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UTAH, l.oGAN, FRIDAY, MARCH 2 4, b - star, 1934, is a golden one ai.t tlnrefore a unique milt atone I PAST AND PRESENT OFFICERS hi- tne life and development of one ol Logan and Cat he valley a larg-is- t Tht commercial institutions Thali her Brothers Banking this jear is observing its it Today fiftieth annivtrsaiy leaks bilk with pride over Us ,n h" i nit nts and progress, made lining ea h of thosi years that line om before in onmaking the its gohkn hud, what it now is the hugest uuuviieu') outt n of I tall and Cm he huihs in northt as well as the oldest bank v.t'l, m Bogan St aiding toiiav Oil the t ol nei of mi and Center stieets, one may si e in imposing tour sloiy build me o: neat fm proof, and modern ihMgn and of led lira k and wmte Tills iii.i otta tonsil Uition idil.et notlsts the pieseut quaitels ot it, lit In r Bi others ba- k t .id Until Knits Obsti vmg the biauty i t the sti m ture and the progressive and modi nistn appearuni e it helps to ie Bog ui i U v.k ssonethinwould half liudl, suppose thit s.te on whnh a iiiiliuj ago the is t iitttd ill 1915, Lius hiiddiug red bmk lipluing a til ee stoiy ed.fne tunstiuitid in 1W9 and was ail apple I. wed bv file in 1912, ,11 eom-pn- continues to ho'd its attractiveness as a center of the citys business ai tlvitv ITIES Thatcher Brothers bank the first to be started in Cache valley, but it and Logan and its officers have been pioneers The in other respects as well: bank put into operation the first typewriter used in the city, and purchased the first adding machine operated in the community. Some residents today tell an entertaining tale that has become popular legend concerning the installation of that first adding maJacob Miller was one of chine mathemathe state's foremost He taught ticians in his day. at the Brigham Young college. Thatcher Brothers Called into bank one day, so the story goes, Mr. Miller was asked to test the accuracy of the banks new addWhile the operator ing machine. added a column of figures, Mr. Miller sat down and added the The same figures in his head mat hint-operator adding the total, and asked Mr "Yes, Miller "Is that correct? replied Mr. Miller, "the machine's V1ANA n i I AIT haul Min h has otturied thiouglioiit the world, and partuularly in the Cnited States, in Utah, and in Cut he valley sime lxx3, the jeai that rnutked the start of Thattlier MODERN IN E EK1 WA The present spacious and beautiful bank quarters represent the last word in modernity of design and banking facilities. Well lighted and tastefully furnished rooms are included in the lobby where the banks clients may readily discuss private matters. The bank's vault is on the same floor as the lobby. All funds in the bank are fully protected by reason of installation of latest devices in vault operation and construction, as well as a thoroughly modern In factors transportation On the greater biuglar alarm system. in back than weie they today meannine floor is a neatly Inventions have been ISM. directors room and a bookin all branches of industry' keeping department; while down-stan- s 1 bank has a large safety tuple have gone forward in their the advancement in life at a rapid deiwsit vault modern in design and rate construition and affording full IfESOt Kt ES COUNTED protection IN MILLIONS from left to right: Top George AY. I hatcher, founder of the bank and its first Fifty years ago the little ThatchReading er Brothers bank opening for Tradition tells us mat in Engesident ; Moses Thatcher, and for one of the E. If. pi years directors; Hatch, business in a jewelry store was in land the goldsmiths, whose busifirst cashier and later president of the bank. I.ottom I)r, D. C. Pudge, present presibusiness principally to lend money ness fu iction several centuries Now its acto its customers. and .Not man Salisbury, cashier. dent;- II. J. Hatch, managing ago was much similar to that of the jeweler today, had money-lendintivity embraces all kinds of commercial banking, and its departas one phase of their activity. ments offer savings, safe deposit Kings, history records, were among first cashier, and was later named 1860 came the settlement of Lo- - carefully surveyed the ground all and trust service. , their clients in the matter of president. Mr. Thatcher served as 8an ' around him Then west, Brothers Thatcher Thus for first president