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Show THEMlDVALEJOURNAL ·day, May 24, 1929 , Group of Employees at Eureka Consolidated Mining Company's Lead Smelter .Reprint from A.x-1-Dent-A x, May 1929 At Eureka, Nevada, About 1875 • Rural Miscella ny 1 By EDGAR M. I.EJlYARD, Director, Agricultural Department The Homestead Patent used as an illustration in this article is more than a hisUncal curiosity for the agricultural history and rural settlement of the West rests iJargely on this document and coextensive legislation. Contempora ry events and the great perso~es of the day illuminate the picture. The one whose vision means more than that of anyone else in the agricultural developmen t of the West is Abraham Lincoln, a product of the farm. Twelve years after the Mormons left Council Bluffs, Lincoln held a conferenoe there with young Grenville M. Dodge. With the enthusiasm which animated his entire life, Dodge pictured to Lincoln the railroad to the West and converted him to his ideas. Lincoln Dever forgot Dodge who later became one of his major generals. During the Civil War, Lincoln frequently consulted with Dodge regarding the great project; Dodge was e~cused from military duties at the request of the Union Pacific Directors in 1866, and selected to build the road. Grant. whose name appears on the document, was the .close friend of Lincoln and Dodge; Grant was a farmer, by choice, for a period after be •erved his first term in the army. The Civil War placed trans-contin ental railroad legislation in the hands of the North. Adverse conditions in Europe brought to America a huge infiux of northern European emigrants from 1850 to 1870, who found a short road to citizenship through enlistment in the army. When these patriotic and rurally inclined people laid aside their arms, they sought fields where they could work and acquire a competence. Those who came later and "joined the army" had in mind the same ideas. Enlisted mens' rosters from 1870 t«;> '80 show a large number of Irish, German and Scandi.riavia n :ft&mes. Many of the names found on army rolls are the same ones which appear on homestead certificates. Their military service, natural ability and energy made them ideal pioneer farmers. On May 15, 1862, Lincoln signed the bill which established the United States Department of Agriculture. Five days later he signed a bill "To secure Homesteads to :the actual Settlers on the Public Domain", and on July 1st of the same year he signed the act authorizing the building of a central Pacific Railroad, the first trans-contin ental line in the world. The Pacific Railroad was conceived as a military measure to strengthen the North but proved to be a great factor in agricultural settlement; lt belped to protect pioneers against the Indians, and united the Pacific Coast with the Mississippi Region. Rural settlement of the West was hastened through record building of the road which was completed far in advance of the estimated time. On an average three miles of track were built every day through deserts, mountains and valleys while army engine~rs who went to France in 1918 averaged only on& and onethird miles per day. It was fitting that the armored car, built for Lincoln in 1864:, never used by him In life, but selected to convey his body to its last resting place in Springfield, should become the first official car of the Union Pacific System. One of our most noteworthy "military" pictures was made at Fort Saunders, near Laramie, Wyoming, in July 1866, when Grant and some ten Civil War generals were making an Inspection trip of the Union Pacific Railroad. The Tenn -·Homestead " is Peculiar to the United States Homesteads ran parallel with railroad lands in hastening the occupation of the • West. The word "homestead" means a home place. The term is peculiar to the United States and is recognized in all parts of the Union except Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Deleware, Maryland and the District of Columbia. Homestead laws have been enacted by most of the state governments , and carry with them exemptions which do not apply to other holdings. The courts have almost uniformly upheld the humane principles of the homestead laws. James Winchester Secures Homstead Certificate No. 1 Sixteen years before the Mormons left Nauvoo, James Winchester was born at Lundy's La:ne, Pennsylvania '. His father, Benjamin Winchester, was converted to the Mormon faith and like others, the Winchesters moved to, lived in, and left Rauvoo. They ta.rried in Iowa and reached Utah in 1849. Young James Winchester was accepted as a. volunteer and engaged in a sanguinary battle with the Indians at Fort Utah (now Provo) on February 10, 1850. Soon after he went to California, returned after a few years and spent the remainder of his life in Utah. A literary-min ded brother, Benjamin Winchester, wrote "A History of the Priesthood", which was published in Philadelphia in 1843. James Winchester was given a piece of land by Brigham Young and he' later based his claim to a homestead on this right. He may have' been some-'what dilatory in presenting his application · which was recorded as No. 2, but after he discovered that someone else might secure the first homestead, he went to Washington, stayed ·on· the job for three weeks, and through perseverence secured Homestead Reprint from Ax-1-Dent-A x, May 1929 Certificate No. 1. UTAH AS A MINING STATE SUMMARY ~ 1!:: !» ~ ~.. -. 1 2 3 • '5 a (!) .~ ....• :• : •• •• ..... ~ <O.., .~0c:: .. t!n .• ~ • ,j;l. I • Sliver ........ 16,682,000 oz. Copper ...... 290,044,000 lbs. I..ead ... - ...