Show NOTES baise has a number of public school I 1 buildings educational system th the e and a splendid attendance being above the average the state capital building is a fine structure of brick and stone and every citizen of boise takes pride in this handsome edifice and pleasing surroundings many of the business houses of B boise oise are heated by hot water from the marvelous hot water artesian wells which have made in ade the city noted the world over the boise barracks are located near the suburbs of the city the post being known as fort boise the grounds are handsomely laid off and the parade ground is one of the finest to be found in the west the state penitentiary is located at boise as is also the soldiers rome home the latter being a handsome building of brick and stone surrounded by beautiful grounds boise is distant miles from salt lake miles from portland and miles from butte it is a kingdom in itself and controls the trade of a large section of country in the way of fruit production boise may be said to lead the intermountain inter mountain west in this respect as its orchards are prolific nearly all kinds of fruits and berries being raised raised in this charming spot the sessions of the mining congress will be held at the columbia theatre while the i mining machinery and mineral exhibits will wi be made at the natatorium building 9 one of the finest bathing resorts to be found on this continent bonti nent boise has two theatres theartres the atres the columbia and the sonna the eden home sanitarium is another prominent institution the home has a fine building containing twenty five spacious rooms the sanitarium being well supplied with trained nurses and a staff of competent physicians the idaho mining development company charles fifer president is one of the responsible and reputable organizations of boise dealing in mining properties the company owns valuable quartz and placer propositions in surrounding ft camps and is meeting with success in its operations the boise stock and mining exchange is one of the important institutions of boise and the management reports a heavy and growing business in mining share transfers and in dealings in railroad securities bank stocks and in operations in grain the exchange is honestly and fairly conducted and is a credit to boise E C cook one of f the leading real estate agents of boise has announced that he will present a fine map of boise showing surrounding mining camps to every visitor of the congress this is a display of enterprise which will be appreciated by those in anyway interested in the marvelous mineral resources of the state boise has a number of fine church edifices nearly every denomination being represented here included in the number being the presbyterian the episcopalian the methodist the congregational the baptist the christian the catholic the jewish and the advent and the churches are all well supported and attended the fraternal orders are well represented in boise the masons own a handsome brick temple in addition to its blue lodge this order has a chapter a and a shrine the odd fellows flourish and also have a afine fine lodge room of their own the knights of pythias are a power in the land vid and have a uniform rank of this order the order of elks is well represented and so are the woodmen goodmen Wood men the A 0 U W and the grand army of the republic the water works system of boise is owned and operated by the artesian hot cold water company the reservoirs of the company pany having a capacity of nearly a million and a half gallons the supply being furnished by artesian wells the company also supplies public and other buildings with hot water for bathing and heating purposes boise has a number of solid and substantial banking institutions included in the list being the bank of commerce the boise city national bank the first national bank of idaho and the capital state bank while the city can boast of first arst class hot hotel el eions the new idanha being worthy of special mention as it is modern throughout the bank of C commerce is one of the solid financial institutions of boise the bank 1 opened its doors for business in september 1900 its depp deposits sits now foot up to about and its busi business fiess is increasing in in a most gratifying manner the personnel of its stockholders includes the names of a large number of the most prominent and wealthiest wealthie si men in the state of idaho the natatorium is the pride of every boise pi citizen the water utilized comes from ara artesian wells which flow gallons daily the temperature being degrees fahrenheit the water contains healing virtues for skin diseases and is also beneficial beneficial in cases of rheumatism indigestion and liver troubles the analysis of the water is as follows in one unites gallon inches gains chloride of sodium sulphate of potassa sulphate of soda bicarbonate of ammonia traces bicarbonate of lithia bicarbonate of soda A bicarbonate of lime bicarbonate of magnesia ma magnesia onesia phosphate of soda traces oxide of iron and silica organic and volatile matter |