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Show J s JOURNAL EVERY DAY FURNISHED ROOMS ARE RENTED EASILY THROUGH CLASSIFIED ADS. - EVERY DAY PROPERTY IS SOLD THROUGH THE HELP OF THE CLASSIFIED ADS . 8? VOLUME XLVII. LOGAN, CACHE COUNTY, UTAH, SATURDAY. JANUARY 19, 1924. NUMBER 17 UTAH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE TO HOLD NATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL THOMAS IRVINE OF New Automobiles In 1924 3,500,000 $ $ $ &$$&$$$$$, O K & Roger W. Babson Outlines Probable Development of Motor Industry WELLESLEY HILLS, MASS Jan. 18, Roger W.Babson, the statistician, lias just completed ina ttudy of ihe automobile indicated treat that the dustry for 1924. His sumary statement issued today suggests 3,500,000 new cars as probable production, with prices tending lower and profits not quite as good as 1923 When automobile production is charted against general busiWe ness, says Mr. Babson, find that the number of new cars made fluctuates radically accord'ng to gerieral business conditions. In 1909 with general Personal Reminiscences of Its First Settlers Forgotten Scenes And Incidents Recalled By Words of Those Who Took Part In Them - (By JOEL RICKS) - (Number- 5) Of the pioneers who came to Logan in 1859 there are very few now living, in fact of those who were men grown at that time we know of only one, that business above normal, producIs Robert D. Roberts, who is tion increased 100 over 1908. drowned washed and ashore now in his 86th year. B. M. In 1918 was only production Lewis and Thomas Irvine were and piled up in winrows along 60 of 1917. 1919showed an th both came-wtfor milesrThestendr increase of 70 over the preThomas E. Ricks, and helped from them was. something fear- vious year with 1920 at about run the old chaff piler until the ful. The town was three or the same level. The following threshing was done and then four miles from the lake, but year, with business again below to made returned Farmington, when the wind was from the normal production dropped to a trip to Southern California west,, the stench was carried up 79 of the 1920 figures. The during the winter, and returned to us, and was anything but year 1922 showed an increase of to Logan in May, 1860. Ezra Clark had plant- 54 over 1921 and 1923 figures pleasant. Thomas Irvine was 17 years ed some grain and the hoppers 56 larger than 1922. old when hq first came to Lo- had destroyed it, and father Such radical 'ncreases are gan and remembers quite clear- asked him to allow us to replant extremely difficult to maintain ly many , of the interesting it with corn, we did so and grew and we face 1924 with the proevents of those first few years a good crop, it was spect of normal business the in the valley. The following are near the last although of June when it shows present actthe principal items of his story: was planted. That corn was Babsonchart below at normal. It is l'J I was born April 10th 1842 about all we, and some of our ivity therefore that producprobable in Gosport, Hampshire, England. neighbors, had to cat that wintion will recede from the 1923 Came to America with my par- ter. high mark of slightly over 4r ents in 1863. We landed at 1859 father and I 000,000 to about 3,500,000 new In July New Orleans, and took a steam- came to Cache Valley. We had cars in 1924. , boat to St. Louis, where we re- one of horses and wagon. Another interesting developspan mained for a few days and came We came over the divide, and ment is evident n the increasup the river to Keokuk, Iowa, around by Wellsville to Logan. where we5 began our journey We did not know where to ford ing proportion of replacements. The in the moacross, the plains. ,We were in the river and Jimmie Pieiscn tor saturationhaspoint been discussed industry We Joseph A, Youngs coYnpany. came over and us over reached Salt Lake City' about the river and piloted the wil- at length by those holding varthrough ious opinions regarding it, but September 15th, and located at lows to the bench. The whole the statistics now indicate that Those were tryFarmington. island seemed covered with 13'2 of the cars registered at ing times on account, of the streams of water at that time. will be in 1924. numpresent replaced so were grasshoppers, they We came up the hill where Main This will about 1,950,-00- 0 require erous that they devoured about street is now. We found Dillcy, new cars. An increase in reeverything in sight, even onions Reese and Charles camped 'near of about 10'; ' or gistration and carrots exposed above the mill Wright... and may be expected.-Productigroundwere'eatenupvThey some other- - wem camped on 1924 then will be for over the were finally blown split into about 57',' for replace (Continued on pace ten) lake and countless billions were -- . the-sho- boys-then-a- nd re . - -- " the-Cent- ral on ments and 4391 for increased registration. It is interesting to Attack Aimed At Mayfield To Secure Congressional Investigation of K. K. K? note that prev'ously new car sales have always exceeded replacements. Since demands economy large scale production it is probable that leaders in the motor1 industry will tend to lower prices in order to'get volume. Lower commodity prices would favor such a policy and increased markets can only be found by tapping successively lower price levels. The popular trend is also toward economjy of operation and lighter cortstruct'on. In the