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Show First Peach Days Edition Published September 16, 1908 The first Peach Days edition was published by the Box Elder News company with S. Norman Lee as editor on September 16, 1908. Although Peach Days celebrations had been held since 1904, the 1908 edition was the first devoted to the festival. The paper contained 21 full sized newspaper pages covered with a special cover featuiing a huge Elberta peach. Price listed on the paper was 15 cents. A greeting to the visitors was extended by the Box Elder Commercial club representing the industrial, professional, agricultural and social interests of Box Elder county on the cover. An earnest greeting and a cordial to welcome were extended friends and strangers who were celebrating in Brigham City. The paper contained Some of Box Elder Countys Attractions: more about Brigham City, new industries; mineral wealth of Box Elder county; Marl beds of Box Elder county, Santa Maria mines, Sierra Madre District; The Story of Bear River Valley, professional columns, Box Elder county schools and numerous ads of important business houses in the county and other towns in the state. More About Brigham City (As printed in the first Peach Days edition of the Box Elder News): "A brief description of Brigham City will, no doubt, prove to everybody, as interesting much so to our own home people as those who come from a distance. The City has been written up a number of times by the big dailies, and from one of the latest we have selected an item that will lead us to our theme proper, that is, to a statement of our fruit industry. This town is one of the oldest in the state. The first attempts at settlement within its borders date back to 1850, in which year the first houses were built. The quantity of water for irrigation was available limited and was all appropriated by the early 60s; and the amount of water, necessarily, determined the area of land that could be cultivated. The city is situated on a lofty plateau, sloping in all directions, except East, on which side the town is bounded by mountains Its location is beautiful and commanding, and the town can be seen from a great distance out in the valley. By the year 1868 it had become one of the most important towns in the mountain region, and a few years later Its inhabitants, under the leadership of the late President Lorenzo Snow, then one of the Twelve Apostles, entered upon a social experi ment of vast magnitude and importance. They attempted to solve the problems of capital and labor, and of poverty. They became organized into a community which may be compared to a hive of bees. Space will not admit of a detailed description of this organization. Suffice it to say it was of a character that furnished lucrative employment for every man, woman and child in the town capable of manual labor; and it compiised between thirty and forty district branches of industry including the production and manufacture of almost all the necessities of life, Editor Lee explained. 1,500 trees to be delivered in petre, salt, sulphur, asphaltum, 1909. His crop in 1908 brought soda, borax, alum, steatite, minhim about $1,200 per acre. Mr. eral paint, fire clay, fullers Hansen received approximately earth, potters clay, porcelain clay or laolin, industrial earth, all of the best cement shales and the various clays required for the manufacture of brick. Underneath the broad expanse of the valley area lies the greatest known gas field to be lound in Utah, and her resources in salt would be sufficient to supply our nation for centuries to some, Don Maguire, special edition editor, wrote. The Story of Bear River Valley $6,500 for 10 acres. Other farmers In business at ry Seeger, Getz, near miles west the apple that time were: Har- Elwood; Louis H. Point Lookout, four of Tremonton, and Dr. Roche of Corinne. Mineral Wealth in B. E. County In Box Elder county in 1908 they were known to have: .gold, silver, lead, copper, iron, antimangamony, nickel, cobalt, nese, bismuth, aliftninum, salt "During the time of the United this organization was called, the inhabitants of Brigham City prospered and increased in wealth in a remarkable Outside pressure, pardegree. ticularly in the nature of vicious at litigation, length brought about the end of this remarkable organization; but it made a record of absorbing interest to the student of sociology ,and financial science. As S. Norman Lee remarked in the special edition issued In 1908, The people of this vicinity began to realize the possibilities of fruit raising; but it has been only during the last ten or twelve years (1896 or 1898) that it has assumed commercial proportions. By "comwas it mercial proportions meant proportions great enough to attract the attention of big buyers, buyers of carload lots, and distributors for the big eastern markets. Editor Lee expressed the opinion that William Horsley and Sons, Knudson Brothers and R. L. Fishburn and Sons were entitled to a great deal of credit for having encouraged the people in growing peaches. They led out in the hunt for markets and found them. New Industries While Box Elder county is rich in the fruits of farm and garden, other revenues are derived aside from fruit, grains and vegetables, the