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Show DALE, UTAH EMERY COUNTY PROGRESS, CASTLE PAGE TWO WONDERFUL TRIP TO LAKE RESORTS Utah Agricultural College Tree in Logan Canyon Is Three Thousand Years Old THE CACHE COUNTY Word Rehire LoganUJ ' I water from tiu :eat basin drainage "nderT t FAIR III face in the bottom teacher in the city schools. Courses s subjects of teachers type of for alVa " water. spring The also given, while intensive trainare 'St . More than 25 years ago Logan City water's meandering ing for country agricultural agents, Caps " t j?- Fuinr .j home demonstrators, extension spe- acquired forty acres of land in the issue. comon southwest section of the city . well spnng at a temperatu? cialists and others who act as fl3 adapted for park purposes. Due to Fahrenheit. Th dtO munity leaders is offered. School BY WILL R. HOLMES Summer no National The extensive im- pure except for the ZL lb the lack of lunds . Small : nurinir the summer of 1924, the provements were made but the natural tltV at i Thousands of people visit the resesannual the first conducted such streams the as of college advantages sorts on beautiful Bear lake every sion of the National Summer School water, cold springs, black willow and season during the months of June, The purpose of this great educational noolar trees, native shrubs and grass H July and August As the hot weather Mo r ., undertaking is to bring to Logan, with on the land and the general lay of it approacnes people floclc to these resummer climate and its made it a desirable place lor ward its delightful sorts for relief, for diversion and for manv recreational and vacational fea outings and other, amusements. ; . a rest in the cool breeze under the the greatest educators of the In 1911 the chamber of commerce tures, or snade trees that line the and thus to build, in the nation through the efforts of George Dunbar uuci. west shorestately of the lake from Ideal the greatest succeeded in getting 200 business men known as tnbulasint SP"C west, one of Beach north as far as Fish Haven. national summer schools. .4 and farmers of the city and county to of this are the uano. r or tnose seeking a quiet One of the biggest events of the contribute $30 each as a fund to help eT from the place away Bpring. public dance year on the campus of the college is establish a county fair on a portion naus ana and where the Annual Farmers' Encampment of the ground the city had secured solved out every convenience can be had and enqiantS? f The fifth such encampment was in as its public park. An exhibition stone. Thegreat cavern joyed, probably Lakota. situated mid con the the session at college during h building, stalls, "fences, bridges and a walking back into the way between Fish Haven and Garden vention of the Press Association. The race course were built during the sum- than 2000 feet ft City and near the The Z state of encampment is a great gathering mer of 1911 so that by September of vertical, and in t,iq line, is the most attractive. farmers, their wives and children and that year the first Cache county fair seems to be thirty. Bear lake is a wonderful body of friends gathered from all over the was held. Mty xeet In places so comblue that many iresn water, state. They meet for recreation on There was much enthusiasm in the covered with beautiful st,306 3 ment about it. It is really blue when of institution the beautiful the campus fair and it was a decided success. stalactite formation' ffi looking at the surface or watching where they pitch their tents and camp After it was over the subscribers were the white caps roll, but whbn you dip irom the spring is coin T out for three joyous days. Elaborate called together and the Cache County a temperature of from 41 ' me waier is clear "f of the uumti, feature day every de programs i . Fair was officially organized with C. grees. , This r and cold almost too cold for bathing encampment. These programs include M. Harris as its first presidents A should h f ,w : "t 1 nove'ty Whiff until July or August. the great lease for a interesting lectures given by of the City park it were lit elecbLW thl The lake proper is thirty miles long educators present on the .National was secured portion . Cache County the and ana irom live to seven miles wide. Summer School faculty, exhibits, dem- Fair became an established institutdrawing card to auZ The north is in Idaho and onstrations, band concerts, moving ion of the county. Under the law it through. The month the south half in Utah and has an elepicture shows, sports, games and ex received an annual appropriation to vation of 5,924 feet. It is convenientioofbov:e4 cursions. pay for the premiums, otherwise selymorethan ly reached from Logan, Laketown, At the Utah Agricultural college help the fair could not have existed. With .Rick's spring, twenty in Utah, and Paris and Montpelicr .fjve milps ample provision is made for social de the exception of two years during the the canyon, issues in inano. ine resorts along the lake aInT. All student body activi velopment. been limestone has the held fair war, from a beautifully shore include Ideal Beach, one mile annually ties are controlled by the student body since Each year more cavern at its mouth. its south and east of Garden City, Utah. The