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Show loo our frt WrTftFW-- PROVO i DAYS TO RI5 Containing a Resume of the News of Provo and ManyoFeatures and Human Interest Stories VOL XII., NO. 100 PROVO CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBE R 20, 1922 ESTABLISHED 1910 CITY COMMISSION. REPOR TS MUNICIPAL A CTIVITIESs ss ZX3 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS IMPORTANT FACTOR IN Accomplishments of Past Year Holiday Bespeak Success For Grave . Responsibilities of Future Greetings From Provos MayorjFaces t PROVO CITYS OFFICIAL FAMILY O. K. HANSEN When the shepherds sang Peace on earth, good will to man, a melody was given to the world which will ring throughout the ages. Not only was a new song heard, but a new spirit was born. The old order of things was to pass away. The new order of love and service should take the place of the doctrine of vindication. The key was given to man whereby he might overcome the world, and develop into a perfect being. Society was shown, the way to peace and happiness. The world was given a new faith and a new hope. Just how many of these possible advantages have been woven into the fabric of society may easily be determined. We A ?sfh Mayor Commissioner Commissioner CHARLES HOPKINS GEORGE BILLINGS RUTH FARRER FRED EVANS Auditor Recorder ROSE Y. STEWART. Treasurer WREN WILKINS REED BOSHARD Chief of Police Chief of Fire Department Superintendent of Waterworks Water Master Superintendent of Streets ; Engineer Physician Attorney Judge Sexton Librarian RODNEY SNOW WALTER B. PEAY DAVID STAGG FRANK DEMING J. C. CLARK JACOB COLEMAN J. B. TUCKER JOSEPH S. GILES EVELYN BEAN may regret that our limited cooperation has brought forth so little good fruit. Wars, pestilences, discord, poverty, and suffering are still in evidence. These may have been greatly minimized had the shepherds song been heeded. But still many millions are chanting the new song with eyes steadily fixed on the star which designates the great power that must and will bring peace to the world. During this season of love and song let our minds be retrospective; let them analyze the inner motives of our hearts, and ascertain how much we are doing to bring order out of chaos. Our own community is greatly blessed. We have peace andplenty ; and while we enjoy our many blessings, let us pause sufficiently long to render thanks to the Giver of all good, and increase our own happiness by sharing with the needy and jnak-in- g it possible for others to be happy with us. By Mayor O. K. Hansen. business district, but also throughout the town that are exceedingly the beginning of 1922 the dangerous as fire traps, and have Provo City Commission started considerable to do with the out with a very definite pro- fire insurance rates in thekeeping highcity gram, and to this program we have er than they should be. We have worked with the satisfaction that made appeals to many of the owners ' fully as much as we expected has of such shacks to remove them. Some been accomplished, and unfinished have done so, others have not. It activities are in such a condition that! would seem that the next move will we may successfully prosecute their be to pass an ordinance compelling consumation during the coming year, the indifferent to take action in this One of the most important things j matter for the protection of the with which we have to reckon in city town. ia the affairs at our us disposal. , . .. , r GOOD. This naturallymoneyconcerned veryI We think: Provo has cause to be much at the outset, but we so arrang-ed our budget that each department frateful for the degree of health en- was compelled to live within its ap-- i Joye during the last year. Scarcely has beP ,P ,,ur :nflsl ry n.ee d "in preprinted limit. I an. w e rt gret the m heiit Kile tln-'pie with the lertived ii ot old', not many fatalitu eai mil end with iiluHfc i matt r as tin from them. The coprac tit ally every department well are reported of school authorities the within its budget. Moreover, I find operation board in demandwith health the city is out the budget system working from children health certificates ing excellently. Operating under it all being out of school three days or f are the city the possible revenues more no has doubt prevented the totaled, and our appropriations made of While this arcontagion. spread us a definite accordingly. It gives in result may occasionally check on those who might be inclined rangement into a inconvenience little personal to spend money recklessly, and at the we feel that in this as well end of each month the department dividuals matters as the majority must other heads know to a dollar how much be protected. to credit. their have they inay still RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, RIGID ECONOMY The hope we entertained relative WATCHWORD. While most of the cities of our to a community recreational service state were compelled to borrow being established has been realized, and we have a very excellent centralagainst the uncollected taxes during This committhe year, Provo has been able to pay committee organized. LeRoy all her obligations with money in tee is headed by Senator-elec- t of Dell Webb hand, and will have a fair working Dixon, and the services secured as service supermargin at the beginning of 1923. We have been were able through rigid economy to visor. This organization no doubt will care for the estimates presented in fill a long felt want. Its objects is to the erection of our city hall, the bond assist in putting over community money being exhausted at the open- activities for the benefit