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Show THE JOURNAL, LOGAN CITY, CACHE COUNTY, PAGE TEN n of the hold is plainly, cheerily lighted In this manner, the w'orlds commerce goes steadily onward, and night, twenty-fou- r TO THE EARLY PIONEER LIFE OF day But hours out of twenty-four- . without the modern electric ligh, such service, affecting almost everyone's Jjfe, hidden though the influence may be, would be quite out of question. Fortunes in goods The tow n plat was laid out by the would be lostrmen would perish remained during1 the winter. It Jesse Fox in July 1859. The lots constantly, without the lights to cost uslhe price of surveying. allow the ' was handling with safety daring the winter of 1838 We were visited by Indians sev- of bulks on dock' and in that John Gardner was frozen eral. great times during the summer, to death crossing the mountain from Brigham City to Wells- -' and there were reports of trouble but we had no, trouble. Chief RUBBER INDUSTRY ville. Washakie took dinner at our - ANALYZED BY BAUSON The first settlers on the pre- house one day. We hauled some sent site of Logan, were David of our lumber from Brigham (Continued from pane seven) Reese and wife Martha, Griffith City. , We a little raise,d Dibble and wife, crude rubber producers promptCharles, Sidney pig which had followed US and Abe Caldwell, and as their from Willard, ed British government to the trailing under the experiences will be of interest wagon4iko-- a appoint agroup of business dgWherrour now known as the Stevmen, tTgreaf many I dill Tet Davy, crops w'ere up and nicegrowing as we used to Call .him, tell the ly, a swarm of . crickets came enson Committee, to make an and in story his own way, as he down off the bench and began investigation of the rubber Martha told it to me. to eat everything in sight. We plantation industry. As a reBwas born June '28, 1830 In drove them off with w illow swit- sult, the British Colonies, with B a c k h o,o d I Monmouthshire ches, and harvested eighty five the consent of the British govSouth Wales. Martha Eynon was bushels of w heat bn the three ernment, passed laws l'estrict-in- g the shipment of rubber by born Nov, 12, 1833 in Landship-uing- , acres. While in our first camp Pembokeshire. South Wal- a big wind came up, and blew so means of an export tax. Standes. We joined the Church in hard that we let our fire go out. ard production' was fixed as of 1849. and in 1855 come on As we had no .matches we did 1920 at 335,000 long tons. up to 60 percent oi the ship Chimbarazo. We were not know what to do; but Bromarried while crossing the sea ther Dibble fired his pistol into this amount bear the nominal Stevenson. some kindlings and we got an- duty of one and by Elder John Crossed the plains to Salt Lake other fire started. After that cents per pound, exchange be. in 1855. We moved to .Willard we took care not to let it go out. ing at par. Export taxes on in the spring of 1836, where we During July a great many more rubber beyond this amount in. remained until the- spring of people came, and we began to crease rapidly, the idea being 1858, when with other settlers hold meetings. John Wright was to" make it unprofitable to exa certain tonnage. we moved south and. .camped nn our- - first president. The first port bottoms. After the time I saw William B. Preston Crude rubber, the latter part of Payson army came in, we moved back to he and John Thatcher came 1922, was around its low point, Willard and passed the winter. from the Ricks camp near the at $.15 a pound. The law went ' About into effect November 1st, 1922, April 1st 1859 we came present college. and by the latter part of Januto Cache Valley in company We built a bowery on the prehad 1923, crude robber ary, with Abe. Caldwell, Sidney Dib- sent site of the Woodruff School risen to about $.35 a pound in ble and wife and Griffitth under which we held our first Charles. We stayed two or three meetings. During the first win- the New York market. i This law has of Wellsville. On advice naturally days