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Show et a MUSCLE BEAVER COUNTY NEWS SHOALS OFFER from page 1) stowed upon any other man, or group ‘of men, is more than we can uncerstand. It is not right and we believs In view of these facis why that all fair minds will agree with should Congress be asked to take from the us. Alabama Power Co. its Gorgas plant} this is accepted, If ‘this proposal to which it is entitled under at Muscle Shoals will be the con- company traci, and turn it over to Mr. given the use of two dams and power It will be remembered that the Ford? ‘houses fully equipped for a period o+ Alabama Power Co needs this plant In ‘100 yéars and it will only be requirorder to serve its great clientele . It ‘ed to pay as rental threfor 4 per ct belongs tio this company, it the is built on $50,000.000: although dams on the lands of the Alabama $67,cost the tax-payers will have Power Co. as a part of its power plant, The company will not, be ana 000,000. the addition that required to pay the anything Governmene on the use built is made a part of the at already invested origina} ‘of $17,000,000 plant of the company, and there is Dam No. 2. We have seen also that no way to separate it. The will lose $85,252,the Government Alabama Power Co. has always dealt fairly 7 398, besides an enormous amount of (continued This is indeed a very shrewd if nor an entirely unique way of paying a debt of $50,000,000 with the comparatively insignificant sum of $4,672,600 If there should be e2 baa loan made, or anything at all shoute happen to the loan, the Government would then lose both: its principa: and intrest. It will be noticed that the Ford company does not concern itself about. the investment of these semiannual payments, but that smsah detail is left to the Government iiself. If this should: be done ana precedent in governmental affairs were ‘0 be followed, we are justificd in the fear that it would) require the creation of an extra bureau with an army of clerks to follow this Ford funa through this 100-year period. AMERICAN LEGION Logan, July 25—Putting over the fourth annual convention’ of the American Legion department of Utah, which will be held in Logan, September 21st, 22nd and 23rd, as the biggest convention of the State this year is a task which has been assign- ed gan ed no by the Post very department No. 7 and thoroughly detail incident officers this to do to has to Lo- organiz- it, There |] Official Watch Inspectors, Los Angeles and S. L. . RR: Arnold & Mueller Jewelers is conventions Located at Dobson Clothing Store Milford, Utah that has not or will not have been received the greatest attention. One If debts can be legally dischargee hundred and fifty legionaires of Loin this way it will be a happy ane gan are going to show the Utah welcome revelation. We are only Lecalling the attention of the House gion members and their Auxiliaries and the country to the scheme or tne frenzied finance in order to direct at- that Logan knows how. and every tention to the absurdities containes member of the Legion and his family in this very remarkable document and friends are invited to see known as the Ford proposal for Mushow it cle Shoals that has seemingly swepvw is done. the unthinking: class of our citizenTo put over the convention ship off its feet. We say again that reMany men have been ‘‘swept off their quires committees properly guided feet” by reason of this proposal pbe- and for this duty, William Anderson cause they little understand the conhas been selected by Department Com tents of this very remarkable document that Mr. Ford has submitted to mander B. W. Black, “Wes” is genthe Congress of the eral chairman*—the man who doesn’t United States through the Secretary of War. work himself but sees that his comMen everywhere who understand mittees work. Entertainment is the this proposition condemn it in unmisbiggest item in connection with the takable terms. The entire people wiiy conventio n outsidg the business ‘sometime know what is being atof the convention itself and to supervise tempted and! then the condemnation will be universal. This problem is ot entertainment Harold “Happy” too great importance for us to allow Brangham has been chosen. *Hapourselves to be persuaded by the unpy” is a past commander of ‘sound reasoning of theorists or tne the LoSan post and knows how. He doesn’t ‘willfully false statements of paid propagandists: Therefore, we can dance or