dorman had sent and tell you it made
me feel better. Now about the Land
Show to be held here from October 16
to 80. | had Mr. Paisley, the manager
of the show, come to my office this af-
ternoon and explain to me what would
be necessary on our part to have Cald-
well fittingly and properly represented
here. First, as per the floor drawings
enclosed you, we can have space 120
feet square, ~ by 16 feet, for $3.50;