Boise, Idaho, "the city beautiful"

              BOISE "ohe City Beautiful" ..,
great poets of thr past have sung in melting rhyme W the praisl's of cities rare and olden, but no poet, in
any Janel, un<l<'J' any skies, ever sung a city more
beautiful than Boise, the Capital of Idaho, the gem of the
mountains. Amid hrr amphitheatre of sheltering mountains
she sits fair as a poet's dream anu throws over all who come
within the raugP of her influen<'c, her JH'<'ronHmti<' sprll.
liPr<' m·e goldPn skit•H, the <la7.7.ling splendor of unequallP<l
sunsets. the music of habbling b1·ooks, the fragrance of
the rose and honeysuckle. a city of sunshine, birds, frnitl'i
and flowers; here the d<'light of pure mountain air an<l
cool nights in summer, wherein, with the grand marrh of
thl' stat·s, there bro<Hl1lw ang<'ls of healing from the breath
of the pines and the snowy whiteness of the mountains.
nights filled with musie and days instinct with glm·ious
sunshine, a city of lwautiful homes of lat<'Ht architecture,
set amkl embowering roses, graced with elegant lawns and
shaded with luxnrinns tre<.'S, public buildings, schools and
ehurehes, <•omnwdinns 11ncl tasteful, long drives over as­phalt
pavements and un<le1· far-reaching avenues of shady
trees, pC'reunial fonutains of natural hot water that are so
mauy pools of Bethes<la, a city strictly up to date in
every respect. Here are opportunities to gain a compe­tence
or a fortune with less outlay of brawn and brain
thau in an~· other rify in the Great \Y<'St; a huntsman's
paradise within easy drives of where the streams abound
in the beautiful speckled trout that rise to the skillful
fly, the foothills with grouse, sage hens and prairie chi<~k­ens
and the streams iu season crowded with ducl{s, while
a little fartllC'r haek aud yPt within easy distance, the more
hardy nn<l \'Cnt nresome hunter will find deer, elk, antelope
all(l hea1·, an<l within easy aceC'ss to the most delightful
mountain resorts for the lllid-summer. Turn over these
pages auu read the wonderful story of the City Beautiful,
JH'stling- mHlCJ' skies more soft than fhosP of sunny Italy,
in a vale more lovely than the vale of 'I'Pmpe, the empo­rium
of a beautiful valley of majestic dimensions, ineal­culahlc
resoure<•s aml illimitable possibilities, a valley so
wide that the farther side melts into the hori7.on and you
will discovC'r wealthy, healthful, lH'antifnl, busy Boise.
Boise's Story in Brief
Boise is a stric•tly up-to.datc• City. Its population ex­ct>
c•tls 16,000 and is growing rapid!~-. Tts altitndt> i'i
2,800 f<'<•L Is located ou the 0l'Pgon Short l;ine Hailt·n:HI.
midway hehn·Pn Salt LnlH• City. l'tah. nJHl Pol'tlniHl. Ore­goo.
];aid out in lHii:l, it haK madt• -.;nhstantial g't'o\\th,
and is today< liP of' thP 111ost pt·ogn".;sivP <•iti<~ in the \\'<•st.
It is the healthil'sl <'ity iu the l'nite<l Stall's, a fa('( shown
b~ l:owt'IIIIH'IIt -.;tatistit•s; has Ito t•\tt'PIIH''i of eith<'r lwat
or <'nl<l. hut al\\'a~·s thP g-oldenmran, Hlltl is fre<' ft·om SC\'Cre
,\'i11ds, Jwyiuu- thr lo\\Pst wind velocity of auy \YPatht>t'
BnrPau Cit~· in tlw l 'uite<l States. ~o snustrokt·s. no
ey<•lom·s; no S<'\'l't'e thutHl<•t· storu1s or tornacloPs. Boise
has nint> lat'U'l' publir srhool buildings, with eigl1ty teachl•t·s.
two larg<' ])();IJ'<liug- S\'hools fm· ~·otlltU' laclic•s, om• boys
SC'hool, st>vc•t·al gocHl hnsinPss c•olleg<'s, two '~rll eqnipp<•<l
daily paJH.'t''>, one lll<ll'llinu- and Otte cwning, "ith a full
litw of As!-lol'iatl'd l't·<'ss tlispat<•ht•H, a fine• lilmtr~·, honsP<l
in an p](•gant $:l0,000.00 ('at·twgi<' slt·n<'lnre, one monthl~­magazitw,
S<'\'et·al wt·Pkl~· JHI[H't'S, OJH' 0<1<1 1•\•llnws puhlica­tion,
all t!H• leading Sl'<'I'Pt and ft·atPrnal onh•t·s, two l'\­cPII<•
nt hospital:-~. p]pgatlL and c•ontmodintts hott•l:-~, fiv<' snh­stantial
and husy hanks, two splenclid electri<• light plants,
mw lar~e gas plant, two well rquippt•cl telephone lines, one
In Bois!' the poor get 1·ich a11d the sick grl wrll.
<'ll'c•tt·ic cat· line, now in operation, and another frnnchisc>
l'('<'<•ntly g-nmted thai will build lnterul'll!ln Jines to con­JH'<'
t Boise with ontlyinJ,\' towns and miniuJ.\' cantps; cx­c•
PllPnt wllll't' s~·stl'llts that supply the City with purrst
In Beautiful Boise
lllOttntain wal<•r, lat'J.\'l' <'atHtls that fnmish watct· for irri
U"ating- pllt'poses. a wdl tt·nined and co11tpetrnt paid fit•c>
dl'JHll'lnH'Ill, six Hnilcling- and Loan AssoC'iations, all doing
a thrivinJ,\' lmsi1wss; daily stftgt• lines connrcting tlw City
with adjarrnl mining camps. has all relig-ions denomina-
It 1's a City of sunshine, bil'ds, fruit.<> llll(l flowc1·s.
Firot M. E. Church
tions, repr<'seutNl by laq.w, commodious and handsome
church buildings, the Young Men's Christian Association
thai owns a handsome building, located in the heart of the
City, seventy-five miles of cement sidewalks, miles of as­phalt
and vitrified brick strt'ets, vitrified brick paving laid
in the all<>ys of tiH' husin<"SS districts, and a complete sewer
system covering the <'ntire City. Real value of City
prope1·ty, $] 0,000,000.00; yearly pay roll <''ltimated at
$2,000,000; sixlt'<'ll whole'lale jobbin~ houses; twenty-eight
manufacturing establishments. foundries. six saw mills
within the immediate l<l<'ality, flouring mills, planing mills,
two pa('kiug houses, two ht·eweries, nine social and indus­trial
club'l. thirty-four sPcrct and f1·atPrnal orders, several
opera houses ancl thcatrrs, and an acti\'e and busy Chamber
of ('onliJH'rcc.
Climate and Health
Health iH better than wealth, and when you can have
both why not ac<'ept them. Boise's climate and environ­ment
assure health, its opportunitit>s for acquiring money
assm·e wealth, or at IPnst, a ve1·y C'n,joyablc competence.
Ponder this fact. Out of :lGG days there W<'I'C last year in
Boise, 336 days of sunshine. You know the scientists say,
"Everything from the Sun;" we J,!d lwalth and healing
!<Who leads in lead and climate, wheal and oats as to quality, and fruits as to flaum·, size and beauty.