manufacturing field we also find that the ten leading organizations produce 90 of the cars. This tendency to centralize production at the expense of the smaller makers will probably continue. Profits in 1923 were substantially higher than in any previous year, continued Mr., Babson, and the investor is interested in the probable trend of motor stocks. A decline in volume and increase in competition would indicate a smaller Twenty One of Americas Foremost Educa-tor- s to Cooperate With Local Faculty In Putting1 Over The Biggest Summer Offering Utah Has Ever Seen- - The Utah Agricultural College at Logan, Utah, should be the Mecca of summer school students over the entire country, it appears from an announcement just issued by President Elmer G. Peterson of the College. According to this announcement, a large faculty of the foremost educators of America and England has-be-en secured to teach and lecture during the first term of the 1924 Summer quarter. The college has selected as its A National Summer slogan school in the heart of the Rockies and it is etpected, by the SSI eminence of the men selected and the wonderful summer climate" of Logan to attract, not only hundreds of students from Utah, but additional hundreds from outside the state and even from the eastern states. The large facul.y of, imported educators, which will cooperate with the regular faculty, of the college in the summer school work consists of fourteen men margin of proft for 1924. Comparative conditions therefore do not indicate apprecially higher levels for securities dependent on those earnings. Examining the fundamental business situa- who will give standard- college courses running through six weeks, from June 9 to July 19 of seven lecturers who will each deliver a series of special lectures during this same period. The teaching faculty secured numbers. the following: Professor E; 1 Thorndike, head of the depar.ment of psychology and education of Columbia University, and One of the foremost psychologists in the world. Professor Raymond ' Franseh of the department of education. - tion we find no evidence that would promise a broad bull rise from present levels that might carry the motor stocks with it. These two groups of factors seem to agree that motor stocks as a group, arq not an attractive purchase at ruling prices. ,, There is. a Jremendous.&nd established demand for motor transportation," concluded Mr. SENATOR MAYFIELD AT HIS DESK? INSET, GEORGE PEDDY, DEFEATED . CANDIDATE FOR, MAYFIELDS OFFICE. ( WASHINGTON, D. C. QongresionI !itveti&atioti of the Ku Klux Klari may follow the movement to oust United State Senator Earle B. Mayfield of Texat, Many of Mayfield' enemies in Texas are more lnterested in crushing thtf Klan there and elsewhere than in' compelling the Lone Star senator to vacate his seat, it is said. t r His dismissal is sought, according 10 many Texans, merely fcs o n incident, in the arraignment, and impeachment of ihe the bar of public opinion in America. t rt The group is being aided by George 8. Peddy. whom Mayfield defeated for office. Babson, that eventually be met along practical and econo miem rather than luxury lines. will An agreement on schedules between airplane companies and railways has made it possible for-"-- a person ; to- - travel - from London to Constantinople in less than 30 hours. Klan-bcfor- University of California, an outstanding authority in education f in the west. ' , Professor Frederick J. Tur-ne- r, professor of history at Har--F vard University, the leading Authority on western history. Professor Frederick Merk, professor of history, Harvard University, also a prominent fi- - , - -- - -- anti-Kla- (Continued on PaKe Nine) History of CacheVailey 71 72 73 the paper ceased to be self supporting and the plant was turned over to the Utah Journal Company composed of J7 P. Smith, E. A, Stratford, and JohriE. Carlisle. For four years Stratthe paper prospered with John E. Carlisle as editor, E.-- Mr. Ricks and Mr. Hyde approached Mr. Harry E. Baker of Salt Lake City to act as editor. Very shortly Mr. Baker reported that he had purchased the Did Deseret News hand press and had Publishing Company was formed and bought the paper from Mr. Ricks and then leased the plant to Moore and Turner. The officers of the Logan Publishing Company were Joseph Odell, presi-- J. C. Walters, second ' dent. Joseph Howell, fifstrvice-president,- " and II. Bullen, secretary and treasurer. Moore and Turned continued to issue the paper as the Logan Republican until Moore sold his interest in the lease to Mr. Turner. Later Mr. Turner sold out to Mr. IL Bullen and J. C. Allen Jr. The paper is still known as the Logan Republican and Mr. J. " C. Allen Jr. ia the editor. . ' ' ' TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES In 1885 ford, manager and J. P. Smith, foreman. In 1889 R. W. Sloan an editor of the Salt Lake Herald and an efficient newspaper man came to Logan and purchased the paper and changed the name to the Logan Journal. The plant ic moved to the first ward rock school building located Theatre is on Center Street. Mr. Sloan improved the paper made considerably during the three years he had charge of it and it one of the leading newspapers of the state. Mr. Jesse Earl ' was made foreman by Mr. Sloan.