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Show PROVO (UTAH) SUNDAY "- 'HERALD, .SUNDAY,- FEBRUARY 23, : 1941 PAGE SEVEN- art guy is con tragting center, coasts large number of outstanding Industries BY LEO A. CUANDALL Springville, is not only recognized recog-nized as Utah's city of art and culture, but is fast becoming the most ideal spot in which to make a home. Thi3 is realized by many which is probably responsible lor the remarkable growth that it has made during the past decade. Census figures as given by the latest government enumerator show a population of 4777 or an increase of 27 per cent above the 1930 figure. This census was taken during the summer and the population count during the winter is even greater. A census taken by the post office during the winter of 1939 gave the Springville population popula-tion as 5.891. The difference can possibly be explained by the fact that Springville is a contracting center and many families of construction con-struction employees live in Springville Spring-ville in the winter and go out on various projects throughout the intermountain west in the summer. sum-mer. There are many factors that contribute to thi rapid growth and value of Springville as an ideal home city, one of which is the outstanding water supply that it has. Springville was so named by the early settlers because of an abundance of clear cold water springs that seemed to bubble forth wherever needed. Realizing an outstanding asset in these springs, the city has used some of the larger ones by harnessing A. O. THORN Mayor of Springville them for the culinary needs of its people. Outstanding is the fact that this water never sees daylight until it comes forth from the tap, thus eliminating danger from contamination. As a result of the abundance of water available the city has become be-come a garden spot and flowers and lawns are enjoyed by every family thus helping to further the fame of Springville as a city of art and beauty. In order to further this already established beauty and to increase pride in home ownership, the city during the year has passed a zoning zon-ing ordinance making it difficult to keep pets within certain districts dis-tricts and to eliminate any possibility pos-sibility of contamination in any way to the health of its citizens. This was taken as a precautionary precaution-ary measure in advancing good sanitary conditions that are so essential to rapid growth in cities, raving Projects Of great value also is the completion com-pletion of the paving of the streets that prior to this year were gravel surfaced. In keeping with the fact that Springville is engaged in highway construction it now has 100 per cent paved streets and a concrete sidewalk flanks every block. A modern sewer system project nears completion and has ween a factor in the increased construction of homes in every part of the city. Eager to set the pace in art and beauty, the high school which sponsors the largest collection of pictures and sculptor work in the world owned by a h igh school, has improved its grounds and surroundings sur-roundings in every part of the .-c i - .f M : ! New $55,009 Springville Federal Building --'-' - ' -f - rT- H. A' fi? ih ? 11?-' --t v-'a' in---, in.-; v " 1 i;t-5H2sr Mfi;:rfrik 1 j -w .... i z- Realization of the first project of the Springville chamber of commerce, work on the new post office is now- under way. The building will be an edifice of art in keeping with the high standards of Springville Culture. . campus and presents itself as an example of art for which it has become so famous and annually thousands of visitors are welcomed wel-comed by this beauty as the center cen-ter of the famous exhibit, for which- Springville is so widely known. Of chief interest at the present time is the realization of the construction con-struction of the new federal building, build-ing, which when completed will be a work of art in itsdf. This building estimated to cost $55,000 will "Ua the realization of the lirst work of the newly organized organ-ized chamber of commerce and will present itself proudly not only to citizens of Springville but to everyone passing through, due to its prominent . location. New-strom-Davi3 company of Denver has been awarded the contract for construction of the new building and the footings have already been poured and the work is being executed ex-ecuted with all possible speed in an attempt to complete it by the late summer. Springville, unlike many cities, is not dependent upon any ont industry or type of industry for its support but has participation in many varied activities thus insuring in-suring its continued prosperity, and value as a home owners' community, and because of this those, who build do so with pride as they build lor permanence knowing that their children will also be proud of the inheritance left them under such favorable conditions. Of special interest and value among the industries which feed Springville with their wealth