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for disease f1·om the sun; on its lwan1s <•ome tlw ministries
that heal and bless. 'l'h<' world may be searched in vain
for a fabulous fouotain in which th<' old may plunge and
come forth in <'teroal youth, but here, in o11r invi~orating
air, fn·sh and cool fro111 the mountains girding us ronnel
abont. coming in Yast tides from the "strrngth of the
hills," laden with the balm of the pitH' and fir·, the aroma
of uryriads of ilo\\·ers, in the spa1·lding water·, clrnr as
crystal and tlowin~ from the heart of the SilO\\ on Olll"
monntaiu crcst.s, whl'rC 110 winds visit us too rou~-thly, m·
swelterin~ heat <'ll<'I"Vatc iu suntmcr, no biting <•old in'' in­tl'r,
frl'e alike fi"Oill the sinroon of thP desl'rt an<l terror
of the ryclOJw. where onlr the ututlcl'iH!!s of t huiHler arc
he:ml like rt'\"l'l'hPI'at ions of the voi<'e of God, stilling t h<'
soul, not. with fear but athll'ing wonder. nnd<'r Italian
skies, with tid<·s of minl'l'al water~ flowing- at r\·ery door,
instinct with hPaling, a fountain e\"l~1· flowing- each <la~·
fresh from the haJl(ls of the Eternal, ''e haw that in which
the yonng- grow young"('l' and the ol<L gr·ow old<•r lH'anti­fully,
where pure blood mar comse thro11gh the wins aiHL
lif<' may be, so far as naturP c•an urakt• it. what its gt·PaL
Author intended it Hhould he. Boise has the lowest death
rate of any City in the United States and spe<'ialists say
that it is a natural sanitari11m for all pulmonary disease's,
its altitude, environment and sunshine being dead!~· foes
to the tubertulosis uticrobc. Its clilllatc is not unvarying
like that of California, but has enoug-h o£ variety, snutmet•
and winter, to g-ive ?:est and delight; no exha nstingly hot
clays in summer or biting-ly rold on~ in winter, hut a cl<'­lightfnlmedium
between extremrs, that proves so attractive
to sb·angrrs, and b1·ings all who wander in search of fairer
skies and lovlier vales, hack to tlw City that a ,justly caiiPcl
the Bt'autiful. Out· average tcmprnthln' winter Hnd sum­mer,
is fifty-two tlPgr<•cs; the lowc.st last yeat• was nine
deg>l'l'PS a hove ze1·o, while the highrst is very srldom ovc•r
uincoty fivP, and, owing to tlH' lack of moisture in the at
mosphct'l', we fc<'l a tcmperatnre of ninP!y .fiv<' cleg"I"t>es less
than 1 hPy do that of eig-hty-five in the :.\Iiildh• Ol' BastPrn
States. Our aver·age will(l vclorit~· is only fum and one­half
Ill ilPs an hout·.
Schools, Chu rchcs and Public Buildings
Boise has nine largr, well eq11ippe<l school buildings,
modern, up t o-da tc in ewry respect a n<l w<.,rl hy a City of
30,000 iuhabitants. The Iligh School huildill!r is a com
mo<lious and b<•autiful stnwtur<', eqnip]Wcl \lith all of
the Jatrst and best applll'll(US Hlld n model o£ its kilHl.
There ar·e two schools of a higher grade for young ladies,
St. l\Iargaret 's aucl St. Thet·esa 's. several busrn~s collcg<'s,
Idaho won tile First Grand Prize 011 Ag1·ieultw·al Exllibit at Sai11l Loui.;; \\'or/d's Ji'ai1·. Tile World cm~'t beat tts.
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well patronized, and a sehool for boys. In 1hc ma!tt•r of
churches no city in proportion to its population, is better
pt·ovided for than Boisl'; all of the leading denominations
are well representP<l an<l it is t•stituatcd that from 4,000
to 5,000 people are members of these va t·ious organizat iom.
Among the religions, moral an<l ednea1 ional forces of
Boise is the Young Men's Christian Association. It owns
a large and handsome building, with library, bath rooms
<liHl g-ynm<tsitnn in conned ion: has n·<~t·nt ly a<l<lt•<l a ho,vs
department, under competent spe-cialists and for several
years has sustained a lecture cours<>, always well patronized.
'l'hc public buildings of Boise art> arehiteetnntl gems,
atno11g tlwm dt•iwrving ;;pet•ial mention <ll'l' t Jw l•'pd pral
hnilding-, Stale Capitol, City Hall. United States .ARsay
Office, Conn1y Comt Honse, State Penitentiary, Solclit>rs'
}lome an<l tlw CartwgiP J1ihrary. '!'he 1•\•tlt>ral hnilcling
is n handsome ancl substantial stnwt Ill'<', built of stone,
nicely finished and handsomely furnished. costing a f!nar­tPr
of a million of dollars and accommodates the Post Offirr,
I•'e<leral Court, lJllit cd States l;and Office, ·weather Bu­reau,
Surveyor <l<•nt>ral 's and all other Government offices.
The grouncls will hr lwndsontcly lai<l out and l'lllhellislwd
with shrubbery and shadr tJ·et>s. 'l'he Carnegie l;ihrary
hu ildiltg' is a model. <'OR I ing ij;:W,OOO.OO, Hn<l haR a lt·pady a
large eolJcetiou of books that will he aHgmeutt•d from yt•ar
to year. The Capitol bnillliug lws heeu fo11nd to be too
small to llH'l't the dt•matuls of out· rapidl,Y gi'Owing Stat<' an<l
St. Theresa's Academy
a 11ew one of la tt•st d<•sign and arehitecture will be erected
on the site, whieh, wlH•n romplPLcd, will cost a million of
dollars and will br 11w handsomest stale building in the
lf yo1~ want fair skies, l1calth and a [it·st class opportunity to get t·ich tl'ilh rea.~onabh expendittwe of energy,
como lo Boise. No othe~· place M'ke it anyll'hr1·e in tl10 Gt·cat West.
West. 'l'he City Hall in beauty of architecture and adap­tation
to the needs of a modern City government, is not
surpassed in the West. The State Penitentiary is a sub­stantial
structure built entirely of native stone. The
Soldiers' Home is a very handsome building, surrounded
with shade trees and an expansive lawn and contains large
sunny rooms. It is a credit to the State.
The Natatorium
The Boise Natatorium has a national reputation. From
Bicarbonate of A 111 nw11ia. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 'l'rnccs
Bicarbonate of TJithia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0793
Bicarbonate of Soda .................... 10.4109
Bicarbonate of Lime. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 0.4606
Bicarbonate of lVfagne>;ia ................. 0.0383
Phosphate of Soda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '!'races
Oxide of Iron and Alumina .............. 0.0916
Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.9348
Organic and Volatile )fatter ............. 1.6228
19.6959
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a medicinal standpoint its waters are as valuable as those 'l'he handsome building is after the design of an an­of
the world famed springs of Europe, and, as an indoor cient Moorish structure. It has a cement diving plunge
bathing resort, it has no superior anywhere in the United 122 feet long and 60 feet wide, varying in depth from
States. It is situated at the upper end of \Varm Springs three to fourteen feet, and every variety of bath, includ­avenue
and the eastern extremity of the street car line, ing tub, steam and Turkish can be obtained to suit the
and is owned and managed by the Boise Artesian Hot and pleasure of visitors. It iR provided with spaciom; drawing
Cold \Vater Company. 'l'hc water is furnished by artesian rooms, handsomely furnished, a smoking and reading room,
wells from 400 to 450 feet deep, flowing about a million billiard room, a well equipped dining hall, where banquets
gallons every twenty-four hours, of the temperature of can be served and a music and dancing hall, overlooking
170 degrees F.ahrenhcit, and shows the following analysis the plunge. The grounds are handsomely laid out with
in one United States gallon of 231 inches: lawn, adorned with shade trees, shrubs and flowers. In
Chloride of Sodium ..................... 0.9567 grains addition to their marvellous cleansing properties these wa-
Sulphate of Potassa ..................... 0.5938 " ters have medicinal qualities of rare value. In eczema, a
Sulphate of Soda ....................... 1.5071 " disease difficult to control by ordinary medical treatment,
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Gove1-nmenl statistics shoW' lhe Fo1·t al Boise to be the rnost healthfu~ in the Uwil ed States.