of the institution. hot rowing Banking money. Back in 1883, Caihe valley resi- - he said: There is pointing the O. S. L. company has had a big part in Thatcher Brothers bank to begin Mr Hatch entered on his duties as dents were just becoming accus-- , station there is Cache valleys advancement. ToPointing east, business in a jewelry store was president in 1910 serving contin- tomed to the sound of locomotive the temple, pointing north, the day the population of the valley but linking up with the history uously in that capacity until his whistles through the The Z C. M I is over there. Then this of the goldsmiths associating jew- death in 1928 He was one of the railroad had enteredterritory. fifty thousand. The the valley is the corner And he pointed out approachesof its residents embraces elers with bankers activity of the factors but a few years before comin growth Its biggest the site of Thatcher present Resources of the bank today ag- Thatcher Brothers bank to its agricultural, industrial and com'70 s displaced the Brothers bank the in seHow ing early well he gregate nearly two million dollars. present position of commanding pony express as mail carrying lected is shown by the fact that mercial pursuits. Livestock raisFifty years ago the infant began strength, character and Integrity service, besides affording an out- - the location of the bank is still ing and feeding, sugar beet, pea, life on $58,000, and by the end dairying Of Mr Hatch, one writer reviewlet for Cache agricultural and the most strategic business corner hay and gram growing and poultry raising are its leading of the first year showed resources ing the progress of the bank in other products, and an inlet for nf Logan 7 of $168,880 82, and deposits of agricultural pursuits. the Christmas, 1892 edition of the goods Shipped in from eastern and lth three btorles and con. Woolen and flour, mills, the 71. Modest resources! Yes, in Thus was an- - Rtructed lt sufficiently Logan Journal, said: "Mr. H. E. western markets to 'worlds the financial parlance of today; Hatch, the gentlemanly cashier of huge largest pea canning plant, to atirau ate commodate several added means other business milk condenseries and sugar facbut back in 1993 the sums is cut out by nature for Cache valley to greater agr.eultur- the bank, besides the bank tories have brought many thoucstab,IshmonU a whale of a lot of money the place He understands the al industrial and commercial ac- - and opera house, the new red brick sands of dollars into the valley in the eyes of Cache valley folks. handling of money, and while uv structure added muih'to Logan by reason of the manufacturing in operations obliging is yet cautious und exact FIRST IXIAN city The community then had lit- - activity carried on. Cache valley have had m all his transactions TO NEWSPAPER tie more than half its present interesting and varied history Recently another writer on the The bank remained housed in population id excess of 10,000. STEADY GROWTH Most colorful among the early-da- y commented as folbank's growth was lows the jewelry store only one year, Business in other sections of Lo- MAINTAINED money lenders of Logan and Mr Hatch concerning Cache valley has some of the uptown district was greatChailes Frank, ancestor of a his banking career: "Much of then was moved to West Center gan'sstimulated finest Holstein and Jersey dairy in reason now of the street, the of with ly space by Franks residing .occupying family the success of the bunk is due to Utah Journal in the building that new edifice. Civic pude was de- herds in the intermountain region. Rrovidenee Many of his asso- his careful management . Few is temperate, its soil climate Its ciates used to refer to him as men have been connect- now serves as quarters for the veloped on a broader scope by industrious and its fertile, people residents. The is was it theater Logan Incidentally "the walking bank." He was able ed with bankingintimately Lyric city for such a long of interest to record that the bank beginning tcFassume quite an urthrifty. to carry his office about his per- time his Through Logan is a city of clean streets, son all the time. Having some many years of experience, Mr granted its first loan to the Utah ban atmosphere. busi- an , homes, available money that he was Hatch acquired a knowledge of Journal for a sum aggregating Befoie construction of