| Show f v STRONG 1 t F HARVEST 4 6 F r t tP I lr Y From Pioneer Pione r Fort to Agricultural Center I Where In Utah would you go to find You wouldn't find it IE now but that once was the name nam of the community now called Payson and was so named for an Indian chief Later however this community took the name of Payson in honor honorof of James Pace who was among the early settlers along thE the banks of creek creep With Andrew Stewart and John Courtland and their families he went to this district district district dis dis- dis- dis in 1850 on the advice of L. L IX D. S. S church leaders vho believed this to be a fertile valley Hopes of the pioneers were well founded for here crops were bounteous Indian trouble ht however vever hindered hindered hindered hin hin- dered their advancement Alexander Alexander Alexander Alexan Alexan- der Keele was as doing tard duty at the old log fort that th u enclosed the settlement on July 18 1853 when he was s shot ot do down by an In- In Looking over over- Pay Payson's ons valuable U- U able onion crop are are Mayor Philo C. C C Wightman and Ray Wilson Onion days manager who gives a strong a-strong bouquet of I the vegetable to the mayor dian dlan warrior This incident marked the beginning of the Walker war A monument to Mr KeEle was erected in Payson in September 1932 by the Daughters of Utah pioneers Greatest development to this district district district dis dis- dis- dis was the Strawberry Valley Irrl irrigation project which made possible possible possible pos pos- sible the irrigation of approximately approximately approximately acres of fertile land I surrounding the towns of Payson Santaquin Genola Cenola Lake Salem Benjamin Mapleton and Spanish Fork In the center of this system system system-is Is Payson In the south end of Utah county a community of lation Not only the Is community a thriving agricultural district but it also supports the factories and industry that accompany ture It is a Je leader der in the production production pro pro- du of grain hay sugar beets onions and garden produce Horticulture is fast becoming a leading activity of Payson Thirty carloads of apples and 18 carloads of peaches were shipped from Payson Pay- Pay Payson Payson son last year in addition to the thereat great reat volumes s moved by trucks and local consumption To handle the grain of the farming farming farming farm farm- ing district the Payson Milling company was vas established It grinds bushels of grain each year I and at present Is handling bushels daily One of the outstanding plants of the Utah Poultry Producers' Producers Cooperative Cooperative Cooperative Co Co- Co- Co I operative association is located at Payson This branch employs a manager and 19 workers handles 1700 cases of eggs and distributes about bags of feed each week I Payson was connected with Salt Lake City and intermediate points in 1916 by the Salt Lake and Utah railroad and at present is the southern terminal of this line Here are the storage and repair shops of the electrical railroad Amid the farming and industry of Payson cultural educational a and n d recreation recreational advancement thrives The community y supports a seminary five churches and four recreation halls The school system ranks high In the state Payson has a high school a junior high school and three elementary grade schools all allIn allIn allin In modern buildings Improvements Improve ments are now being made on the high school under a W P A project project project which includes an addition with facilities for an auditorium an-auditorium science laboratories dark room for photography photography- modern library home economics department and storage rooms One of the finest small hospitals I in in the state stale was built two years ago and has been in operation n a 1 year and a half It was built and equipped by Payson city as a project Recreational facilities are Citizens have easy access to beautiful Payson canyon Nebo scenic loop Lake Salem Spring Springlake Springlake lake Utah lake and Arrowhead warm springs Payson city recently recent recent- ly opened community tennis courts and a dance hall and a ne new swimming swimming swimming swim swim- ming pool in the recreation area of Memorial M morial park Is to be opened before the summer ends Although principally an agricultural agricultural tural community Payson is Interested interested interested inter Inter- ested in mining A great means of support to man many residents are t the e silver mines in Dividend only 18 miles from Payson Workers reI reside reside re re- re- re side I e in Payson and work in hi Divi DIvi- Lou Irene Fleece Reece of left ft Nyle Morgan Nedra Haskell Haskel Merrill Merrill Merrill Mer Mer- rill Hill Elizabeth Manwill 2 and Doug Erlandson will compete in Payson quiz contest contest con con- test during the radio salute 4 M t r v t e e. e S SY Y N NY Nit Ns Y s it J Jr r t tf f rr I r ti tiM M t |
