Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-04-28
SHIPMENTS FROM
CALDWELL SHOW
GREAT INCREASE
Reason for the Renewed Ac-
tivity at Canyon County
Seat Manifest ~ Much
Building Under Way.

Caldwell, April 2s.-That the won
derful era of gr with, development and
prosperity which has been ushered In
upon this city is very largely to be
credited to the proportions it's tributary
country has assumed as farming and
stock raising section is evident when
it's vast shipments of stock and farm
products are taken into consideration.
During the last six months, 406 car
loads of livestock, valued at $1,250,000,
and 635 carloads of farm products, val
ued at $267, 300, have been shipped from
the local freight office to outside mar
lets. OF the farm products shipments
there were 200 carloads of hay valued
at 100000, 50 carloads of wheat valued
at $4,000, SO carloads of oats valued at
$4,000, 174 carloads of millstu6s val
ued at 100000. and 156 carloads of po-
tatoes valued at $4,000, or a. total of
1041 carloads OF livestock and farm
products with a total valuation of ST.,
$4,000 rhippcd out from this city. This
list of shipments is from October 1915
to April 1916. 1t should be remembered
in this connection that the above fig
ures represent shipping months usually
light in farming locality, as a large
part of the farm products is marketed
during August and September.
To be sure, this city has sound and
permanent basis for Its marvellous pro-
gress and prosperity. for 1t draws upon
one of the most highly developed agri-
cultural and livestock belts in the en-
tire Pacific northwest for it's trade and
maintenance. Any day of the week one
may observe it's streets thronged with
country people who have come to town
for supplies, for which they pay cash.
The city is scene of activity through
out the week, and the life Of the mer-
chants is q strenuous one to say the
least. No complaint is heard of hard
times but to the contrary, there ap
pears to be general qualification over
the prosperous conditions of which the
city Is the beneficiary and concerted
concentration for the contamination of
still greater accomplishments for 1t
along the lines of growth and progress.
A spirit of optimism is in the atmos-
phere.
Much Building Activity.
All seem to be confident of the future
of their city and to this healthy senti-
ment perhaps Is to be very largely at
tributed the activity to be observed In
a building way. Thirty or 40 modern
Fresdence buildings will be under course
of construction within the next few
days and 1t is certain that at least 100
will be erected during the summer.
Among the modern residences now in
course OF construction are those of DIR.
Miller, DIR. Haley, ]. S. Harrington, II.
J.. Clambey and a. L. Guest, the last
named having two modern residences
nearing completion. Numerous other
buildings are being rsmodeled or i'm
proved in some manner, and it is esti-
mated that the cost Of the buildings
going up and the improvements of
those bein remodeled and improved
Will approximate $4,000 II the busi-
ness OF the local lumber dealers is in
my measure a barometer of the growth
and pr gress of the city and the coun-
try which II draws upon for its ad-
yancsment, It is highly indicative Of
fay6rable conditions. for these dealers
edeclare that ct least so new residences
are under construction in the country
in proximity to the city.
Through the activity of it's CONNER
cial club, the city il now reaching out
for new industries of such proportions
as will afford large payrolls. Two of
these INDUSTRIES upon which secretary
Gibbons is concentrating his efforts to
secure being canning factory and a
condensed milk factory. for both of
which IT is believed Caldwell offers an
attractive field.
Real Estate Is Brisk.
Real estate business is also brisk,
land sales being made almost daily.
The influx of new people the past three
months has been greater than during
any other similar period since the
opening OF the Boise -Payette project,
and wide-awake to the value of effect
ing the settlement of all the vast area
of country tributary to Caldwell which
is comparatively a new country that
the trade territory of the city may be
materially extended, the live secretary
of its. Commercial club is constantly
placing in well studied sections attrac-
tive descriptive matter of Caldwell, its
adjacent country and of the diversified
opportunities presented by both the
City and the country.
When it is recalled that the entire
shipments of stock and farm products
from this city only reached a total of
less than 800 carloads in the year 1910
1t is easy to understand that both the |
city and It's adjacent country have been
advancing along lines OF progress and
development by leaps and bounds.