these water·s have been fourttl to he a SJH'<'ifil' iilld havp
pr·ocured urany \\Onderfnl c111·es. They an• of vnluc also
in digestive and liver troubles, dyspepsia, gou!, ulcers of
the stomach, etc., in fact were the wonderful mcclicinnl
pt·operties of 1he Natatorium waters only more generally
known Boise would wit.nes.'> a great outpouring of tlre
afllictc<l gathered !o tl11·se fountain!'~ of lwaling-. 'L'lrP>lL'
waters arc also used for heating· purposes, lllany of tlw
public buildings, hotels and private resiilences being heated
by them, piped from the Naiatoriunr; and the stJ·eets of
the City ar<> sprinkled with them, thus Boise enjoys the
pr·oud rlistinction of hein~ the only City in the world whose
siree1s are sprinkled with natural hoi water, and whoRe
buildings are heated by it. The management will erect
a commodious hotel on the grounds for the accommodation
of their large nnd growing patronage.
The Record of a Y car
Boise's development has noi been spasmodic, nor has
it ever been cursed by a ''boom;'' on the contrary it has had
a steady vigorons and substantial growth and last y<'Hl'
witnessed a rapicl iucreasc in population, business and im­•
provements. ·without any blare of trumpets Boise ad­vanced
steadily in fill lirH's during 190.J., and is making
more rapid progress this year. ~Tore than $15,000,000.00
are being expencled now iu various improvements and
buildings, puhlic and private, and in various enterprises
nndcr construetion.. Overshadowing- all is the Government
rrclamation pr·ojeels in lhr Boise arlll Payl'!te VallPys,
St. Alphonsus H ospital, Boise, ldaho
that will prove to br of in11nenR0 va luc to Boise, as it in­volvt>
s the on\Jay of nbont $4,000,000.00, a great part of
which will he expended in Boise iu one way or another.
'l'he construction of sewers, of JinC'R of electric railways,
buildings, business blccks an<l o! hPt' iruprOVl'UH'nts and
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Boise is ~he only City on Earth hralcrl by Artesian Hol 1Vate1·.
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devdopulL'nts now furnish employmcn t to mo1·e HH'n than
ever bPfure in the• history of the eity, and lahm· i-; there­fore
abundantly <>mploye<.l and at goocl. fait· wages.
Paris & Kesl and .J. ,J. :\IcDonald, con! raetur~. ancl thL'
Bar·hl'J' J,tuniH'l' ( 'mnpany hnvr more men on theit· pa,Vl·oll..,
than ever befon', HJHl the Boise Traction Company, tliP
Gas Company ancl the City have largely iurrc>asNl thei1·
forces over last y<>ar. 'l'he United States Government is
expend iug some *;)00,000.00 in improving thr Boise Bar­racl<
s, the most of which will be dispersc•d in Boise for
supplies and Jahor. 'l'he Oregon Shor·t TJine Railroad
handlPd 1 fiO,OOO,OOO pounds of freight in Hl01 mHl will
largely itwreas!' it this year. About 600 residences, large
ancl small, WPI'C built, averaging $1,600.00 in cost each,
architects thus estimating that $1,000,000.00 was spent in
tlwir Cl't•ction almH'. Business blo<'ks that wen• put np
cost over half of a million dollars and all told, about
$2,000,000.00 was expended in improvements in Boise clu1'
ing this s1une period. '!'he volume of business in the Post
Office was largely increased over the previous yNu·, the total
mon<>y order business reaching $1,539,764.00. Real es­tate
uclvnneed mm·p thnn twenty-five pe1· cent. and this
yea1· will ~how a still g'l'<'ater appl'eciation, sn that thnst•
rontemplating investment should do so at onre in order to
obtain the benefit of Uu• advance. Auction sales of State
lands in Ada county, of which Boise is the Cotmty seat,
r·t•sttlte<l in nrtt<'h highPr' pl·it•t·s than C\'t'I' IH'forc>. '!'he last
Leg-islature made an appropriation of $416,000.00, to be
w;ed in the erection of a new Capitol building, that will
cost when completed, $1.000,000.00. and this expenditure
settles the question as to the pe1·manency of Boise as the
Ntate Capital. 'l'hl' t nwt ion I i nt•s are t•xtPncling to various
parts of the City and this is raising the value of real estate.
INVEST NOW! NOW is thl' bl'st time!
Boise as a Business Centre
The inquiry often comt'S to us, "what keeps Boise
up T'' what makes it the commercial, political, social and
educational metropolis of Idaho Y The answer is simple.
It is the centre of the 1·ichest a~ricultnral, fruit, mining
ancl stcck country in the ~-treat \Vest. As the heart draws
the blood from every part of the body and sends it again
thrum.dwul tht> entire physieal s.vst<>m to make bone, muscle
and sinew and carry on the great work of life, so Boise
th·aws to its<'lf tlw l'l'SOtii'C'f'S of a gn•at eount,·y, the product
of its fields, orchards, flocks, herds and mines and sends
this out in streams of blessing- to the world lying beyond,
J'hc best OJICning today (o1· a ?fO!Wfl ronplr, srtting out to make a success in lifr is lw·c in Boisr. ITere you can
br rmt on a rnrthod to acqui1·e a co-mpetence with the lcast rxpendittt?'C of bmwn an(l bnzi11. t
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and, frotH it dr:l\\ in!.!. of' its supplit•s, ht·t·otllt·s
l'IIIJHII'ill tll l'r·o111 \lhit•h thl'se nrt' transrnittl'd
rtliiiHiing and tnlllnaiJ,,- dqwnclt>nt ll•t'J'itor,\'.
in ttll'll tltt·
to its sm·­ll
l't't' tlw
Eighth Street, Boise, Idaho (City H all First Building .tt Lcli)
\\'l•<tlthy stot•k ;~nd tllinin!.!.' men eomc to build 11u•ir· honus,
lt\t' \lith tltt•ir· l'nnrilit>s and S[H'lHl tlwir· IIJOIH',\'. ~\II of
tht> ruining t'lllllps in this S<'<"tion rcreiw tlrt>it· snpplil's ft·ont
Boisl'. Jlt•arly :t;:l,OOO,OOO.IHI wor·th of )!."oods hl'in~.t hatdt•d
anmtall,\· h.'' wagon l'rorn t hi' \l'holt·salP ston•s of' Hoist'
ntPt't·h:mts to tlw mming t·:nnps of Tlntntlct· :\1ountain,
Boise Bnsill. l't•ar-1, "\'t·al and ot lwrs <ttul thus it bcconws
tlw suppl,\· as wl'll as thl' shipping point for this Yast and
rit·h mining tlistt·il'! of SoutiH•m Idaho. \\'ithin a day's
r·idt' of Bois!' ar·p tninl's that pt•othtt•t• owt· :f;l,:iOO.OOO.OO
l'lll'h ,\'l'at• HUll tJW ~.tTl'alt•r par•( of' this wealth paSSt'S
I hrough it and slH• also gt•ls tht• bl'nPtit of I he large sums
J'l't't'i\'l•d for c·a1t l<'. horsps, shl't'p, l'r·uit aml the llllnhet·
intl11sfry. :\fore or k-;s of this l'Ptllaim; lH·rc and is in­\
Psled in Olll' WH.V or· <tilt thl'l', ht•t•nr!ling a part of till' (H'I'
IIJHIIPIII t•apital and to lw t·ottntt•d as a pat·! of her asspfs.