frolick himself so that will not allow ourselives to be influencec mean that others will get a chance to by threats of dire punishment, polido it. In order to put on entertaintical or otherwise, provided we do Oat Flakes Farina ments and properly put over the ennot follow the lead of men who are Pancaké Flour seeking to control for 100 years one tire convention, money, and: Graham lots of Bran of the great water power sites of the it, is necessary Pastry Flour , so L. Boyd Hatch, ‘east. : Breakfast Foods Shorts , who inherited an appreciation for The problem is too big and the remercener y things being the son of a ‘sults of a wrong sotution too far interest un- \Government builds his establishment banker, has been selected to head the reaching and too vital to the entire equips it for him, and turns til six years after completion of Dam it over country to permit such conduct up- finance committee and raise ‘more No. 2 and three years after the com- to him or his company for a perio. ‘on our part than a few hundred pletion of Dam No. 3 During the six : of 100 years to be used by his comdollars. AdeWhen’ the country is already layears on Dam No. 2 he pays $200,-| Dany in any way it may seem fit. Ir boring under a heavy weight of tax- quate housing of the delegates anc 000 per year and during the three Mr. Ford's proposition is accepted, visitors during no es and Congress has assessed to the Legion the convenyears on Dam No. 3 he pays $160,- one knows the amount of repairs limit everything taxable, tion, and providing a real reception it woula that will be required to be made 000 per year. But this in comparison hy seem that this Ford company shouie for them is by no means the smallest the Government in the course is practically nothing to the Governof 10% needea ment on account! of these dams. He years. But following the light of ex- itself raise this $50,000,000 job, so Judge L. E. Nelson was pick=. only commences to pay the full am- perience, we are led to know. ‘that in the completion of these awo dams ed for chairman of. the Reception ‘and not ask the already overburdenand stated. ‘these repairs. will amount ount of interest, as above to many taxpayers to finance it to the ex- Housing committee. “Lou” has all Then he only agrees to pay 4 per ct Million dollars No man can say how ed ten: of another $50,000,000. The his legal powers already mustered in many. interest on the cost of construction Engineers who are well verstaxpayers are now required to raise $50,000. 000. Led in this class of work universa which will be. about lly billions of dollars in order to pay the thinking out his problems which no Therefore, it will be seen that the ‘agree that the minimum doubt mans they will be solved. Getcost of re- running expenses of the Government irs will be 1 per cent per annum Government in making these vast ex- ‘pairs ting railroad rates for. delegates who penditures of money throughout this of the original cost of cons'ruction, and they will revolt against raising this gigantic sum to place in tne are not going to drive in automobil period, will have lost in interest "he and the maximum cost will be 8 es per hands of a privaiie corporation to car enormous sum of $13,350,000. This cent of the cost of construction. and providing automobile transporTs ry on a private business for profit. amount represents the difference be-| We take the minimum es imate of the tation in Logan and into Logan canIf Not Ford, What Then— -fween the interest that will accrue| cost of repairs, we will find that 1 yon is a job that Henry B. Johnson While we are not concerned at the in this time and the rental that Ford . per cent of $67,000,000 is 670,000. moment with the Ford offer, yei has to put over, and “Hen” has provpays during these six years. In this{ Therefore, this vast amount of monone item the Government loses more ey would be required in maintenan- ‘briefly we want to suggest ithat it is en himself capable long since. to ‘tell ‘our opinion that the Government than two and one-half times his $5,- ‘ce of these dams each year during the whole world’ about the Legion ought to continue work on Dam No. 00.000 that he agrees to pay the the lease period. It will be. rememGovernment. In other words, the Gov _bered that Mr: Ford only agrees to ‘2 and the Army appropriation bil convention is a work assigned to R. now in conference carries an appro- L. Olsen, Logan newspaper man, and ernment is returning to Mr Ford tn tages per annum of this amZ oun this one item of interest his $50,008 The Government will, there- priation of $7,500,000 for work to be Ray’s typewriter is now busy turn‘done as a Government activity on ing out copy for the press. Kirk M. fore lose, if only the minimum. 