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Show X M -- THE PAY t WITH WHICH IS CONSOLIDATED THE A STRICTLY INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATIVE OP PAYSON AND SOUTHERN UTAH COUNTY. o f , r R X VOLUME THIRTY PAYSON, UTAH, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918. This is Repair Week PROGRESSIVE PAYSON Growers of Utah County PREPARING TO PAVE of the using season, is so important that a week has been set apart to be know as Inspection and Repair Week, March 4th to 9th. During the week beginning March 4th every fanner and owner of implements and machinery, farm tools are asked to inspect what them and ascertain broken parts, or nearly worn-ou- t parts, of their machinery will have to be replaced to put them into workable condition Boys Camp by the time the spring work beFine gins. To also determine what Looking of their machinery is so nearly out as would make it prePres. German E. Ellsworth, worn ferable and profitable to replace of the Northern States Mission, with new machinery. in a letter to Dr. L. N. and J. C. If those who are interested Ellsworth, reports visiting in the use of machinery will reCamp Dodge, Iowa, and talking spond to this call and after into the 42nd regiment in the Y. spection order the extras, new M. C. A. hall. This regiment is parts or repairs needed it will the dealer and manufacmade up of Utah boys, racruit-e- help turers and save the farmers and in Utah. They were delight- owners considerable delay in ed with his visit. securing these parts. Manufacturers are short of The president reports meetmaterial and the traffic ing with the son of Joseph conditions arelabor, causing serious Reece of this city, and says in It delays transportation. than Enos is the piQture of takes time under ordinary conhealth, with his square should- ditions to get repairs in this iners and erect posture and clear termountain country and when eyes; looked as though he could unusual conditions are the rule, go over the top and keep the as they are today, we must look if want to get results. narrowest road leading to the ahead we and Farmers owners of makaisers den. chinery who did not purchase All the boys are perfect spec- locally should be more concerned imens of American manhood, than those who have purchased waiting in training to do their of local dealers. The larger jobbers and dealers have expresspart in bringing freedom to the ed a willingness to help them world. get their parts in order to President Ellsworth will visit secure the increased production. Camp Lewis on his way to The Utah Agricultural College, State Food Administrator April conference. and State Council of defense approved of this movement, because they recognize its tremendous importance under existing conditions. Needs CommisThe farmer or owner who does not make known their wants during this week or before will be alone to blame if Tlie local board of Utah coun- the parts they need are not ty lias received a request from supplied in time for use. Delays are going to be exheadquarters for two commissary pensive this year when crop slorekeepers to be inducted for is so important. the aviation section, Signal Corps repoduction Food is going to win the war. and sent to Kelly Fields, San Food equipment in the way of Antonio, Texas, immediately. machinery; is going to help The position is open to white every farmer increase his promen only and men physically duction. Examine your farm machinery without qualified for general military operating and delay notify your dearler services. They must also have sa soon as possible what parts the required technical qualificawill to put the mayou require Conimis-srations for the duties of chines in workable condition. Storekeeper. When repairs are ordered In order. to fill this call the local hoard of Utah county here' early they can be transported by a ska for volunteers from the by freight at a big saving of men who are physically fit and expense. Late ordering often who possess the technical quali- necessitates telegraphy or telefications necessary. The call will phoning and increased cost of be open only until March 8th at expressage. which time Ihe local hoard will Every one who is interested choose from tlie men who volun- in increased production of food teer. should help make Inspection Men desiring to volunteer for and Repair Week a success. During my visit into Utah County last week I found a great many stories being circulated by our competitors and others that seriously interfere with the work of our fieldman. That you might act more intelligently in signing contracts for beet acreage for us, we wish to present to you the following facts: We came into Utah county for acreage at the request of the members of the Farmers Excursion that came into Millard county last summer, several of these people expressing a desire that we should contract beet acreage with you. We did not come in with malice or tor spite work. We have built at Delta a ton sugar factory, which is said to be the most modern sugar factory in the state. As you know, Delta is in the center of a new farming community, and of course it will be several years before sufficient tonnage is developed there to satisfy our Delta factory; hence our coming into Utah county for additional ton- Plainly a Praiseworthy Proposition to Put the Pep into Payson . t All indications arethal within a very few weeks actual con- struction will commence upon the paving of Paysons business section. Mr. Charles Reed of the firm of Gibbons and Reed, Contractors of Salt Lake City, and whose guaranteed bid for this work was of such a nature as to practically assure this firm of the final award of the con- tract, was