The Caldwell tribune., 1922-12-26
WRITER LAUDS
/. CALDWELL F Or
MODERN I D " N
Salt Lake Editor Never
Sees a Policeman Nor
Need for One on Visit
Here.


but metropolitan city!
Edward Jay Glade, editor of the
Sugar House Times, Salt Lake
daily, following his recent visit here,
wrote an appreciation of Caldwell.
Seeing yourself as others see you,
goes something like this:
Three days living in the business
section of one of Idaho's livest, lit
tie towns, being actively engaged
throughout the city and never once
seeing policeman or any need for
one is the experience this W eek of
the Times editor This all happened
in the city of Caldwell, way up in the
Gem state.
Please dismiss the notion that Cald-
we'll hasn't the metropolitan touch.
1t has, although only about 5000
people are counted to its credit. There
are ten intersecting paved business
streets-not just one, but ten. And
they all seem to be equally devel-
oped Right there is certainly story
our fine citizens of Logan and Provo
can we'll afford to listen to. Certain
| ly such type of community con-
struction looks more and costs less
than where the whole town is built
on one elongated highway.
Caldwell has stockyards as big as
Salt Lakes. 1t is the location of the
College of Idaho, and the state Odd
Fellows home. Mammoth grain ele-
vators loom up from the tracks of
the Oregon Short Line which serves
the city. Interurban electrics per-
ambulate around about Boise, Nampa
and other adjacent towns.
| A water system that is supplied by
artesans provides ample pressure for
health and safety. The number of
autos parked and moveing on the
streets of the business district dur
ling the early evening make one think
of the intersectional criss-crossing
going on at our own Second South
and Main Three good sized banks,
of one of which Mr.. ]. E. Cosgriff
of the Continental National Bank is
president, help the farmers with their
financial affairs.
: But now, Clarence, brace yourself
for a surprise. With all this hustle
: and hustle there isn't a single thea
ter open on Sunday. But the ten
, churches of the city do good busi-
ness.
: This story is being written in roorl
2O4 of the Saratoga hotel at Cald-
: well. | have just returned from the
t ~. NJ. c. A. Older Boys conference
: which convened in the Methodist
: church. Easily a thousand young
men and their girl friends thronget
E to the place, and thrilled through q
h great program. Homer Hoisington
n a former Salt Lake boy, was one o.
!. the speakers. But during hours fol
service the atmosphere of this whole
thriving place was impressively de
lvotional.
Caldwell reads Portland dailie'
each afternoon. The traffic OH cas-
and west bound trains is enormous
, The restaurants would do credit to
metropolis for cuisine accomplish
ments.
!, They say Idaho has been hare
hit during the last three years, bu
lif Caldwell is a sample town OF j.
600 Gem state people, they certain
ly must be some constructive com
munity builders when they get owe
he the effects of being hit,
,e When these old Gem Staters who's
,e biggest town has only $4,000 people
Mt against our 100000 read 1000 NOR
+ Literary Digests and drive more auto
Or mobiles than do our own royal high
ID nesses, | go off and get mad.
The only thing | have against tn
town is that it permits real esta'
ldealer whose office is vis-a-vis froi
Gu my presidents suite to hang up sig
o' that has on it the legend, i al
u ''S from Kansas; where are you trom'
ly Imagine how little sign like ths
e- would go down around that Unite
is States native son province known
st Loce Anlgalhais, or its diminutiV