are the Columbia Steel company, Pacific States Cast Iron Pipe Co., The Creosote plant, and the new Illinois powder plant, all of which furnish employment and business for the up-building of the city. Canning, poultry, lamb feeding, milling, cattle, general farming, etc. also contribute their part. The greatest, and possibly the most unique industrial achievement achieve-ment is the fact that in Springville Spring-ville there is the greatest concentration concen-tration per capita of men engaged in the construction business of any city :n the U. S. This create." an outstanding payroll. Army Life Too Precarious For Texas Wild Hogs MINERAL, WELLS, Tex. U.P.) The prospects of "army-life" wa3 too much for a couple of wild hogs living near Camp Wolters, so they moved to the Forth Worth zoo. The two come from a ranch near the $6,000,000 replacement project here. Lem Lamkin, ranch owner, knew that the army planned to building a firing range a few yards from where the hogs lived. He called Game Warden Roscoe Parks, who caught the animals and gave them to the zoo in Fort Worth where they are now resting far from the hub-hub of army activity. ac-tivity. ,-- Background For Springville's Nationally Famous Art Exhibit r " Springville's high school campus, in keeping with the beauty of the ci new art building which annually is a mecca for art lovers of the ty itself, is well planned and an ideal background for the beautiful nation. Man "Officially" Dead Makes Draft Inquiry PAINESVILLE, O. KIT.) Ralph W. Clark, a transient, came late to inquire about his number in the draft, but Lake County Sheriff James Moloney didn't expect him at all. ' Clark found that he had been listed in the sheriff's records as dead for more than a month. A body found In a burning barn at Mentor, O., was "identified" as Clark's by a left shoe, a necktie, and a pair of glasses. UTAH COUNTY The 19-10 census reveals that the decade between 1930 and 1940 wa3 the first decade in American history in which immigration was not a factor in population changes. It was the first decade in which there was an excess of emigration over1 immigration. (Contonued from Page Five) territory with direct connections west to Los Angeles and east (through Salt Lake City) to Chicago. Chi-cago. The Salt Lake and Utah (Orem) Railroad i3 an electric interurban that operates from Salt Lake City to Payson with outside freight and passenger connections at Salt Lake. The Utah Railway is a coal road operating from the coal mines in Carbon county to its terminus in Provo from which point the coal i3 shipped in all directions. Truck lines carrying freight operate op-erate daily out of Provo in all directions over U. S. Highways 40, 50, 89 and 91. There are also four bus lines (Union Pacific, Burlington, Bur-lington, Denver & Rio Grande Trailways and Salt Lake and Utah) caryring. passengers to all parts of the ,U. S. The SailtLake City airport with daily airplane service to all parts of the United States 13 only 45 miles away. Professor at 60 Runs Hurdles for Exercise RELOIT, Wis. 0.P Running hurdles is considered a young man's sport by virtually everyone but Dr. .Lucius Chapin Porter, G0-y G0-y ear-old professor of comparative religion at Beloit college. Dr. Porter, grandson of Beloit's first president, is on leave from Yenching University, Peking, China, where he has taught and coached track for many years. At Yenching he ran a series of exhibition races, clipping off the 100 meter high hurdles in 21.5 seconds and the 220 yard low hurdles in 36.2 seconds. Porter was a track star at Beloit Be-loit before his graduation in 1901. He still runs for exercise three or four mornings a wreek. Part Time Work Helps 1,316 Harvard Students CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (U.R) To defray college expenses 1,316 Harvard Har-vard students earned $260,396 during dur-ing the 1939-40 academic year in temporary employment ' that included in-cluded 100 baby-tending assignments. assign-ments. The student employment office reports the odd jobs included work for 891 typists, 328 entertainers and 214 waiters. Aeronautics Expert, 70, Takes Flight Lessons CHICAGO (U.E) Melville B. Wells, 70-year-old aeronautics professor, pro-fessor, is taking up now what he has taught others to do for 25 years he is learning to fly "to keep in step with an air-minded America." Wells, associated with aviation since its infancy, is director of the civilian pilot training program at the Armour Institute of Technol ogy. .. cm cm nn THE IDEAL PLACE to LIVE new Ymjy -.v.' -w.wwr. t ,TWTv.--rA,;iw y r. w-r-'-'-T-"wr m i i , , . ... . t : . "- . .- . . .-. . . if " " : . - ' - , , .... :, -; -r ' ' , y Vf . ...... " ' . 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Is a Well Established Agriculture Center with Dairying, Poultry Raising, Lamb Feeding, Fruit Growing, etc. Both a State Fish and Game Farm and a" Federal Fish Hatchery Located in One of its Famous Spring Areas. o o n n (I 5 . , ;. 2 0 1. L"i!.0"i |