and pleasure willing of the year. This amounts to of all. The school board very the e with city in some twenty-fivthousand dollars. ingly We were also able to take up the un- this movement, assuming part of the redeemed balance of a series of bonds financial responsibility. The superthousand visor will assist in directing the recamounting to twenty-fiv- e dollars. This of course, was provid- reational activities of the school and ed for in the sinking fund establish- aims to work harmoniously with all that are ed for that purpose. organizations within the citywork. He of in this the interested phase Our city officers considering dancthe to which will continue under supervise they very great handicap are working because of crowded ing, and has worked out a program imperfect filing ad- that will give all the people somequarters, and done throughout very satisfactory thing to see, do and hear some vantages have juvenis always welcome the entire year. Already work. The public Supto inspect the system of accounting ile bands are being organized. W. Mcin these offices, and we are sure that port is being given Prof. J. contest. Allister in his music memory you will find your accounts well A Christmas program is already ar' for. cared WORK ranged, an appropriate musieale for DEPARTMENTAL Easter will be staged, and regular SATISFACTORY. events of the year will be provided handled The city court has been for. There seems to be some misthrough and dignity with efficiency these understanding relative to the able management of Judge James is to of it the but of object movements, clerk Fred Evans, B. Tucker and some all for and provide the court. On comparing the work assist all,that may be of interest. activity done there, and the method of hand- MUCH WORK ling the business endourof it with other STREETS. operating ex- ONCommissioner cities we feel that Charles Hopkins has be can as they penses are as low work on the his good continued with efficient' service. Sanity in departthe and irrigation the streets, and justice have characterized and Stagg Under ment. Supervisor court. fifty-nin- e rulings of the resurfaced been have force our his to keep We have endeavored blocks of streets, which amounts peace department in good working miles. It five and about to where order and furnish protection how- took 23,600 of cubic gravel to yards ever possible. No department, 5900 which equals work do this 0 ever, has as many and varied duties wagon 12,00 it truck loads or nearly to perform, as has this one, and to to enit necessary found We loads. human more than of would have been care take and our cemetery have expected the department to re- large this To accomplish and satis- the roadways. hauled some spond to ull the calls made,endeavored the street department We have fied everybody. 10 - cubic and soil of yards to keep the office open at all times 5 8 cubic to the addition in of gravel, yards that help may be had when ineeded. work George done by Commissioner We feel that we have been reasonably of who is directly in charge men have Billings successful and that our work street repair the cemetery. Forof done acceptable work. were used gravel cubic 886 yards fire our that said has were Somebody repairWe and some sixty culverts furnish- department Is too efficient. Equipment or replaced. could hardly allow ourselves to think ed a rethis, but the boys have made down in markable record keeping destructive fires. So small have been thstreet SW the fire losses in our city that the reports of the chief are quite negli-abl- trUThe' department under This department successfully FrIJk Diming bas been hkeePLecial conducted one of the best state conin handling ventions and tournaments ever held principally well is in the state. The department c equipped and well handled. The chief mates inani wo together with hisoince, done of reports there are a great number pag0 4) (u old useless shacks not only in the AT MAYOR O. K. HANSEN I I - lOOT11 l - i con-sista- nt one-ha- lf 5- SEW e. i I j 'VOULL 1 Dan? CITYS DEVELOPMENT help me with Year of Commercial and Industrial Activities With Feeling of Optimism PRESENT OFFICERS OF PROVO T. F. PIERPONT JOHN S. SMITH JOHN D. DIXON n. self-appoint- ed 4 President Vice-Preside- WALTER ADAMS JAMES B. TUCKER ' ARTHUR N. TAYLOR PRESTON G. PETERSON. DR. FRANKLIN S. HARRIS R. E. ALLEN E. S. HINCKLEY THE nt Director Director Director Director Director Director Director Treasurer Secretary D. D. SUTTON A j. 1 and surveys have been made of Utah Chamber of is the outgrowth of the lake with the idea of lowering and Provo Commercial club. The stabilizing its level and of using surplus water in Salt Lake and other counties. Vigorous attention is being given to this Important problem at the present time. The Chamber of Commerce is working with the committee appointed to with officers and members of the old organization entered into contract with the American City Bureau to recognize and develop a large enthusiastic membership for the new Chamber of Commerce. The organization was perfected and laumlnd in September, 1 9 2 1 Our initial ai and a quattii has now passed into history. Exierptb from our annual report and later, our complete report, have been placed at the disposal of all readi rs of our two Provo newspapers NotBy ANNIE D. PALMER withstanding this, some individuals are still standing on the side lines the Christmas tree, friendships of her childhood. In the poorest asking what has the Chamber of hovel as in the home that pretended most, she Commerce done? The program of work for the past be glad to help you was a welcome guest. was developed