officered by students stalls haveinception. organization been added Four miles north is the popular re "y never warni? y.cld' and supervised by a faculty commit ments made so that now andis improveit possible uegrees sort, Dakota; thence north three miles, tee. Every student of the institution to house .ri the livestock that is ex a high fluctuation estimtS.M risn uaven, and across the lake in a becomes a member of this organiza hibited. all at The exhibition building is times as much as 100 northeasterly direction is Bear Lake tion upon registration. not adequate, however, and more Hot Springs. All athletic events are conducted The.most scenic route to these popu-- 1 under the auspices of the student body space must be provided for the many exhibits in agriculture, horticulture, haS bee,n much coiMture,J lar resorts from Utah points is organization. The ideal of the insti source water ; three-houa r not to tution is build up winning manufacture, women's work and the through Logan canyon, tubular springs. drive after leaving the Temple City teams at the expense of athletic schools. (P The fair has had a remarkable in ab v awav hnni1.. where nature has been lavish in her standards, but to play the game for fluence among the exhibitors especial At'the fieS, "of the caS W The Famous Juniper Jardine Tree the game's sake, win or lose. Every gifts, providing a wonderful stream, tne Logan river, flowing down over one is encouraged to take part in ath- ly. It has without question stimulated passmg over to Bear lake, is , J.07 ' (BY PROF. GEORGE R. HILL) this old tree has been struggling on, letic endeavor the huge rocks and through shady of some form and manv the growing of more and better prod valley when viewed ucts and the more of of its and a twopoint breeding of wonderful about one origin. Itmay r making class and society teams furnish places growth springs where clear, places; A waier gusnes irom the rocks: of life of ease often means a lif hundredths of an inch in thickness tor tnose whose skill is not great better livestock. The standard of the .Vii " luc fcPrngs below. Tie I This is in true j of men; each year. early decay. wonderful caves along the mountain every line of industry has nines north d to place them on a college products enough eA"as.m,any is also it true of trees. The big Juni- been improved. The fair serves as the The old tree has so fortified itself team. road; thousands of stately pine trees show window of the county where the depth of 500. to 1000 feeCaM BrowinK on Cottonwood ridge m that it has become the cliffs, and aspen. ! Every year the student bodv or best elevation of p66 products may be brought to aldeTbiThnTple, under the direction of the ganization ""i"111 Irom erosiod in n,ck I has hereifit i3 Jrowj gether, while iuniperg and comparisons made and the re of and Public department English . rn inner o fvnm of the county advertised. Tovmuiu if one views the tree from the south Speaking, r icuar tovcr ine nign, ary riages on 7ak.e a collee-" flWIC ..ti nlav. sources Vdlly. ine porn the rock, for 3,000 years, one can see that it is pushing, slowlv inis oners presents the slopes facing the sun. The long, day the county stands out as the leadan is so dissolved "1"lesl-onexcellent yT , opportunity been, all of that time of wide dugway along which the auto- the state. fighting ing dairy county At the .3 w.c uiainage in tne lower pushing off several tons of rocky ma for those interested in dramatics to the Wlnds, held in mobiles pass after leaving the rive ?gain?tJ. 1924 more than ouwo, ariu tne ueDris which has disap. against snow, against terial. county fair secure valuable training. Various r drought, and because of that fitrht ninety head of purebred Holstein cat- peared has probably gone into sola class are also plays The reverence one in feels the presented prestle alone were on exhibit and would tion for the most part and U, yon below and it is a wonderful sight, has withstood these many years. Red ence of that old tree for a throughout the year, and the Periwig rank utct living thing club, w "' with many Holsteins at state wr DUt wnen the summit is reached and a. an away through the nnder- made stuorganization of which has been i,w able to up the keep up in and to years the age, look fairs. in down strange say on the other side there Richmond, the north end of K'uuna cnanneis. you for life for 30 centuries is felt dents of former experience in college the is beautiful Bear lake at your feet. largest specimens that can be found fight There are many serines nf mnm,i county, is the center for the Hol dramatics, annually puts on two or old. is It by young.and are hoped found on urgently such You can see the road winding in and just exposed ridges that the forest service will see more plays. Under the direction of stein breed and many buyers from interest which would take too mud its way the out for miles below that leads you as tne one which the big Juniper has ciear to ience counties and states come here space to describe here. department of Music an opera is other and permanently pro also to buy purebred Holstein cattle. The into the cozy little town of Garden capiamea lor so long, The whole area is within th mM each tect this stalwart land stupresented the year by mark