Hoist• is t ht• lo<"at ion of t lw Soldi<'rs' I fonH', State Pen i­ft•
utiar.\, l'nitPd ~:Hal!•s .\ssa,\ Ollit•t', l<'t•det·al OfliC'l'S, Boist•
Bar·t·at•l;s all making l;ll'l!."l' tll'IIHliHls t':J<•h ·'em· for sup­plil'-;.
tht• hmtu' of tht• t<'t·dPt'HI, Stall• and ('o11nty offit•(•rs,
in<"lnding the 1•\'(ll.'ral, Stat" ~IIJII't'IIH' aml l>istt•ict Com·t
.illtl!!t'"· L:ll·~t· sntus Hl't' Pxpt tlt lt'd l'<lt'h .n•m· in thr <'l't't'­tion
of lmsint•ss hl!wks, pnhli!• lnrildinu:s Hll<l ]))'i\·atl' l'!'si­dt>
ll<'t'S; ht•n• arl! till' Jar·u:t·st t•hnt·ehes aud t•atlwtlrals. pub­lit•
and printlt• st·hools and tl11• lwst hl\1 and !!t'nt•ral pub­lic•
Jihraril's, and tht•sp things IIHtkl' Boise thP financial,
politic•al. scwinl <IJI(l c•dut•ational I'Pllft'l' of a Yast ('lllpi r·t~
Xo sun 1· o1· t/101'(' prufila/Jlc inl'c.slmcnl can bt· made lh1111 in !Joist really. f'wpl1 lutt'l doublul lilt,-,. moncy ilcrc
lit I' lust !JI'Ill'. Int•tsl all(l get lho U( llt/il of lilc ri.w.
Roisc High St·hool
that is still in tit<' infatt<·y of it~ dt>Vl'lopllt<'lll, whic·h as
thl' ,'I'Pat·s t•oll h,\·, will IJc vastl,\· augmentecl ancl serve> hut
to illt'l'easp Hoist' 's lc•ad O\'l'l' all otlwt· c•it it·s \1 ithin thP
holluds of this ril'h Pmpin•.
Boise as a ~Ianufacturing Point
Tlw nhuudauc·P of pmrer aYailahle hc·t·e utahs Boisl'
tht• naltll'!ll lllHillli';H'IIlring point of thl' ~m·thm·st. It
has t>Xcl'llc•ut watPr powPr, au ahllmlanc•c• of t>h•drical
Pnt•rgy fm· ;til kinds of mannfac·tnring and lH•t'P arc~ rar!'
OJH•nings l'ot· t'\'t'l',\ \'ar·i!'t,\' of t>llll't'pr·i~-;1', dc•vt>lopnH•nt and
invc·stllH'nl. J•'ot· tltP ltlakiJlg and building up of a gt'<'HI
Jnanufac•turitt!! c·c>nlrP Boise possPssps al~o ahtnt<l:111t and
suitahlP raw utatl'rial and aJJ almost unlirnill'tl and t'\'l'J'
!.!1'0\Yillg lltat•kt>l. lf is tlt<• c•t•tJft•t• of a \llsl wool \.:l'O\\in:,.:
distt·iC'!, hut at pt'l'st•nt tlw largP ('lip. ii!!!!Tt·gatin!! :!0.000,.
{)()() poutt<ls. is shippe>d East to he manufal'lut·l'd atHI then
l'l'illt'llt>d in llu• finishpcl proclnd. whPn. with pl'OJH r fac·ili­t
iPs, all of it t•otdd he stwcrssfnll,\· hancliPcl in BmsP. 'l'hl'
lat·gp snppl,,· ol' ft·uit and vrgetahlt·s ft•om thf' \arious ad­joining
on·hartls .. !ntrclPns am\ faruts mntlcl 1nnkt> l'anning
ftwltn·ic·s Yt't',\' profitahlt> !'Ht<>rprist•s J'w· handling of 1ht•
stll'Jllu~, anti. with the growth of c•ll'l'lric• t'o:td.-.; ntt<l otht>t'
litH's of c•onununic·ation, r.mmc·c•ting Hoise with the mining
distt·icts rwar thP ('ity, will c•mttt' an C'l'a of rr<ltwt ion works
and Slllf'lters that will 111akr it in a short ti111e. the eonc•t•n­tt
·ating point whc•t'<' th<>ir outputs will ht• hatHlled. insl1l'ing
large pay-n.lls ancl a c•cn•rcsporHiiug st i111ulus and inrn•ast'
in the' husin(•ss hft> of thr ( 'ity. Bc .isl' no\\' ltas the lari!­Pst
hniltlin!!. fire ancl pa\'ill!! hrit'k manufartnringo plant
\\CSt of Omaha, ~l'lmtska, thP tlt>posits of fire clay hc•ing
loc•atc•d pm·tiall~· witltin c·it,\ lintits and at·t• of t'lllll'tllous
Pxtc•ut and exct>plional quality. 'l'hc <•ompauy operating
it now has a large pny roll nnd at·t• putting out a Vt'l',\" lnt•gt•
p )'()( llll'l.
Boise ltas th<> hcst \\HlCl' ~ystPJII of nu.v Cit~· in the
'\ortlt\1 est, the Hoist' Al'lesia n 1Iot all( I ('old '\Vater Com­pall~'
haYing thil'ly five ntilt·s of mains, Pigltt large flowing
m•tls, t}IJ'(•e large l't'S<'I'\'Oirs that •mppl~· thr City at present
with 2,200.000 gallons of soft, pllt't' HHnmtain wafpr; the
c•aJHtt'it,\· of lht• plant now lll'ill!! :!.000.000 :,!allons claily.
\\'ith the cubtt'!!t'd po\lt't's ancl pt·ivil<'!!<'S granted the Com­pall.'"
hy the lnst Lcgislatllt't', the• lliHil:l:,tPIIH'llt at·e alt'l·acly
t'ttlat'f.dng :mel impr·m·iug tlwir· plant.
( 'apac·ious canals f11l'llish w:tlt't' I'm· itTigation of
lawns autl gar·dens.
/l'or ul'ioiu. fol'fJr rurllJHI'IIIIIIICIII rrllu·us. uolhiu!f Uftutls o 1nll IIWI/a(Jul /ntif lmd wor Hoisr. There's mil
lious ill N.
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Two elec•tric• Ji!.{ht rompani<"l fttl'llish tlw ('ity and
people with a sph•nclid li~ht service and the <>lertric strert
c•nr line with power to operate its moto1·s. A gas c•om­pun~'
has already laid ci~ht mil<•s of main~ nrHl fnrnif;!lCs
gas for heating, rookin~ :mel lighting.
Boise's Mining Industry
Boise is the c·eHtre of the large ancl i111pm·tant mmm~.r
i nd ustJ'.V 0 r Hout hPJ' II T chllw, awl is also tlw supply and
o11tfitting poi11t fell' all the miuiug dislt·irh~ in this s!'<'
tion of thr Stall'. 'l'hc•n• at·r Yaluahlc> 111irH•s near Boise•.