in open forum During the week following the Christmas tree year, all members of the Chamber with decision, her sisters had spread the word quietly urgently requested to be present. You know among all the seventeen families of the neighbor- From the numerous and diversified You know, Molly, Id with anything, only Only what, Dan? Only I cant spend any money. hood. Molly wanted to meet a representative of how stingy I am. every family at the Davis home on Saturday aftAnd Id be the last one to want you to spend ernoon, and it was about some fun for Christmas. money, since I know where your stake is set. There was much argument in some homes as to You havent let me see your bank book for a who the representative should be and it ended week. up with two or three in some cases. Mollie. Here it OUR bank is, very book, Its They were all there when Molly appeared at little different in the week. It grows so slowly the appointed hour. She greeted them warmly since winter set in, and mother has been so ill. and began at once to unfold her plans. Nine hundred and thirty-seveDan, I wish I asked you to come, she said, to talk over one out thousand instead of a for had started you plan for a reunion in Poverty Row. We seem two. I could help you take care of your mother. be getting selfish down here by ourselves, getto I shall never bring you to keep house in Povting thespirit of envy, of jealousy, of finding erty row, Molly. If I were to give up school I fault. We look at people who ride by in their could soon get ahead. cars and hate them because they are not as poor But you must not give up school. I think and shiftless as we. Maybe some of them deevery family should have at least one member in serve to be hated ; but a lot of them are spending it whose brain has been kept clear of dust and both time and money to make conditions cobwebs. In our family you will be the one. I better for us all. We trying are wasting time nursing shall be so proud of my husband, Dan. one for them and for another while we Not more proud than your husband will be Jiatred be should making happiness. What do you say of you, sweetheart. . But now, what about the to a community Christmas tree? Christmas tree? It money to provide Christmas trees, It isnt going to cost much money. I intend objectedtakes Mrs. Smith. to get everybody to help you know each famknow where wed have it. In to like Id ily to make presents for the others. Most of the the street maybe, added Susan Perkins from the fun will really be in getting things ready, so I other side. want them all to be busy. If you could get a shoes an cant bunch of the little boys and go to the mountains even Halftothe kidsll be without Hattie go it, complained Jones; and for b tree in numerous were undertone objections Sure I will. And may we do the decorations there that Molly did not catch clearly. and the pop corn, and furnish the music? It neednt cost a lot of money, she argued. Glorious! Thats half of it. Do you think room we can use, and of I know a I think your mother can be persuaded to go to fathers course, every childbigmust have shoes anyway. home? You know we have that big bare room, each not to is be of what the idea The thing big a regular barn. shall get. Rather let us think of what each can Why not the chapel? give. Then the enjoyment will begin at once and Daddy might not get out on account of his be lasting. I know a woman who makes the best berheumatism. Besides, to end that old quarrel who could make tween your family and mine would be worth more cookies I ever ate. I know a girl out of cardboard, them a beautiful basket for than anything else we might do. I think that old quarrel will end when the and I know an invalid who would love a basket older generation is dead; but theres no harm of the cookies. They would notso cost much. Neither would the pretty aprons many girls in trying to bring them together. A colored bit of of flour out floss, a make bags. I never can feel right until there is peace. all. The is few work a hours and of dye package What if daddy should die or your mother ? made are black that Thus ended the first meeting of the main attractive dolls, white and and cost old dont from row. anything, tree for stockings on Christmas committee Poverty of bits can carve from do the neither and boys toys committee To be sure, it was a held very informal meetings ; but within a week wood. But you must have the pleasure of thinkyourselves. Dont you see that if after the session just now reported, its influ- ing things out does its bit there will be enough ence was being felt in every family in the Row. every family For four years Molly Turner had made her- to go round? If its me you mean about the cookies, volself indispensible to the family of Simon Pratt. make enough to fill In their elegant home she knew every detail of unteered Mrs. Smith, Ill all laughed at her for the routine work, and was besides an intimate seven baskets. And they compliment. friend of every member of the family. The one appropriating the a of currant loaf be? asked would bit How was the Dan fact McPhie from she secret kept she wore were more fre- the old lady Anderson from Scotland. that the good clothesMrs. Or the little cheeses I make with caraway Pratt than the outlay quently the gifts of of her regular wage. She, too, had a bank account. seed in, suggested Mrs. Peterson, whose mother But Molly did not grow away from Poverty was Swedish.welcome to have the tree in our big Youre Row. Her parents lived there and her brother looked and mother paused Mollys and sisters and Dan. So when she had after- room, only on Continued 2) Page