with a dent at Richmond of dairymen the Cache National forest Under have City. The drive north along the lake body good -organization. "1 . adequate 8teel. shore to Lakota is an inspiration. If Places of many debating teams, foundation stock so they need not go ine iorest supervision the area has it irom the souvenir hunters. guard it is in the evening and there hap- when he and his brothers were on a both intercollegiate and interclass, are to eastern and other places to build been changed from a dusty overerazed to be won annually by the students up their herds. Other settlements in area m isu4 to an economic and at pens to be a little wind from the hike up that ridge. They took a picthe county are fast acquiring good tractive area, under the present ar Beautiful Cache Valley who delight in forensic north, the white up out ture of it and developed it and expractice. Va. of the deep blue in tha distant is beau- hibited it in the Botany department rious oratorical and extempore con- herds of dairy cattle. annrnximatelv rangement... Carrvina. " ' 100.000 tiful wonderful. The continual land- of the Utah Agricultural college. At This year the Cache County Fair nj ,ouu cattle tests offer further" practice in public and horses and will be (Continued from Page 1) held A ing of the white caps along the shore once it was realized that that tree In Sept. addition sneep speaking. each grazing season. chapter of Tau Kappa to more v C.. T. was a very extraordinary tree and as line is music there is something than $2,000.00 offered by the Alpha, a national honorarv Kesorts. ouinmer lican etmvm a soon 10 Logan rate as flat of the snow was off the followpeople enjoy as premiums, business differs from most of the canyons of is in existence at the col- association inspiring about it, and then fraternity, cents 50 watt lamp per month, lege and membership is when you get a whiff of hot coffee ing spring an excursion wasmade to houses and manufacturers have of- the Wasatch in that the bottom of the per open, as a or a dii 01 nam irying at some enmp it. Every student in Botanv since the competing company meeting the special honor, to students who show fered a large number of special pre- canyon is always green and covered lire, you suddenly discover that you that time has been to the tree on one "ty's low rate. People generally seem particular excellence in debating and miums. The exhibit of the dairy cat- with vegetation. The hard and soil are so hungry that you could eat a or more occasions and it is estimated to have an intense pride in this insti- tle has become so large and the com. layers through which the water has speaiting. that 1,500 people have made the hike tution and willingly submit to taxa Student body dances. pickled elephant, petition so keen that the management been cutting has developed into nu tor the purpose of making up any too, But here we are at Lakota drive 'up that mile of rocky ridge to view tion to be incompatible with nave secured an expert judge from merous attractive cirques and M deficit m the plants accounts. In a the frequently the more serious side of through the large gate and down it. All have been repaid. college life to Agricultural College of California admirably adapted for camping, vegcivic way Logan seems to be unusually are free to all Mr. Karl Arendtson, Mr. L. F. etation itself is attractive. judge the livestock. Conifers among the cottages, all electric light- the instituattending in fact this can be tion. Many clubs and Mr. George R. Hill, Jr., made well organized Although the tractor and other mo- are abundant, consisting mostly of ea, equipped with good beds, mat and societies, litof said the entire tor county for in most erary dramatic, technical, or has displaced horse power uouglas fir, knglemann spruce, lodge- tresses, clean linen, wash stands and a trip early in the season to ascertain purely to apower conveniences of all kinds. There is facts about the tree. On measure- oi the principal towns there are cham social, are conducted for the student's great extent, still Cache pole pine, and- - fir balsam. Lumber takes much pride in its fine county an abundance of shade, white sand ment it was found to be 26 feet 8 bers of commerce, luncheon clubs, na benefit. draft Pne is found in small Quantities, and. according to The college maintains a well horses. At every fair many fine draft Great areas are covered with aspen, beach, pure water piped to the grounds inches in circumference and 44 feet triotic organizations equipthe finest Boy Scout ped and comfortably furnished dormi- stallions, mares, and geldings are ex- willow, alder, and birch. Hawthorne irom cold springs above the road, high. By means of an auger which reputable folk, in tne world. That is tory where boating, lake bathing or a warm pool took out a little core of wood about escaDusnment accommodations for fiftv hibited. To stimulate more interest occupies an important place along the of an inch in diameter covering a rather large territory, of girls are provided. to dive into. Take your choice. The in the horses, liberal cash are stream. Hard maple occupies the dui tney oiter you the statisThe girls are cared for on the offered for the- - winners in prizes large trees everywhere, with the its age could be