the new. modern , , The capital of the bank building was undertaken, the bank ness d It willing to lend, Mr. Frank carried banking practice and principles $750. to $75,0ou on small scale banking operations. that was without a vault to afford power furnishes a wealth a hfetim- - study can give. was then increased and trical energy for lighting hat did Cache valley people rea protection to its business He had established some eastern This, only k connected with his thorough Logan city has power purposes. about the funt lions of a 0uls, its depositors' and funds, banking connections that enabled knowledge of agricultural and inwater one of the purest springs n him to sell drafts, both in tht dustrial conditions of Cache coun- bank at the time the T halt hei money used in its daily Utah to serve water for use was opened 7 A recent ua) a, tivity eastern United States and in for- ty. mado him one of the safest There was only a in trav-t-le- d mam Two of residents. city writer has thus summed up their laige, and what one today would eign countries aiivisets in the state of Utah" routes to Yellowstone NationBAX HI I) IN a thoughts consider safe very FIRST t Logan. Lois ALT LAKE CITY "The emly ulen of a bank in On completion of the new home, al park pass through as BUM! TIME an One phase of modern bunking vaults were added for protection gan canyon is famous and On the death of Mr. Hutch, Dr. Logan was that It was an instihas a operations is receiving deposits. I) C Budge was made president tution only to lend money The of all kinds of valuables deposited broad,, safebeauty spot, leading to highway Charles Frank couldn't do that, for of Thattlier Brothers Banking many other functions of a bank in the bank How important this the Bear lake recreation paradise he had no place to keep funds safe company step was, the bank officials were in northern Utah and southern Cashier H. J. Hatch wherein ti acts as a safe deposifor his clients. Consequently many was elevated to vice tory of funds, n custodian of sav- to see in 1912 when the building Idaho. The city maintains many managing D Salisbuty was ings, a renter of safe deposit boxes, was 1,1ed by fire pel sons, who might otherwise have pi esident N Deposits in of paved and oiled streets, become his customers, did their named cashier, and ltulon Gard- etc. . . were functions unknown the vault resisted the flames and blocks and the oiled thoroughfares are Lake business in Salt to a was of water and dnv tile It leniamed the banking people ner now selves ns assistant cashundamaged. being increased every year Especially were they City Present members of the long prut css of eduealit n to teai h WEATHERED MANY ier Thntt her Brothers bank anil its of banking their savings bank's board of directors are Dr the people the lonvcmeme of the Dll H( I l.TIKS officials have maintained a steady there even and have an several oetunod A account, E. H J ('uses cheeking and Hutch, and faith in Logan and herever the pioneer has gone Budge the Amici son, I K Hillman, and E. R longer pint ess to demonstrate jto times dining fifty years Caihe strong valley's abundant resources. throughout the west and the Owen, all of Logan; S S Eeclos, them the fundamental soundness of Thatiher Biotlicrs Banking com- They believe that the future holds Caihe valley pioneer was no has earned on its business much of Ogden. S H Blair, Salt Lake the practice of plating money in pany promise for the city, the first thought has been City; J W Punk, Rithmontl. and a savings aciount where it would F.at h has been a test for the bank the residents of this locality, to build a shelter, and obtain food draw fair interest and he nliso- - anil its offueis, und both have valley, Xeheker. Laketown. for the bank The progress of and clothing for himself and Ins Thatiher Hi o' hers met the issue well and have con- and When Thatcher Brothers Bank - lutoly safe Those wants satisfied, mg company was organized, H E. bank has done much to cm milage tinued to cany oil Severe as weic the hank, they hold is reflected in family of the communisooner or later the pioneer has Hatch was' the Logan agent for business and to lneuli ate thrift by the paints of 15S5, 1X93, 1907, 1920, the advancement valley and people The bank on thought of obtaining other con- the I tah and Northern railw av farry ing oil this ethit ativ e prot ess ami the period of depiesston