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Show 0T BOX 8 Brigham City, Utah November 3, 1977 Thursday, ELDER JOURNAL, and Dmir1I sUnedl jTD them came setbacks Mercantile City Brigham 'and THE :SPHIWGr . 52 - 3. ".ft.', 'yXj A .- t -& .f.:.: ,.v. 'Ar.rj:. c Arriving Daily. Sli:n!s New iMdsgi tii ??! Fit, Stylo ami Durability. tf'rf SHOES SHOES! Ti- l- See our new stock bcloro you buy. Brigham City Mercantile and c r" - Hy: I 'i .: CvitAil-- It k -- PiitUTH.s. PAPER WALL - You can tj Co-o- A. Manufacturing Association, BRIGHAM CITY REPORT published March 24, 1892, mercantile store carried an advertisement for the which continued as the remaining vestige of the Brigham City Mercantile and Manufacturing jrt what you vrant at the once-propero- The woolen mill fire in De- cember and subsequent expen- sive rebuilding project plunged the coop into debt. To offset the toss, a contract was drawn in E. SNOW, SuPT supply lumber to the Utah Northern railroad. Heavy expense was incurred in building a sawmill in Marsh Valley and 100 local men were 1878 to employed in the enterprise, Production was high and the project seemed to be the golden opportunity to make up for the previous years financial losses continued to supply commodities which were not manufactured locally. The store continued to prosper, even during the demise of the coop, and was the last of the businesses to close its doors. A constant lack of currency with which to purchase outside merchandise for the mercantile store and for use in home industries constantly plagues the coop. the Shellabarger and Wilson, a law firm, represented ZCMI and the local cooperative in the case. The Supreme court ruled in favor of the two cooperatives on March Washington A front of boot, shoe, horness, hat and broom factory were notified of working hours by the huge courthouse bell. This factory was located adjacent to the "co-osquare" which is now the sight of the junior high playing field. EMPLOYEES PICTURED in Co-o- p p 4"' ' ? r y? ' ; 1,. young Perry girl escaped from a accident with very slight injuries Monday afternoon. The Utah Highway Patrol said Cheryl Lee Wixom, 7, was walking along Allen street 4:45 p.m. when she ran into the path of a car driven by Robert Neil Anderson, 45, Perry. The highway patrol reported the man swerved to the left to 2x4 8 ft. SaWct Pecky I09 8 ft. Pine Poles f 49 . avoid the girl but was unable to do so. However, the glrlVas riot seriously hurt, it was reported. In other accidents, Marilyn Harris Ayotte, 43, 125 East Fifth North, Brigham City, was hurt when her car went into a ditch and into a field last Saturday evening. The highway patrol said the woman failed to stop at a stop sign at SR-8- 3 about 8:39 p.m. ea. FIELD FENCE SELECT PECKY American Midi 6 inch (trip 32" $49. VS 39 i$S4.9S 47 SS.9S CEDAR 4x4x8 $ 1 99 HEAVY WT. 5V4FT 6 FT 6 Vi FT 240 ALLIED lH $lr REINFORCING WIRE Stilnglas RANGE ALUM. ROOFING $$. 49ViMx1(r .... $10.49 SFW'xM" m. $14.49 49Vi"xl4' $14.79 49WxJ0 .... $20.99 HOODS Hum i BATHROOM Brother CORRUGATED FIBERGLASS PANELS TILE BOARD Second Grade t6"xr ..... j26"xl0' ... 24Mxir ... !26"x14' ... 26Hxl6' ... $2.BO 9x6 .....$3.00 DAMAGED DOORS INTERIORS PIPE In 21 ft. Iangths 23 ft.' W'xav 44 ft. 1"xSl ni"xst .... 40c ft. -- $99 and up Demise Begins It was at this height of prosperity that a series of disasters befell the coop, beginning with a crop failure in 1877 and continu-- ' ing until the coop was forced to disband in Grasshoppers destroyed 500 acres of grain on the coops large farm near Portage and another 500 acres were destroyed by frost. Almost all the crops on the coop farms were destroyed in 1877 by the combined forces of insects, drought and frost. 