The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-02-27
KEEPING FAITH

Due consideration was given at tbs
: meeting OF the Commercial club Tue.
gay. evening of the matter of keepino
faith with those interests outside oi
caldwell with whom a combinat;or
was effected to insure the erection n,
bridge across Snake river The cul.
mination of this arrangement was The
selection of the Pickle Butte site 70,
that bridge, While the interests al
TINS town may be better served bv 4
bridge at some other point, there car
DC no argument that efforts to bring
about its construction at some otheI
place than the one agreed upon strict.
~ through Caldwell efforts is mad
visable. No necessity can iustifiedIy
prompt such an action.
But bridges are needed There is
money available for the construction
OF one first class bridge. Bv ali
means. some agreement should be
reached whereby those funds can he
expended to bring that about. And
in the face of the fact that an indeter-
inmate delay in the construction of a
bridge at Pickle Butte is the only
promise for the future as matters now
stand. altered tactics should be resort
ed to that will insure utilization of the
funds available.
Nampa is undoubtedly best served
by bridge at Pickle Butte. And
since the location may materially eff
rect the interests of Caldwell, nothing
could be finer than that this town has
given its support to placing the bridge
where it might equally well serve both
the interests of Nampa and Caldwell
No one can doubt that Caldwell has
done everything possible to that end
But possibility of erecting bridge al
Pickle Butte has passed, for the time
at least.
Until today. Caldwell has soldlv len,
its efforts to an expeditions construc-
ton OF bridge at Pickle Butte. Tha,
any other idea prevailed, except in the
minds Of few whose personal in.
terests were better served BY bridge
at another location, is unanswerabi,
opposed by the action of Caldwell
business men recently in lending thci,
name. to bond that the bridge might
be constructed without danger 81
court interference, Caldwell and Cald.
well people have Loyalty kept faith.
Today the situation is different
Since it is impossible to obtain q
bridge at Pickle Butte. it is no NOR,
than justice that efforts should be
made to change the site to an equally
satisfactorily location for those who
will use it most and one that money is
available to build From purely :
business standpoint. it would seen
that the cheaper site has an inherent
right to recognition that has been de,
MED il in the past
What We want now is one bridge
Construction at Froman's Ferry o,
at the middle site cannot forever max.
impossible the erection of simila,
structure at Pickle Butte or some 9th,
err nearby site that will favor those
users who might be inconvienced with
a bridge at one of the two lowe,
sites. Undoubtedly. as the years &C
by. many other bridges will span IN,
majestic river.
The Tribune believes that some
method may be worked out, in com
plete harmony and with the Sanction
of every interest involved. to insure
the construction of the bridge at on,
of the two lower sites. United com
munity effort should be devoted tG
that end. Nothing should stand in tn,
way of the construction of bridge
any bridge. For after all, that il