The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-01-16
BEST MEETING
OF YEAR HELLO
LAST TUESDAY
Commercial Club Listens To
Reports Indicating Real Work
Accomplished: 1920 Pros
poets Regarded as Bright.

A record breaking crowd, splendid
reports Of progress in various lines OF
activity and q general indication to
do things this year characterized the
Commercial club meeting OF Tuesday
evening. County roads, the city rest
room, the Pickle Butte bridge and
wholly satisfactory report Of both club
membership and finances we're the
outstanding things at the annual cleo
tive session.
Something more than $4,000 has
been subscribed in bonds in Caldwell,
Nampa, the Gem Irrigation district,
Knowlton Heights community and
other places to insure the immediate
construction Of bridge across Snake
river at Pickle Butte, according to a
report made by I. M. Nichol, who,
with Bill Cowden. has had charge of
the work here. Of the total amount
raised. Caldwell men and business
houses have indicated willingness to
back the venture to the amount of
about $4,000. all in $500 denomina-
tons. Mr.. Nichol took the papers to
Boise Wednesday to present them to
William Hall, commissioner of pub
lie works. Bids will be called again
Immediately and will be opened Feb
ruary IL.
Still Hope for Aid.
just what the status of the bridge
was relative to securing federal aid
was explained by Walter Griffiths,
club chairman of the roads committee.
He said that Mr.. Hall did not know
whether a. yet it was goirx to be pos
sible to obtain federal aid to make
the Pickle Butte bridge link on the
state highway connecting this section
with Jordan Valley but that every
thing was being done in anticipation
Of obtaining federal funds. The Owy-
hee cutoff to Rockville on the Jordan
Valley road has been surveyed and
mapped and prospects look rosy for
its reconstruction.
Mr.. Griffiths reported that an equal
ly important bridge across Indian
creek had finally been made travers-
able and that last touch would be add
ed when weather conditions permit
ed travelling the approaches. He
praised the work of the county COM
missioners for the road building pro-
gram and at the conclusion of his
remarks, a motion Incorporating a
vote of thanks and box of cigars for
each county commissioner was unan-
imously passed.
Rest Room Likely.
w. H. Blunt, for the rest room COM
mittee, reported substantially as re-
ported in the Tuesday issue Of The
Tribune. Only details prevent the
erection of a second municipal build
ing to house the rest room and the
county farm bureau.
Dan Ruby and Joe Dickens were
appointed as additions to the new
standing committee on factories to in
vestigate further the communication
relating to establishing canning
factory here. Mr.. Nichol started some
thing when he attacked the advisa-
bility of ever permitting sugar fac
tory to come to Caldwell. asserting
that in his experience. sugar factory
and Americanism didn't go together.
He urged that the city be kept free
from the element which inevitably fol-
lows a sugar beet factory. Mr.. Van
der Venter took the same stand, re-
citing several instances from his ex-
periences in Colorado. Heinie John
son further downed the proposition by
substantiating the information given
by the two preceding speakers. Tues
day night was apparently an off night
for sugar beet factories.
John Smeed spoke briefly OF the
work that the club had done during
the past year, He didn't make an at
tempt to elaborate much but his talk
got over" Joe Erwin reported on the
progress that the club had made both
financially and in membership since
he took over the duties as secretary.
A healthy bank account and $40 ac-
tive members brought a round of ap-
plause at the conclusion of his re-
marks.