71ft. Jnvvxar ' , j? ENJOY THE GAME & S $3.1 1 $3.90 $4.49 $3.49 $6.20 GALVANIZED ALL SIZES HAVE DINHER ON US! OVER SO TYPES 09PANEUN0 TO OtOOSE FROM Pt&flMSHED MOLMNOS AND CCHORH) LARGEST QUANTITY AND VAitrrY NAAS WINCHESTER , CHESTNUT RAIrfi Simulated woodgroin 314 4S ltfaradn shoe shop, harness works, etc. Nov. 5 1:30 PM V:4k8 fir Wood Grain finish on louan Wood Groin on lemon Grode-Simukit- GrodD-SimuJot- $599 $599 MT. JEFFERSON Caribou Oak Vm4x8 First Grade Simulolnd Wooc ,2164x8 4 ijrode' WEBER STATE -V- WILDCAT STADIUM LIGHT BIRCH ViaUxSfir SPONSORING COOPERATIVE TANNERY, first of the home industries factories built, produced fine leather products from coop cattle herds and in turn supplied leather for cooperative boot and 6 RIGA! CEDAR IS S- UTAH STATE 1 Simulated Wood- - Groin on Uwon ouz UHy 'Tjou ai cozdiady to oLzuj an outstanding azt ex (iiit jLj tfiz And invites you to enjoy the game and have dinner at TACO TIME for tnly J!asatcfi cfzt (fudd d) Eatuzing artists DLozeuce Q. Enssn , (DzEnE cdfictiman, cfticE difEidman dianE cdfad, EizaIjEtli &Vad.n, on dlifitciu nouj. Crz EX kitiit uuL a era rfcXb in ouz lotty foz ljouz dPhasuxE antd zNou. Jfjtfz. 3.50 $599 REMODEL YOUR KITCHEN Wtll show you how to do Here is how to take advantage of this special offer. 1. Stop in at TACO TIME before game time SAT. and purchase your reserved ticket to the game. 2. While there pick up a free FOOD COUPON worth $1.50 on food purchase at it yoursoN and save monty TACO TIME. 3. Go see the game and on your way home stop for dinner at TACO JIBIUL TIME. dmwmsiom lUMsn AT DISCOUNT RESERVED SEAT . grain on kouon Plywood $K99 LnuLizd to . 316x4x8 49 S TACO TIME Hel-stro- silk, A. Madsen, painting, J.L. Anderson; coopers; pottery, F. Hansen; farmers, N. H. Nielson, George Reeder, JoHan Evans; millinery, Mrs. A. Howell; braiding, Miss Francy Grahl; artificial flowers, Mary Stark; ladys fancy work; butchers, P. Stark; blacksmithing, J. D. Rees; wagons, N. C. Mortensen; cabinet work, M. L. Ensign; carpenters, J. B. McMaster; brooms, S. A. Dunn; lumber and shingles, A. Wright; bricks, H. Cutter; adobes, A. Baird; masons and plasterers, A. A. Jensen and Sam Taylor; cattle and sheep, Mr. Morris. 30 7?s $1 6 ropemaking, 10 10 6 T x 100 ..$34.99 7 x200' .. $49.95 StVi-x- S' SxS 1.33 $1.76 $1.S6 $1.04 CONCRETE 19 49 historians. Perhaps Tullidge sums it best: We believe that had Brigham Young and his compeers when they first settled in Utah attempted what Lorenzo Snow actually accomplished in Brigham City, a hundred genuine cooperative communities would have sprung up in Utah. CHAIN LINK CEDAR , The large courthouse bell was rung one hour before working time began in the cooperative industries, at starting time, to signal lunch time, and again at quitting time so the lives of the people revolved about this timetable. were its most prosperous years. Home industries were going strong, and were producing such a variety of goods that most needs of the common household could be met locally. The variety of products is shown in the list printed in the Deseret News article describing 29 departments which presented displays at the July 24, 1875, celebration, along with their supervisors: Mercantile; tannery, A. Hil-laboot and shoe, C. Kelly; harness goods, C. Johnson; woolen mill, James Pitt; tailor, O.N. Stohl; hattery, D. Booth; in court. Perry girl, 7, escapes mishap with light injuries ' City 1875-7- summer of 1878 a tax of $10,224 was levied on the scrip issued by the cooperative. Lorenzo Snow was authorized by the board of directors to borrow up to $15,000 to pay the assessment and appeal the case 9 the merchantile department Economy In its heyday, the cooperative was the entire economic base for Brigham City. Almost every family was involved as an employee, stockholder, or at least a customer. Scrip Taxed The trouble continued. In the However, the decision had back to the store and stock of William Thomas begun in 1865 by the original founders, andit was the profits from this enterprise that the beginnings of the home industry were possible. As the home industries grew, 1875 through railroad contracts. come too late for the Brigham City cooperative. Debts incurred by crop failures, the woolen mill fire, the sawmill venture, and the scrip assessment during 1877-7had forced the cooperative to sell or disband most of the home industries. The United Order, organized in Brigham City in 1874 and superimposed upon the existing cooperative, was disbanded in 1882 so that members could go their own ways economically. When the money was refunded by the government in 1884, cooperative movement dated Sometime before Many of the