'l'lw State Im>p<'<'lot• of }finc•s in his lm't report says of
the mineral resources of Ada C'onnl;"~', of whic·h :Roisr is
thc• ('onnty srat, "''hilt• .\cla <'<>tllll;'l''s c•onlt·ilmtion to tlw
golcl yield of the Rtatr for 1903 was auumg the smallest
amonnts of any Couuty rPporting gold, this County has a
possible rPsource of prerious bull ion that may out-class
«-very other SPC'ticm of tlw Htatt>." The• Boisr Hasin ntin<''>
alone have showcrecl into the treasury of the world oYer
$aoo,ooo.ooo.oo and are still good p1·oduccrs.
The Rlack Hornet mine. ten miles east of Boise, has
bct>n <levclopecl to the <'xtent of over 1000 fPct of tuunPls
and shafts, on a tc>n foot vein of qnnrtz. Pontuining iron
pyt·itcs and nn <l('Casional sprinkling of lead and cHrriPs
a Yaluc of $8.00 pPt' ton. It has a shipping record of
seventy-five rar loacls of sorted ore at1d cmwcntratcs that
average better thnn $f>O.OO per ton in gold.
The Black \VarTior District, ahont sixty miles from
noise, on the middc fork of the Boise rivrr, is coming well
to the front. 'l'he locations show remarkably lat·~e bo(]ies
of pay or<', in a most pPrmauent t;'\ JW of wi11s. Homp pay
strcnks carry f1·otn $:i0.00 to fifty OHJH'I'S of ~old, bnt the
large ore bodi<''> will he of the $10.00 ancl $1.>.00 gracles.
'J'lw Sil\'C'r City ~mel noise nasin ruining districts arc
so wPll-lmown thai no detailed mentio11 of them is nccPs­"
nry. 'l'hey are alllOJig the largest golcl prochtcing camps
in the United States.
Pend alHl Neal, mar Boise. fire fo1·gin~ ahead rapidly
a11cl arc large• prodtH'<'l's of the prP<'inus tn<'tnls.
'1'ht1ncler :\Tonntain is justifyin~ the predictions that
p rospPC'tors ;md 111 in in~ lllC'tl ha vc• lltHcl<' c·otH'!'t'n in~.r that
district. Jt has the largest body or ]ow grade oreR thflt
lta\'P f;O far ltc•c•ll clis1•ovc•t·ed anywhcr'(' i11 the Unitc·d
States. 'l'her<' is not a stream ncar Boise in who~e sancl
or upon whose bars, gold colors cannot be found and mrn
\\ith simple rocket· c•nn ro<'k ont on any of tl1e bars of the
Snake or Boise ri\'l·rs good JHlying wa~es in ~old every
clay. Into the lap of Boise all this great mining region
pom·c; its rich trcasttt'P from year to Y<'lll'.
Bm:~c is thr llfoncy, Political and gdllcalional cr11tre of Jdallo.
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Fruit Raising
l<'ruit t·atslltJ.! is a lllost pt·oJitahl<' Boise industt·y. ThP
soil is a<hnit•ahly adapted for tlw pro<ln<'tion uf all kitHls
- apple;, JWaeht•s. JH·ars, HJH'ieot~-;, pllllllS, pr·unt·s. t•hPtTit•s,
t!rapt•s and the s111aller fr11its, strawberries, raspberries,
blackberrit·:;, currants and I!OOseberries. The story of the
!lcli~htfHl iht vor, hu·g-e size and the bt•a nt:v of Boise fruit
has IH't'n told around the world, and it iR Hhippcd to <•very
p:u·t of the UuitPd 8tatt•s and to Em·opP, I'OitllllHIHlinJ.! tlw
high<'st pt·i<'t'H. La-,t year more than :wo t•ar loads wt•re
shiprH·d Ollt of Boise to Chicago, New York, Boston, rana­da,
J,ondon, !Jivt•t·poul, all(l <llasgow, avPraging- O\'t'l' $1,000
a cur·.
Boise apples arc in demand evt•rywlwre; the promi­nent
vat•i<'fip-, lH'inJ,! tlw ,Jonathan, Bt•n Davis, Hon11•
Bcnuty, Rpitzpnht•rg, Yellow Newton Pippin, Hlwdc Is­land
Ureeuiug-, \\'ariJJ·idge and Arkansas Black The
,Jonathnn 1111(1 BPn lh\\'is at·c th<' most pt•olili<' ht•an•r·s.
'l'ht• ,Jonathan is the (•hoieest t•ating apple kuowu.
f t COlllllHllldS the hil!hrst price of any in the WOrld IUH]
grows in and iunucdiatcly around Boise in ~!'eat profusion.
Its paramo11nt ft•alures are delit•a<•y of flavor which is in­<'
Olllparahle ancl henutiful color, beinl-{ tinted like tlw ro1w.
1\ppll'~ ht·in~ ft·om $1.00 to $1.2!3 a hnx of fifty ponnds
m <•ar load lots, and tlwy yield ft·om len to twenty hoxt•s
lo the tree, depending- upou its a~l' and t•are given the
orehard. Five years from tl1e time g-routHl is broken for
an orchard it will h(•ar profitably aJl(l tt·u y<'ars aftet·
planting it will yield twt•llty hoxt-s of fruit to the tree.
Last y<'ar Boise apples sold in Chirag-o for $8.75 a
box of fifty pounds, while those from Mit•hig'an and ::\Iis­souri,
in the same marln•t brought oul,v $1.75 per hatTel,
three boxes to the hal'l'cl.
Nothing like the noise JH'lll' is ]>l'tl(lUf'Cd anywhere.
'l'hc Bartlett grown here is far sHpet·ior lo its celebrated
California namesalw, as it iR somHlrr a11<1 of bettt•r flavor,
and frnit experts say that Boise as a pPar prod II<' iug lo­c•
ality, is the brst in the wol'lcl. 'I' he highest pri<'e ever
known to be paid for thi<; fruit was gi\'l'll in New York City
l:tst winter for tlw cl'lebratcd Boise HPam·t·c De Anjon, a
winter variety. They b1·oug-ht from $7.00 to $9.00 for a
box of fifty pounds.
A gentleman, wcll-lmmm in Bois!', l'<'<'ei\'l'd the laRt
st•a<;on, from the produet of :n~ peat• trl'l'S of thc Beaurre
De Anjou variety, the snm of :t;:l,OOO.OO.
In 1904 in the Eastcl'n lllat·kpts tlH' g-eneral rnn of
Boise pears m•ttcd $4.24 TWI' ho\. of fifty pounds, but we
want you to l'Sp(•<•ially rcrllelllbcr this also, that in that
year, in New Ym·k, BOHm P.EARS BROKE 'l'IIE
No cyclones, h1tn'i1·ancs, tornadoes, no1· tl11t11dM· storms at RO'i,~c.
WORI1D'S RECOHD POR PRICE, as they brought $9.00
a BOX and netted their owners $7.00 a box.
noise peaches arc in great demand wherever they are
known. All of the leading varieties, tl1e Alexander,
Barly and Late Craw ford, Elberta and JJemon Clings are
successfully grown and last season they brought three
cents a pound in the orchard, while over 600,000 pounds
of them were shipped from Boise last season.
The finest prunes in the world are produced in and
about Boise, in fact they grow better here than anywhere.