000 and $7,350,000 besides. reoe¢ehmUhO—UhH%hUh OH FH HF OO D U of U BROADCASTING STATION, bairs are required, We call the attention of the memon maintenance ‘Dam No. 2 for the year commencing Decker, the wide-awa adjutant of oe LEGAL NOTICES e ke July 1, 1922. This appropriation bership of tthe House and the coun- alone $615,000 per:annum. If the try to the fact that Mr. Ford’s offer maximum amount is required it wits ‘ought to be authorized and directed the state checks up on each committee By the use of radio broadcasting Ce ee ee er ee ee only contemplates the payment of 4 be just three times this amount per |) to ask for further propositions for and. of each sub-committee, anr reapparatus which is being purchased ‘Muscle Shoals. Neither nitrate cords their every act in his big book| per cent interest on the cost of com-}\ annum for 100 years. NOTICE TO WATER USERS by the University of Utah, the instiplants No. 1 nor Na 2 should be sola nleting Dam No. 2 and building Dam |‘Federal Liability— being secretary of the general comtution will send out to all parts of They cost tthe taxpayers of this counNo. 8, taking no account whatever o} It must be remembered that Mr. try too much money. They ought to mittee and every sub-committee. the state, as well as to almost all of the $17,000,000 that ‘es already Ford does not own these dams but} be leased, Salt Lake togther with the hydroSo that’s the line-up that is char- State Engineer’s Office, neen spent on Dam No. 2 Tfe is to get i he is given the use of them. Hence, the Un‘ted States west of the Missby Dam No. City, Utah, July 13, 1922 the use of this vast sum of money if the dams should break the Goy- electric power created ged with the duty of making the 4th issippi river, lectures and speeches through ithe entire period of 10% ernment must stand not only the.cos: 2, but this lease ought to be made by the most prominent men of the under the Federal water power act. Annual Convention of the American years gratis. ‘of rebuilding, but must pay any damLegion department of Utah, a great iThe Government would then have and of the world as they Federal Water Power Act— | age that arises in consequence or tne Notice ig hereby given that P. B. country absolute authority and control over success and each knows it so he is stop at the State University on their We desire to direct the attention off escape of this impounded water. It|: | the lessees and their products In already working. J MeKeon, of Milford, Utah, and Wm. [ray the House to the fact that only «af great loss of life and property shoule across the continent. this way no one man or set of men E. Hampton and Dan Murphy of Los short while ago the Congress of the result thereby, Mr. Ford’s company The three days of the convention | The broadcasting apparatus will could have the entire benefit-of this United States passed a water power does not stand the loss, the GovernCalifornia, have made apgreat project at that place Then the in Logan are going to be crowded full Angeles, be valued at more than $1000. It will act that provided among other things ment would How many millions of |: stern business plication in. accordance with the re- | be installed by students of advanced Government could regulate the pro- of activities.“.When that no lessee after the passage os even billions this is going to amount |: duction of fertilizer on the part cs does not oecupy the minds of the Lesaid act could be given a water-pow- to in the course of 100 years we do ‘the lessee or any other manufactured er privilege in any of the waters of/not know and neither do you. We do rarticles that: the lessee would see fit gionnaires fickle fun will. That's alof the University. : : Utah, 1917,.as amended by the Sesthe United States for a lease periou know however, that Mn Ford has to make. Dam No. 3 is in no sense ready been decided upon by the com“We hope to havé the station fulcovering more than 50 years The studiously guarded against making The biggest fun producing sion Laws of Utah, 1919, to approa part of.the Muscle Shoals project mittee... Federal water power act further pro- himself or company liable -for any os ly