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Show LOGAN CITY A LITERAL "SHANGRI-LA- " IN THE ROCKIES "A TOWN DESIGNED FOR LIVING" A Beautiful Home City Where Culture, Education, Recreation and Commerce Work in Unison MORMON TEMPLE, LOGAN LOGAN HAS EVERYTHING GOOD CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC STRENGTH the State f Utah as a city in 1SC6, with Logan was chartered by of form government. I council of the people in 1912 the non-ptusan commission form By a vote of ds Keeping faith with the younger generations, supervise parks, and picnic areas win water, light and all Improvements are pievalent throughout the city. The Logan P.ohra of Education cooperatee to tli fullest extent with the city commission In the maintenance of these recreation facilities on it high plane. Lighted Ice skating rinks arc maintained during the winter season. Headed by the Utah State Agricultural college one of 50 land-gracolleges in the nation, Internationally known an educational system U maintained with facilities that are unsurpassed by any city of comparable size west of the Mississippi river. churches and affiliate chuieh organizations, Including Saints, provide ample Presbyterian, Episcopal, Catholic and Latter-da- y room for every man, woman and child of Christian faith to worship regardless of their faith or creed. n civic service Logan Is the center of Utah creative art. All clubs have a aubstantial membership. Women clube function as a major influence for cultural activities. An aggressive Chamber of Commerce with a membership of 550 serves well ns the citys "mouth-piecfunctions at all times. An eneigetic Junior Chamber of Commeu Fralrnnl organizationa are Th's Is a commercial trad'ng center for Cache Valley which is populated by 60,000 people and la recognized as the most productive and stable area in the entire United States, per capita Its residents consist of 95 end Ncrdic. Modern stores and shops of all kinds per cent American-bor- n business institutions In the city. are maintained. There are nd Is center for the agriculturists In and the Logan marketing supply Cache Valley, who have an annual Income totaling almost 13 million s of dollars. The average retail sales, per annum, in Logan will total well over 126,000,000, and the retail sales In Cache county will average, annually, more than $33,000,000. According to Sales Management the per capita buying power In Logan is 1,355 and the family buying power Is $1,901 annually. play-gioun- government was adopted. e fire depaitment with 23 fnemen under a maintained under Civil Service. A courteous police departme .t, requ.ring only 12 men for the main-tenaof law and older in a city of 17,000 horne-lovin- g people shows the absence of law violations. c and diesel powei, with a Adequate municipal hjdro-electnmunicipal water system, piovides utility services with a late structure among tha lowest in the legion. The water comes from springs deep mountains the passing loiough sVOas ot lock deposits providing in natuial filtration and never exposed to daylight until diawn from the faucets. Storage facilities for 3 000,000 gallons is provided. The bonded debt of the cry ia only $524,000, and is amortized annually at the rate of S73.000, paid from the surplus earnings of the municipal water and power systems. The city, county and state tax levy is among the lowest in the stale. An efficient sewer system and garbage disposal is maintained by the city and drainage of suiface vviter is well planned. Beautiful and substantial ii i.nts with well-keyards and foliage adornmfull-tim- A chief, i te Well-organiz- inter-mounta- well-know- e. d, emergency housing or slum areas emphasizes the cultural stmesphere over the entne city that is most impressive. I'nlke many cities, a city aoattoir is maintained in Logan where all meat tnat reaches the wholesale or retail distribution points is inspected evceot prior federal inspected meats. This is a preventive measure to protect the health of the residents, and !s urder the jurisdiction of the City Health Department. Logan has more than 70 miles of paved end surfaced streets and 500 miles of this type of roadway leads into the c.ty from the remotest areas of Cache county. The Logan airpoit is operated in conjunction with the county commissioners and is owned by the city and county. ent-no off-col- THROUGOUT ITS 85 YEARS OF GROWTH The Responsibility of City Government is Well Cared For The business management of Logan Ci'y has been in capable hands since the day of its founding in 1886. Its present stability, beauty ard environment is evidence of this fact. commission system of government, all activities are Today, under its departmentalized. Mayor William W. Owens has charge of public affairs, finance and safety, fire and police depaitment s, inumciual power system and city offices. Mayor Owens also serves as one of the thiee coirmissioneis. R. O. Loosle, commissioner, is in cliarg of streets, Datks and playgiounds, public property and buildings. Ben W. Evans, commissioner, is in charge of the water system and its operations, supervises the sewer and health departments, the Necropolis city of the dead, the city abattoir, city supplies and city garage. H. R. Pedersen is city auditor and in charge of tne budget and dispensing office, operating under Ihe approval of the commission. Tim annual city budget is planned in this department and based on estimated incomg for each calendar year. Befoie this budgt is approved it is submitted to a public hearing item by Item, with notice being given to the public in advance of the healing. Hence, no budget is established unless the public eppioves. Logan has always been lecogmed for the stability of its city government and the advancement and progress that has been nude over the yeats. non-partis- A RESIDENTIAL STREET IN LOGAN ' Among ihe great asset and permanent factors of a city like Logan are the beautiful homes, well kepf yards, and its system of parks and recreational fea tures. It is easy for people to live among these beauties and conveniences without realizing what a wonderful asset to e city such improvement constitutes. It has been the wisdom and energy of these proud home owners and citizens in general, that hai built Logan as a city of fine homes and commercial structures. Significant to this growth and development is the fact that Logan presents unequalled opportunities for the building of just the type of home or commercial structure that is characteristic of the American way of living. If one is seeking to beautify a rocky, a well planted terrain or a suburban home, that spot available. Fortunately it can be said that Logan people have taken advantage of these features and have built a city of fine homes, pleasing environment and the population consists of a home loving class where it is a privilege to live and work while one lives. is THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THE NATION SCHOOL BUILDINGS ARE MODERN , LOGAN, UTAH WHERE THE LITRE FELLOWS CAN WADE |