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Show Utah CountyW Democrat HOUSE SHO EMTIO ft PROVO CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL VOL. X. 15, NO. 1908. 68. THE PROVO COMMERCIAL CLUB Its Officers, Its Achievements, and what It A History of Its Early Organization, No one person, though his influence and popularity in a community may be great, has all the influence, all the popularity, all the good ideas, nor has lie power and influence enough with legislative bodies, large corporations ci the public to secure the new industries, commercial and other advan munei-pality- . tages desired by an has Past experience taught mankind that the united efforts of many almost invariably secure the coveted prize, and realizing the use-ulness ot a united body of business nun, and keeping in mind the needs and desires for supremacy of the thriving city of Provo, a tew of its the leading inen of affairs invited business men of our city to meet at the county court house in March, 1902, the result of which meeting was the organization of the Provo Business Men's association on the 8ti day ot April, 1902, with It. A. Barney as pres1 J. Knight, and J. H. Denhaltor forming the hoard. The cluli early secured a suite of looms mer the Provo Meat & Packing Company, where its meetings an . social gatherings were held until December, 1900, when they were found inadequate, and commensurate with its growth the larger and more convenient quarters now occupied by the club were 'secured. Here the mem-1- , ers may leel proud to invite their business associates and guests from neighboring cities and states, and ho pices of the club for the past four years, each year becoming greater, further reaching and more enthusms tic; resulting in an increased interest in the breeding of better horses; thy importing of thoroug.ibreds, and stimulating among breeders the desire to excel in our county to such an extent that the eyes of all Utah art annually focussed upon Proo and Utah county, there to feast upon tin finest examples of the noblest animal that God has created. And thus has Utah county b eoim Is Doing for the Benefit of Greater Provo and trainers who know a good thing when thev see it. Much remains jet to be done to secure a county fair, requi.ing the united effoits of not only the Provo Commercial club, but of every public-spiritecitizen of the county, backed clubs unitedly by the Commercial throughout Utah countv. Committees of the club have boon successful and instrumental in securing a fish and game law satisfactory to the greatest fish producing county of the state, as well as in securing to d well-chos- 1 J. ident, L. O. Taft as rt. Farrer as treasurer, and Grant U. Bagley as secretary, who, witi T. N. Taylor, W. M. Roylance, Alex George A. Startup and Samuel Schwab formed its first board of Hed-quis- t, As the association grew and more of the citizens of Provo learned ol the worthy causes it espoused, it became apparent that not only weie business men directly intcested in the industrial and commercial growth ot our city, but many worthy and pub citizens not engaged in business pursuits evidenced a desiiJ. to become identified with the association and thus increase the number ot units in a united organization which was being recognized as a potent factor in the upbuilding of our common- certain of leaving upon their wealth. The name of the association was accordingly changed to the Provo club, and under this name it recently became a duly organized corporation of the state of Utah, and the first officers of the club under it's new name were: R. R. Irvine, president; L. O. Taft, Grant U. Bagley, secretary; and Joseph T. treasurer; with Alex. Hedquist, J V. Farrer, George S. Taylor, Jesse Com-mrecl- t; Far-ler- , gatherings and conventions have been held in our citv, such as the Uinta reservation land registiation, National Guatd encampment, B. P. O. E. carnival, United Commercial Travelers' outing, Uta.. Teachers' association, and nuim roils ' slge and other conventions, the club members being alwajs reads to assist on committees in tin1 detail work, all advertising the biautiful citv of Provo and the hospitality of its citizens. The booklet, "Pictorial Provo, is another artistic product made possible through the efforts of the club, and hundreds of copies thereof have been mailed to all parts of the United States and foreign countries, setting i toith the beauties of Provo in n words and photographs. The energetic efforts of former Piesident 1 vine have done much to place the club in its present enviable posi ion, and his name and woiks will ever speak for him as a result of his labnis as president during his three terms of office The citizens of Piovo, ever bearing in mind the list fulness of the club, have ablv at all times assisted the club in their undertakings for the mteiests and giowtli of the citv. ful Membership and Officers. ing tin past two jears the memheiship of the club has marly doubled, now numbering 125 membeis, representing nearly every avoDu mind-'the "Horse center of our State." impressions increasing their estimate The Annual Horse Show is the of the enterprising members of tin forerunner stepping stone to the do Provo Commercial club, who UTAH COUNTY FAIR, which has things. also been launched by the Club after Achievements. years of preliminaries in securing The Utah County Annual Horsj suitable grounds; and although the Show is essentially a product ot the association is yet in its infancy, a Provo Commercial club, having race