here Monday and Tuesday looking over the field with the purpose of completing a preliminary survey of those things necessrry toward the commencement of operations as quickly as weather conditions will warrant. Mr. Reed states that the cement for this work will be purchased thru local dealers. That the gravel, sand and other necessary materials as well as the labor, will all come from local sources where possible, and that the project when completed will not only be an example of paving perfection but will demonstrate also Paysons indorsement of of the splendid principles and Utah Home Industry Goods for Utah people. Work should commence at the earliest possible moment, said Mr. Reed, for the purpose of favoring local labor and the paving of the streets in perfect condition for the early summer travel. Portland cement pavement is not alone the best, most economic and durable type of modern street continued Mr. construction, Reerl, but it is also necessary to lay it with the most minute care and attention; as for instance, the most authentic U .S. goverment reports say If the road surface is built with the proper mixture of concrete and carefully placed, it apparently Should last indefinitely and not 4 i t Re-inforc- m rut.' .n r) j, 1 To do this properly and Efficiently requires time and therefore there should be no belay in the starting. According to Mr. Reed, the talk among contractors and others familiar with modern methods of cement street construction, is to the effect that the city of Payson is extremely fortunate in securing the price wlich it has uoon this class of work. Nowhere else at the present time is first class paving of this nature being put down at any such figures, and your city council is to be congratulated for taking advantage of this opportunity to secure for your city a type of street construction that for economy and general efficiency is second to Mr. none other in the world. Reed further stated and the fact that in order to take advantage of present favorable conditions there should be no delay in starting the work, for, said he; The em-phaise- d at one-thousa- d Government sary Storekeepers y this service will communicate with the Local Board of Utah County at Provo personally, or by telephone of telegraph. ft must be borne in mind that only men physically fit and technically qualified for the position of storekeeper can be accepted for Ibis call and that the accepted men will be sent to Kelly Fields. city has formally and officially expressed its desire for this pavement, the people want in the work to participate necessary to its construction, e and every live, and progressive citizen realizes its value from an economic and standcommunity building will It be the certainly point. means of putting the pep into Payson. wide-awak- NUMBER To the Beet The need of ordering repair parts several weeks in advance - - GLOBE-HEADE- nage. Again, we have come into Utah county with an abundance of outside money with the purpose of expanding, and naturally the invitation coming from Utah county was looked upon with favor. As to the lies being circulated, that our factory has been offered for sale; that we are broke; and various other similar stories; we will state that our factory has been paid for to the last dollar; that there is no mortgage or bond issue against it; that we have sufficient money in the banks to cover our immediate needs; and that the factory has not been offered for sale by anyone in authority to any other company in Utah. In Delta we have a reputation for treating the farmers fairly, meeting their demands with an open mind, and our attitude toward your county can easily be determined by investigating our relation with the farmers in Millard county. Since coming down here we have invested a great deal of money in auxiliary companies, that have for their purpose the development of this community. This same policy we wish to carry with us into any new field that we may enter. We earnestly request that those who have signed contracts with us refrain from criticising competing companies and pay no attention to scurrilous stories. In this time of national stress it behooves every citizen to give his very best attention to his own business, get the biggest tonnage possible in whatever farm products he might be growing, and thus help the govin its present needs. ernment PROVO AGAIN TO PAVE. will probably see a This year ' million of our best boys in forNot to be outdone by Logan, which already has one hundred eign soil fighting for our liberty. thousand square yards of the It would be treason for us to lose one minute talking about latest type of Portland cement pavement, and this our neighbors, or promoting season expects to put in a mile strife, when our country needs and a half more, Provo this year us to devote our best attention is going to greatly increase her to the job of growing crops. To this end, will you permit present paved area with the same to cooperate with you and us material and under the same specifications. Considerable riv- give our field boys respectful alry is in evidence as to which attention, which they will apshall 'be recognized as the third preciate very much. Yours very truly, city in commercial importance j in the state. Like Payson, they seem to appreciate the fact that paving constitutes one of the chief essentials of municipal de- velopment and expansion. Delta Beet Sugar . Corporation, J. H. Jenkins, Genl. Mgr. Mrs. Howard Evans and children were at Provo over the Miss Dora Montague went to week end visiting x ith Mrs. EvProvo Wednesday evening for a ans parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie short visit with friends. Harding TWENTY-SI- X