Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1920-01-04
Caldwell BECOMES THE CEN7ER0F
IMMENSE WEALTH THROUGH PROGRESS
MADE IN DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTRY
Phenomenal Volume Of Business Transacted During Past Year
Bank Deposits Reach Almost Five Millions - Heavy
Shipping Center-Grand Total of $4,000 Goes Into
Buildings and improvements.

Caldwell, Jan 3.-With the great Will
der wheat section, the widely famed
Deer Flat potato belt and the wonderful
Roswell bench, one of the most fertile
agricultural sections west of the Rock
les to draw upon for it's commercial
life, Caldwell is naturally a city of
wealth and a phenomenal volume of
business. Deposits in its three banks
to the amount of $4,665,00O indicate it's
great wealth, and shipments Of live
stock, grain, potatoes and other farm
products to the amount of 2644 car
loads to the markets from the tributary
country from the local station of the
Oregon Short Line railroad company
during the first IL months of the year
just terminated evidence the sound
ness of the basis for Its future progress
and prosperity.
GREAT BUILDING ACTIVITY
In this period of time the city has
been featured by wonderful era Of
building activity, permits having been
issued for buildings involving expendi-
lures amounting to $527,170. In addi-
ton to this the city has spent for the
improvement and extension of its wa
ter system and for paving approxi-
mately $225,000, 81 blocks Of its streets
now being in process of paving. Among
the more notable buildings which have
been erected are the new high school
building at a cost of $4,000; the depot
of the Sebree Electric railroad COM
pany, constructed at a cost of $4,000;
the two business buildings of DIR. J. w.
Cue, erected at cost of $4,000; the
Wescott & Silabaugh building which
cost $500, and the lumber yard build
ing of the Bales Brothers, constructed
at an expenditure of $4,000. Money
spent for the building of modern resi-
dences alone reached a total Of $685.
300.
This year also promises to be a
great year for building in the city. The
erection of a highly modern hotel is
| almost certain and Colonel Joseph
Dickens has announced his intention IL
construct $4,000 apartment house to
| meet the imperative demand for rooms
in the city through it's rapid growth.
| The so barrel FIGURING mill of the
| Farmers Society of Equity is to be
materially enlarged to a capacity OF
100 barrels day. The FIGURING mill of
the Caldwell Milling company is al
ready one of the largest in the ives. and
the largest in the state. Its three man.
moth concrete elevators present en-
! imposing view and one which makes a
wonderful impression upon the minds
| of visitors to the city. They ;e tc
very clearly reflect the agricultural po-
tentiality of the great inland empire
| for which the city If Caldwell is the
distributing poipt Jay Gal.igan, one
of the most widely experienced milling
men in the state, - the manager OF
this industry. Another large grail,
company is the b. NJ. Holt Seed com
pany which does an enormous business
throughout the great belt tributary to
the city.
RAILWAY COMPANY HELPS
Within the last few years the pro-
gress Of the city and the development
of the tributary country has been very
great and no factor in this transition
has been more potent than the Sebree
Electric railroad which radiates from
the city into the great Wilder whea,
section and the widely famed DeeI
Flat potato belt. 1t has practically
derful agricultural sectors to the city
During the first ten months of las
year there were shipped out To tho
markets from these communities ovel
this railroad 1912 carloads of livestock
grain and other farm products. "
these shipments there were carload.
of cattle, 80 carloads of sheep, 81 car
loads OF hogs, III carloads of potatoes
312 carloads of hay, while the greater
y
is a great country which this road ira
. verses. In fact, it is no exaggeratior
to say that two greater farming cen
tiers than the Wilder wheat section ant
the Deer Flat potato belt are not to b'
} found within the boundaries of tn,
United States. A view of them carrie,
one back in memory to the more highl,
J developed agricultural sections of lows
and Illinois, but even i'm those states
n
is with far seeing vision that w. r
Sebree, president of the Sebree Electric
railroad, foresaw the ultimate great
ness of this vast new country and pro-
jected his railroad into it.
BLACK CANYON DISTRICT
Still another great agricultural sec
! tion,' that Of the Black Canyon irriga
ton project, is to be added to the city,
extensive trade territory. The impor
of this may be grasped when 1t II
known that 1t embraces 100000 acrei
of as fertile land as is to be found. Thu
reclamation of the first unit which
has an area of 10000 acres Is now II
progress by the national government
and II is expected that the entire pro
feet will be reclaimed within the mex
year or two. The first unit In ex
pected to be ready for cultivation THU
year. That its completion Will give I
great impetus to the c1fys CROWN can
not be doubted.
/ GEM DISTRICT TRIBUTARY
The Gem irrigation district Is an
other farming sector which CONTRIBUTES
largely to Caldwelrs commercial life
1t lies across the Snake river In Owy
hee county and embraces vast ares
Of fertile farming land. 1t has 1900
acres In alfalfa which ordinarily Yield
on an average OF 10 tons per acre. IN
/! area Of fte wheat crop last year wal
approximately 1000 acres and the av
erage yield per acre was estimated Q
so bushels.
ONLY RECLAIMED RECENTLY
This section was but reclaimed som'
five or ak years ago ana = one ~ IN
few sectors In southern ldeno wnicl
Iare irrigated By . pumping sys:ss ~
| cost OF maintenance. for tpIe -!
/ - hsSn fixsd s 30 per sosSs : -