The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-05-16
TWO GREAT WEDDINGS
OF ALL HISTORY
(By c. w. COOPER

One of the railroad and one of the
oceans. Looking back to the year of
1907 Robert Fulton conceived the
idea Of touching his Clermont with
the magic wand of steam navigation
he glided over the majestic water of
the Hudson river, magnificent river.
Time writes no wrinkles on times
azure brow sailing as far up the Hud-
son as far as Albany, New York. The
success of the steam application of
the Clermont started the thought
waves of the Erie canal waving
through the. minds of the people in
1910 this long his opinions was chris
tened into action, but the starting of
the Erie canal was one of the greatest
events, and called into necessity
great volumes of money. I'm as much
as we never had any money in those
days to speak of, no capitalists to
profit by bonds.
The great state of New York came
to the rescue of the people in their
endeavors to get the canals con-
structed Vouched by the obligation
of labor and materials for their con-
struction this work was continued I'M
ceasingly from 1910 to 1925, requiring
the expenditure of $7,OOO.OOO.
AT the completion in 1925 Cover
nor Clinton of New York ordered a
great celebration of the event.
Through his request President Mad
ison sent a letter to Marquis d'La-
fayette, writing him to participate in
the celebration of that year. He ac-
cepted the invitation and came over
to witness the magnificent growth of
the country that he had helped to
save from British tyranny, and he So
journed in the country. AS we were
poor at the time he displayed his
wonderful ability during the Revo-
lutionary war we were then only
partly able to recompense him for his
valuable service, and congress voted
$1,000 in money and township of
land in Florida.
The magnificent growth of the
country by the construction OF the
canal started the thought waves of a
more convenient way of transporta-
ton than canal boats. The idea of the
construction of the railroads occupied
the minds Of the people, hence the
first railroad construction was COM
mensed in 1885, from Baltimore,
Maryland, to Washington, D. c., a
distance of 40 odd miles. This has
continued till we have 100000 miles
of railroads capitalized at $22 ,0O0, 900, :
600, employing about 100000 men.
While it's original cost was only So
OOO,OO0,0O0 and could be built now for
$4,000 OO0, 900. With recent efficiency
and railroad construction assuring a
water valuation of $4,000, 100000 no
wonder the wealth of the country is
absorbed by railroading and federal
reserve banking currency. l merely
want to mention the magnificent
growth of the city of Chicago to
show favorable localities can make
for the growth of the City bounded
by Lake Michigan on the east and the
great undeve1oped west. Chicago
was started 90 years ago, its popula-
ton in 1929 bein~ only 80 people, now
embraces the tremendous population
100000 being the largest city
of the world of its age.
| Continuing the construction of the
railroad, the first railroad out of Chi
cago was started in 1847, the year |
was born. Crossing the level prairies
of Illinois the first bridge spanning
the father of the waters was erected
at Davenport, Iowa. When the great
development set in from the output
of gold coming from the development
of the mines of California in the early
fifties and the placer gold of Aus
tralia the great era of prosperity was
the result. This continued till the
great wildcat banking system was
set in motion in 1855. which called the
GLIDING system of the money from
the natural arteries of commerce and
continued until the breakout of the
Rebellion in 1861, where again great
emergency and a great demand for
money was required. The Repub.
lican party in its days of usefulness
caused the election of President
Abraham Lincoln. who caused the
creating of four billions of green
backs. Secretary Chase of the treas
ury touched the treasurer's office with
a magic wand. whereby we subdued
|, the south. built the Union Contra
Pacific railroad without a bond be.
, ing issued.
President Lincoln made up hi:
mind to have these roads owned b,
the government, the freight to b.
based on the cost of operating anc
: maintaining, but was overcome by tn,
t great octopus of wealth known as tn,
{ credit mobile-Oakes and Olive,
E Ames. This laudable ambition wa
: swayed by the assassination of Pres
: ident Lincoln. The road was start