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Show Richmond; Resources And Development in K SL Broadcast Thursday By Glacus G. Merrill , Principal Park School Favorably situated in northern ' Utah, under the protecting wings of the massive Wasatch, stands the progressive city of Richmond, bordered bor-dered with clear, sparking streams on the north and south, beautiful mountain scenery on the east, and the fertile Cache Valley on the west. This communtiy had its humble beginning in the Pioneer fashion in 1859. On July 1 of that year, Agrippa Cooper with his wife and family unyoked their oxen and made camp some one and one half miles south of the present city. The abundance of grass and refreshing springs nearby made their plans for a settlement evident. On July 18, Thomas Petty, William Wil-liam Lewis, Alvin Stewart and John Bair arrived at the Cooper camp. As others began arriving, and as a protection against the Indians, they decided to move farther far-ther North where a permanent settlement was made on the banks of City creek. Further precautions against Indians were taken by building a smaE fort, later to be replaced by - a larger, one upon the advice of President 'Brigham Young who visited the people the following summer. The first winter brought much suffering, but with the arrival of spring, both men and women went forth to till the soil in preparation for planting. The rich black soil yielded well to their efforts, assuring assur-ing an abundant fall harvest. In the spring of and the year 1860, there was a large influx of settlers to the community, among which were the following: Beason Lewis, Wm. L. Skidmore, Emeline Whittle, W. D. Hendricks, Wm. Thomson, M. W. Merrill, Wm. Harris Har-ris and many others, including Rebecca Lewis, later Mrs. Rawlins who was the first child born in the settlement. Ditches were made to divert the water from th many mountain streams for irrigation. Logging commenced com-menced oa" Nebo Mountain at the east, to supply building materials for homes. The temporary fort was moved east, extending on both sides of the present center street. (Continued on Page Three) Richmond, Resources And Development in K S L Broadcast On Thursday (Continued from Page One and one who once enjoys this Wiier seems to find no other comparable com-parable to it: Richmond beasts of being entirely en-tirely free from bonded indebtsd-ness, indebtsd-ness, an enviable record, I am sura, in tliis counciy, a.id for this compliment, we musi extend praise to our past city mayors and coun-cilmen. coun-cilmen. We realize the value of our Lion's club, chartered in 1928 to promote civic service. It is ever alert to the promotion of worthy projects and to the creating of community consciousness that will mike Richmond a better place to live. great day for Richmond. The best caale in the wast aie assembled prc-c.inect and r.Uionally known people are our guests. We invite to visit us ' on Black and ,'.;ite Da,y to be rcyally entertained enter-tained and educationally benefitted. benefit-ted. - ; Lai j y ear C2 pea growers pro- j duced cue hundred and thirty acres of grade A peas with an average revenue of $138 per acre, totaling 315 T or 4846 pooinds peri acre. Accciding to reports of the' U. S. Department cf Agriculture,1 this Is the largest average yield per acie in the entire United States. The grocs value of this1 industry was $17,894.00, exclusive of its value to the farmer asaj rotation crop for beets and grain. I An average of one hundred ! twenty five cases of milk white' ogrs are produced weekly from some forty five producers. At $6 per case, these poultry farmers are i receiving $30000 in cash per month' from this industry. j In 1925, Casper Merrill, a young native, began a wholesale ice cream business. Casper's Ice Cream is i 'now a favorite of thousands, hav-l tag sold over 10,000 gallons last; year. Employing scientific methods with modern machinery, this pro-1 duct is gradually bringing praise I to Richmond. ! In 1865, a grist mill wlas built which, with some additions and j improvements, is still in operation1 today, supplying the famous Gilt Edge flour, poultry and dairy feeds to local and distant markets. With an elevator capacity of 16,000 bushels, bu-shels, this mill grinds about 40,000 bushels of wheat annually. The value of this enterprise is indispensable indispen-sable to the communities suround-ing suround-ing it, from Clarkston on the west, to Preston, Idaho on the north. We are the proud possessors of a fine public Library, endowed