equipped and ready to send our ‘and there is no excuse for it's con- event will be the grand outing in Lo- priate Sixty-two 62) Sec. Ft. of Wavides that all lessees of water power these sums of money. messages by the time school starts ‘struction. It has not been commenced in Beaver gan canyon, twelve miles up, where ter from Beaver River; shall be surrounded by certain gov- Tax Subsidy— ‘and it ought not to be built. in September,’ said Professor Orin ernmental restrictions as set forth in Another item that should’ be mena big feed, games and stunts of a un- County. Said water will be diverted at Tugman of the enginecring departsaid act. It even goes so far as to re- tioned in this connection is the mat- Recapitulation— ique nature in the vigorous, cool a point 100 feet W. of the S 1-4 cornent who is in charge of the instalsriet the profits the lessee can make ter of taxes. These dams The following is a recapitulation that wilt ner of Sec. 32, Township 25 South, mountain air will take years off the on whatever his product may be. It cost, when finished; the taxpayers of of the entire cost to the taxpayers or tation of the apparatus. age of each one who takes part. All Range 10 West, Salt Lake Base and will be noticed that if Mr. Ford’s of- this country $67,000,000, will remain the United States of the MuscleShoat Besides the broadcasting of speechfer is accepted he willl be. given a the property of the United States project up to the presenttime: Legionaires who have performed ‘dis- Meridian, conveyed by means of three es and lectures by eminent visitors, lease covering a period of 100 years, throughout the life of this lease. 1. Waco quarry, cost to Governfeet, in length tinguished service’ for the Legion ditches each 32,000 commencing from the day of the fi- Therefore, the company will be free ment, $1,302,962. March 15 to such things as athletic news, musiwill get a chance to be initiated into and there used from nishing of the work of said dams and of taxes on this gigantic outlay of 2. Addition to Gorgas steam plant, cal programs, and important State the mysteries of the Legion’s great October 15th, inclusive, of each year, said power houses and the installa- money, towit, $67,000,000 ror an cost to Government 4,900,000 land em- and Government messages to the peotion of the machinery therein. He is that time 3. Nitrate plant No. 2, cost to the inner circle, La Societe des 40. Mom- to irrigate 4365 acres of Competing companies all ple will be sent out from the Univerrestricted only in two things, name- this while will be required to build Government $66,252,393 mes et 8 Cheveaux, during one of the braced in Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, of sity station, ly, if he can make fertilizers at a their own dams at enormous 4 Nitrate plant No. 1, cost to the cost. nights of the convention. The degree Sec. 6 also SE 1-4 NW 1-4, SE 1-4 and profit he will-not charge a benefit for They will be required to pay taxes on Government $12,887,941. at ee E 1-2 Sw 1-4 Sec. 6, Lots 1, 2, 3 and himself to exceed 8 per cent on the the taxable value of the dams. This 5. Dam No 2, cost already to the team of Boiture Locale No. 286 of 4, NE 1-4 and E 1-2 Northwest Cache county, will put on the initiaeost of the production. It must, how- is another subsidiy that will- be hand- Government $12,000,006. Love’s Itinerary, ever, be remembered that this com- ed to this company provided this pro6. Dam No.2, additional money re- tion. Both those who like to dance 1-4, Sec 7, N 1-2 NE 1-4 Sec. 8, W J. B. thinks a novel idea for some pany is not engaged in the manufac- posal is accepted. quired to complete $25,000,000. novelist would be to begin a story with and those who don’t will have to trip 1-2 Sec 17, BE 3-4 Sec 18, E 1-2 and ture of fertilizer except as a sidie is- $50,000,000 Expenditure Required— 7. Dam No. 38, estimated cost to its hero and heroine meeting In to some real peppy and jazzy music, NE 1-4 NW 1-4, Sec..19,S 1-2 and sue The other restriction is that he At the expense of repetition, let us{Government to build, $25,000,000. Friendship. N. Y.; then .have them shall keep nitrate plant No. 2 in a again impress upon the public mind 8 Dam No. 3, overflow rights, es- at least one night of the three in one NW 1-4 Sec 20, S 1-2 and E 1-2 NE journey successively to Love, Va.; timated cost ‘to Government (mintstand-by condition, ready to be turn- that in order to accept the Ford-proof Utah’s best dance halls... Strict 1-4, Sec. 29, S 1-2 S 1-2 Sec. 30, NE Kissimee. Fla.; Ring, Ark.; Parson, ed over to the Government in case of posijion the taxpayers of this counmum) $1,500,000 : : Northeast 1-4 censorship and immature plans pre- 1-4 Southwest 1-4, Ky.ae and finally settle down in Home, war. try must put up $50,000,000 addt19. Interest on new money requirvents mention of other little. things NW 1-4, N 1-2 S 1-2 and SH 1-4 SE Pa.