stress ty, veniences that constitute the mark From the opening day of the through the entire filtv e.u s of its through which this country is now its fiftieth anniversary looks forward to greater progress ahead, of civilization Ultimately, he has hank on to within a short time existent e cimrgmp aftei thiee years of and is ready to meet that progress seen the need of a good bank to mm to h's death in 19s he wasjHEUKU J. slni m, the bulk has stood up KVX! take rare of his financial prob- constantly on the job and in duett BECOMES INIEKEsIM) will t LI v ill mniisti ating how K it V.rcs founded, how wi.se-lems i out nt with the many and varied Olfmrs of the bank I111I1I si mi 1. 1 out, e n. TimtiiM; mil bow pi ogr essit lv developtivities of all depai tments of again, in Dei ember isss to in HIDING IIGIKE urea.se tlu capital of the bank to ed K.nk Such a pioneer of Logan and Despite tlu loss of their new At of Thatcher $10O.'Mn and to limn potato N(Mr naUl lss, the early ko.s was j;r,,c p,, , hunk, fell in an era of that time a number of business home n the 1912 fne the bank T.uhe valley the late Geoige W. Thatiher Hecreat building activity throughout men from outside Cat lit v allty- old fu ils md sf m ltholdi rs lemain- tvas one of the leading finani ml undaunted Their faith the nation Iarticularly strong became interested in the enter I tah in his day. With tb, Dames was railroad prise The group included Hi her Lituu giiw, thtir coinage w.cs re- this durm period his father Hezekiuh Thatiher and eonstiuitmn work ' ' and of now went the Less than 20 about to they Giant, presnlint Ins Moses brother, Thatiher, veets hoi passed since the dose Churi h of Jesus Christ of Littii- !' on with spirit greater than V Thitiher pioneered of the Civil war A few months day Saints David H Ueiiv an eur Flu v were deti i mined to Geoige mm h of the commercial ai tivity w home before long p'sx than It years before the Ogden b inker, Ilenrv Dinwoodev h of Logan and Cache Hezekiah hark opened two great railroad founder of the Dinwoodev Form While the bank for mailv three J hott her merthe first brought " ipnd temporaiy qn irters. one starting west from tore company Silt Luke Citv tin dianchxe to Logan to be sold That operation, m v home tonstruitiim on the Neb, the other east fiondlatc V Wr Riter and the h was til lskCI the year the city Omaha, No of siu r the burned strut tore was wen the Pacific roast joined forces mngs brothers soopi was settled B early 191 the four at Promotoiy, Utah, not far from those gentlemen assoi iate.1 - he v.illrv George W Thatcher was fai s' Hi ni t There the golden the old stockholder thin budding was completed to b 111,1 both the bank anil the l.iilts Guiding spirit in a of sound bank A: valley him "lent for a new bulbiixrmtendent of the Utah apd ls Mar mer S Ecclex His snn ifirtontn) Northern railway forerunner of CACHE VALLEY he Oregon Short Line branch of i bad been active in the T I I EM ENTS STAR ! Id) he Union Pacific system traveli- SI a mimbr of veais but ng the valley Mr. Thatcher had n until for his son M S occasion to handle large sums of to lnum h the real cam-i- Early in the Sb's he lioney earlv for added growth of the demess known among dv Thatcher bank and opei lion plans for Logan's first bank-n'k in a modi rn, fireproof new trippers bv names such as Wil- - building was ereited in lsvi Kt. enterprise. Resigning his I s ' fl.iim M S Hides is low valliv and Chicken valley until that rim. year today one post, he launched on his had been a hunting structure in April 1912 this In. mti i mountain regions fore- -' as a banker His activity led This locality t and a rithling remained cndians for fmen.i ground head of the First Logins bankii, formation of Thatcher Brothers u tv Cm pm itmn system, larg-1trapping ground for adventurous business blink 3n liking company The W As r mount un partnership the Oeesionallv fur HOW ti aliirs in hicli Mr Thatcher formed to '50 banking enters s, after the settlement of Utah M LE 1 1 1) This or gam, ation purcha.s-arry on the banking operations by the Mormons h t Cache valliv had As has prevmislv m, nrhided also his brother Moses, served loutroiog interest in the a, grazing ground for cattle tioned, the site of tin 1" ililii 2 r Brothi is Banking toin-llliam D Hendricks. S T. driven in from sections in the was an apple oithanl Inti i'i 9Jx niade it one of W. B