in 1912 by the Carnegie Fsundiition of New York, and conveniently situated directly north from the business section. This beautiful structure has been an inspiration to the youth, and a pride to the adults, furnishing books for the North Cache High Schocl students and surrounding communities for nearly a quarter of a century. In 1933, 20,000 books were circulated, j It has at present, over 6,000 books j cn its shelves, in addition to many : current magazines. Its value to the I community cannot be measured in dollars; but is measured in moral The ward was organized with Thomas Tidwell as bishop, wao was shortly succeeded by M. W. Merrill, who served faithfully for many years before being called to the Cache Stake presidency, and later to the apcstlesnip in the church. W. D. Hendricks was the first mayor. ' A combination meeting house and school was built with Henry Standage and D. P. Rainey as the first teachers. i A dramatic company was organized, organ-ized, presenting very creditable performances. per-formances. These and ward dances furnished the major entertainment The peoples were very congenial and neighborly,' often contriouting ! what they could for the support of the less fortunate emigrants on their way west. They believed that no task was too large or no deed too small in faithfully per- forming their duties and adhering sincerely to the principles of the gospel. j The first steam engine in the' state was built In Richmond by Thomas Griffin, who later received recei-ved a medal at the state fair for bis achievements. A molasses mill built by Hyrum Bowen proved to be "the first important industry Surveyed In 1852 by Jesse Fox, the population of four hundred and fifty began taking possession of their desired plots of land. From among the early pioneers who still reside in Richmond are Martha Ann Lewis, Frank Bair, Maggie T. Merrill, and Wm. H. Lewis. And so this community has steadliy pushed forward, ever alert to develop and preserve its abundant abun-dant natural resources, and supply opportunities for its citizenry. Its stalwart and faithful leaders have successfully guided and directed dir-ected the affairs of the people, who in turn have rallied and intensified in-tensified their support for a community com-munity of greater advantages. Richmond today is proud of its foremost industry, and prides herself her-self in pioneering this dairy industry in-dustry in the Western states. Men, as early as 1890 saw the bright future and exorbitant possibilities of the holstein cow. A creamery and spiritual values, exemplified in the high type youth, who, through its existence, find mental relaxation relaxa-tion during their leisure time. The basement is equipped with an electric ele-ctric kitchen and club room facilities. facil-ities. Here the many social and civic organizations carry out their respective functions. Among our many other assets are The Division office of the Utah Power and Light company, maintaining main-taining a retail appliance department depart-ment and district substation; the First Security Bank, which, for thirty five years has enjoyed the confidence of the people and has aided materially In the growth of this section; the Opera House rated as one of the finest dance floors in the valley; the many well equipped equip-ped and amply stocked business concern, supplying high grade merchandise with courteous service; ser-vice; and our cemetery, well kept, with individual lots, lies peaceful and beautiful, fervently guarding Its precious 2600 bodies. We4 have a land area of thirty-six square miles with approximately 96 per cent under cultivation, irrigated ir-rigated from the abundance of water wa-ter descending from the mountains. mount-ains. With the cooperation of the forest for-est service and Lions Club, two modem equipped parks were constructed con-structed in High Creek Canyon, a distance of two and one half miles from the center of the city. The local fish and game associations, associa-tions, with a membership of one hundred and twenty five sportsmen sports-men have planted nlnty thousand trout in this stream, and hundreds flock to the cooling recesses of this canyon in summer, for both sport and rest. U. S. Highway 91 passes through the community totaling about 7 miles of concrete highways within with-in the city limits, with approximately approxi-mately eight miles of' cement sidewalks. side-walks. Two trunk line railroads intersect the city, supplying rapid freight and passenger service. The city culinary system is rated as cue