—-Boston Transcrint : the two ed at Dams Nos. 2 and 3 $13,320,000 According to tthe statements of his tional money to complete 1-4, N 1-2 NE 1-4, Sec. 31 S 1-2 ana that are gaing to add zest to the condams. It is claimed! by the proponown representatives, the manufacturTotal cost to Gov. $167,163,296 NE 1-4, Sec. 32, W 1-2 W 1-2 Sec. ing of fertilizer. will be a small part ‘ents of the Ford offer that this $%0.vention. Chas C. Kearns. of his activities there provided this 000,000, or practically that sum, will Hanford MacNider, national com- 33, T. 25 S. R.10 W.; N 1-2 Sec #85) Frank Crowthers. be returned to the Government at the gigantic plant is turned over to him. Fi 11 Ww SL Mo Ag John M. Morin. mander of the American Legion, has T0585 Department of the Interior, U. 8S. These representatives say that he will end of 100 years. Harry C. Ransley. given his promise that he will make much of said water as may be necesLand Office, Salt Lake engage in the general manufactur- Frenzied Finance— John Phillip Hill. sary will be used: the entire year for every effort to attend the Utah DeHis scheme is this and we give it City, Utah ing business and all through thetr)’ Louis A. Fotheringham. domestic purposes. Whenever less imony let it be remembered they prominence becausem it is something partmnt convention in Logan. If he Thomas S. Crag. July 21, 1922" water than the amount applied -for els at ee will only, make Forel inee new to the financial world: Richard Wayne Parker. is not here, but likely he will be here, Notice is hereby given that John He will agree to pay to the Secreprovided he finds it to be profitable some other of the national officers is available, water will be pumped Members of the House Committee Paramore, of Parowan, Utah, who on to his concern. He will manufacture ‘ary of War for the use of the GovHomestead and prominent Legion figures, are from wells and conveyed through the August 11, 1921, made semiannually, during the on Milllitary Affairs. perhaps, automobiles, surely parts ernment, 2 natural channel of Beaver River to ‘Entry. Ser‘al No. 019865, for SW 1for automobiles, plows, harrows ans lease period, the sum of $23.363 to going to attend. 4 NW 1-4, NW 1-4 SW 1-4, S 1-2 SW be used in retiring at the end of 100 Attractive Nursery. other farm implements. : There will be approximately 200 the point of diversion. This applica1-4 28: NW 1-4-S. 33: 8 1-2 SE 1years, the $50;000.000, the additionIf in a child’s room there is. noby Ford Never Appeared— = delegates fro mUtah posts at the con- tion is designated in the State Engi- 4,$ 1-2 SW 1-4, NE err E oH al cost of the two dams. Let us anal-’ nursery wallpaper and pictures, one ill be noted that we have uses NW 1-4 NW. 1-4 See. ; ‘Wp. : vention besides postofficers who have neer’s office as No. 9044. yze this a lijttle further. The totat pinby room attractive an fon “representatives,” Mr. Fore can make All protests against the granting South Range 14 W, S. L. M. has filed amount of annual payments for this been invited to attend. The Auxiliary aniand of children never appeared before the Militar> pictures ning 3-yeai _ of said application, stating the rea- uotice of {intention to make purpose would be $46,726. This comis also to convent during-the three the either The- young child mals on the walls. of Committee Proof, to establish claim to the land Affairs sons therefor, must be made by affipany would therefore pay in cash to days of the Legion convention which learning to talk will find much pleasabove described, before the Clerk or House joining in the invitation, but the Government throughout the endavit in duplicate, accompanied with -he never appeared at any time the District Court. Parowan, Utan, means that possibly as many Legion ure in naming the objects in the pietire period of 100 years only $4,672,a fee of $1.00, and filed in this of- on the 9th day of September, 1922. for the Ford Co.