News went on to explain. Moroni Mortenson of Bear River City developed a flock of sheep which were said to be the 'pride of his neighborhood and admired by judges of sheep throughout the United States. W. S. Hansen of Fielding was best, known in the West as a scientific and successful breeder of Rambouillet sheep. He also imported several percheron mares and In 1908 was in the process of raising this excellent breed of horses in Fielding. Walter Green and Rasmus Hansen, near Elwood, grew Winter Banana, Ben Davis and Jonathan apples in their orchards. Mr. Green had ordered W. H. Rowe of Corinne, who Brothers of Brigham City Bear River the was owned by Harry Finch of Salt Lake restaurant fame; The Garland Duck club, the "Sugar Ciiy of Box Elder county and many other groups of men orthe special edition. ganized in hunting parties. Fishing was not omitted In In the write up of Box Elder countys attractions. Editor Lee his attractions of Box Elder stated he could consider It a county. great Injustice to overlook the Professional Column: duck hunting grounds, especialThis entire page was devoted ly those at the mouth of Bear to pictures and articles concernRiver. He continued in his ar- ing professional men in the ticle to tell of the Knudson county. Included were Drs. Valley during fifteen years, (1895 to 1908) wrote an article on th? development of the great irrigation system of the Bear River Valley In past mu Order, as and Harding, J. D. Lewellen, R. A. In a school census It was re- had been intimately associated their hunting area, Duckville Pearse, J. R. A. Whlttock, Wm. L. ported that 3,588 youngsters of with the development of the Gun club, which at that time Rich and Russell J. Smith; along the county could read and write. with A. W. Ensign, C. W. Richards and C. H. Bryan, dentists, and Fred J. Holton, Justin D. and B. C. Call, attorneys at law. Box Elder County Schools School board in 1908 was made up of five members: Charles Klmber, Charles W. Hall, P. M. Hansen, D. C. Hubbard and Frank W. Fishburn. E. W. Dunn was clerk of the board with W. T. Davis as treasurer of the board. A. E. Jensen served as county superintendent. The number included 1821 boys and 1767 girls. The total number of youngsters in the county was 4006. ( Instead of bus route, wagon routes were explained in the Peach Days edition. Box Elder News Staff Assisting Editor Lee with the edition were; Victor E. Madsen, associate editor; S. C. Wixom, foreman, and H. M. Nelsen and Mark Hamson, printers. saga bee BACK IN. 1908 Advertisements in Early Special Peach Days Editions Tell Interesting Story Regular 25 cent dinner served every day, excellent service and artistic cooking were offered by D. G. Reed, proprietor of Daves Cafe and Short Order Restaurant. PEACH DAYS EDITION 9 Box Elder NEWS Brigham City, Utah Wednesday, September 8. 1954 The Wasatch Portland Cement J. S. Hull at Maple Spring Trout Hatchery related a brief Company announced that $700,-00was to be expended for the history of the hatchery in his 1 column 10 inch ad in the first cement plant; $15,000 monthly Peach Days edition . payroll with daily capacity of 1,500 barrels. Knudson Brothers invited hunters to use their 3000 acres of Comptons Photo, Art and Novmarsh lands in their half page elty gallery was owned and ad advertising choice fruits and managed by A. W. Compton in 1908. At that time he stated produce. that he had been in the photoThe Garland Globe contended, graphic business over 24 years. in their quarter page ad, that their weekly paper, Covers Box Right dealing and courteous treatment is the secret for sucElder County Like a Blanket. cess Stohl Furniture company Fair treatment and reason- stated in their ad. able prices were promised by The Bank of Garland had a Rosenbaums Clothing in their ad in the Box Elder News, Sep- capital of $25,000 with a surplus of $2,500 in 1908. tember 16, 1908. 0 BRES.GRI aiil ON S M.-PA- RADE BEAUTIFUL 75 PARADJE UNITS BANDS PROGRAM --- FREE 2 to 5 P. IIP FLOWER SHOW - HOMECOMING M.---B- Peach Queen ads CIRCUS SIEBRAND CARNIVAL ATTRACTIONS September 7 to 11 BOX ELDER HIGH SCHOOL BAND 11:00 A. M. PARADE FINAL PERFORMANCE ' f 12:30FREE PROGRAM REVIEWING STAND 2 to 5 P. M. Free Street Show INDIAN CEREMONIALS BAND CONCERTS VAUDEVILLE ACTS M.lntermountain HORSE SHOW REES PIONEER PARK GRANDSTAND B.E.H.S. GYMNASIUM VARIETY SHOW REES PIONEER PARK GRANDSTAND FREE SHETLAND PONY A M.Band Concert 2 P. MATINEE tAt8:00 P. M. Grace Evans FREE BUSES Coronation 3 Ring Circus ig 1X3 nd REVIEWING STAND 2 P. DISPLAY C Concerts Free Vaudeville Show M.---Ba- FRUIT WINDOW AND HOBBY DISPLAY REVIEWING STAND 12 Cxdy36aeeo-S&ckut(6xh- i II II II 11:00 A. 12:30 m&mm CARNIVAL - CIRCUS - CONCESSIONS ALL PROFESSIONAL JJt DRUGGIST I BOX ELDER HIGH SCHOOL BAND SPECIAL CHILDRENS REES PIONEER PARK CO. RAY Band Concert 10:00 A. M. SATURDAY 8 P. September 9, 1954 n i HORSE SHOW 1 ii FREE SQUARE DANCE Wednesday, September 8 West Forest Street Just Off Main FREE SHETLAND PONY CIRCUS SIEBRAND CARNIVAL ATTRACTIONS September 7 to 11 will operate both afternoon and evenings between Main Street and Rees Pioneer Park Carnival and Circus Grounds on West Forest ,s SPONSORED BY THE BOX ELDER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - " " - - - - l |