The varieties are the Italian, IIungarian, Golden, Silver,
Gross and Prench. In the last six years these have been
sold in competition with those raised in California at an
average price of $200.00 more a car, and shipped to any
part of the world arrive in good condition, commanding
bettl•r prices than those from any other plaee, or ]()('ality.
Over 110 car loads of tlwm were shipped last season and
found n ready marl<et.
A pl'icots do well and last year netted $3.50 for four
buskct crates of twenty pounds.
Cherri!'s in all varict iPs do well and yield good profits.
Strawberries arc a fort nne to those '' ho pny spPcial atten­tion
to their c•ultil'ation. They come l'arly aJHl stay latP,
und always commatHl good prices. Uonsi<lt•rHble at!Pn­tion
is being given hy producers to the second crop of this
latter fruit, successfnlly and very profitably marketed in
October and November. All small fruits grow profusely
and pay well.
'l'IIERE IS A CASU MARKET FOR EVERY
POUND OF FRUI'l' RAISED TN AND AROUND
BOISE, the large shipp<>rs and commission houses of the
East maintaining repr<>sentatives and offie<'S in Boise the
year round, clamoring for onr fruits and the demand can­not
be met, which insures ~ood prices.
A ten acre tract ncar Boise, set out in winter pears,
or winter apph•s, will insure any family a competence if
not a fortune. 'l'h<>re arr in the vic•init.v of Bois<>, OV('t'
100,000 acres of land subject to cultivation and only
:30,000 as yet under it. All of this land is lying under one
of the twelve lar~e irrigating canals and can be bought
for a reasonable price. 'o better fil•ld for the home!-lt'('k<•r
anywhere than in Boise.
Boise's Lumbering Industry
During the last year tl1e lumbering inclustry of Boise
has tal<en on new life and larger pt·opm·t ions. \Yith t h<•
rapidly increasing population of the City and surround-
111:.! !'onntry, the vast irrigation systrms :nHl pt·ojt•ds now
ltlld<•r way and contemplatNl, not only on the part of the
OoJ•f'rwment statistics show that we ha1'C lhf' lrasl wind of auy City in the L'm'lccl States.
GcJH•r·al Uov<•rJmH•nt, hut by privatP <•nh•t'J)J'isc>, Jar~P H<'<'­tions
of land are hein~ rcelairucc1, homrs will be in dPmnnct
and built, the mnltipli<·ation of fr·uit far111s will <·r·patr a
demand for fruit boxes and all this in c•onnPction with
other enterprises, will cnnse increased requisition for the
produets of tl1e lumb<'J'ing interests. 'ro meet this the
Barber Lumber Company, or~aniz<•d about three years
ago, and, backed by a million of dollars, in tlH' way of
<'apital, will supplement the entPrpris<'S alr<>ady in opera­tio.
n here for years past, in OJ'dPr to kC'Cp paC'e with the
increasing demand for lumber. This rompany has pur­c11asPd
about 1,000 a<•rrs of valunhl<' lanc1. six rnil<•s aho\'e
Boise, on the Boise river, and now have in op<>ration a
large saw mill, planing mill and box factory, "ith a dail~·
<·apa<'it.y of 150,000 fPet. It employs about fh·<· hundred
men in it:-; various departm<>nts And quite a village has
sprung up around the mill that is destined to gr·ow more
and more as the business increases. This plant will turn
out about 25,000,000 feet of lumber this year. 'J'he dam
built by 1lH•m is twenty one feet high 400 feet long in the
overflow and has 1,500 fr<>t of win~. 1'he Orrgon Short
l1ine lws extended its r·oa<l to 111C plant and all it!l product
will h<' loa<kd at the mill.
'l'he Pa~e-~Tott 1Jlllllhrr Company and the Rossi Com­pan~'
in South Boise, are in full blast and rmployin~ cr<>ws
c•onsistent with the caparitirs of their mills and are maldng
a large output, from !3.000.000 to 5,000,000 fP<>t a y<>ar·.
'l'he vastness of the timber resource!l of this part of
Idaho may he understood in part when it is learned that
far up on the mountains near Boise are immense forests
of pin<>. fir and tamarack. and these arc felled, cut into
logs, clnmn ttl the Boise river, or the str('lllltS that feed it,
and, in time of high water, arc floated down to the mills
where the~· are sawn and mnnufartnrecl into all l<inds of
lumber. These forests arc almost illimitnhle and will fllt'­Hish
a supply of lumber for mnny years.
Agriculture
Grains, Grasses, Vegetables, Sugar Beats
Irrigated lands ncar Boise produce an abundance and
SIIJH'rior quality of all kinds of cereals, ~rasses and vege­tables
and of the latter a fine quality of sugar beet. 'l'he
whC'a t is finr and firm and it has rreently been clemon­str
·atec1 that that grown here weighs, bushel for bushel,
fr·om fi vc to seven pounds more than that of any other
• Hcnwmbcr! In tm ywrs a pra1· tree u•il/ yield twenty boJ"fs of (I'Uit. You can 7)lant one lwndr((l trees lo the
ar.rr., aml lllry wilL b1·inu you from *2.00 to $7.00 pc1· box. ('an you find a bcllcr in!•rstmr?ll than a Boise pear
OITil(n·d.> II is better than [!Old bonds.
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wlwat so fat· tPsted. Oats arp exrrllent quality and yit>ld
us hi~h as 110 bushels to the acre, wei~hing forty-five
pounds to the bushel.
'l'imotl1y, clover and alfalfa grow luxuriantly and
are of the very best quality. 'l'wo crops of timothy and
Scene at the Boise Fair
clover, yi<>lclitt~ from four to five tons to the acr<', and
three crops of alfalfa, producing from six to nine tons to
the acre arc raised here every season. This hay rom­tlllllHls
a good price ft·om the stockmPn as Jan~<' hPt·cls of
~>ht'<'P and cattle that feed in the mountains near Boise, in
the Slllllll!Cr, are brought clown to the valley for the winter
and this affords a splendid market for it.
Potatoes, earrots, turnips, parsnips, cabbage, beets and
in fact all varieties of w~c·tables are raisPcl here in abun­dance
and arc not excelled anywhere. Boise potatoes are
<•specially fine, large and of extra quality, lJHrvesting from
200 to 450 hushels to the acre.
The soil in this vicinity is especially adapted to the
c•nltm·<' of ~m~ar bcc•l!; ancl this will he a gt·eat indnstt·y in
th<' nc•ar future, as plans arc already matured for the build­in~
of factori<'s near Bois<' and contracts for the planting
ancl raising of 5,000 :wrcs l1ave been made few this sc•nson.
Stock Raising and Dairying
The stock and dairying industries of which Boise is
the centre, are important factDrs in the prosperity of the
City and its viciuity. The sloel<mc>n arc ht'<'<•cling up into
the best grade's. The cattle now being .rniRed are up to
the standard of other States, in price and quality, and
the horses are of superior class ancl principally adapted
to 1Htuling and travel, but some swift steppers are being
hr<'<l here by Boise horsemen.
8heep raising is a large industry. The wool ~lip of
The Boise Basin alone has po1wcd 01•cr $300,000,000.00 into the treasury of the nation.
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this vicinity this year was approximately :W,OOO,OOO pounds
and the sheep shipments amounted to nearly 2,000,000
!wad. Dairying is quite a profitable industry and chick­ens,
clucks, an<l turl<t>ys are always in clentnrHl mHl at fancy
p t·ic••·s r·igh t hrrr iu Boise.
