The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-09-15
KEEP IMAGINATION
WORKING STEADILY
WHERE? OH, WHERE? is THAT
LITTLE DOG GONE.-THAT
is THE QUESTION.

Paralysis Has Seized the Railroad
Builders and There is Nothing
DOing-TwO Electric Lines Have
Been Abandoned In the Desert to
Unknown Fate.
It's a sad day when the imagina-
ton becomes atrophied.
Following the custom adopted by
the Boise Statesman in its editorials
we make that sentence a paragraph,
The Statesman don't set any fashion
too swift for the Tribune. The day
its pages are draped in harem skirts
that day will see us wearing bloom
ers. We mean to keep abreast of
the times as the Statesman gives US
light.
Sly, cunning and insidious is that
INTERPOLATION. 1t is relied upon to
take the curse OF the opening para
graph. This is custom much in
vogue among those who want to
say something without arousing the
ire of the natives; and also among
those of the cults OF intellectual
fads. We are in both classes, be-
cause we always desire to be in
fashion.
AS stated above, which statement
is repeated, its sad day when the
imagination becomes atrophied. Not
many months ago Caldwell and
Nampa were building railroads, es-
pecially electric railroads, in every
direction and it wasn't costing a
cent. Now what are we doing? We
are doing nothing of any conse-
quence. There hasn't been a mile of
electric railway built in nigh on
seven weeks, and It's all in the head
too. Alex Ballanyne Is frequently
of the opinion that he ought to have
his head made over. We are of the
opinion that there are a number of
don't cost anything there is no rea-
son why railroads should not be
built. Consider the lilies of the
valley, or Boise the Beautiful, they
toll not, neither do they spin, yet
Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed in such as the former and
Hartman never dreamed of the rail-
road routes the latter has doped out.
It's. no trick for the Statesman or
the Capital News to start a railroad
on the top of Squaw Butte in the
morning and fetch it to Boise before
dark. While Caldwell must have the
money raised and the material on
the ground before she will even
notice railroad. Even then there
are grave doubts in the minds of
many whether it will ever be opera
ted or not. The Tribune urges the
people of Caldwell to nourish and
nurture their Imagination. Nampa
should do likewise. There is no
use in losing out on account of
lack of exercise of Imagination.
AS we see them there are now
two electric lines in the air. One is
headed for NampA and the other is
winding its way toward Roswell via
Sebree and Henderson's nat. Orig
inally It was our intention that
Pierce build to Roswell and Sebree
to Nampa. We have changed the
plans. Sebree will extend his pres
emit road to Roswell while Pierce is
going to Nampa. This is the very
latest information that has been
given to the public. We confidently
look forward to actual construction
work early in October.
Incidentally we were informed
Wednesday that Hill was en- route,
He wants a north and south road
and 1t will certainly pass through
Boise. Young Louis Hill took an
early fancy to Boise and has spent
thousands of dollars in trying to
get route that would touch Boise.
He has found 1t impossible. In con-
sequence the Hill road will cross the
Short Line at Caldwell. This is no
dream