the and home at up visited kept noons off, she C. OF C. co-oper- th- - State Water Storage Commiss sion. tiie itali Lake La udo nei as dtiai F.uio Agiuy, siKiation, 1 the a ml tlic tali County Karm Bureau enrtf avoring to develop a plan whereby Hus vi ry important state problem mav 'he handled bv our incoming legislature in the interest ot and to the benetit of all concerned. While the city is preparing plans for a proper and adequate tourist park, Mr. T. F. Pierpont has provided a splendid place for the tourist at Superior Motor Tourist Park, which is, indeed, a credit to Mr. Pierpont and the city. In regard to industrial expansion and development, it must be conceded that our board of directors have worked most energetically and persistently to bring the Columbia Steel corporation to Utah county. It is now gratifying to know that final acceptance of the site has just been suggestions presented by the members, a fine major program of work was mapped out for the year. Our board of directors decided to give special attention to the following important lines of work: 1. Adequate housing to provide for present needs and future growth announced. We are clearly convinced that this of Provo; 2. and Beautifica- is far and away the greatest indusCity Clean-Utrial enterprise ever launched in our tion ; 3. fair state. Increase in population and wealth will come by leaps and ties; 4. Numerous factories of with and foster- bounds. diverse kinds will follow in the wake ing of the B. Y. U.; 6. Reclamation of Utah county of these great fundamental enterWe may reasonably expect prises. lands; 7. that heavy hardware of all kinds, inAttention to Tourists; 8. Industrial development and cluding Utah manufactured motor cars, will, within an incredibly short expansion. That a splendid growth is Uieing time, be among home manufactured made in Provo is attested by the fact products. Our most serious question now is, that in 1921 seventy-fiv- e dwellings were constructed and up to the pres- are we awake and ready to keep ent in 1922, one hundred thirty-fiv- e pace with the extraordinary developnew homes and a considerable num- ment in this great industrial march ber of old ones reconstructed have of progress? A more extensive consideration of added to the convenience and comfort of our citizens. We are, how- this very important subject will imever, still very short of homes in mediately follow. Provo and the Chamber of ComIncidentally, the Chamber of Commerce is still urging a sane and merce has been interested in numerous other enterprises. We have reasonable building campaign. The Provo Chamber of Com- organized a Council of Presidents of the various civic clubs and the Chammerce sponsored two city clean-u- p ber of Commerce with the Chamber the feels and assured that campaigns, general civic pride of our citizens of Commerce as a sort of clearing was materially improved thereby, house for these organizations. We and our city was made more beauti- have united in various celebrations with other towns, e. g., Strawberry ful and sanitary. The Chamber of Commerce, joint- Day at Pleasant Grove, road celebraly with the city officials and the tions at Springville, Benjamin and Brigham Young university, has es- Nephi. We sponsored a Home Products tablished a definite recreational proWeek and and Harvest Festival and an of our all for citizens ages gram a full time recreational director is American Birthday dinner for the young men and women who reach regularly employed. with and their twenty-firbirthday during By way of year. helping the farmers. Chamber of the present We are now, through our various Commerce meetings and social gatherings have been held and prob- committees, making surveys along lems of mutual interest have been different lines which should be of discussed. During the peach pick- vital Importance to all our citizens. We hope to have the dairy intering season, the Chamber of Com-- ( merce sent out to the various grow- ests in and about Provo greatly Iners as high ls325 pickers in a single tensified and enlarged. We have just arranged to day. Through joint action of the in an educational dairy campaign Chambers of Commerce of the state, were score the State Department of Agriwith cars the by refrigerator diverted from other points to the culture. We hope to have the copeach centers of Utah. Reduced operation of the American Holstein freight rates were procured on Friesian associaiton in this very significaant campaign. We thoroughpotatoes. The Provo Chamber of Commerce ly believe in Utah as a dairy state has united on all occasions with the and are convinced that enduring Brigham Young university for its agriculture will depend very largely growth and interest. Active inter- on intensive dairying. Further, we est was taken in the development of have a most enviable market for a good road to AspenGrove' and a dairy products rapidly developing on trail to the top of Timpanogos. Full the Pacific Coast. and financial aid was We believe that a large to the annual Timpanogos cold storage plant could be sucgiven Hike. cessfully operated in Provo. All the people in this county are An agricultural survey is now interested in the reclamation of the under way by our committees looking arid and swamp lands in our county. to the growth of head lettuce, sweet Numerous meetings have been held potatoes, celery, cauliflower, and on these subjects. A committee has other highly profitable vegetables In been appointed Whose untiring ef- larger abundance that great numforts have gained the recognition of bers of cars may be shipped. p on st co-oper- ate ' up-to-da- , te |