Some Important Matters in Brief
Boise Bm·r·aC'l<s was <•st a hlishe<l in 18fi~. and have b<•rn
oc·•·upil'<l for t h<• most part as a two <'OIIlJHlll.V post, hnt
the United ~tatrs <:m·ernm<>nt. rProg-nizing tlw fa<•t, em­phasized
in lltP Oov!'mmeut statistics, that Boise is the
most healthfnl point anywlwre C:overnment tr·oops are
quartered, r.-eelltl~ cleter!llinNl to enlarg-e alHl fit it up
hanclsonwly.
ThP smn of $~00,000.00 is now availnlM to make the
C'!HJlt>tuplatt•tl iuqn·ovPill!'nts ancl Boisr BarrfH•l<s is now
a JH•rmancut l'l'l.dtlli'Htal po;;t, to hP oc•c·npird h_y a tr·oop
of 1,200, with a finp r·egirucntal band properly <'quipped
and mniutaiue<l. Experts say that over a million of clol­Jar;;
will he spent on the Bal'l'a!'l\s h~· the < :overnmcnt be­fore
it is done with the improvrmPnts now unclpr way.
Good improved farms n<'ar Boise Pan be bought for
l'rom !f;fiO.OO to $75.00 per acre. Unimproved land for
from $23.00 to $f>O.OO per aer<' and to clear this from sage
brush and prepare it for irrigation costs from $1.25 to
$~.:>0 JH'r acr·e. Cnnal eonlJHillics t•harg<' from $1.25 to
!f;1.50 JH'r HCJ'C for watt•r for the Sl':tson, but where a per­petual
m1ter right ~O('S with the land as it <lees in many
instances, the cost of m1ter is much less, or from 50 to 75
ePnts per H<'t'<' for the season. RRMBl\IBER IHRIOA­'
l'ION 1\fAKRS SURI~ CHOPS. 'l'hcn• is no such thing
as failln·e 1.md!'r it. No <lrought, no destroying insects,
no hot "inds, no clepcuding on IIIH'PI'tain rain; you ha\'(•
the watl'L' ahsolntdy urHl<'J' your !'ontrol a ud t hns yon lta ,·e
n sure as well as a good thin g.
The Hois<' Tract iou Cm11pany has a lr·t·;Hly seven 111 iles
of tnwk in Boise and give a sixteen-miuut.- service. The
Boise T ntcrmhan Hail\\ ay ComyHm~· has secured a frnn­t•
h ise for Jifteen m il<'l-l of streets in Boise• nnd also the ri~l1t
of wa.v on both siclcs of the Boise riwr to conJH'Ct Boise
\\ith all of the towns in the Boise Yalley, by rlc•rt1·ic litH's.
It will only be a few yrnt·s before Boise will he connP<'l<•<l
by these lines with thP .-ntirc outl~·ing distri<"t.
Pill'<lon our jnst pl'i<le in again rcf.-rring to thr JH'I'­IllanPnt
location of the Capital of the :-;tate at Boise hy
adion of the rPrent [,l'gislatur·<', "hi<•h appt'opriatt•.l IH'ar·ly
Roise is the trcallhicst City, pc'' capita, in the United Sta/1s.
lwlf of a million of dollarr-;, aht•acly availahlP and to be
llsPd nncl applied in construction of the hanclsomrst Rtate
<'apilol huildin~ in the \Yc•st. whi<'h, \\lu·n c·mnplrh•d will
c•osl 11101'!' than a million of dollars. .\11 this ancl 111any
otlH·r· things h!'iug tlre eause and JliPans of making Boise
what it is ancl, taken in c•om1rc•l ion with thr pr·pstige wr.
:dr·c•:t<ly haw, insnr·ing i1s rl'lent iou a:-; the liiPlropolis, husi­m
·:-;s, polil i<"al, financial and cclneatimral ePnt r·r not o11l,\'
ol' thP Htalc>, hut of au empire of rare opp1 r·tnnitics.
Amusements and Recreation
.\rtiiiSPIIIPills and l'C<·reat ion lwlong' to all wPII onll't'l'd
siH'il't,\; t lu·.' form a part of moclPrn c•i,·ilizat ion: pc•opll'
IIII!St liP 1111111SC'cl 1111d entertained. .\ftpr•t]H' C'OIH'<'JJII'Hiion
of mind dPmanclc•d h,v husiuc•ss nucl otlH•t· c•arPs sc Ill<' re­laxation
is nec•cssm·;-.·. Bois<' has a Jim• ~ataturi11rll where
Hrankincl ean for~<·t the ear<'S of lif<' in an c·lpgant hath
and Plljoynu•nt of t hP q uiel and rest nl1'orc1Pd h,,. the splPn­dicl
]Htr·lors arHl Sllt'l'0111Hlt•d h~· all that ar·l ancl taslr <'1111
suppl,\ and whl're on a SnlHlav aftprrHHlll, tlw.'· c·an listl'n
to sac·r·t•d c•onc•c•r·ts ~i\'l•n hy a fi r·st c•lass HihPI' ('orrwr Hanel,
while n•<'lining in the delicious c·oolnc•ss of shncl.v tr·rrs.
One large Opc•ra House•, Ill<' ('olnmbia, provides lri~h C"lass
clnunatic cnleJ·t:rinnwnt-, of tht• wry hcst companiPs for
those who clesirr and cl<'lil-!ht in it, and another is in tlw
c•om·se of c•oustru<'liou. '1'\\'o popnlm· honsrs arc oprratiu~
\1 ith high class v:nult·,·ill<' Pn·r,\ t'\'l'llill~. where people c•a11
s<'<' a good pt•J·for·nrmwc> at 'PI',\' modl't'att• c•osl. In the
SlllllllH'r sPasn!l a uic•l' par·k is open to all who \\'i:-;h to \\'Hil
dt•t• amm1~ its tall ll'<'l's, or· sit on ~haded la\1 ns, hcsiclP
t'lllHtls of l'llllnillg \\'Htl'l' ancl in th<' ('\'t•uings llw park lllan­agenwut
furuish a Iiur llwatt·i<•al ('ntcrtainmcnt. Pithpr· of
H VHlHlrvilfp l'lHil'H!'It•r· Ill' h_v SOlll<' <'XI't'liPllt stock COili]HIIl)".
There is nlso a lar~e pavilion for clHn<'ing purpo!';es in this
park, whc•r·c· stwh as m·c• irwl inrcl ean "tip the light fan
tHstic•" to their hl'nl'ls <·ontrnt. Boisr lras also a fit·st dnss
hasr hall 1Pam, c•oJJJH'<'ll•d with the National leagnr <111<1, in
season, all Hclrnin•r·s of this IIHIIll,\· nncl rnlivenin~ sport
11rn,v have the priviiPg-c :mel plc•aslll'<' of witnrssiu~ some
of the iiiH'sl sp<·cinll'ns of .\mrri!'an manhood C'Ontrncl for
the mastrJ',Y in this Olll' f.!I'Pat ~atiounl game. The Yonn~
:\lc•n 's ( 'hrist ian .\-.;soc·iat ion h11ilding is opc•u to the ~-omt!!
llH'll and ho,,·s. for hallts and nil l<incls of gamt's Jll'l'tllissi­ble
in Sll<'h au iustitnlion and this orgnnization also ar­rang<•
s for l<'<'llll'<' c·out·sc·s an1l ~-;clrd musical entertnin-
Conw lo Boise trhc1·o you can [!( l a tmct of la11cl 'l'CI'Y C'ltCIIJ>ly: 1rltrrr oats m·r [JI'O'lcn that llan•cst ]10 bushels
to llto a<·1·r a1Hl u·cigh forty-five rwundN to tltr bttshrl, whc1·c 450 bushel.~ of rwlalocs aro grown to the ac1·e; whm·c
you grt 11inc Ions of alfalfa to lltr rrr1·r and hm·vrst lh1·cc cu/li?lgs erc1·y sca,~on.
mcnts, bringing to Boise the h•acling tnh•nt of the world
and thns fostering refirwment and cultur('. Thus t1H' phy­sic•
al, iutellrc•tnnl, moral nnd religions eultnre of the peo­ple
of RoiH<' and its vicinity is wisely ancl fnlly provided
for. Within easy riding <listanre of Boise, clown the val­l('
y and in the mountains near by, are delightfully shady
<>pots for picnics ancl spending nn outing in the snmrn('r
montlrs. 'l'he str('ams, which nhonnd in fish, espcrially
that speckled b('anty the mountain trout, atrorc1 every op­porlnnity
fm· tlH' ph•aRurc of aucl clisplay of skill in ang-ling'
for tll('m, and grouse, quail and other small game are
found abundantly enough to furni-;h sport for all who arc
f'oncl of hunting.
