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Show Y e H VOLUME XXXIII NUMBER PAY PAYSON, 34 That County and State Give Attention to Public Roads Condition of Highways in Southern Part of Utah County Gives Topic for Caustic Comment. Committee Appointed to Meet Commissioners. n attractive to the tourist, that the business men of Utah county do not appear to ap pieciato what lies at their very doors and tho money may be invested here if tho natural advantages aro only He directed attention t9 capitalized. what the people of Salem have done toward converting the Salem pond and the ground surrounding it into one of thc beauty spots of Utah coun ty. Pay son, he declared, will ben ot efit greatly from the activities Salem, and it will be an easy matter to bring tourists here 'by promoting the building of tliC state highway. Hc said that the people of Salem will with Payson be glad to in any effort to bring about a completion of the state road. Henry Erlandson said that it is np to tho people of thc southern part of Utah county to educate the state road commission to do something for this section of the state and that if pressure is brought, he said, we may secure much that we need. 'e, Cay. president of the state fa i m on bureau, will talk marketing and O. F, AicShane, member of the last legislature and now member of tho Utah industrial com. mission will discuss the recent Tho Friday afternoon program at Provo will close with an address on by R. B. Motherwell, My Hobbies manager of the Utah branch federal This evening will be reserve bank. Todoote,i to a banquet and dance. morrow morning four big speakers from outside the state are scheduled. J. IT. Calkins, governor of the fed oral reserve bank at San Francisco, will deliver tho first address, choosing his own topic. Foreign Trade will bo tlio subject of Financing William W. Woods, vice president of the First National bank of Los AnWillard B. Fllis, president of geles. the Federal Land Bank of Berkeley, Federal Land Banks." will discuss A matter of deep moment to large percentage of the population of the western states and at the same time a big pioblcm for the bank will be the subject of T. R. Marshall, secretary of the National Wool Growers Pro association, when he discusses servation of the Livestock Industry. will men Tomorrow morning Ftah again tnke the platform and IV. W. States district Ray, former United attorney will open with an address He will be followed Service. on bv .T. M. Parker, manager nf the Sperry Flour Mills of Ogden who will talk on the milling industry of Utah. Thc program will close with discussions led by J. I. Fetors of Brigham City,' former State Bank Examiner N. T. Porter, and K A. Anderson of two days is The entire Moroni. liberally sprinkled with musical num PURCHASE OF FIRE PAYSON BAND TRUCK Committee bers. PLANS FOR NEW BUILDING is Appointed to Investi- IS MANAGER J. DONE URGED IN COUNCIL gate Feasibility of Plant to Report at Next Meeting of Board. to Evolve Men Committee is Appointed Suggestion Is Made that Business Means for and Perpetuating Ways Initial Subscribe About $2,500 for At a meeting of the library board Former Splendid Organization. Payment on Apparatus. the matter of community building, to provide quarters for the city library and a hall for amusements and enIf Fayson is to enjoy the posses The urgent peed of modern fire tertainments generally was discussed. sion of a band of the high character was again brought apparatus Tentative plans for such a building fighting of which it has reason to be proud the of the at city regular meeting, wore considered. It is proposed to up a in the past, it must have both the and council last Monday nigW erect a community building whether committee consisting of Councilman mornl and financial support of the on the site selected sometime ago of this city or it will bo comWay land Wiglitman and Councilman people for a Carnegie library or to give it W. H. Madson was appointed to meet pelled to disorganize and the player-wil- l in the southwest corner with Robert L. Wilson, chief of the a location be scattered all over the country, of Memorial park. If built in the fire department, to investigate the according to John Done, manager of latter location the plans may be merits of fire trucks handled by the the Fnyson Silver band. exit without The band cannot elaborated, to the point where the Randall Bnod company of Salt Lake new building may be a city hall, said A representative of thc Randall financial support nnd patronage, nnd it is up providing accommodations for thc city Dodd company mado thc propositioi Mr. Done last night, council and all city offices, an lint if the people of Pavson would to Ihe people either to encourage the for amusement and entertain- .ubscribc $2,500 to be applied as first organization nnd keep it inlnet or ment purposes and library. on a truck from $7,500 to permit it to go into a stele of des of Mayor payment the balance of tho purchase uetudp and finally go out of oxistenco. A committee consisting $0,000, T. C. Ellsworth, Otto Erlandson and ha'1 price could be paid in two annual Thus far this year the band has Thomas Reece was appointed to look not nnd reeeiv has offered The very support poor representative payments. into thP feasibility of the phin and to accompany a committee of the ed sufficient tcvchuo to enable it tr tho to report