at ter we held most of our meetPeter Maughan quite a company ings in Mrs. Allens (Sarah B. stirred up a great deal of disof us came over to Spring Creek Ricks) house on the lot where cussion on , the part of manunear Providence. Father Rice Thatchers bank is now. In 1860 facturers using .rubber in this country and also in Great Britand D, B. Dilley had charge of we built a new bowery on ain. Some believe that the this company. We camped on George Peacocks lot, sep (where Spring Creek several days but the Union Knitting mills now was necessary in order to preserve the plantations and inas there was some difficulty stands), and held our meetings sure an adequate supply. In about the division of the land, there, Some time during the is stated that the pres' Dibble, Caldwell, Charles and I, summer Ezra, T; Benson, Orson fact, it ent -- is --temporary look started out to for another Hyde and Chauncey West, Came location. We waded the Logan to Logan to organize the Uard, and that, unless further pleat' river near the old sand ing is' carried tout 'shortly that pit (this Prest Wright and D. B. there will not be enough to sand pit was near Thomas were candidates but, W. Dilley PresSmarts house across the river ton was chosen. Preston said meet the demands of the growSouth of the Agricultural col- he was too young in the church ing automobile industry, Others claim that lege) and walked over the bench to accept the office. Brother tates should have, its own and came down just south of the Hyde asked him if he would and be independent of supply decided to put in a obey council, he Temple, and replied, Yes. foreign countries for this imWash-now on is " the what 'crop Then you will do," said Brothportant commodity. It is pointington Rogers place. (Mem- er Hyde. Church ed out especially in case orial Park). We returned to will come afterward. experience In 1850 of waf, that, our own teams and got our spring Creek we built one room of the log crude rubber would supply of be necesand crossed the river just below school house, which stood in the indicate estimates sary. Today on South . the present bridge street a little east of the Pres- that' the Britsh ' Main St., and after considerable produce' 75 per byterian church," cent of plantation rubber, the difficulty we got up on the little School was taught by Brother Dutch about 13 percent, the ' hill between the presenet and later John Reed French and Belgians about 5 sites of the Dessert,' and Hobbs, a opened higher class. percent and Americans about Central mills and made camp. In regard to the organization 3 percent. America, on the When we came into the valley snow was over most of it, and of the, ward referred to above, other hand, uses over 70 perwhen we forded the river snow George L. farrell. made this cent of the crude rubber of the was lying in patches all over statement, to the writer: The world. At the last Congress, $500,000 was appropriated for the ground, but on the highest meeting was held November 9th an 1859 in investigation of the crude Peathe air on the open ground out of the willows, snow was gone except in shaded plac- cock lot. Preston, dressed in a rubber situation in all parts of the world. The idea is to find es, and grass was growing green buckskin' suit was standing at out whether it is possible - and and pretty on the present site of the rear leaning against a post, feasible countrw to pro- -' for this Denson Brother called to him, Logan. We commenced plowing Stvhat it duce and by the tenth of June got our You young man leaning against needs.a large pait of come the Preston post, up here, crops in. We, put in three acres The tire industry in the of wheat After crops were in, went up, and Brother Benson United States uses about 70 We want to make said, you Charles went to Willard with of the rubber importhis oxen and wagon and brought bishop of this ward. The same percent ed and dominates the naturally Col. West apChauncey his wife over to camp. A short day rubber industry. Mechanical time after his return his wife