estimated. From course, the horse higher slopes alone the canyon, while aparttical of the statement these proof and you ment plan Each apartment has com- pulling contests. These contests are juniper covers the rings very thin shavings were waves breaking at their very door dry ridges especial fortable sleeping and study accom- exciting features for all visitors of ly on the steps, make almost as strong an ap- made and placed under the micro- are auiy aumD. the sun. im facing slopes which gave the clue to its ag Cache farmers apparently have modations. A well ine iair. ihe peal to one's sense of beauty as to scope draft will contest Great Queen Juniner. which has come Some time in its life history some- learned the lesson of inflated land room and reception appointed dining the first day, light 22, one s physical comfort, into society onlv in the later vears of and the Sept VIU" rafts will contest the third heavy its life, Rates for cozy cottages equipped thing had happened to take out the values, for farm land can be bought vided. seems to be old enougn ana day, center of this tree. It is hollow and there for much less than in many The dean of women lives in the with all conveniences necessary range to have mothered the large enough The Cache County Fair in price from $1.25 to $2.25 per day, there is a huge crack running into other localities where the farming in- - mitory and exercises direct supervirest grounds with a reduction for weekly engage- the hollow. Crawling into the hol- uusiry is not nearly so well developed sion over the conduct, health and have always been a popular place for Logan river has always been a good low and reaching in, these men were nor the soil so fertile and for the home life of the ments. narness oi The stream. The water contains uaniiHg horses. girls. fishing rules, able to a small Fresh vegetables, eggs, cream and get piece of the very person interested in intensive farming while not over stringent box stalls near a clear stream an abundance of fish food, many , , , , w ariA J1C . milk, canned goodsetc, can be ob core of the tree and little chin samples suuu opportunities are offered in fully enforced. One of the unique Of- Wafer giassy paauocKS near times more than is necessary to sup tained at the resort. Then, too, for of the wood from that core to the sur every district of the valley. There features of the dormitn u by make it a desirable for place ply the fish it now contains. The those who do not enjoy preparing their face. And this is the story that was are perhaps 30,000 people in the coun- eral utility room where girls ma do harness horsemen. As a result the stream is heino- restnrkpH each yer on the land for mnnv their ironine. sewintr ty but room own meals, they will find Hotel La written on these samples: these conditions it has become of so to he . J onj L that the f fin. similar ishing at present seemstwenty ihe tree started life as a little wuico maw nuniuer. kota a most convenient and inviting woik. A special was it what laundry with arrangecomparable seedling in the crevice of a limestone horses for Utah and Idaho. More than a score of cities stiH ment is also provulnH in place to obtain meals at all hours. During years ago. the season all ?irls desire to do their own If you ever make one trip to Bear rock. It had scanty water supply and towns dot the splendid la The lower twenty miles 01 tne can washing with more than the stalls are filled scanty food supply as shown by the ituuiie ana communication htwoon The aim is to provide a desirable lake you will go again head of fifty horses forms a game preserve on wmcn yon fact that for the first two inches of them is exceptionally eood. for in ad home life at small to be trained for the fall expense. circuit. This the its growth in diameter the growth dition to the excellent carrying of firearms is unlawful. An ideal environment . year the racing of system highPeculiar "Dark Day' Under this restriction game is devel was very slow, averaging between ways, a branch of the were Short ffiW-CoHntyFafrSOregon File?, rapidly. The elk that ner Line goes clear around the smith an A -rings of wood t "mowed by the dis- oping iuC irom me Never Yet Explained 150u and 200 :annual . flourished broue-h- t have 1916 as. in in .i I me linn. urowiuK in crevice oi a and up the east side, of the valley to soc.at.on offered by the cJZl u trict fair at Blackfoot and then at until it is estimated that there are The "dark day" Is so called on ac- rock the roots, by means of carbon Preston, Idaho, and an electric ine sell, the city of Logan offers as Sept and then to the son nr dan of resent Deer are abun high count of a remarkable darkness on uiuaiub wiucn iney live oil. could each wun a a moral atmosnh Utah State Fair. The , sorvino fv.il ..u al- horses are in dant; it is not unusual to see deer that da j. May 19, 17S0, extending all year dissolve their way a little farther most the same iWp i,i. found anywhere. A fine condition and should main college give , Clt zpno by the side of the road as one row over the .New England states. In some into the rock. During the winter the line of the O. S. L. covers the exciting races all through the pnae and down the road early in tne up of the which western water would tiart. nf ih ,th., c. places