course second to none in the born in the minds of some of it s state has already been constructed, members, and caretully nurtured an ; with its necessary adjuncts, and is to leading hoi semen successfully conducted under the au an attiaetion i c be-'-- i - OUR UTAH HIGH-BRE- our county the state central expeii-men- t farm; and partially through the efforts of the club and its membeis a new federal building will soon be erectefl in our city, a Carnegie free public library is under construction, and a government assay office and Lull ed States fish hatchery a e promised us. The headquarters of the United States reclamation service and the Uinta forest reserve have been established in our city, and success cation of life, among them being merchants, farmeis, bankers, doetois, lawyeis, professors and teachers, stock raisms and mining men, clergymen and public officials, etc,, etc. The present officers of the club are: Joseph T. Farrer, president; Joseph W. Dunn, ..Ju'ius U. Andersen, secretary; Joseph A. Buttle, tieasurer; who with George F. V. Tailor, Thomas F. Pie pout, W. J. Startup and J. N. form the board of directors. Their jopularlty among their fellow club members was clearly evidenced at the last annual meeting of the club by the suspension of the rules of each and the unanimous of them. J. U. ANDERSEN. Gu-lie- HORSES D Their Pedigrees, Their Origin, History and Descriptions, What they are, Who Owns them and where they are Now Located ARISTO. Aristo is one of those horses that have a record that every one is proud of, and when a mare is bred to him it is sure to be a This is horse. moucy-makinshown by the price that his gets" g' ' ' ! h i NT! ht stands seventeen hands high. lie has a very gentle disposition and is endowed with all the qualities of a first-clahorse of his breed. One of the features of this horse is that he is an excellent work animal and can often be seen at work on the farm of Mr. Allred. ss i: h if uf -- j s i.'ite To, if i the more popular, as people can wavs produces driving mares of breed to a first-clahorse at the first water. This statement reasonable can be verified in all parts of the very prices. o county where this horse has been BOB SHERMAN. taken. He has been a money maker from the start and is now This splendid trotting horse, for sale by Mr .Brown, who says "Hob Sherman," now owned by that owing to his other numerous the veteran horseman, Newell A. Brown, of Lchi, I Tali, was raised by the well known authority, Sam TELEPHON. ss As will he seen by the pedigree, Telephon is one of the finest horses in the west. There are certain requisites which go to make tip a line breeding horse. The more of these points that a J ; : BOB SHERMAN. ARISTO MJ I J-- - (12193). SIRE. Samson (6866), by Martigny (6858), out of Countine (3437), by Sande (1930), by Nogent (29 ) , by Vidocq (732), he by Coco II (714), he by (713), he by Coco (712), he by Mlgnon (715), by Jean Le Blanc (739). DAM. Garcia (3082), she by Caplaln (6885), out of Wanda (8489), she by Samson (6859), out of Motley. Registered according to the state law. Vieux-Chasli- n Not are bringing at this time. a his of one colts, yearlong ago ling, was sold for $250.00 and was later taken to Idaho, where he was sold for $1,000.00. Is not this a high recommendation for any stallion? Aristo is a Ferchcron, steel gray in color, and weighs nearly 1750 pounds; is well built and This makes him even better for breeding purposes.He will be seen in the horse show and will undoubtedly attract considerable attention. lie is owned by Silas Allred & Sons and is kept at the Allred farm just north of Provo. The rates of breeding that Mr. Allred is charging makes him all - S red by John Sherman (8235), by (6882), by Green Boshaw Wapsie (50). let Dam. Cherneys Gray Eagle This (227). 2nd Dam. Untraced. pedigree can be found in the Wallace Stud Book, Chicago. Baird, of Dunlap, Iowa. Bob Sherman" has a record which few, if any, horses in this is part of the state can brag of. time is 2:27 in registered performance, and but a few years ago he was taken to Salt Lake, Pocatello and Logan and defeated all the horses in those cities. lie has often won the laurels in this part of the country. For breeding purposes he is a splendid type of animal. He is a chestnut sorrel in color and weighs about 1200 pounds, and when bred to smaller mares al- 1 1 TELEPHON. SIRE. Ped. foaled April 23, 1903; bred by M. Bianchi Commune, of Treason, Dept, of Sarthe; got by Gradin (45939), he by Linot (42608). he by Numero (18789), he by Bien Evelille 9204 (2565), he by Voltaire (3540) II 443, he by Brillant 1271 (755), he by Brilliant 1899 (756), he by Coco (713), he by Coco (712), he by Mignon (715), (714), he by Vieux-Chaslihe by Jean Le Blanc (739). DAM. Brebis (28817), by Dogobert 5151 (2431), he by Brilliant 1271 I (755), he by Brilliant 1899 (756). he by Coca II (714), he by n (713), he by Coca (712), he by Mignon (715), he by Jean Le Blanc (739). 2ND DAM. Pelotte (17501), by Fleurus (14987), he by French-MonarcValentin (5301), he by Vieux-Chasli205 (734), he by llderlm (5302), he (713), he by Coca (712), he by hi ignon (715), he by Jean Le Blanc (739). 3RD DAM. Pouleau, belonging to M. Provost. Registered in United States (50354), and in the State of Utah. n Vieux-Chas-I- h n callings lie cannot care for him liA'se possesses the better he is and will sell at reasonable figures. for., propagation. Telephon has real more Newell address information For good breeding essen- on Pane 2.) (Continued Utah. Brown, Lchi, |