pointed' Thomas E. Ricks cap.use 14 percent, boots and goods in tain the Nauvoo and Legion, gave birth to a baby girl, the shoes 8 percent, miscellaneous first white child born In Logan. G. L. Farrell adit. products 8 percent. ' In 1922 Up to this time we had camped the output of tire casings was ELECTRICITY ON THE . out, sleeping in our wagons but around WATER FRONT indicated38,000,000 and it is Griffith Charles made a dugout, that well over 40,00(1, that is dug a Jiolein the ground 000 will be produced this year. and put a dirt' roof over it, in (Continued from page seven) Automobile registration for the this rude shelter their baby will probably average well are each year' They, placed at, hatch, - was bom. About this time D. and over theVn are mounted 13,000,000 cars, upon t R. Dilley moved over from As a result of the large Mazda lamps, ten forward Spring Creek and camped with and ten aft. The current comes profits in the industry, there us. from the ships own plant, oper- was an abnormal expansion " We now began to get out logs ated by a small reciprocating during. the war. . Too large a for our houses. We tried to float engine. number of companies were atsome out of Logan caiiyon but The hold Is equally well ligh- tracted into the tire manufac- lost .most of them. We then ted for the impox-tan- t purpose of turing field, and competition is went top Green canyon and haul- allowing to se- now very keen . be stowed cargo ed them from there. It was .The increase in the price of without any hidden dan curely, near the last of June that the ger that in rubber and other row maerfude the weather rough came, big bales and boxes w;ill slip terials since 1922," with low Farmington company John R. Blanchard, Jesse Pierson, loose and slide as the ship heels prices for the finished tires, I. J. Clark, Beuj. Williams over, her on her side in has greatly reduced the margin turning and their families were in- this some big sea' and letting the of profit and in some esses,' company. We were the first to water pour through her hatches, wiped it out altogether. Sevget our house up, but John until she sinks with all on board. eral compjinies are now having Blanchard was the first to move . Formerly ships holds were a fight for their very existence. in. The reason was that we but dimly, lighted, first by lan- Taking 1913 as a base at 100 ' put a board roof on our house,, terns then by inadequate lamps. the average price index of sires . and it took some time to saw the Now through each hatch run is now around '72 as compared boards, which was done with a lamp cords supplying, two 500 with 118 in 1920 and the low whip saw, while Blanchard made 'watt Mazda lamps, as many as record of 62 in 1915. t . his roof of willows, straw' and a score of which aroused for ' With no' great increase in dirt Our house stood on the lot some vessels. The current comes business in 1924 the t Babson-chashows present activity at where Lundstroms . furniture from the dock through 200-- am' ' - store now normal and stands. ' pere stage connectors, and ever' 7 percent below nook and corner high-power- i S U - 4 10 a Day Miles In 1848 they trudged - across the plaint ed Americans All VEARS before Yankee Ingenuity outdid the birds, hardy ' American - pioneer with Schooners toile across the plains between the Mississippi River and the Rockies and down the Westemslopes of the Great Divide into the golden land of California and the From EMERSON HOUGHS Novel MONTANA seatT (j 1 SONOMA I AEW14 T i v i . " -- 500-wa- tt - - - - - j; 4- rt 1 ' HEMPSTEAD LI, OHIO, "- uMinom.. Tn y JA'HEAVY LINE SHOWS THE ROUTE of '7he COVERED WAQOff TRAIN from EANSAS-Of-f to OREGON 2000 MILES m SM01 CAROLINA 1 , TENN i 1 $ ( 8 w i u ! CITY- (then Westport banding), at St Jo, and Council, Bluffs the wagons gathered starting in the spring, when grazing was good, and traveling by various routes to- - x-- )'r : I lotnre c i whence they started on their ous journey across the uncharted plains. They dared fire and flood, hunger and thirst battles with In-- " dians. Jn