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Show THE F?.OVO HERALD HE Dailin Monument Popular Economics Series STEEL DAY EDITION. OLD HOME TOWN. By STANLEY. CotTi(ht, Bcnl of tiw Uankaacm Comfanj,Ncw MniQqf "The American Ways" I Pi .Muuimiimmuuut Ml m railroads pMI because everybody ,Jli ) ';f - ur,M V ri ' IN PR0VO ' ITS . GUM POOTSI TW ill i I Foua "COLD EN AGE" OF not ks4iwtf, worked out autocrat like to solve proWem ; it: t! I an-w- er During the first of .American national life, the fore most problem of the people was to unify the nation that had been founded in 1776. The people of the original states were widely scattered. adenuate Lacking they could have little contact with .each other; it was difficult for them 'to realize that their common interest as citizens of the United Stoles was more vital to their future than were their locaj interests of community or state. Therefore, hand in hand with the problem of building a mental and spiritual unity, there came that of tstablitking a more complete fhysi cal union of the widely separated forts of the Nation. As we shall later see, this second problem, which was concerned so vitally with the solution of the first, soon enlisted the enthusiastic interest of all the people. V This problem took the form of providing adequate transportation. Beginning with the advent of the first railroad in 1828 and continuing to the present time, this problem of promoting national unity, progress and prosperity has been the problem of all the neople ; it was then and is today the "Railroad Problem." Question was not one of who build and run the railroads, they would cost; neither one of rates, nor of wages. What the American people of 1828 wanted was better transportation and they were quick to realize that the means were at hand. They were not concerned with the details, for they were confident that American genius, if given free rein for the ex- -; erase of individual initiative and en- -. terprise, would be able to surmount v all difficulties. i The story of our railroads is shot through and through with the romance of American life. It deals with the conquest, not of foreign loes, but of defiant nature. It contains chapters of chapters of engineering miracles, of patient, scientific research, of administrative genius, of political intrigue, of financial jugglery. Some of its chapters show human nature treading dark and devious paths; others are splendid with heroism and alight with prophetic vision. It b an expanding history, still con I ii: 1 f IThe ' Mr. the to have for them ly tome half-centu- i; empire-buildin- JSL"i ON TROUBUI the Indian War Veterans and Pio neers $50; S. T. club (10; Daughters of the Pioneers $38 ; Home Culture club $25; Ogden Klwanls club $13.33; Sprlnville First ward BeUef society $10 and the Service Star ; ' ,.. pf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, although the United Kingdom of Croat Brltai and Ireland came to an end with the establishment of the Irish Free Bute. g; tinuing, with fts most vital chapters yet to be written. In tliis romance of railroading, the people shared, in the early days, not as observers, but as participants. Everybody helped to build railroads because everybody wanted them. There was little tolerance of attempts to interfere, restrict, regulate or control. Ignorance and prejudice, as always, were on hand. But dominating the public mind, there was an acute sense of need, a realization of value and a splendid confidence-confid- ence that whatever obstacles stood in the way, individual initiative and enterprise, backed by public cooperation and enthusiasm, could remove them all In this typical "American Way" the public now devoted itself heart and soul to the problem of creating facilities, and adequate railroad brought to the great task a faith and a spirit of cooperation almost without parallel When private resources proved unequal to the task of carrying a new line to completion the people, through their national state or local governments, proffered assistance. Thus railroading prospered and it did so by bringing prosperity to all the people. Because of the public enthusiasm and cooperation, progress was so rapid that by the time the Civil War called a halt on construction, there had been built more than thirty thousand miles of railroadan average of nearly one thousand miles for each year since Charles Carroll turned the first spadeful of earth, Four years after the restoration of peace, there was completed the first band of steel across the United States. The trail of the covered wagon from the Mississippi to the Pacific had now become a railroad. The "more perfect union" dreamed of in 1776 and fought for in 186S had. in 1869, through the railroads, become a physical fact At last there appeared to be in sight the complete solution of the "Railroad Problem" that of providing an adequate system of transportation to draw into closer union and cooperation the people of the United States. Then, out of the old problem, there began to emerge certain new phases which, for more than half a cenmind tury, were fated to divert the of the public from this main objective. (Next Article, The Agt cf SeMtir Forty-si- x cities of the United States show one hundred per cent The British Sovereign Is still of- boost in rentals during the last ficially described as King of. the ten years. The above is an illustration of the Soldiers' monument contributed to Springvllle by S. E. Dallln, to be erected In the Springvllle city park In memory of the Springvllle and Mapleton boys who tout their lives In the lnte world war. The name of the Imys to be inscribed on the monument are: Frank Fnller, Vernon Kcltt, Golden Hatfield, Ira Iloutz and Charles Bacon of Springvllle and Hyruin Perry and LeRoy Jenson nf Mapleton. The monument will be unveiled on the fourth of July. The memorial committee met at the Kearns Hotel last Saturday evening for the purpose' of checking up the progress of the work of construction on the base for the Dallln monument and the program to take place1 at the unveiling exercises to be held on the fourth of July. It was reported that the construction work is progressing nicely, under the direction of Lewis J. Whitney and that the money to pay the express on the monument from Boston to Springvllle baa been the statue. The First ward Is represented by Miss Grace Clegg; the Second by Miss Vesta Anderson ; the Third by Miss Helen Groesbeck and the Fourth by Miss Ann Sumslon. The name of Ma pie ton's representative has not yet been announced. The contributions to the fund to pay for the base of the monument, which Is estimated at $1500 la steadily growing. It now exxeeeds $850 Since the organizations of Springvllle were given the privilege of contributing to the fund the following contributions have been made: Springvllle Central committee of the M. I. A. $100; Springvllle city council, which retired from office January 1, $100 1 Springvllle First ward primary $5 ; and Third ward primary $5 ; Mothers Study club $15; Washington school $25; Alpha Beta club $12; American Legion $9.55; Sons and Daughters of It is 'anticipated that Mr. Dallln will be present for the unveiling also Governor Mabey and Mayor C. Clarence Neslen of Salt Lake City. A popularity contest has been started between the four Spring vllle wards and the Mapleton ward, under the direction of the M. I. A. to determine the young lady who shall have the honor of unveiling I A GOOD PLACE TO EAT Cooking Demonstrations Just a few doors frppi Will be given at Utah Power & Light Office Company's ' by 46 W. ' Center. 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