The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-09-12
As IN a Looking Glass

Some twenty-five or thirty years
ago-in the year, 1884, to be exact
young man struck Caldwell with the
trm conviction aboard that he woi,:d
stick through thick and thin. He has
stuck.
He apparently had no idea OF
changing the conclusion that he ar
rived at when he first landed. The
quality OF sticking has been one OF
his chief characteristics. In fact he
has always stuck. 1t has become a
habit with him. We would not init
mate or the modicum of second
that he never changes his mind. bur
take it from US, there has to be A
mighty good reason for the change.
AS a matter of fact he don't make up
his mind without good and suffi-
Gent reason and it takes a better
one to change it. Reasons of such
quality are infrequently running loose
Hence when he sized up Caldwell and
surrounding country and brought all
his reasoning powers to bear on the
subject he decided that this was about
the identical spot for him to locate
in permanently. He located and has
grown up with the country. From
time to time he evolved other ideas
and he has stuck to. those ideas until
he has seen many of them become
permanent features of the landscape.
The moral of all this is that if you
want to really accomplish something
in the world you had better make
connections with good idea and
When Mr.. R. w. Cakes struck
Caldwell he had neither family nor
fortune. In time he concluded that
an ambitious young man should &C
quire both and that is what he pro-
ceeded to do. The route to fortune
which he selected was along the line
of merchandising. Without much
parley he started up in his chosen
line. Today the magnificent mercan-
tile establishment with which he is
connected is monument to his ener-
gy determination and sticktoitism.
He could see that here was to- be
builded a town. He could foresee
the growth of the country. A coun-
try that was going to grow and
the exact combination that he was
looking for. Today the firm OF Cakes
Bros. is the oldest mercantile estab-
lishment in Caldwell and one of the
Oldest in Idaho. 1t has grown all
of these years and shows strong evil
dence of growth for many years to
come. While the firm is old as firms
go in this country, Mr.. Cakes is a
young man. He was born in Free
port, Illinois, in the year 1866, which
will indicate his age accurately. AS
stated he came to Caldwell and start
ed to grow up with the town. He has
been connected with every organiza-
ton which had for it's object the bet
terment of the town. He has been
alive to the interests of the town in
its social, political and commercial
lie. He has taken a keen interest
in his church and the schools. To
him is due more than to any other
one man the splendid Methodist
church in this city.
A few years ago an idea occurred
to him that he could be of use to the
people of Idaho in the state legisla-
ture.. Very few men of the prestige,
worth and interests of Mr.. Cakes |
ever permit such an idea to occur to |
them. They are not willing to stand |
the sacrifice of time and money; to
neglect their business; and to assume
the cares and worries of the Office.
Mr.. Cakes thought that he could be
Useful. Once that thought occurred |
to him nothing else mattered. He |
was Republican and sought the |
nomination for Representative. He was |
and elected. A few of the
laws which Mr.. Cakes thought were
good were enacted. Some of them