— women as men will be in Logan these 600. This offer about which you tures. se Ford the reading of the fice within thirty (30) days after the oe Claimant names ps witnesses: — ” a have all heard so much proposed that three days. But the committees in fer and the water power act it a Jocenvh Benson. Clarence Benson, completion of the publication of this ‘the Government shall accept. thes~ charge of convention plans~are not Don Skougard, wie E. Thornton, be seen that Mr. Ford, if his contrac Modern Art. semiannvel payments and at once notice. stopping, at this number, but will be all_af Parowan. Utah. oh is accepted, will be given ee eee one interest (darkly)—There’s Critic The R. E. Caldwell. State Engineer. “aon to invest them at 4 per cent denie be to are that rights P RLAKELY, Register. — and! prepared to entertain every Legion. and hy compounding the interest an» handy thing about this modern art First publication July 21, 1922 Wrst publication, July 28, 1922 every other man or group of men principal the $4.672.600 ig: a naire in Utah should he and his famthe less you study it the better you a snou he Last publication, August 25, 3923 a Last publication, Aug. 18, 1922 the United States. Just why ompan will pay in cas wi fly care to attend. understand it. for these. privileges = he selected a nee ie 100 years to $49,071,985. ebe these rights thal) are not to the Government and is now of- accumulated interest, wHen iit, turns Snerry’s Mountain Brand H igh Patent Flour, $3.70. Sperry’s xXx . Special, $4.00 All Sperry Products Milford Flour, Feed and _wGOal Company... quirements of the Compiled Laws of | standing in the school of engineering ~ with fering $2,500,000, ana possibly will Over to Mr. Ford Waco, Gorgas, and pay. $3,000,000 for the addition the the two nitrate plants - Governmnt built to the company’s "Mainténance and Repairs—_ Plant and on the company’s land. proposal It is recognized in this ' Dams and Water Pawer— : that these dams will need some reWhen the nitrate plants No. 1 ane pairs throughout! this lease period of _ No 2 were being built the Govern- ‘100 years, because there is a clause ment commenced the ‘building of a in the proposition that proposes thas dam at Muscle Shoals, known as No. the company shall pay to the United 2 of the Wilson Dam. There has been States Government per an$55,000 _€xpended by the Government on this hum to-be used for repairs when necproject up to date $17,000,000. Tt essary to ..neither or both of Dams the Ford offer is accepted the GovNo. 2 and No 38. It will be noticed ernment will be required to complete that this company does not agree to _ the construction of this dam together pay for all repairs or rebuilding that with its locks, power house, and the may be. necessary throughout the machinery equipment that will provided be lease period these repairs necessary to the generation of 600,- \ exceed $55,000 per annum. All re000 horse power, at the people's ex- pairs or rebuilding in excess of thar pense and at an estimated cost to amount must be undertaken by the the Government of $25,000,000. The Government itvelf, although the Govamount may be more, it may be less. ernment gets no advantage thereIn order to accept the Ford offer, from. If heavy floods should come Dam No 8 must be constructed. It] and wash away any part is located a few miles above Dam No. these dams, or, if foundationor all os should 2 on the Tennessee River. There has ‘settle, cracking the cement work in |: been no work done yet on this dam. the dams, regardless of how expenNeither have the overflow rights been ‘sive, the Government agrees, if it ac“purchased by the Government. It Ys ‘cepts this proposal, to rebuild these estimated that the construction ot Jocks and dams, and repair them as Dam No. 3, together with the neces- |the needs may arise from to time sary power house, locks, and gener- time throughout this 100-year leass ating, machinery to develop 250- period Other companies are requir000 hydroelectric horsepower, would (€d to build dams at their own expencost the Government an additiona? se, and if they wash out repair them $25,000,000 This estimate does not at their own expense. It seems to us include the cost of overflow rights. that Mr. Ford is asking too much. It Tt is thought, too, by engineers that appears to our minds that his com“it will require about six years to com pany at least could keep up the re- | plete Dam No. 2 and! build Dam No. pairs on this prdperty provided) te He does not pay full |