properties had been sold back to original owners or to department heads, and many employees set out on their own in the same line of business. Private businesses began to flourish in the community again in 1882. There was a backlash, however, for many people had put their faith and their entire capital into the cooperative some voluntarily movement and others by coercoin. They found their business swallowed up into the cooperative, and then sold to one of the few people who had cash at the time of the disbanding. Some left the community, some left the church, some returned to their original homes. But the vast majority of the participants accepted the demise of the cooperative movement as another of the trials that occur in life and remained to rebuild an economy based on free enterprise. Brigham Citys example of the United Order of practice was the most successful, if short-liveof any similar enterprise in the territory. Its success can be largely attributed to the efforts and principles of Lorenzo Snow, who insisted that the cooperative not interfere with its members domestic affairs but be left in the business realm. Almost forgotton now, the cooperative was lauded by its contemporaries and by early earn extra outside cash to hris& DiclPsF The Aftermath By the time the final business was sold, most of the people in Brigham City were no longer affiliated with the cooperative. 17, 1884. The modest beginnings of the cooperative began issuing scrip in various .denominations with which to pay workers; Two types of scrip were issued one redeemable at the mercantile store and the other redeemable in home products. This freed the US currency for use in purchases of equipment and merchandise from outside the community, as well as forcing employees of the coop to do their purchasing at home. Legal Problems However, the new enterprise didnt last long. Political and religious enemies formed a grand jury in Malad City, Idaho, and indicted the cooperative for unlawfully cutting timber. A mob raided the Marsh Valley camp, arresting 55 members and scattering the others. John Merrell, superintendent of one of the mills, was arrested and sentenced to jail and a fine of $13,800. The coops contacts in Washington went to higher authorities, with President Hayes working through Jay Grould to pay for the timber and remit fines and sentences. The judge refused to abide by this ruling, claiming that the problem was under the jurisdiction of the secretary of the interior. No official legal actions were taken toward the prisoners, but they were allowed to go free. Merrell was taken to Corinne by the US marshall and left in the street to escape. But the cooperative was forced to sell the sawmill at a loss of $6000 and also lost the opportunity to recoup the funds lost in the woolen mill fire, as well as p. association of the 1870s. Funds returned from government fine in 1884 were used to build the building which housed the mercantile store and has been in continuous use as a business establishment ever since. Co-o- p This Is the second half of a two-pa- rt story on the Brigham City Cooperative movement, with the first half available in last Thursdays Box Elder Journal. by Sarah Yates Association Manufacturing GO-GE- ' CLOTHING the cooperative useu it to build a new store (now the First Security Bank building) for the mercantile department. The mercantile store, sheep herd, and some custom work at the woolen mill were the only operations still remaining. In 1892, both the mill and herd were sold. In 1895 the mercantile business closed and the remainder of the property was assigned by the directors to A. E. Snow. The cooperative charter expired on Jan. 1, 1896. branch into another field of endeavor. Our Heritage CewpeFatfUiDe to V Reg. SMOAL ON 4.50 All ITUNS SUSJSCT TOMIOatAU 1.50 FOOD COUPON mess niu UNIT LOAD 1879-188- U3ox EcUz dounty Tjout ocatty ouunzd. (janfi anil 6.00 TOTAL VALUE YOU PAY TWMAUMMUNOnNOr WeBwBenkerd 3.50 Offer good at Brigham City TACO food good anytime CHRIS & DICK'S RenhAfftericerd hfaMar TIME OpM 972-87- 7, 1 SSS DM ! .. to Oerjs Bank Card 7 p.m. 972-873- 3A90 lew (1 Me OWN SUMQAYS 10 a.i 972-87- 9 , wt Sel Aedweed) e g-- |