at the next meeting of council on a visit to the business men keep np with the demands of the hoard. The boys are discouraged bein an effort to secure the necessary times. cause of lack of appreciation, and if subseripiton. It was urged by Mayor .T. C. Ells- people of Payson want n band is np to them to furnish the sup worth that if the euy were equipped ith a modern fire truck, combining, port. Tn the past Tax-seenjnved the pump, ladders, chemical and hose, the one nf the best would rate for be, insurance Payson reputation of hnx-inIt was loyal reduced more than 50 per cent and, bands in the state. that thc amount sav'ed in premiums to Pavson and on every public oern would soon pay tho cost of the truck.' sion did its part willincdy and to the It is ready to The rate today, within the fire limits best of its ability. of Payson is from 80 cents to $1.28 continue its splendid work, but it What tho Payson Baseball associa- - only a limited amount of equipment oer $1,000 insurance while if the rity must have support, Since having become a member of lion has done for Payson is ai sub-- , to make it more suitable to the needs maintained modern fire equipment the the atc would be reduced to from 40 the state musical organization Fet with "hich few appear to be' of the kiddies. If Ihe people band has been weeded of all its Up to thc preseint time the Payson cents per $l,bffff. familiar, although it is one which ii forest every citizen. The playing Baseball association has spent nearly will advance the amount of the first1 poorer players and every member at said Mayor Ellsworth, the present time is a qualified mu of baseball, it may be said, sinks al-- j $2,000 jn clearing the old ritv park payment most into insignificance compnred with of brush and trees, in thc construe they will have it returned to them sieian, enpnble nf filling a place on the best musical organization in Ih It,,, main achievement, thnt of pro-- j t ion of n grand stand accommodating in premiums ih a short time. There is no reason whv Pnv-soMayor Ellsworth said thnt he be- s'nto. iding for Payson a community p'ay- - nearly 800 persons, in instaling toilets the to owed diamond which n out it council baseball in and never the should would have lieved forfeit its reputation for laying groind, eity one of the best bands in the wctrialized if the men behind the It has furnished labor to a consider community to provide better firej hnx-inPson Baseball association had noli able number of men. In performing protection than that which is now,state. exerted every engerv to give the city' this work the association had the aid maintained, and he declared that onoj Tho matter wns considered at the that which it most needed in the of the eltv council In an npproprin-ws- big fire, such as might occur at nnyj luncheon of the Commercial club lnt tlon of $300, no part of which hns time would cost more in fire leases Wednesday and a committee consist of recreational grounds. While it was one of the aims of been used essentially for bnselmll than would pay for a number of lira ing of W. U. Ellsworth, .T. C. Earner nnd T F. ToThnrst, R. A Porter trucks. tlie association to give Payson purposes, but for the purpose of nenrr Erlandson wns appointed to ns a member of the Utah O.n- - ing the grounds in condition for use the band management Next Sunday will be Fathers day confer tral league, one of the prime purposes as a community plavground. was the establishment of a community From its own funds, subscribed for and the occasion will be fittingly cel- with a viexr to taking steps to main With this end in viey slock, and its gate receipts the as- ebrated by the three Payson wards tain the band n an organization and yground. in a program to be offer- to bring it to the highest state nf few of the red eorpnseled men association has equipped its players with xxard chapel, at 8 musical perfection. ear First ed the in Pavson associated themselves together' suits and paraphernalia and has The speakand organized the association, incor- - led itself along thus far through thf oclock in the evening. Isaac Not one penny of er of the occasion xx ill be For the purpose of providing funds Less thani baseball season. nnrnting.it for $5,0110. A Provo. of "i per cent of the stock has Broakbent for the insfnlation of n municipal the splendid amount by city appropriated beenjthe sold, and all of the money derived council haR been ucd for any pnr musical and literary progmm hbs rater system. Ihe citx council of All of the fathers of Palem has ordered a bond election There is not a question that been arranged. from the sat,, of stock has been spent' poses. nnd I on the old city park, converting it the men behind the Pavson Baseball the city surrounding oosintW to be held on Friday. .Tulv 15. bonds ii so one of the best in the community play- association are entitled to much credit are inxited to attend and all will be is proposed to accomplished. presented with a beautiful red rose, M,m 0f $21,000. grounds in the state, now demanding for iwhat v" U Nation on July Fourth Handsome Prizes to be Offered for Most Beautifully Decorated Automobile, For Successful Rider of Wild Horses and Bulls. Daring Stunts Preformed in Air. will celebrate tho Pourth Payson of duly this year in grander and more elaborate style than oxer before. At the regular meeting of the city council last Monday