Dougall. William A Judge James E. Horton, above, ut mher bai ks Tossitcr J W. Hendricks, William vicimtv of the Gieat Salt Lake is the stoiv of t hi siliiti of Atheus. Ala., will be the and Salt Lake The the buildup; spot hi runs new building has continued City I s Hendricks yeai and H. E Hatch 1859 marked the start of nerman-- . t David H 1errv made tip d. E. HATCH stand and today it ranks as Judge when seven negroes go on trial for their lives at De;ent settlements m the valley with lection I " i'i s hugest and most JUX'AME CASHIER Standing ,ii the ' imposin; I catur, Ala,, in the famed Seotts-bor- o Mr Hatch became the banks now Its locat.on-t- he u,im ,s him k ,JJau8hn' fort-r-- X th? mterxeamn of Mur hi case. yea- Center street, with .Mr Hihh hi imni.r of Main and Center streets Banking company os a filming business institution in Bo in (n Jnmmry 3, 1883, the hank hud its first business day The bunk then oieupied spuie along one wall of a tombined on and stole furniture jewelry North Main street T. IB conBogan's pioneer jeweler, st lut ted the budding whnh Is now (he home of the Bogan Hardware tompanv Railroads, both steam and eltk-tri- c lines, steamships, automobiles and an planes have become' much Biothus j i e Cur-do- r I J v 1 a a I e per-feit- t t t r a A w g to i I. a t Si f K . at t n $90,-85- - er d i a o Money-lendin- g j r j6 . n , u U i b v a It i y ti o n a e 4 ' tl X. IiM . (18S3-1928- ). .to rec-thin- commer-iiistinuio- j SH;H) inter-niounta- in Hrm I , NEW d (Coutinued DEAL from page one) f its inefficiency under the handicaps of its unwieldiness, ofa lack party of leadership, the absence control and the customary subservience of its members to local or sectional interests, congress had become more than ever a target I correct. Since installing the first adding mat lime and typewriter service. Thatiher Biotheis bHiik bus kept pace w illl model n progress and has installed every modern convenience for its various departments. particularly in the account-tin- g division M1KH) kH( E "IOKE Hill .IEH.K i K'f & . HERE'S MORE ABOUT Not only was i i V 7 500,000 Lout PIONEERED v oi 9 3 3. Raffles Surrenders Thatcher Bros. Bank Has Golden Anniversary in vseu. iiev 1 for popular contempt. SPEECH IS STILL FREE Congress now presents the picof a noble and patriotic response to the public need. Hardly anyong can quarrel with its parade behind the Roosevelt leadership. 'Against .every Roosevelt measure there is some suit of a minority, usually small. But th" is no suppression of the nunori yond the parliamentary restricti. is which can always be exerted by a strong legislative majority. Speech is still free in congress. - The fact that strong men are still found protesting against ture strong measures Borah and for instance, on occasion shouldnt worry anyone unduly. It is significant that the minorities opposing the Roosevelt measures vary in composition from day to day. The Republican contingent is r.ot the opposition." It has shown every disposition to go along "for the good of the country" and more than once has come heavily to the rescue of the Democratic One reason is that the leaders. have had no strong Republicans program of their own, whereas Roosevelt has. Democrats, Republicans and Procomprise the various batgressives Sparkling Jewels woitb a king's ransom weie spread st the loot of talions of opposition. Miami Beach (Fla.) police when they raptuiod Ilarry hidmor (left), WLat were having, meanwhile, and listened to bla amazing confession of a of gun thefts In tha is the first demonstration of strong fashlonabl winter resort city. Shown Willi Bldmor as he surrenders party government in 14 years. It IBb $6QU,0(I0 loot, are Robert X. leauey (ceutei ), Miami Besch polte has long been "argued, both by In Sldrnor used chief, with the keys which that pis burglaries snd, right) Republicans and Democrats, have t Frank Mayor KatiensUiie, of Miami tlpavh. ', a government of parties must party government at Kast how it If only to , show r , works. . went out Party government when the country turned against Wilson in the Congressional elections of 1918 Until then the president had been able to operate with Reparty majorities reinforced by emwar in the support publican "Delibcs-Dohmui"1933 Looks Good, was the sub- - piano solos, altz" and Serenatl e." The ergency. jeet chosen by Miss Marjorie There was - semblance of