Deseret Evening News | 1909-12-18 | Page 35 | Preston, the Queen of Upper Cache Valley

PRESTON T THE V QUEEN J OF UPPER CACHE 17 VALLEY V A T T Y ik RESTON tho the metropolis of ot ofIN IN PRESTON northern Cache Cacho valley valloy Is situ stu situated situated il 23 25 miles northwest of ot Lo 10 Logan Logan I d gan It has an elevation of or 1721 feet teet above sea level possesses an line Ideal climate la is tho the center centor of or a rich richand slid end productive agricultural t and antI has a population of oC about 2690 G O hit souls It Is one of oC the tho busiest and most towns In te tie great r northwest i t Preston was founded In ISi 1872 and was named out of respect to and in memory iM of or Presiding Bishop William B U Preston Pres Preston Preston ton It IL maintains a central school employing 13 teachers with pupils enrolled and a L stake academy with Co a faculty of QC 10 members and an annual annulI enrollment of oC nearly nearh students Both Bothe e r Institutions are aro calling for Cor more room fat For 25 26 years ears President George C Par Parkinson kinson has been Jeen In the presidency of or orthe the Oneida stake of or Zion three yearn yeara as counselor and 22 92 2 years year as us president and under his Ills able direction the stake slake and amI city have grown wonderfully In Inthe Inthe Inthe the last year ear more moie than 30 20 0 now new ne homes as well as OR some ROme business buildings have havo been built In III Preston The rhe municipality now boasts of or two banks IG 16 mercantile Institutions two candy kitchens three millinery shops two drug stores three furniture andone and andone one music store six Implement houses and two lumber companies which have havo shipped Into Alto Preston more than cars of building material this tills year eal two livery Ifer stables three blacksmith shops and a machine shop on which the thc surrounding sur surrounding rounding roun 15 wards ward are arc dependent for their machine work three hotels three restaurants fio produce dealers a n 23 25 opera house hous o a central school and the Oneida Stake academy and no saloons I Primarily agriculture Is the leading Industry while mining and anil are arc Indulged In In Inquito quito quite During tho the last sea sel season season son the produce dealers ot cef a Preston havo have shipped out more than worth north of ot wheat and oats potatoes and amI apples In proportion Several carloads I of oC hogs ho s have havo also been shipped to oth other other other er markets Tho sugar beet crop this tills year ear Is not so groat In comparison to ton n other years but the receipts for Cor heels boots I shipped from Preston Is about The Tho prospects for tor a bountiful crop next year ear are aro good Several thou thousands thousands thousands sands of or acres havo have been beon planted and show sho a n nice stand for tor fall grain Pres PIes Preston Preston ton Is destined to become a n greater city In the tho near future Tho The people aro are Industrious prosperous progressive and antI and deserve every oely bit bitof bitof of oC the tho success they enjoy enjo They The arc are smiling and antI happy hapIJ at the outlook for Cor forthe tho the future