night Dr. L. D. Stewart "as appointed chairman of thc committee to have general charge of tho celebration and the following committees, appointed under direction of the city council will have charge of tlio various details: Finance Melvin Wilson, chairman; Flint Dixon, B. F. Ott, Ray Monsen and Dr. J. II. Ellsworth Persson, Sports Reid chairman; Philo Wiglitmnn and Dave Shuler. Pnrndp Hartq S. Tipton, chairman; E. L. ffcOormick, Mrs. W. D. Dixon, Mrs. S. K Ware and B. L. Jensen. Program Dr. L. N Ellsworth, chairman; Professor Carl 0. Nelson, Miss Ivv Done and Mrs. Karl Keeler. Publicity W. E. Ellsworth, olinir-inaiI. L. Quirk and Page Peery. While no definite program lias yet been considered, tentative plans pro vide fdr a gran,; parade in the morning, mi In ut os and sports contests for ihe kiddies on the new community Brief exercises probplaygrounds. ably will be held Rt the close of the parade, of which music by the Pay sou Silver band will eonsitiute tho n g g v pine-plac- is-n- o larger part . It is not designed to have any lengthy, tiresome speeches, and tho potriotism and true Americanism of the jx'Ople will bu brought out in other ways. The morning parade will be one of tho big features of the day and every automobile owner in tho city is to decorato hiB car for the as the automobile parade occasion, will outclass any previous effort. Prizes that aro worth while will be offered for the best decorated curs. The afternoon program will include a baseball game between the Payson team and another of tho Utah Central league tennis y, . to bo announced. One of tho big features of the program will bo an exhibiton in the air by Storing MoBeth and his mechanician on tho new four passenger biplane recently purchased by Mr McBeth. At a height of 1,000 foot in the air Mr. McBeth 's associate aviator wil lpcrform many feats of darng, such as standing on the one of the wings while the biplane is loopHe will also do trap-esing the loop. work in tho 'air and many startling stunts will be performed for the delectation of the thousands who will be gathered in layson cor the occasion. The drawing card for the afternoon will bo a regular wild west show in which seine of the wildest horses in tho state will appear. Prizes will be offered for riders of outlaw horses and also of bulls with a record for roughness that is hard to beat. There will bo bronco busting, rope twirling by cowpunebes of the old days and other stunts of the roundup (hat are fast diaeppesring from acutal life. The wild west show probably will be staged on tho Ugh school i; o TEMPING GROUNDS FOR TOURISTS ARE ESTABLISHED The grounds of tho Peteetneet school have been officially dsignated as !ho lnyson public camping grounds according to action taken by tho Inity council last Monday night. structions were issued to placo the grounds in the best of condition to meet tho requirements of tourists desiring to camp over night nnd it was' directed thnt signs bo placed in many prominent places in the city and on roads over which tourists trnvol toj to the Payson, directing travelers camping place. campus. J The program will include sports ami athletic events in which even-bodwill bo invited to take part. In the evening there will be a fireworks display and a dance. Townsend Park Payson' s Unrivaled Wonderland nud-itrniu- j i of Birth of the MUST HAVE SUPPORT SAYS AGAIN What the Baseball Club Has Done fot Payson i Elaborate leris-Intion- n LIBRARY BOARD DISCUSSES This afternoon Payson will be host from 150 to 200 of the bankers of Utah in session at the thirteenth annual convention of the Utah Bankers association in Provo. The financiers will leave Provo in automobiles at 3:15 o eloc.. this afternoon and will reach Payson at about t oclock, making brief stops at Springville tnd Spanish Fork. Stopping for g moment in Payson, the bankers will proceed along Pay-son- s splendid paved highway to the sugar factory and West Mountain and then over the territory covered by the Strawberry high lino canal, to Spanish Fork, returning to Pay-soby the way of Salem, including A a trip around the lake at Salem. visit will be made to the power plant of the Strawberry High Line Canal company, and the return trip to Provo w ill be made by thc way of th Mapleton bench. The gathering will be one of grea Men importance to the entire state. note in flnnncinl who have gained circles, representing many parts of the 1nited States will be in attendance and will deliver nddresses on timely Some of these adfinancial topics. will dresses appear in full in tho Pavsonian of next week. At the first session, this morning, Charles H. Barton of Ogden, do president of the association, willMar-cuseliver his address. Secretary will follow with ms report and Vn Seth Pixton, state bank com- missioner, will deliver an address on the policis of his department. This afternoon, Governor Charles R. Mabey, until his inauguration oashier of the bank at Bountiful, will address the gathering both ns tne state exeeu-- , D. D. five and a fellow member. to r Deplorable southern part of Utah county, par ticularly the roads from Fayson to Irovo, constituted the chief topic at the Payson Commercial club lunch It Anally was eon last Wednesday directed that the roads committee be enlarged and that a delegation be sent to Provo next Monday to appear before the board of county commissioners urging that immediate