Show iV j s Mayor Pinney Pi ney on o n Boises Past and Present o r ri J X 1 i N the Bol Boise o today lodl I have Witnessed the fulfillment of ot every evory cherished hope hOlle of o her r advancement I 1 have seen seenA 1 A Ix I In the 40 10 o years In Iu which has haq ha been b n my home the Iho straggling r frontier village grow Into n a city t 1 y My ty lot was wu cast can with the early earl pioneers who saw In thIs favored spot a scene oene for tor the strongest drama of ot life liCe i V challenging all of ot mans man courage and und energy giving promise of ot rich reward in bt the subduing of ot a savage race rae raene X wresting ne from Cram Mother Karth J her Inheritance of ot precious metals the reclamation of oC the desert deBut the tha harnessing of or ofA i A 1 water powers and the of the capital of or an American ln commonwealth destined do to 10 be among the bright Y A cat c t of Qt the slurs In the galaxy of ot states es esThe r ri v The experiences experience of or those early curly days taught men fortitude Independence and an 1 the broad char i V i 1 and fellowship tellow of ot close cloea communion wherein an Isolated l community becomes ns as ono one brotherhood the theY thea 1 Y a welfare of ot each being the I he concern of 0 t nil all nilA A Thus Thu was waa laid the hc foundation of Bolles future futuro thu t was wrought the character of or her hor citizens A The city and gives expression to the tho citizenship and In Its striking and commanding air or of solidity of or i J cleanliness of ot harmony HoUe liole speaks plainer than words the history of or the trials and triumphs the tha hopes hope and r Y aspiration of or the men who have ha budded her the chief commercial political politic and educational center of ot a 0 young A AY I Y vigorous and prosperous state wherein opportunities abound upon every hand hanI A AY J JIt Y r It if permitted to lapse lapue lle Into a reminiscent mc j I could recall many Incidents of ot the y A days lay iBy of old of DC the old overland stagecoach stage coach of or the th old volunteer lire department the organization of ot our school y r A districts dl the the political when all the residents of ot the territory were personally known to each other of r the X 1 i events and gathering lal It at t I he tho old std Overland famous In III Its early lays Jays la through all al the teal terrt 1 j tory tort west went of o the Hock mountains mountain These would demonstrate tho the Independence lIco and s of or the tha early sot lot A Ai J i r tiers with the th of ot spirit und and lint of ot action Ill II on ne necessary e sary to the tha th progress and advancement of ot the community Inter J t eats e Nt s sto t s There re was R not nut much red tal a In those thole early carly days and ond when the citizens thought anything was al necessary f fA t A to 1000 bo to done dons they Mil all jollied Joined together chipping eh In with money mane or work as was the case cane for tor Instance In In the clearing 1 i A of ot the f and tree treo Punting planting of or the vacant capital square In tho the jOs Os Some Home dug post holes oth f fY t tere Y frs ere planted trees while others wielded the grubbing hoes and a few tell contributed money moner anti and lumber lumberY t 1 ti Y i The visit I J made to the tite centennial at nt Philadelphia In after atter years of ot plon pioneer nr lire life opened open my A AV V eyes eye t tu to the great strides our nation JILlion as u a 1 whole was making und nud I returned to Boise Holse Imbued Imbue with tile the spirit of ot prod pro A AX X d grew Irell and that here heie was the Ille place a e for tor the tho of ot a 1 great Ireat modern city In a future state of ot wonder y yA 1 A d fui ful resource To the extent of o my moan means and ability I endeavored to aid In III this and development Y Yand t tand and In 1951 the people chose mo me mayor upon u progressive e platform Since Sine then thell I J have been tour four times time jo eo O honor X Y od ei d and have ever eor made the advancement a of er BoIse Holne the aim of ot my social and private life lire lifeY Y lint Hut this Is not u IL historical or personal sketch and the history of ot those early oary days day remains to be te written A 5 1 i and will challenge dialling th lh the pen of ot u a L Washington Irving vet Y t some lame day In nit alt Its fullness the chronicle of or the r plo lo y A nacre of t Idaho nil all 11 be given to the world y yA I A 1 Boise Bole todi today v U le I u LI compactly built bull t modern and city of ot somo some souls an n estimate based ed upon Y Yv J v numeration since the federal census of 0 1390 1940 which placed th the population of ot Holic aole nt at The tact fact that thaI with withY r 1 Y 5 In the taut lat live five earl