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Show SOME PACTS ABOUT H OLDEN A Splendid Fruit Raising Srction-Grrat Area of Dry Farming Land They Believe in Co-operative Enterprises Karly n IK"..") ten families were called from Fillmore to settle at the present site of Holden. Two families Richard Johnson and William Stevens arrived on June 15, 1 S."f. The follow ing arrived soon after: William Stevens, Jr., Klljah K. Holden, Phihj FartiHWorth, Charles Williums, Thomas tSreen, John Webb, James llrooks, Jo slah Call. A Hiiuill crop was raised the first year, which was partially destroyed by the grasshoppers. William Stevens was called to pre side over the branch. Soon after Richard JohtiHon succeeded him in this office. Owing to the scarcity of water about hall' ol the settlers moved aw ay. In 1 S.".; a log house that had been built about tour mill's south, on Pio neer creek, was moved into the set (lenient, owing to the water drying up, ii.id was converted Into a school house. Sister Delilah King was en gaged to leach the first school held here. The settlers first built their houses facing each other, with a space of thirty feet between, intending to close each end, and thus form a fort as a protection against the Indians. Hcber Johnson was the first child born In the settlement. lfi.'.G. He In still a resident. In 1S.".7 Walter Stevens nnd family moved In from llafiile Creek, now known as Pleasant drove. On September 6, 1S57. Kdward Holden was frozen to death about ten labor. Among those who accepted these calls were William Stevens, Jr., , Ceo. W. Nixon, Kdward Stevens and , Muthew McCune. In IWi Waller Stevens succeeded i Richard Johnson as presiding elder i over the branch. In 1KI.7 lllshop i Thomas C. Calllster counseled the peo- pie to convey the I'loneer creek water from the south and the Wild (loose : creek water Irom the north Into the I settlement, ami survey a town site, which was dune. In 1KUH the first Sunday School was 1 organized with Joseph S. (liles as i superintendent. In ls?ll the cooperative store was started with a capital stock of tl.lllio. I Charles Wood, sr., was engaged as manager. i Tlie people lived in the "Cnited . Order" during IST.'t and 5. It was . then atinmlotii d. July 22. 1ST", the ; Holden ward was organized by Apostle Krastus Snow, with David R. Stevens . as bishop und Iteiijamin lleiinett, Ansil I'. I laniion counselors. A nice, modem meeting house was , completed ami dedicated in 1 KS5. August 22, 1VH, Anthony Stephen- ' son succeeded David R. Stevens as bishop of tho ward with Ansil I'. Harmon Har-mon and l.il wai (I llenuett as counselors, counsel-ors, owing to David R. Stevens being I chosen as counselor to the stake president. presi-dent. Anthony Siephensou is still bishop of the ward with Samuel Bennett Ben-nett and John Wood counselors. The present population is about TiUO, with a steady increase. A fine water system was put In , .A EDWARD STEVENS'S HOME. Tho above Is an excellent picture of Kdward Stevens' attractive home at Holden, and it is only one of the many comfortable residences In this prosperous pros-perous settlement. Mr. Stevens Is one of the old timers of Holden, having come there about 40 years ago. In the grounds shown In the pictures Mr. Stevens raises large quantities of appl, pears, plums, peaches awl small fruits. Mr. Stevens la also an extensive dry farmer, and carries the record of raising 37 V4 bushels per acre on his dry farm Just below town. This gives one an Idea of what can be raised on the dry farms on tho east side. miles north of town, only a mile south of the Scipio divide. In IN'iS a postofflce was established, and through the above tragedy the name of Holden was given the settlement. set-tlement. Prior to this time it had been known as Cedar Springs. William Robins and Charlotte Nixon, residents of Scipio I'tah, at the present time, were the first couple married l.S.",h. In 1MI1 Father William Stevens was called upon to furnish three yoke of oxen and Richard Johnson John-son one yoke and a wagon to cross the plains and assist the emigrants into I'tah. David R. Stevens was called to take the outllt through. At different differ-ent dates for several years persons were called from the branch to Journey Jour-ney across the plains, assisting in th about 1K.S9. The first in this part of the stale. The