the summer they passed - ardu-Qmah- a, ora 7!mMUNSHCm THE ROUTE of the US ARMY AVtATORSf LONG ISLAND 5 AN DIEGO i 1650 MILES f 26 Erl. 40mm4OO8UfSHOUR V parted from the Oregon pioneers, the latter trickling into tO MILES A DAY Vv ALABAMA OLD FORT LARAMIE and looped their way north and then south again to the border of Utah. Here the California trains GRAND ISLAND ROOSEVELT FIELD ,fc NEWMEXKO AT KANSAS ffif YORK S SOUTH DAK0TA TvcmcAm SMWMO OREGON ! . where the fertile lands awaited their eekers umed southplough&Thegold west to the newly found treasures in theSierrasandsoughttheirwealthwith pick and shovel instead of the plough the dangers through which they passed, the adventures they encountered, the hardships they underwent, their joys and sorrows, their labors and their recompense at SEE 2 Days Only Fri. and Sat. Dec. CAPITOL 28-2- 9 Opening with MATINEE FRIDAY Twice Daily Matinees 2:30 Nights 8:30. AD seats reserved Will be on sale in advance at theatre box office on Tuesday'. Matinees 50c, 75 c, $1.00 (plus tax) Nights 50c, $1.00, $1.50, , v 1 iu. mi FIBLD . - raw J UOSMCIUS'I , S yiiNn V j CQI.OMDO l ,J, 1 Produced by JAMES CRUZE DAKOTA I ' T-- L , fe The Film Epiq of America -- t - the-Unite- r . : 5 . Pretext 'NEV OREGON; one-eigh- th - ground Their thrilling story is told in fNOPJ ! IP ns y, broke the of our queenlipst social leaders- - Their outriders world. feed the to the grain which from springs A PARAMOUNT PICTURE To over-suppl- AejLJ3 diamonds THE COVERED WAGON 1 i air like birdt - . i Jn 1923 they cleft the , fertile valleys of Oregon. The JESSE L. LASKY - V 100 Miles an Hour wKite-hooded-Prai- d. ship-hol- i Saturday, December 22, 1923. UTAH the readjustment about tyiree fifths, Completed' and a consequent, curtailment in the demand for equipment for new automobiles, as well, as a smaller demand for, replacement on account of the restricted purchasing power on the part of the public, the outlook is for a continuance of the present V competition. w. . t mm.n H OI HOLIDAY NUTS FROM MANY COUNTRIES SMITHFIEtD, Dec. 20 . It is with pleasure that I report the 90th birthday anniversary of one our earliest settlers it being that of Mr. George SantJ. George Sant was born in Chester, England, December 15, 1833, and came ,, to Utah when he was twenty years one of the first settlers of Cedar City, Smlthfield, Utah, T.eaSureton, Clifton, - Idaho, Idaho and Star Valley, now Grover. Wyoming. A delicious three course dinner was esrved at 2 :30 p. mto 60 of his descendants. A very entertaining program the rendered was during aftenoon consisting of songs, recitations, stories and instrumental music, Games, music and dancing were enjoyed till the wee sma hoors oo 'morning when the party broke up wishing grandpa and grandma Sant many more happy family ' gatherings. The out of town guest w'ere Messrs and Msdames, W. R. Sant, George Sant of Preston, Idaho, Flank Thomas of Ogden, William Smith of Cleveland, Idaho, Charles Johnson, David Sant, Wr. R. Paskin of Trcau-toIdaho, Elmo Sant Thomas Sant and F. J. Sant, of Clifton, Idaho, Frank Sant, Prcstoi Sant, Marion Howell, W. Albert Sant, and Fred of Grace, Idaho, Edmund John1 son of Oneida Idaho, Samuel Reeder of Lewiston, Sylvester Low of Smitfield and the Mis. Nellie Quinney of Logan, Mrs. Mrs. Jennie Bosworth of Cleve land, Idaho, Sts. George Riches and Mrs. Mattie - Fisher of Smithfield and Mrs. Mary Ellen Thcma of Shelley, Idaho. . Grandpa Sant boasts of having 27? decsendants. Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Shaeffer entertafned at 6 oclock dinner, Thursday evening of last week, Those'present . were : Dr and Mrs. G. L. Rees, I4 and Mrs. F. W, Jarvis, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph, Gutke, Mr, and Mrs. Thomas Mathews, and Mr. and Mrs. Chestnut, Mr. and Mrs. Peterson, Mr. and Mrs.