party Shuler,' publicity chairman of the Thorp osengren National Federation of Business string tno rendered beautiful in- government under Harding, but and Professional Women's clubs, strumental numbers throughout the even then the farm bloc and the beRepublican progressives were at a dinner meeting of the Logan dinner balance of a build to up business and Professional Woginning PresSeveral member from the in the which flourished mens' club Thursday evening at ton Business and Professional power the Bluebird. Miss Shuler declared Women's club as well as local Coolidge administration. Congress the there is great need of spirituality mt mbers of the Christian Science did about as it pleased with Coolidge measures and after HoovIn every day thinking and that it church were in attendance Repubis spirituality which has saved Mrs Myrtle Cardon, a member er came along the Senate's lican progressives were able to the world and which will continue of the program committee anWhite House by aligning to help and stimulate nounced that Professor F. R balk the Democrats. Hoover had a with the We must leatn to make peace Arnold would to the local Republican House for his with ourselves by casting aside organization at speak the library audi- strop' but a mere paper doubt, fear, and worry and by torium Monday. April 10, and first two years, senate. In his secin the maintaining intelligent fthinkmg, that on April 24, Mrs. Frances maiority asserted Miss Shuler. She em- Winton Champ would entertain ond two vears the Democrats had and he reallv phasized the need of making work the club members at her home at control of the House both had hostile majorities in a delightful pleasure and added tht club's annual musical. considerable He had branches. that we who have! work are the The committee in charge of arin putting through his greatest aristocrats in the world. ' rangements included Mrs. Blanche success reconstruction" program, but thate "It is only by right thinking that C Pittman, Miss Edith Hayball because in an emergency-thwe can gee the beau newest to Miss Vera Miss Margery was Democrats had no more of a us and at the same time overcome Frink and Carlson, Miss Vilate Jones Republicans program than the the obstacles over which we must Eighty were in attendance seem to have now. rite." In her closing! remarks, Miss TO FORM BRANCHES Shuler made a plta for training SALT LAKE CITY, Mar. 24 (I. I!) of women for economic leaderMrs David Honeyman ofPort-lan- d. ship not only public offices but Ore , is here to establish for homes and for daily contacts SAN hRANCISCO. Mar. 24 (l"P branches in Utah and Idaho of the in order to understand the vital San Francisco butter today, 92 W'omen's Organization of National problems of the day. We must score 19 Prohibition Reform. have a knowledge of the affairs of this world in which we live,' Miss Shuler stated. Miss Shuler also spoke of the Woman Leader Addresses Large Logan Audience yi . international and national con- ventions of the national federation of business and womens clubs which are to be held in Chicago during July and in which sixteen countries of the world will participate and at which there will be twenty-si- x occupational round tables, including One o,n aviation and 011c on the radio. Miss Inez Maughan, local club president, welcomed the members and their guests. Greetings were brought to the local organization from the national organization by Miss Margaret Stewart, national treasurer; .from the state federation by Dr. Margaret Burns, state vice president and from the Rres-to- n Business and Professional Wo- men's club by Miss Marie Danielson, president of that organization. Miss Laveta Wallace, immediate past state president, read the club collect. Miss Marian Hare, accompanied by Miss Ruth Johnson, saqg in a most pleasing manner "Mammy's Little Darkle Loves Shortmn' Bread and Cuckoo, I Love You." Mrs. Frances Wanton Champ delighted her audience with twd h Judge in Death 111 Trial of Seven j 111 111 1 111 n- Aithulr (- i . 'r n nrsiNKss 1 1 g rail-oa- d i ' I'OKMS PULN1ING Ihtit tells a story and cieates an attractive im- - 8 aression, is the hind don here. PItK'E, QUALITY AND SERVICE .. 1 site SHIRLEY MAE SHOP 1 x.y$zm h v it- ' 1 Jos-icly- 1 'Zt!,"' tutii , CLARK & EARL Job Printers We Print Anything! THATCHER & MORRELL FEED CO. 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