- 286, 7~2.000 lbs. 91' ,034,000 lbs . Z1ne ·······-· Gold .......... $ 6,301,000 Valuatioa. $ 79,722,000 Safet y First at the Midv ale Smel ter By .JAMES A. COTI'ER, Safety Inspector, Midvale Plant er way. Today Is the day of Safety First. It is one of the progressive ideas of today, and Each department of the Smelter ia ttin thods f why not? The old equipped with a First Aid cabinet to take certain r~ults regardlZ::s of ; 1.fe . h~ ca:;.e of all minor cases. Equipment at tw haso m1beg ht hurt 0 1't m 1g 1 to tak Is full · those 8 tati en cos • • r w e Y amp e ons 18 a 0 thoroughly tried and thrown in the disprovide the paand cases major of care card and the res ults are th a t we :a.ow have . . Aid. First necessary with tient SAFEof business built on the standard FilftaAicasd e cahnnotthbe ~andldied t throu~h TY FIRST. It isn't, as some may think , we ave e unme a e servtce rs • . at all times of two doctors at Midvale a sellish 1dea. It is something for the betterment of everyone concerned and the who have at their command a modern Company is be nefitt e d grea tl y in uph oldfull d ffi 0 Y equipped emergency ce an a 1ng safety; it has men because of the fact cannot be moved patients Where hospital. that they have their health and strength without danger, treatment may therefore It · f th Co th to be afforded at Midvale. mpany. e carry on e P 1ans o In cases where patients require conis just a ?lal~ business proposition and a . with you furnish to bustness IS willing bnued hospital attention over a consideraf f b in ditl llafe able period, they are taken to one of the e s your e~c ange _or ons con large hospitals in Salt Lake City in an support. Yet there .lB a certain amount of ambulance where another medical staff ls sentimentt thb roiwn m, becausCheasl one ,O..f . ad ar es .on. us ness men, our grea in hand and care for things take to Y re ddr t saf h' f · aid b Schwa , s them esse y a 1n one o 1s Industrial cases, from disability arising es: "There is nothing that is going to in the course of employment , are taken bring the same sense of satisfaction, and care of entirely at company expense. the thrill, as the conviction of having done Medical and surgical attention, ambulance something that wins public commends.and hospital service, and medical supplies tlon, the approval of your fellowmen, are furnished without cost to the emsomething for the betterment of humanployee. Remuneratio n for loss of time is tty, and something that will make you paid in accordance with the provisions of feel in your heart 'well done' "· The manthe Workmen's Compensatio n Law of agement of this Company has the same Utah. interest in the safety and welfare of its employees. Non-industr ial accidents and sickness, The men of this Plant have been thornot being occupational , are not paid comIdea, Safety the with inoculated oughly pensation by the Company, but receive through the medium of our Safety Board, from the Welfare Association uniform and the work of the different foremen. financial aid. Medical, surgical and hosThey have taught the men how to take pital service is furnished through the advantage of their different vocations with Company, a part of this expense being the facUlties at their oommand, such as borne by the employees on the basis of a special suits, goggles and respirators to standard and uniform monthly contribuprotect them while at work, and at the tion. com.pletion of their work there are washThe Company has two Apartment r9Qms containing running hot and cold houses, containing large and pleasant awater, with shower baths to remove all partments, nicely located, with a paved dirt. court, electric lights and running water, All plaoes that are in any way danalso several single houses on HoWen g6I'Ot.LI are well guarded and protected, Street, which are the epitome of comfort. and the lighting of the plant at night has There is a ball ground located on a so out been carefully planned and carried large lot in front of the plant where there Our hazard. of aa to aliminate all chanes has been some good games played in the and after looks Department Surface past and we anticipate some more very keeps the aisles of traffic clear and all soon. I don't have to brag about our I:Ubbifil piles are disposed of at once t~ Basket Ball team, as they are well and · give "clear sailing''. · favorably known. All p~seage ways are well guarded and Reprint fron:t. Ax-1-Dent-A x, May 1929 at night are lighted to designate the 'prop- hat • .. • Empl oyees of the U.S. Smel ter with 25 Year s ServiCe .· .a c:~ rn-g ~a ~g ..• • • 29.78% 1$.69% 22.98% 8.32% 9.48% I A young man stenographe r was hit by bullet in a holdup. Thinking he was mortally wounded, whispered to a friend. "Write to Mamie. Give her my love, llUld tell her my last thoughts were of her. Carbon copies to Sadie, Peggy and Kathleen." At the present time Salt Lake City is ~ greatest smelting center in the world. Three lead smelters and two copper smel-ters are in operation. In addition to its valuable ore deposits, Utah's supply of coal and coke is practically unlimited. J Left to Right: Charles L. Reading. Franklin Reading, Fred Hedberg, Charlie Canning, Orson Newbold, Shirley Richardson, George T. Clark: Upper Right, Lars Nelson. Reprint from Ax-1-Dent-A x, May 1929 Lett to Right, Back Row: Hilmer J. Jen~ren, Nick Doka.s, R. F. Middleton, Carl C. Jensen, Harry Stagg, John Lancaster, Frank W. Richardson, Chas. Webber, Nlel Olson, 1\fatt Bishop, Frank Lenberg, Chas. Greenwood, W. W. O'Brien; Middle Row: David Sam LanBe~"llon, Jake Francom, Robert Lancaster, James M. Brady; Front Row: caster, John Holden, John .Jackson, Alma Harrison, David Smart, Ray Alsop, Walter Dumas, W. R. Waptaff, N. L .lenseD and J. M. Hughes. • |