At the Parting of the Ways
We }utv<', kincl fr'll'nd, jom·rwyed tog-ether thron~:h t hP
d nsty paths of dry fact as WPII as the green fielcls and
rippling brool<s of liwlie1' fancy, aided h? the proclurts
of the photographer's art, in om· cfl'orts to give you a con
c·Pption of what Hoist> is, and now om· stor·y iH finished ancl
we must bid you good-byr. But, as we stand yet at t1w
clivicling- of the ways, sufl'c.'r' us still a parting word.
Yon rr<•nll that when P<'ter the Gr('at, of Hnssia. eon­c•
r.ivPcl the founclin~ of St. Pctersbnr~. the site of the pro-posed
c·ity was a miserabh• morass, l1al£ undt•r wat('r, bc-
1rind it. r~ake Lnclog-a with its tributary swamps, before it
the Gnlf of Finlnncl, r<>a<ly to clelugP it with the waters
of tlw naltir, a C'limatP of polar sevt>rity ancl a soil as bar­ren
as an i<•Pbct·g, aud yd with all th<'se clisadvantag<•s, by
clint of the expenditHr'P of c•cmntlcss monc•y and prodigious
toil, tlwre arose a fuhric gnmd ancl beautiful, !milt "like
a trmple where pilastt•rs rouncl wt>rc sc>t and Doric pillars
ovc>rlaid with golch•n architrave," St. Pl'lc•r·sbul'g with its
imposir1g :m·hite<>tnr<', its rollossal ~qnarC's, endless vistas,
ancl Hpires and minarets slwntiH•cl in harharie gold and
flac;hing in the sun, and we Sl'l' in all this tt·iumph over
hindranre<>. the mi~ht of 1mman hrnin, will and labor in
couquPriug untoward ronclit ic'ns. in transforming a soggy
IIIOl'HSS into H plare fit tOl' thl' hahitaf ion of man. flut hy
c•ontrast ~ ou S<'(' in Boise wlrat man is ahle to do under
C'ondit ions that arc favorahlt> in plaee of otherwise. Here
thP Infinite has strPtchrd ont an aznr·e sk~·. earv('d a sheltPl'
l'r·om thP slm'lliH 'mid an :llnpltilheatt·<' of hills, swPpt tlw
sp:u•p elt>a1· of malaria ;mel all c•onta~ion of clisrasP hy tlw
c•ool atHl mnnifir brPafh of mountain brC('ZC all(] hahn of
pine and fir, troubh•cl its waters. hoth hot ancl c•olcl, with
the Plixl'r of new lift>, gavt> to tiH' ahounclrn~ grHS!'WS a
fairrr· tint of l'lll<'I'Hlcl, to the 111yrincls of flowpr·s an nddecl
JH'I'fuuJe ancl to the '''<'alth of fruit an inrn'HS('d beanty
Hi mcmbtT! No failure of rt'OJ1.~ WldCI' irngntion.
ll!Hl flavor; has HO sureharl!ed the vir·l!in soil, torn fr·om
the ewrlasting ~ranite and ground flue hy tlre washings of
the wave anclf.. p ·ind of rock on rock through countless agt>H,
and in all pnrtirulm·s like tlwt < f thr vnlley of the Nih•,
with such fer·tility that you have only to tickle it with the
plough and 1onrh it with water a11cl it laughs, responsivr
in luscious .frnits and nourishing grain nnd grass, ancl of
all this, conecived and pr·oviclc>cl hy the Eternal, these pages
invite yon to lwc·mHr a partieipnnt. In the midst of this
man has knit his mighty brow and hrnt hi:-; kingly e11rr·~ic•s
towards tl•e mnkin~ of a city and in Hoist>, the City B<'llll-
1iful. yon see the results ..
While in thc•sp Jlfi!!<'H, at tinws, JIIOV('(l hy the tl11·illing
pid nre, the port's mi1Hl has kindled and in1ager·~- has hcen
giwn rein, .n·l in rach image and 111Hlt'r rvrr~- fi~urP,
thPJ'C re:sh tlw nclamant of lmim)warhahlc fact, and yon
\Vill find, whrn you come here to look over· this Blclcwnclo,
that we lwv<' hpt \\ithin the hcnmcls of truth, Hll(l more,
tlmt our (lfl'ort at description has fall('ll far short of Ow
reality.
:\T ay we not ask that yon ponder w·ell and carefully
what \\·e have written for your information and that the
perusal of tlwsc pages ineliliP ~·on to east iu yont· lot with
us. Boise ofTet·s yon hettrr opportunities to !!ain a erm­pl'l
Pn<•e and at less c•xpcn<lit nre of e!Tort, than any otlwt·
c·ity in the ~r·eat, \Y!'st, and yon ean not only secure a for­tml<',
but, can have abounding l1ealth while' <loing so. Your
families ran l1ave all the benefit of c·ult urc, moral an<l
religions, and the amenities of r<•finenH•nt while you and
they are carving out. c•ompet<•nec or fortune, amid an am­plitude
of favorable snrrolmdings and opportunities.
Hemrmhrr that Boise real estate has doubled in value
clnring th<' last two years; capital is flowing in from all
clirrrtirns, lm·g-e st11ns are bein~ cxpr1Hlecl in public ancl
private inJlH'OVl'lll('llt.<;, manufactories are seeking a loea-
1 iou her<', iul<'l'lll'han rlectric linrs arc starting from Boisr
as a centre to c•m·rr the entire Boise• Vallr.v and tap the
rieh mining- districts alread_,. trihula•·~· to the Cit~·. ancl
the monil'tl Jlll'll of the Rtate ar·p s<'ttlin~ lH••·e and huilclin~
homes, so that. if ;von "·onld get the best :md at a reason­able
pri<·r. you :-;houlcl make yom· investment in Boise realt_,.
~\'l' O)JCE. A hint to the wise is snff1<"irut. Hememhl•r
also that we shall be pleased to answer nil comnmnirat ions
rPiative to tualll•rs <'mltaincd lH•rrin, m· 1-(ive any othel' in­fonnation
<lPsiJ•ccl that it is possible for us to furnish :mel
iu,·ite yon to \\'l'il<' liS.
• Yery resp<•c•tfully, J..
'\\'. B. PJlmCR .,z. CO ..
... Real~sfate Dealers.
Boise, Idaho, ,June 30tll, 1 90;),
A Roigc {1·t~it orchm·d is the king of mo11cy nwke1·s.