supply is obtained trom springs of pure water situated on the hills bordering the town on the east. Our town Is surrounded by thousands thou-sands of acres of the choicest of land, but ow ing to the limited water supply the population as not Increased with a great many of our neighboring set-tlemi set-tlemi nts. Hut, thi'.nks to the drf farming movement, move-ment, all this is (hanging, and during the next lew ears there will be a great influx of people, and we expect to see our town make wore rapid growth than any other community in this section. j JOHN WOOD. HOLDEN CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY. This Institution Is one of the most successful co-operative enterprises In the country. Il was started In 1 9ml with a capital of only about II.Oimi, one-third of which was cash and two-thirds two-thirds labor, ft Is purely Yo operative, the stockholders being the farmers who supply the milk and a few townspeople. towns-people. There are nbout fid stockholders. stock-holders. The demand for the cheese of this factory has increased and the capacity has increased until today it handles about 4,'miii pounds of milk per day. The equipment is thoroughly thorough-ly up-to-date, and the cheese maker, Samuel Itennett, is an experienced and capable man. I'siial'y the best run Is in the winter when the cows have to be fed. as there Is not much pasture. During 1910 they paid 11.2.1 per hundred for miik besides which a 20 per cent dixi dend has been paid for several years They carry a surplus of about $I,.Vmi In the treasury fo meet payments on milk before the rash Is received for the product. The receipts for the sale of cheese during 1910 werei lo.sn2 and they paid for milk $79. each milk producer receiving from $7.". to tfno per year according to the Amount of milk they sold. j Owing to its excellent ennlity the cheese finds a ready sab- to the ruer-. (hunts of the county. They also elL a large amount to Provo and hive' regular customers as far south as St.' (Ieorge. I The officers of the company are PenJ. Kinney, president; Sidney Teep'.es, vice-pres'deiit; K. F. Stev-' ens. secretary; Anthony Stephenson, t treasurer. These, with Vtcr Steph-i enson. Alma Stexens and I letter : Johns form the boaid of directors. With such a iplendid example of successful rcMiperailon It is a won der that similar Institutions are not organized In the county. HOLDEN COOPERATIVE STORE. Another example of successful cooperation co-operation is that of the Holden Co-op. It was the lirst co-op store in the county and the only one that has been in successful operation from Its inception. in-ception. It was established 111 JS70 by about fid stockholders with a cat-Ital cat-Ital of only about JOoo. The company now occupies n large brick store of its own and carries a large atock of general merchandise. They now handle the product of the cheese factory fac-tory and also deal In hay, grain and other farm products. They can also furnish wagons and farm Implements and machinery and can In fact supply the farmer with everything he needs. The officers of the company are F.d Stevens, president; Ceo. W. Nixon, x ice president; Kd F. Stevens, secretary; secre-tary; Ashby and flenj. Kinney form the board of directors. Alma Poul-son, Poul-son, an experienced business man. Is In charge or the store. WOOD BROS. The mercantile business of Wood Uros. at Holden Is. one of the oldest in the county, having been established b.v the father, Charles Wood, in 1S70. John Wood and Kdward A. Wood, the I present firm, took the business In l!oi, and the business steadily growing they j built a new brick store In lOfi.V With ; pb nty of persev rnt ce and bard work they have built up a tine trade. Their aim has been to sell at a small profit and thus turn their money over ipiick-lv. ipiick-lv. They have built up a nputatlon for generous and fair deillng. and It has bad its natural effect In building up for them large and growing business. busi-ness. The) carry a very complete line of dry goods, notions, gents furnishings, clothing, boots and shoes, hardware and crockery. They are agents for the I'tah Implement Co., and the Hume Fire Insurince Co. John Wood has been postmaster slnc IS97. For s r-eral r-eral years (he firm handled the product of the Holden Cheese factory, which 'ait year amounted to TOLCO pounds. |