The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-07-28

# has occurred to you time and
time again. If it hasn't you haven't
,ost a great deal. The thoughts that
we're never thought and the deeds
that we're never done never excited
the alarum anywhere. It's like
facts Facts are facts and them is
facts" to quote an illustrous county
official. Facts are handy and they
are always at hand. Two and two
are four. Two and two might as
we'll be five as far as the general
run Of us is concerned. Except for
Illustrative purposes, the exactness of
the mathematician is of little use.
But that isn't the proposition. The
thing is that all things lead to the
commercial club. If they don't they
ought to and that is an end on it.
We are informed that the business
men of Caldwell have subscribed
about tree thousand dollars for pub
liCity work during the ensuing year.
Three thousand dollars is more than
two thousand and that is all you can
say for it. 1t is really a disgrace to
the community. 1t were better that
we had died. The dead one is some
times hero, but the straggler is an
object Of contempt. He deserves it.
The idea of Caldwell raising three
thousand dollars for general utility
purposes would make a well man
sick and kill a sick man. There is
t.
The Tribune mas no criticism to Of
Ter Of any particular man. Each has
done the best he could. To quote
the Statesman, 1.-The community has
lost its quits. " We boast of five
thousand people and are putting up
6O cents per year per capita to tell
The world of our greatness. Better
count the chickens and make it 80
cents more.
Caldwell has a Commercial Club
which has excited the envy of a
great many neighboring towns.
caldwell has business men who go
out and win credit in the world at
large Caldwell is rightly located.
II has the Caldwell, Nampa and
BOISE valleys directly tributary. 1t
mas climate, soil, land and water. It
Is there as far as God could put 1t
'aere' 1t raises 60 cents per year
per capita to advertise its advan-
tages.
Ihen stop and think of it. Cald-
wells business men 90 out and do
lungs They do things for their
private business, but when the en-
ure community is concerned they are
ueau ones and again that is an end
Oh 1t. The Caldwell business man
Snu property owner has quit.
mink of the men. There is Cow
gu bright, brainy and enterprising;
'he Cupples boys are there all the
ume; Maxey & schnabel. alive and
awake; John Flynn naturally sug.
ee''S himself; Frank Wood immedi-
a'eIy follows; then there comes Har.
~On who deals in jewelry. LeMas.
vi Is druggist and a good one and
looking after things all the time
NOSS OF the Golden Rule is there and
% D. H. Largent & Co., of which
wv" Largent and Mitchell have the
''NiafkS of enterprise; then there
'O"'es the Caldwell Clothing com
pany' with Sumner Dee and Jas d
N'''eher' both of whom are 90 years
resident of Caldwell coming Feb
1"'y' Then there are Doan & Hay
n a. alive and coming all tn,
luz although they do not advertls,
= 'no Tribune. Across tho stree
sou Will find the First National
'Ons and stable. with Geo. ID. Smell
- 'narE' and Doc Isham on the out
D''@ Following down the line yo,
~" across Tom SHELTON, who careful
saves his money and sells neanuts
s, sn, comes tho Cations, with NOR,
WHY talent and genius than wer,
s ,' before gathered together In on,
Y,' "'-shop; next to the Cations Is tn,
h'I o Implement Co.. w. @. Cowdel
Hs the manager. and William
u'h knows thing or two to,
To- ~ could have put another to
Vt two in there II necessary