ac tinn be taken toward completion of the road to Provo. Attention was drawn to the fact that Utah county is now spending considerable sums of money in building roads radiating from Lelii, American Fork and Pleasant Grove, and it was urged that the needs of this end of the county are such as to demand on the part of the board It was the of county commissioners. sentiment of the meeting that one of thc great needs of this section at the present time is the rebuilding of the road up the Pay son canyon, and it was directed that the commissioners with-ou- t be urged to perform this work the with further delay in keeping board the nearly made by promise one yoar ago. It was stated by Eli F. Taylor, state that the mayor of Salem, road commission had advised him that the completion of the road to Pny-n was on the budget and that work would bo begun just ns soon as Utah county xvould put- - up its portion of Ihe cost. It was suggested by R. A. Porter that the condition of the county mad fund were such ns to make it Ananeially impossible to hard surface the road through Salem, the bonrd be urged to do tho nocessary repair road passable. work to make the Mr. Porter said that if something were not done this year, in either , building the road as a concrete high-wavof or repairing it, the people Pnvson might ns well make up their minds to travel to Salt Lake by the inr of Goshen next fall and winter. Tt takes going against resistance to get things, said Mr. Porter, and thc should no longer disillusion people themselves speculation and the entertainment of vapid promises. Melvin Wilson spoke in favor of completing tho road to Benjamin with the road county funds, lenving through Salem to be taken care of by (he stat. called atMr. Taylor of Salem tention to the pressing need of betof ter roads from the standpoint tourist travel, declaring that it is Ihe excellent highways tnat make Cali PRICE, FIVE CENTS Payson is Host Today Payson Plans of Bankers of the State Celebration omercial Club Demands Discussion of road matters, with a fornia so iew to securing better roads in the He said UTAH, JUNE 17, 1921. The heat of the past week has driven a large number of the people of Payson to seek relief in the mountains ami Townsend park, six miles up the Payson canyon, which has alxxnvs been a faxorife spot xxifh residents of this section of the state, has been host to many who are familiar with the fact that, cool breezes are to be found in Payson canyon while the rest of the world swelters. Yielding to many appeals which have been made to him, J. C. Townsend. owner of the Townsend park, has sit aside ceitain portions of tho which he has divided into pork sites for summer homes, nrul these sib e he is now deeding to those who to establish summer homes In Tn the pnrk proper,1 eaiHon. already n number of cottages liavej built jnml occupied, and the to build mend for lots on which cottages nnd bungalows has become thnt be-- j ii gnat that it is boljoved ole the clove of summer there will quite a large colony of summer nsidents in this part of the canyon nnd thnt society will not be lacking fop those who temporarly change theie. homes from the city to the canyon.1 Within a few rods of the center of tho summer homes there is a spring of pure mountain xvater. with, o cold that ice could a temperature make it no colder, nnd it is the in tention of Mr. Townsend to pipe this wat-doxvn to the center of popula- tinn so thnt it mnv be connected to "11 of the cottages, thus affording Mr. running water in every home. Townsend states that he will accept requests for a limited number of cottage sites, 40x50 feet each, deed ing them for a nominal consideration. Those x'hn have spent a few days nr weeks at Townsend park agree that in tho wholo state of Utah there j de-ir- d -- is not a more ideal spot in which to enjoy a short rest from tho worries of business nml life. professional Many who have visited th0 place in the past ore planning to spend a hint period there this summer, choosing it from among many other places renewed among thosL. who are financially able to go where they will for tlm summer. the patrons of the park Among thus far this summer arc seveial fmiii. Salt Lake, Hcmv including t'oombs and party of aeven who spent asf Tuesday and Wednesday there. U. E. Coombs am party of eight from Salt Lake, enjoyed life in the beautiful wilds yesterday. Many I'thers have arranged for cottages dur-,-h ing the summer. On Wednesday arid Thursday Town-beepmk wns a nieccn for fi.shnrmeu, among the followers of Isaac Walton being Don Page, E. L. McCormick, William Amos and John and Lvnn Smith. It is proposed by Mr. Town-lisend to stock the two Jakes near the top of the mountain, and nearly fi.nOD f ct above the level of the sen, wih t rout. Within the'next week or two there i every probability that the mad np the Pavson ennvon will be nbnil'. in those places whVh particularly have suffered through the rnxnges of winter, and that the road will be in the best of condition to accommodate heavy traffic during the summer months. With its ideal location, cool beczes does not and magnificent scenery, a to prevent appear to be anything Townsend park from becoming one of the most popular summer rc'oits in '"ah, drawing hosts of admirers from all soetions. and heing established ns the summer home of lmndreds ; of eitieens of the state. e j , |