GRATIFYING WORK DONE BY RED CROSS IN PAYSON Mrs. F. A. Sorensen, Secretary, Gives an Extensive and Interesting Report The Red Cross association of Payson has been rather quiet about telling us what it has been doing. But here it conies out with a report that at first teems almost staggering. Firstly, it numbers 1007 adult members. Secondly, it maintains sewing rooms and a gauze room. And now comes this gratifying report of the worK done at these Nine boxes of finished rooms. articles have been shipped to Denver. Two of these boxes (measuring 3 ft.x2 ft.x2 ft.) contain surgical dressings and are packed in suh a way that they an be sent right through to France without being opened. Box No. 1 contains 9 packages of stacks of gauze sponges, 225 gauze rolls (3 yds.x4V& in.), 3206 gauze sponges, 880 gauze strips, Mail Delivery at Spanish Fork As a result of the recent investigation oi the posotffice department in Spanish Fork with a view of installing the city delivery system here Postmaster W.A. Jones received a communication last week from the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General to the effect that the system would de inaugurated here commencing on April 1, 1918. The city officials have signified a willingness to number the 800 gauze compresses 9x9, 1700 streets and houses and provide gauze compresses 4x4. Now a good average worker suitable crossings on all streets, can make about eighteen of these and all the details of this work 4x4 compresses in an hour, and will be discussed in a special can make about one dozen strips toof council the meeting in an hour. This gives us an morrow evening. idea of the time this work takes. Box No. 2 contains 10 irrigaTwo mail carriers will be em- tion and paper hacked pads 16x ployed m Spanish Fork, and for 24 in., 6 .irrigation and paper the convenience of the patrons backed pads 12x18 in., 84 irrigation pads 12x18 in., 21 irrigation of the office, eight collection pads 16x24 in., 120 absorbent boxes will be placed at various pads 8x12 in., 28 absorbent pads points in the city,, the places to 12x24 in. be determined with a view to To make these surgical dressthe convenience of the greatest ings over 90 bolts, or 9,000. yds. of gauze have been cut and possible number of people. folded with infinite pains by these faithful workers of the socks, 6 pairs bed socks, 13 bed gauze room. And not one whit shirts, 4 convalescent robes and behind this is the report of the 2 suits of pajamas. Benjamin 16 pairs socks, 9 sweater 1 mufhospital garments. 3 Box No. contains 270 four- fler, 4 convalescent robes, 19 tailed muslin bandages, 165 T suits pajamas and nearly 500 muslin bandages, 515 abdominal bandages. .The ' Springlake remuslin bandages, 200 triangular port is not yet in. Salem reports 23 pairs socks, muslin bandages, 300 Scultetus 10 sweaters, 6 pairs operating or navy toilet bandages, making 6 pairs bandage foot socks, 1,450 bandages in this box. This 18 socks, of pajama suits, 16 bed represents over 1,100 yds. 10 slings, 2 43 of 500 shirts, hours bandages, about and muslin dozen handkerchiefs. work. Spring Lake 10 suits pajamBox No. 4 contains 77 suits of 6 shoulder wraps, 2 pairs of pajamas (light colored), 12 as, 1 sweater. socks, shoulder wraps, 30 operating Now some of you may be wonleggings (long), 12 operating has been done with what dering 9 operating leggings (short), have given. If the you 2 money opcaps, 14 operating masks, 1007 senior have we 9 erating gowns (long), hospital we must have $503.50, members, fifty per bed shirts, 1 bed sheet. Box No. 5 contains 61 suits of cent of the $1007.00 being sent to Denver, And then 25 per pajamas, 71 convalescent robes, cent of the June drive amount40 lined bed socks (long), 68 ing to $370.62 remains with us. lined bed socks (short). This makes $874.12, and that you The garments in these two last figure is quite a sum of money boxes have taken over 1600 yds. for Red Cross Yes, but, of outing and canton flannel, what about the purposes. 90 bolts of gauze and Hope bleach. which cost $459.00, and the 160 And this not all. The four pounds of yarn at $386.00, and other boxes have contained the flannel at $320.00, knitted articles as follows: 207 and outing the unbleached muslin at pairs of socks, 62 sweaters, 16 $165.00? Add up these amounts mufflers, and 9 pairs of wrist- and you will begin to wonder lets, and there will soon be an- what we are doing for money to other shipment in this line; 160 carry on the work. lbs. of yarn have been distribYes, we are proud of Payson uted. and we congratulate ourselves Let us stop right here to say, upon being able to make such a how much we appreciate those good report. But, well as we indefatigable workers of the have done, we must do still betgauze and sewing rooms, and the ter. Word comes from headknitters who have made this quarters that Red Cross work wonderful showing from Payson has just begun; that we must possible. And not only the work double our output; that the peoof these energetic women, but we ple have given liberally, but that also appreciate what the men are they must give still more and doing. We believe Payson has keep on giving. , the honor of being the first After all, what does the givcommunity south of Salt Lake ing of our means and of our to organize mens classes in time amount to in comparison with what our boys are offergauze work. We also want to show our ap- ing? And when we consider our preciation for the willing Countrys dire need, can anyand assistance given by one of the army of Red Cross tlie neighboring towns. workers afford to be slackers? Of the articles shipped, MRS. F. A. SORENSEN, , has furnished 66 pairs of Secretary. San-taqu- in , , |