KoUe Bol e has hI J d all the other towns of ot Its Us class In the Pacific norths northwest t Is le I borne out nut by byi A AY Y 1 i three figures n rea which place hence BoLl In the tho commanding position l bf bt the tha great commercial mart of ot all that va vast t re reo A X r 1 ei cion n between Salt Lake Utah on Oil the tho edit east and Portland Or on the till west want y 1 A Th The with which all nil new nEt Inventions and discoveries are given worldwide adoption together with 4 Y J A x y t the fact tact that Jot e phenomenal growth has been b n within the last tow taw years year earl make n a model city Her here are X r y found all th the conveniences and usual In a a city ell several time times the tho size alze of ot noise Dolne Dol e end and our city elty can i ir A AY model A AY 1 Y r truly claim to be a Y 1 So 80 marked is I t this thle characteristic that thit every overy visitor notices It at once thus thu Iltz Colorado news rew ne A AX X r paper man mun exhausted his hta hl vocabulary of M pral praise e In terming Bole Boise n II pocket edition of or Denver and y i A 1 true lover of ot the beautiful exclaimed I 1 wish It were to 10 t lake dike ike the whole whale city ell around 1 as aa an ex Y 1 A k ample from rm which many nn ItJI older city ellY In an older state could learn n II lesson On OnTo X y To Boise Im hat has JO 80 0 miles mile of ot cement ement 23 93 blocks of ot asphalt pavement rive five blocks of ot brick brlek A AY j Y 1 pavement live and a half blocks of ot macadam streets and all nil alleys In section 8 paved with brick A AX X This It rifled brick Is ts of ot quality and Is of or homo manufacture the plant Jant being located Ju Just t north of ot tha the y i A 1 city y i A 1 There Ther are seven Ien miles mil of o t street railway and a new line to the suburb of 0 nole nol Is ls practically completed as B time the Y t i y aret t link In a projected line of or 30 miles that will 1111 traverse the Dolse valleys to 10 a conjunction with thu tho X Y 1 Oregon Short Line railway at Franchise and and of way have also alO been bean b n secured for tor another A AX t I X 1 Hn line traversing thus these valley with a It a spur pur l ur to the mining camp of or Pearl which tho the promoters give every verr y r t i t once nee a will wilt be constructed conat the coming year flU y A 1 During the put pat live Ih years 18 In the th neighborhood of ot MOO 2004 new buildings have b been bien en erected 4 In lit U lle ise ami and the tha Y J A s Improvements Improvement I at a rough reach a total valuation of ot X y Two electric light lIht plants plant a gas ga 1141 plant two telephone systems a hot and cold coM water from A AY Y 1 1 wells well we with Ith blocks and residences equipped with all nil modern conveniences add to the attractions attraction A AX 7 X s of ot Buice Hulse A At i i t i The prosperous pros erous condition of or Is II shown In the fact that her hor live five II banks hove have hn deposits aggregating In Y i ii Y i 1 excess uee of ot her lIer postal receipts for tor the past pait Bet fiscal acal year reached and over o r ars ar of or freight were Y t 1 ts X s received or dispatched over the Oregon Oreaun Short Line r Among Amon the tb Improvements Improvement to be made In the near future thc lon of ot the tho city sewer ewer ew r stem through A s sj A j out the entire corporate limits the expenditure of ot by the national government at the th Rolf Dol Boise barrack barracks In Iny i ir J y r 1 the th rt In of or new buildings and aid the beautifying of ot the ground tho the completion com pie lion of ot two handsome public school v vY Y 1 building a Maronie and an 1111 Odd Fellows temple a Catholic cathedral and ond many man Y t J X i lure tur turee The New ew Overland blo block k and an the enlarged Holse l City National bank building are plastically completed Y Yand r rand and are a B credit to the Intermountain region glon X t A The 8 irrigation project for tor the thi reclamation llon of ot acres of or land at III Koines Rol very door has hall A Ab b been en approved by th the national trO government and m means ans the expenditure of ot upwards upward of from tram the th v vy y r 1 fund Cund and official authorities a men avert that u a population of or at least ono one person lenon to the acre Is IJ a low estimate of or orthe Y s Y the possibilities of at the Irrigated lands land of ot th eo valleys lIcy y yi 1 i 1 The spate e kindly allotted to me hag ha been taken and ant the tenth has not been told tolI so O that nn one and all 11 tk seek R ek X t tIna Ing Ina a land of ot opportunities o a l climate of or unrivaled perfection and a n home among limonA a 1 people nol say sara X Come orne and see JAMES JA ES A 14 Ma Ilor or of o lolle Idaho A oo i ir r t r r i |