The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-10-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HOLDS REGULAR
Meeting
Attendance Unusually = Good
And Discussions Are
Very Lively.
MANY NEW MEMBERS
5000 Head of Feeding Cattle Coming
to City-Feeding in Transit Rates
Discussed-Report of the Canyon
County Fair Association President
Club Joins League.

Club Joins League.
Monday night The Caldwell Com
mercial club held one of the most sue
cessful meetings of the year. The
discussions were interesting and the
outlook very encouraging DR.. ]. w.
Cue, the president, presided, and as the
guests of the club entertained Ceptain
Howard, U. S. A., and DR.. Williams,
of the same branch of service.
All the bills presented to the first of
the month had been paid, and COM
Portable balance is on hand to meet
Incoming indebtedness.
Col. Place Still Boosting.
After the financial report by the
secretary, DR.. Cue read letter from
/ Col. Place in which he inclosed a
check for his dues together with clip
[ping from the Silver State Star which
quoted an article from the Caldwell
Tribune and commented on the enter
prise and grit of the, Caldwell Boost
ers of the Commercial Club. Col.
Place retains mighty warm place in
'his heart for Caldwell and never MISS
rs chance to do some good roofing
for her. In the days to come, when
fhe Winnemucca-C Caldwell road is
completed; when the dreams and la
bors of the Colonel have borne fruit;
Caldwell will feel justly proud of the
fact that he lived and worked among
her citizens for several years. He is
b live wire and there is always some
Thing doing where E. r. Place lights.
The railroad is progressing as well
hs might be expected during presi-
dential year, when finances are bound
TO be upset. Built nearly to the river
b couple of years more will see the
thin lines of steel crossing the Snake
bnd winding on towards the Golden
Gate, giving Caldwell and the wonder
full undeveloped country lying be-
tween here and Winnemucca an inn
|petus that will mean great things for
those of Nevada and Southern Idaho
5000 Head of Cattle to Feed.
Messrs.. Huston Frost and ]. l..
Baker then brought the freight rates
on cattle in transit to the attention OF
THE members of the club. These gem
|tlemen visited Salt Lake and there Sc
cured good rate from the officials Of
THE Short Line. The railroad men
made them this rate. and then agreed
ito make a rate of $4,000, subject to
THE ratification of the Interstate Com
|merce commission. The commission
requires that rate be first published
flor 80 days, but the railroad men
Thought perhaps the commission, if un-
|derstanding the urgency of the, case,
would, allow the rate to take effect at
|once.
Acting on the rate given them, and
hoping for prompt action on the part
lot the Interstate commission, Messrs.
Frost and Baker proceeded south and
bought between 5000 and 5000 head of
cattle. These cattle are to be fed in
|the vicinity of Caldwell and sold to
shipped to the market when the feed
ling season closes. Two cars were
shipped to Caldwell at once, shipments
to follow on the 18th, 10th. and 18th
of this month. When the two cars ar
rived in Caldwell, the charges were
found to be $358.28 per car. This rate
IS absolutely prohibitive, and unless
he railroad officials make good their
Proffered rate, or the Interstate Com
MERGE commission allow the $4,000
ate to become effective at once, the
test of the cattle will have to be ship
'ed elsewhere. s.,s fei4i.
With the immense crop Of alfalfa
hat was realized here this year it is
Imperative that a market be estab-
ished. The best manner of disposing
pit this hay is to feed it to cattle. Dis
russion brought forth motion that
he club ask Senators Borah and Hey
burn to take the matter up with the
commission at once. Hon. J. G. Rice
suggested that the matter also be TAX
en- up with F. II. Plaisted, the New
York attorney Of the Short Line, who
gould, through the Washington attor-
hey,. bring the matter before the at
tention of the commission in forcible
manner. s8sa
The Santa Fee makes rate of $l0o
TO Caldwell by way of Trinidad. haul
Png the cattle 1000 miles out of the way
"a thing which Is not practical for
ieeding stock in this case.
From Texas points to Pocatello the
rate is $3.50. 50-again requiring q 1000
mile haul out, Of the way.
The secretary of the club was in
structed to take up the mattre 20 sug-
gested. Seventeen cars have been ar
ranged for and q letter from the rail-
|road people thanking ,Messrs. Frost
and Baker for the order was read.
Caldwell IL to be congratulated upon
having men of the enterprise and abil-