- - Simp3on. of Logan. The friends of Mr. and Mis. Preston D. West met at their home Friday evtninr .of last week and tendered them a surprise. The evening was spnt in music, 2am es and social chat Mid-delwic- h, old,-wa- (Continued from page aevdn) itieg from Spain, Francei and the Levant countries. Shelled filberts to he- - amount of 3,850,-00- 0 pounds are brought ini principally from Spain. The dimes tic crop of peanuts for th 1922 season was 623,000,000 pfcunds. Imports were estimated lit pounds of she! 141 ' puts and 3.862,000 pounds of un shelled nuts. Several years ago im42,-438,0- portations of-- oriental peanuts were much Jreavier but the emergency tariff act of M?iy 1921, provided a duty of 3 taunts a pound, and the tariff act of 1922 assessing a duty of 3 cents a pound on unshelled peanjut? and 4 cents on the shelled product, probably caused the cut in imports. Thete are ho complete' figures on the domestic . produij tion of pecans. The Georgia erf op averages. about 1,000,000 jf ounda a year and is increasing 'as new trees come into bearing. Im portation are, receitd from Mexica. The annual imports of unshelled walnuts mout to about 33,000,000 pounds, from Italy, France, Chili, China Japan, Czechoslovakia, arid Bulgaria. About 13,330,00 pounds of shelled walnuts a le received, and most of which oonie, from France and. smaller i quantities from China and Spa'rn. The domestic crop of California the last yea&awas estimated at . pounds. - ' The Temarkable distinction of having a book' published at the age of sixteen has Ijecn achieved by Miss Mollie Paiter-Downe- s, whose first novel has been issued by one of (he Doiemost pubMiss lishing houses of Papter Downes haa been writing since she wag a child of seven. , For use in small apartments an electric laundry machine has been designed whic h, including a folding wringer, occupies about the space of a chair.- Jr SMITHFIELD ! s ; n, , ( XMAS SPECIAL For Sat. and Monday 45 Strictly Fresh Butter, per lb Nippy Eastern Full Cream Cheese, per lb. .i ... Mild Utah Full Cream Cheese, per lb Roquefort Imported Cheese, per lb. Limburger Cheese, per lb, We Have Most Any Kind of Cheese You Like Our Guaranteed Strictly Fresh Eggs, per doz. OUR COFFEE IS BETTER 43c Grade Special Blend Coffee, per lb Our 35c Grade Coffee for per lb. .Our 30c Grade Coffee for per lb. ,We Make Our Own th 35 27 75 45 35 r ; Peanut Butter. 40d ona 25 Absolutely The Best Obtainable We Serve the Only Dairy Lunch And the Best Lunch In Town SPECIAL DINNER FOR 30c 135 Globe Dairy Shop North Main LOGAN, UTAH Phone 137 J CHRISTMAS GREETINGS (Continued from pae seven). . . be wise in our giving this year. May our gifts represent lov and appreciation rather, than intrinsic value.. A useful gil always brings the greatest amount of satisfaction and plcasui But the purchase of Christmas gifts should not be permitte to go so far as to become a burden. . We extend to all our best wishes for a Merry Christmas an a. Happy New Year! May our friendships be unbroken. .Ma God s choicest blessings attend us and may we work unitedl to make the new year the most successful for the ment oLthe Lord 3 purposes in the history of the accomplisl Logan Stak O. H., BUDGE , ' ' C. M. CHRISTENSEN ' ,' , ' A. E. ANDERSON ' , ; Stake1 Presidency. - - . 3 after which a' delicious luncheon Mr. and Mrs. Carl Nilson was served to twenty gusts. announce the engagement of - Mr. and Mrs. Josph Crockett their Wanda to Mr. entertained Sunday evening at Albertdaughter C. Young of Logan. The 6 oclock dinner in honor of Mr., marriage tS take place on Du. and Mrs. - William Richardson 24. They wilt make their home and family. in Logan. The lady friends of Miss Wanda Nikon entertained at a misIn the harness horse world cellaneous bundle' shower op there much speculation just Wednesday evening of last week now asis, to the probable line-u- p of Music and games were enjoyed the Circuit next season. during th evening after, which The Grand matter will be decided at refreshments were servdainty the annual meeting at Syracuse . ed. The Billie" sewing club met in January. at the home cf Sirs. W; 1L Grif- Three women in the United, fiths on FI iday evening of last States are insured for more than , week. . $1,000,000 ( aelu' - |