people could not see to read recede ?he Iiae head and in ,?, each ""tions, follow these roots enlarged the crack lines run to some points, one morning or late in the evening. of these into their common print in the open air for sevabun going are ownand fMhlch Wa! grouse and ruffle grouse ed by r eral hours together, says the Spring- and extended it on, and so for some through Logan canyon to the Eear society in a most of dant. , 300 of fighting for a foothold lake water resort, field Republican. ?ooo.ooToerf.w. An.d Birds sang their the years for. & f?" These features all add to tne r little Juniper developed a root The Taken -city a possesses altoroiw U for ' i.uu..i r,A evening song, disappeared and became system large enough to QTivnn Pnng 8nd is nW en-- S fraAfiVA,nn f mate throughout the in It supply it with n the Grand 'j silent, fowls went to roost, cattle considerable water. Then d mer The attractive spotwe homes. eJT its growth culturai sections of in conducive to earnest an example of the nearest the road are reserved for study The sought the barnyards and candles were W to of f6 3StuS no! horses that are train- travelers CUr8?' lighted In the l ouses. ,f and transient camper" ed and raced at the IlU!'-iestu- "ES lor dubt. As to the explanation of this phe- 7VhTsg?aleofngLth was maintained Hent ov7,3; area. Permanent omj the excursions in fall and snrino- Fair grounds. Widow IT JLS :y through are granted g for nomenon, scIentLjts have been much for a period of about 2,600 to 2,700 tne winter months the curing on ground across the river f rom cwr puzzled. It was pluin, from the fall- years. Sometimes a cycle of years such striking force as An th ports, sleighing ' u n0CKev. regular travel. Forty mountain appeal to all reH.Ki "T'.u . ing of the barometer, that the air was would occur in which the growth standing accomplishments in an residences fast runing 1 Lthe ouns men would .wTthr be and lower. Never rsH? ins and several palatial considerably women, surcharged with Leavy vapor. The way. canyon the j was will Rio'inds the been have erected along The college maintains also mote ti,I6 growth very much in excess darkness then, it might be said, was Cache people no doubt have other the nVht t with r?cmX circu't along During the summer months tne 1 of 60 rings per inch. only the result of a dense fog. but uiMiws, ior mey are These with twelve miles of the canyon could oo In and a number nf rtv,-horses., v the question of the cause of so re- ed. the early 70's something happen- ambitious, but to the progressive Dotn on the rpm. stranger within yua ana '1 mute a nnnnlation. Where are , a fire swent th tre. her Possibly in the c itv v her markable a fog was still unanswered. The tree was not burned gates, shines husbandry out that cool sleeping it butVi owes num- Uke a but the climbing, this kmd lv bright star in the f irmamei t :nn t X. and sivtv perm'15 Large fires may have prevailed that erous charred stumps on that ridge . f the "tudentTas or -nODlf " , ior . ,i spring In the forests of northern New show that an extensive fire at one totherrtS well nave as been In "'"" In conclusion we must mention granted any crowd there are likes an! road 6 York and Pennsylvania the fXrtaKyers f the state a region at time ranged up and down there. From cordial is a There splendid and fine courtcsv poftLuiero that time an absolute wilderness the 50 to 53 years ago this tree suddenly of the hospitality fe d1rtheeXvellent P' through the canyon to Bear car ,t of this favored region smoke from which was borne through ceased this relatively rapid rate of It is people is wide enough to pass road d and generous and the upper regions of the atmosphere, growtn ot bo rings per inch and drop- made the .on- point. any o trip one of the most pleasant in those trainin' All things considered, Log to fall, when it came to a locality of ped to a rate of 200 per inch, less than and informing the press lads of women that . its normal rate a yon is the most attractive less buoyant air, down to the lower Utah ever have taken. What had happened? Evidentlv its coolest the dean; mg, that puts them at Im,! the state the and strata. While It Is stated that these leaves v they always aim to hniM a and the most restful. There wherever had been so reduced that no they mav be, under Fiogram accor 'inev fires might have recently preceded this th, e Nor Ever Get Any where tions they mav fin w.hatever condi- - this year is more than this thin laver of wood is never crow L Pgram much room that it the day and served as its sufficient cause, could be added each year. The perpe"0 who have The They many nothing to trouble steep sides, there Is only presumptive evidence naked branches, devoid of tell them will be troubled at nothing. tne green k1""' foliage, leoges, that they did occur. whatever. a similar story. For over 50 years Benjamin Franklin. of water, and the clean, people life slu ing, wholesome surroundings w and thLPw1l be makes 1' 8 inai on "ia uunt;;. program. a area restful for vacation. Lakota An Ideal Place to Witness White Shore Flay (Continued from Page 1) SEPTEMBER ST tT3 'Tv PWt! Smith-Hughe- IS? inter-mounta- in merry-maker- s, "" ,1 nri? s -- T mi11V Utah-Idah- o fZ,? J . 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