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Show I watches so successfully was organ-1 I ized about 1904. He has managed , it since 1901, or thereabouts. He : I has seen the business grow from i humble beginnings into a fairly , large, and certainly moderately j 'prosperous outfit. I am sure that, j the man is. proud of the service he has rendered but I have yet j to hear him say so. j But a valuable citizen in any community is measured by many yardsticks: service to the community commun-ity at large, interest In- his city and his state, activity in civic affairs. af-fairs. This business man measures up well in all three. He does not neglect his work, his business. Nor does he overlook over-look the importance of the civic affairs in which he is so keenly interested. For example, my friend is keenly interested in politics or a nature which will insure better government for the voters. He knows the vital significance of equitable taxation, understanding that public welfare often is in direct proportion to a system of j public taxation which is fair and 'reasonable. While he does not strive for public office, he does endeavor to help the best man get into the right office. He knows too well the truth in the old saying that a square peg cannot fit into a round riole. The man is known as one of the important figures in the Democratic Demo-cratic party in Utah, i Now, I am convinced that the only reason why my friend devotes de-votes some of his time to better government. He is not a politician per se. Far from it as I see him. Your professional politician only too often squints cne eye in the direction of the public welfare, while the other eye is wide open to the political plums that may tad into his lap as a result 1 his political adroitness of This prominent Logan busine man is active in his church 2 in other civic activities which t f peal to him. He contribute &' 1 share to charity. Social and cot munity club life attract him. wl is a man of several interests "Ri,hl now. I am particularly ujE in my readings on ccmpaS religions," he told me when t asked him what he like.? to rM most. "But I also read much h-tory h-tory and biography. " He is a valuable b'rokd'-minded man-on asset to his csmmunu? HOW WE LIVE; By ! SOLON R. BARBER J o (Note: This column does not give names of those mentioned. This statement Is made in response to many inquiries. The writer tries to be impartial and to play no favorites.) "Looks like fine Christmas weather," my friend remarked when we were talking this morning. "And I believe that we will have plenty of water for the crops next year. Two things to be thankful for ..." This man should know. He has lived in Logan for many years. His parents were Pioneers and he can remember back to the time when he was two and one-half or three years old when there was snow topping the fences. That takes a good memory. For nearly thirty years, my interesting in-teresting friend has managed one of the leading business concerns of Logan. He has managed this firm efficiently, made it pay dividends divi-dends in- some years when many business houses could not. But he is modest. I have not heard him boast about his record as manager mana-ger of the plant, but his stockholders stock-holders know his ability. The manufacturing plant he |