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Show Logan and Qache Valley Just a Wori I That you may get acquainted. S Logan, the "Athena o Utah" and "Temple City of the I ' North," is. the third city of Utah, the capital' of Cache Coun ty, located in the center at tine eastern side of beautiful Cache Valley, at the base of v the Wasatch mountains, and' . contiguous to the picturesque canyons of thenorthecw entl of this, raag Logan is a thoroughly up-to-date city of 8,000 population,, possessing to a marked degree, all those acquired advantages of eastern cities of similar size;' and geographically geographi-cally speaking, lies GO mile's, north of Ogdeu, and 100. miles 1 J'' f north of Salt Lake City, the capital of the State. From the .standpoint of natural advantages, at an alti- tude of 5000 feet, nes'tling between two spurs of the Wasatch I range, thus protected from extreme storms during wiuteV months and. cooled in summer by refreshing mountain breezes, Logan's climate Ms indeed bejond compare. From canyons in. close, proximity tlows an unlimited quantity of , the purest water, and a natural drainage makes the city one of the most healthful in this western country. The soil of the 'territory contiguous to the city is productive produc-tive to the highost degree, and this gives Logan "the-solidity that is the portion of all cities in first class agricultural sect' tio'us. However. Logan is located on and near Streams which could' and will in coming years generate great power for in- ( dustrial enterprises and it is to this, in conjunction' with mining possibilities, that Logan looks. for her greater progress prog-ress In the' future. ' . - '. Logan a'ti the present time is a city of successful ibuslness institutions, educational interests and happy homes. .The city , , possesses several miles of paved .sidewalks, graded streets, its own 'electric light plant, tho Telhrido Power Co., two -tele. . ' phone systems, 'three strong 'banks, n sugar factory,, cpu- " , ' densed milk factory, ten Latter-day Saint places of worship, including' one, if the four Temples in, Utah, three Gentile . , cUurches,' knitting fatcories, foundries, implement works, two newspapers, big flour and planing mjlls, substantial private . and-public buildings and business institutions representing ; ' practically every- line of trade. ' Logan is practically noted for her educational advan- I. ' , '. tages. Here tho public school system is one of the Very best in the inter-wountainfcountry. Proficiency' is the standard. Of higher educational institutions tluee, are located in Logan City The Agricultural College of Utah, the Brigham Young College, and New Jersey Academy. The first is a gov- . eminent, and State school combined, presenting four schools, that of Agriculture, Commerce, Engineering, Domestic Science and Arts $500,000 buildings "race the, first bench east of the city and command an incomparable view of the valley. Sixty professors and instructors handle the work of, . the school, and during the past, year 800 students were enrolled en-rolled in the various departments. The school is recognized as one of the most complete and efficient agricultural schools . of the United States. The Brigham Young College is a Church school, support-ed support-ed wholly by the Latter-day Saints, and the work it preseute is regarded as thorough. Tho buildings and grounds are beautiful and commodious and the equipment excellent. Thirty-six professor's and instructors had chargo of moiv than 800 students during the past year. Here all the higher branches common to such schools are given, with the addition of a course in ''Mormon" teology. The students at both -, this and the Agricultural College are given personal supervision super-vision out of school hours. The New Jersey Academy is -a Presbyterian Mission school with a corps of six teachers, giving from kindergarten work to a three year high school course. The school" has an average of 125 students. In speaking of Logan City with pride, the averSge citizen citi-zen does so with the knowledge that Logan alone is not, wholly responsible for all the acquired advantages which the city has to offer at tbjs time. Logan's interests are. essentially essential-ly linked with the interests of tho valley, and is dependent on the valley's productiveness and the success and growth of the v valley's industries. As the valley prospers in a general way, go doe's Logan prosper, and that the city is to-day 'the third 1 city in' Utah is .due largely to the fact that in this county out. 1 . side of Logan aro energejic farmers, and stockmen, men who are aggressive, up-to-date, and by force of, energy and good judgment have accumulated means. 1 . , Mil In Building and Barns of tho Agricultural College of Utah. P3i' "r ' " A ' -rv : ' ' :' "" SI ' " i Logan is'a good substantial town to-day because tho soil fjH of Cache Valley is worth $100 an aero and there aro 500,000" tH acres of it; because we have tho water to raise the crops iH that line tho pockets of the farmers, because? we have sugar ll factories, crameries, and condensed milk factories that pay iH the producing farmer good money forhis products; because ''H the city is the county seat of )i populous and prosperous H county and the distributing, center for no 'less than 22 towns ' iH and communities comprising 30,000 people; because wo have IH great schodls here; because the city's growth has been sub- ; - H t statical rather than mushroom. ; 'fhe Logan and Lewisto;i sugar factories, paying hun- IH dreds of thousands of .dolla'r3 yearly to Cache farmers, is ! H back of Ldgan. The Utah Condensed Milk factory at Rich- ' ,: mond.' handling 50,000 pounds of milk daily, and exporting H it a finished product, is back of Logan; the Cache-Vallpy l Condensed. Milk factory with a pay roll of $200,000 is back ' of Logan ; 2,00Q,000 bushels of wheat yearly is back of Logan; i !ho wool clip of. 100,000 sheep, the milk of 4,000 cows; and', ' great mining propositions will yet bo back of Logan. ' " This City and County offers every opportunity for in-" ' H vestment and every good thing to prospective residents: H Logan's manufacturing facilities have not yet been exploited ' - , to one-tenth part of their capacity. Every day thousands ,, 11 of liorse-power runs to waste, but at tho same time nowhere ' in the State is water or electric power cheaper. H Login is the center of great mining, possibilities, and dk '31 the present time prospects being worked are showing most JH encouragingly. JH In tho city resildenco properties bring good values', , but . t'jH aro not held at i figure unwarranted by our advantages and t? future prospects. ' Business property sells at a price commensurate with, its.. "H location and the city's advantages. ' .'-, 'iH Logau is to-day in need of places fqr ronti At no .time , 1 'H in the past three years) has thero been an over phis of empty H houses. H The city is growing, full of life, and the comity' and city ' . are being pushed by the Cache Commercial Club, tho secre- i tsiy of -which will answer ?ny and'.ill inquiries!. -, ;H 1 . . Main Building of tho Urigliam Young'College. v-, ,H 1 :H P V$8E?VW'V': v '..... 1. 1. 1 .. ' . . .J U..L.. .1 iPi'Bul11.! '.'.. L-. -J'tiUB't. 1 'H ft fyfflsasKiWi ' 1 cf'i .tM |