of the purest in the state, I and cheese factory was constru-1 cted, which served as a source of revenue to farmers of Northern I Cache Valley. The milfe production far exceeded the fondest hopes of this company, both in quality and quantity. An enlargement program was necessary. neces-sary. It fojnd outlet in the con-1 struction of a larger more modern fact:ry, equipped with machinery for the evaportation of milk, j Prom that d3y on, the good people peo-ple of this section saw the steady j growth of one of Utah's greatest : factories, known where ever eva-' eva-' porated milk is used, as Sego Milk. This up to date plant is not only of value to Richmond, but to the entire state, returning to Cache Valley dairy farmers more than a million dollars annually for milk and cream, or an average of $20.-000 $20.-000 pe.t week. It has an annual payroll of $150,000 distributed to some two hundred' seventy five employees, and serves two thousand milk producers. If you can imagine an unbroken line of Sego milk cans placed end to end, extending from Richmond eastward, nearly to Detroit, De-troit, Michigan, a distance of approximately ap-proximately eighteen hundred miles you would have hoce idea of the number of cans used annually in this plant. Just twenty one years ago this month, dairy breeders asembled to promote plans for exhibiting the fine cattle of the communtiy. C. Z. Radio Talk 123456 123456 123456 1 Harris led in this movement. A day was set. Scores of fine cattle were shown, including several from other communities in Utah and Idaho. Being now known as Black and White day, it was the first cf its kind ever held in the west. It is now an annual event and a Our community is the center of Benson Stake, posessing the fine 1 massive stake tabernacle' with a seating capacity of 1200. Surrounding this famous landmark is the beautiful ten acre park, artistically ar-tistically landscaped and . equipped with automatic sprinkling systems On the opposite side against a background of uniform popular trees stands the Park School where three hundred young Americans receive physical and mental training train-ing inducive to good citizenship. Nearby is located the North Cache Ca-che High School, which, from a strategic position, is majestically overlooking the valley. Built In 1921 at a cost of $250,000, it stands as a symbol of progression, inspiring the eight hundred and five student stud-ent who daily enter its doors in search of truths. On the walls of this school is found one of the largest collections of art in any rural ru-ral high school in the state. We not only pride oufselves for what we have today, but also for what we have had, not in tangible property, but the intellectual lea-' ders, natives of this communtiy vho have made enviable records elsewhere; namely; Dr. E. B. Bro-ssard, Bro-ssard, recently of the Tariff com-mision; com-mision; Dr. M. C. Merrill, Agricultural Agricul-tural expert, Washington D. C, Dr. W. H. Hendricks, state veterinarian; veterin-arian; Dr. Wm. J. Kerr, Ex Educational Educa-tional Chancellor, State of Oregon Supt. Chas. H. Skidmore, Superintendent Superin-tendent of Public Instruction of this state; Dr. Joseph F. Merrill Apostle, Former Commissioner of Education and at the present time, President of the Europeaen Mission. Mis-sion. Scores of others could be mentioned, men-tioned, who likewise are living examples of the high ideals of religion re-ligion and citizenship instilled in them during childhood. For "by their fruits ye shall know them". The people maintain a high health recorii; bataj noticeably free from communicable diseases. The schools and health department, depart-ment, working jointly with two local doctors, brings a rounded out health program to every family. Public 'playground facilities are' provided for both summer and winter vse. , So in Richmond, the 1300 happy, congenial people are working harmoniously har-moniously together, ever daring to maintain the high standards and ideals of their predecessors extending extend-ing advanced educational opportunities oppor-tunities to their youth, thus realizing real-izing their ambitions, a cause for which they have always been noted. no-ted. We sincerely appreciate this opportunity afforded us by the Logan Lo-gan Chamber of Commerce to broadcast on this weekly program and say that we heartily endorse the objectives of this organization Sa, in behalf of the people of Richmond, I extend to you all a cordia invitation to visit our fair city to learn more of Its innate advantages. |