-In 1891 a stock company was formed and the entire business was purchased from Mr. Sloan at one hundred times the price sold out. paid for the first newspaper of the county when it 1, 1892 of the January took" plant possession The new is as it The to Journal, today. of the name paper and changed the The first editor employed was G W. Williams,, an editor of the Salt Lake Times. He remained with the Journal for two months when he resigned and Mr. Noble Warrum Jr. took his place. Charles England became the business manager Later Mr, A. Gordon became the editor. Mr. Joseph England became foreman, Marion England was compositor, James England pressman, and Gus Carlson Printers Devil. In 1895 Mr , F. J, Marshall was employed as a reporter for the paper. In 1897 the Earl and England Publishing Company was organ- -: ized and finally took over all the interests of the former newsmoved to its present location m paper company. The plant first 1904 the linotype machine in the valley 1908 and in August . . , in the plant. installed The paper became a dailyon January 1 1917 s the-Lyr- -- ow-ner- s - w-a-s w-a- s ? THE NATION AND THE LOGAN REPUBLICAN! When the people of Utah divided on national political party settlements became active lines, naturally each party in the larger am for a newspaper to represent them. Mr. Joel Ricks being T. Ezra with Mr, petive worker for the RepubUcan party decided that woul4 rep-- 1 m Logan newspaper Hyde to start a esent the local Republican party. The Logan Journal represented the local Democratic party. semi-week- ly and name-i- t .The plant was established in a little frame' building just north of the present Skaggs store on south Main street owned by Mr. Joel Ricks. Mr. Baker was the editor in chief, Mr. -Ezra T. Hyde was business manager and local editor. Mr. Joseph Odell who was employed at Ogden and an experienced compositor was engaged as the foreman of the plant. Mr. John Harry, now of Smithfield, was the pressman and Miss Lillie Hyde, now Mrs. George Dunbar, was one of the compositors. The first issue of the paper came out in April 1890.. It con finued to as a daily fof three months Hut as the patronage .vas not sufficient and the advertising business was so limited it was discontinued as a daily and Was changed to a The paper was a very creditable one for those days. At this time ' Mr. Joel Ricks and Mr. Ezra T. Hyde became associated with the to Ogden and Miss Hyde became the chief paper. Mr. Odell compositor. The paper was run for about two years arid then was sold out to Messrs Prible and Andy Rosenbaum. The name Logan Republican was adopted. . The paper did not succeed very well and it was taken over by Mr. Joel Ricks. Mr. Rosenbaum moved from the city. Mr. Ted Bench was one of the compositors and Mr. A Gordon edited it during one political campaign. Mr. Ricks ran the paper under the name of the Natiorf for about three years and then sold it to Mr. Ezra T. Hyde. Mr. Hyde operated the paper as an independent newspaper. About 1903 Mr. Ralph Moore who was a practical printer and newspaper man was induced to start a newspaper that would represent the local Republican party. He purchased new machin- - , ery and withrthe help of contributions started the little plant in the upstairs of the building now occupied by the Woolworth Company on Main street. He retained the name Logan Republican for the paper.- After the election in 1904 in which the Republican party was successful throughout the country, the newspaper could not meet its bills and Mr. Joel Ricks came to the rescue again and made an agreement to put money into it, take the management and work with Mr. Moore. The plant was moved to a little building on Cepter street and Mr. Fred Turner was employed as a reporter. The paper was published for several months when the Logan the--Nati- adSily-newspaper-inLog- -- on. vice-preside- nt, RAILROADS , -- semi-weekl- - - ' 0 A ? f r Being so far from the markets and with the production of crops and demands for manufactured goods and supplies, the s necessity for railroad transportation became urgen and the began to interest themselves in such projects. As early as 1854 a memorial was addressed to Congress by the Territorial Legislature urking the construe ion of an overland railroad. In 1860 a second memorial was presented for the same purpose. V. hen the time did come for the advept of the railroad none rejoiced more than the people of Utah. They were for the most part too poor to subscribe money but any supplies from their y. set-tier- -- -- lands or their labor werecheerfully furnished. , In May 1868 a contract was mriHe between Baigham Young and. the Superintendent of Construction of the Union Pacific Company for the grading and other work on the proposed railroad between the bead of Echo Canyon and a wes.-erterminus to be decided later. The contract amounted to about one million dollars and gave employment to five or six hundred men and they were to be paid as the work progressed. The latter part of the agreement, however, was not kept although all the contracts for grading were faithfully executed When the last tie had been placed which connected the Central Pacific with the Union Pacific and the continent was linked by the first railroad, more than 'forty miles of grading had been done by the people and $1,250.00 wras owing ihe men by the two railroad companies. John Taylor, Joseph A. Young and John Sharp went east and pressed their claims so vigorously that as the company did not . (To be continued riext Saturday) - , , v J feff |