The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1914-01-16
COLE PRESIDENT OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB
OF Caldwell

The annual meeting of the Caldwell
Commercial Club for the election of
directors and officers Tuesday evening
was one OF the most encouraging hap
penings the city has noted for some
time.
The spirit of optimism so character
iStic of the organization held a note
of confidence lacking of late. There
appeared a widespread belief that the
Dawn of Plenty" if not actually at
hand, was on its way and due to ar
rive at least before the completion OF
the Payette-Boise project-which is
comforting.
The meeting was so full OF splendid
suggestions of good, hard, practical
value that it would be impossible to
give anything like justice to them all in
an account of the gathering. The old
get-together-and-work spirit that has
in the past with its applied enthusiasm
carried so many almost hopeless prop
ositlons to a successful conclusion,
was emphatically present and in good
health.
The assemblage that greeted Presi-
dent Dorman was the largest the club
has called together for a long time.
The room was crowded, every avail
able chair being taken and the corri-
ders crowded. After the regular rout-
inc of opening the meeting, q new
members were proposed and every
body woke from teh Rip Van Wrinkle
which was in grave danger of becom-
ing chronic.
The new men were elected with ac-
claim. They were Messrs.
Bruce Lesser, Harry Burger, l.. d.
Blondell R. l.. Clough, P. f. Smith,
R. c. Beatty, Frank Anderson, Ralph
Fouch, Harry Brown, Oscar Stem
gle, Guy c. MCGEE, Walter S. Baker,
Ralph Breshears, M. L. Sturgeon, DIR,
M. Nichter, 7. H. Evans, John Boone,
J. A. Tucker, Frank f. Meek, A. f.
Laughlin, ]. Ed. Miller, Bob Gavin, L.
]. Davis, w. Cakes, Charles w. Mil
liner, Jas. f. Pemberton, w. |. Stew
ems, l.. F. McNitt.
President Dorman then read his re-
port, in which he told Of the work Of
the club during the past year. The
membership had been increased from
l2O to 1870. Mr.. Dorman's report
will be of general interest and an ef-
fort will be made to publish it in a
subsequent issue of The Tribune
Sec-Treas. NJ. H. Gibbons then read
his financial report, showing a small
deficit.
Hon. John c. Rice, president of the
Caldwell Commercial Bank was called
upon for few remarks. Mr.. Rice de-
clared that in his opinion the time was
now here when we could look for
brighter things. He said there has
never been any question of the final
success of this country and from care
full observations l believe we are now
safely on the upper road" He told of
some of 1.-THE things responsible for his
belief, one of which was the fact that
farm land had been rented for $1,000
an acre-and the renter had made
money this last year. "If we have
land" continued Mr.. Rice, that can
produce such returns, we have better
country than we have ever dreamed
Of"
Mr.. Rice said that he had heard an
Grafton delivered by Mr.. Harrington
which would prove entertaining and
instructive to those present, and sug-
gested that the president endeavor to
get Mr.. Harrington to repeat his eff
| fort for the good of the order"
Mr.. Harrington replied to the sum-
mons by explaining that his Grafton
was the impromptu result of glass
of coca cola and righteous indignation.
There is a bunch of knockers that
keep our corners polished" vociferat-
ed Mr.. Harrington, that Bob Gavin
should run out of town." He had
heard the usual cry of high taxes, etc,
and reaching the end of his scanty pa
thence, had turned on the hammer
| throwers with some pertinent facts.
! After compelling the principal WELD
err of the sledge to admit that few
years ago he had arrived with one
scraggly cayuse to his name, while
now he owned a splendid 4-horse
team and farm worth $4,000, he
speedily reduced the rest to submits
sive and humble thankfulness-that
they hadn't spoken first.
]. B. Gowen spoke of general con-
ditions in the east and middle west.
He had lately visited a brother in Ne
braska, where daily he was called up
on to deliver a Chautauqua lecture
on Idaho. With captivating modesty
he declared that out of 10 of his
listeners had signihed their intention
OF moving west. During the years
of lol5-l6 Idaho will undoubtedly
witness the largest immigration in the
history of the state. The next two
years are bound to show big differ
ence in Idaho"
B. NJ. Holt then unfolded to his full
height and set free a gem that was
so new and wierdly wonderful as TO
convulse his hearers. Mr.. Hollis Jokes
are all copyrighted-or should be
else The Tribune would gladly serve
this and other gems in all of their
virgin glory; however, Mr.. Holt will
, probably accommodate any curiosity
In srious vein he continued to give
rafting good talk which showed the
mans conviction that in spite of draw
backs, real or fancied. we were on the
} verge of decidedly better times, and
were in a more prosperous condition
= than most of the country right now
! He told of a conversation with mid
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