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Show COMMUNITY BUILDING. -, For some t.mo past wo hnve thought that our citizens could study nothing to their advantngo and advancement ad-vancement better than n few lessons on community building. Generally speaking tliq community builder Is tho citizen that believes In supporting support-ing his homo Institutions, in defending defend-ing them when they aro attacked, and in taking a great deal of pride In seeing see-ing them flourish nnd prosper. Tho community builder Is also tho man who believes In charging a living wage for his own service, and nt tho samo time according to his fellow citizens cit-izens a like privilege. It Is too frequently the caso that towns havo a great many who aro not community builders. Too many who exact tho maximum price for their own service, and expect their fellow citizens to do service ror them nt the minimum price. Too many that do not feel good when tho other fellow prospers. Too many that cannot can-not sleep well nt night, In tho face ot a flourishing Institution, nnd such fellows spend n great deal of their time in trying to bring in other institutions in-stitutions of like chnracter which In caso of its accomplishment brings Into our midst "two sickly weaklings" weak-lings" neither n credit to tho town, Instead of one of which our entire citizenship would bo proud. In this particular wo can bo specific, speci-fic, for wo know whereof wo speak. Such condlt'ons exist, and In this article ar-ticle wo propose to bo specific. A number .of jenrs ngo a fow citizens, citi-zens, with meagre means, and plenty ot patrlot'sm nnd loyalty to their community, all of them community builders, collected a littlo money for tho purpose ot building nn Automobile Automo-bile Garoge. They purchased a benu-tiful benu-tiful s'te on Main street where they built a commendablo structure. They equipped It with machinery, and later la-ter added to tho building until today they havo a plnnt that has cost over $25,000.00. No one can visit this little lit-tle plant without becoming converted to tho fact that it is a credit to Logan. No autolst over comes to our city without spending a few dollars at this Institution, nil of which goes Into In-to tho pockets of our own boys, nnd" Is in turn spent over tho counters of our own business men. At that time many wondered what on earth it was being built for, but now no one doubts for a moment that Lognn needB Just such nn institution, n place where machines can bo repaired and cared for Just ns scientifically ns they can In Ogden and Salt Lnko City. It has been tho desire nnd Is the Intention ot theso people to so equip nnd run this plant. Tho promoters of this enterprise havo struggled hard and with but meagre return on tho Investment. All that has been mado and more, has been put back into tho plant. And now that the sky is clearing nnd the nutombilo business bids fi u sudlclent to warrant a chance at least on tho oxpondlturo of moro money for tho equipment of n first class garage, a movement to build another gnragc is under way. Now wo do not want to keep out legltlmato Investment, in fnct wo hnvo always stood for tho promotion nnd Investment In all legitimate legit-imate enterprises In our midst consistent con-sistent with the needs and demands of our city. And wo dcslro It distinctly distinct-ly understood that wo nro not Inter- s'od directly or Indirectly In tho Schnub Machlno company, but wp do wriht to voice our protest in tho matter mat-ter that Is reported to bo under way. Wo trust tho community builders of Logan City will use their influence r.falnst such a venture. It Is evldont loyond tho question of a doubt that thcic is room tor but one automobile machlno shop and garage, and the owners of tho present plnnt should bo encouraged to contlnuo their plant to mako It equal to the best in thi State. It today is a credit to ou. city, nnd the man who pi ts a tlrnv, in tho way of its advancement Id not a community builder. Tho building ot another In our midst would leave ub with two stnigs!lng,"8lckly weak n5's" I ether n credit to tho tonn, 'id lio'h spend it.; twelvo months tf nc ;.rr oil tho verge nt banl-ntiiljy If nny of our citizens contemplate ep lously such a venture we Implore them to first glvj tho owners of tho presont one a chance to b'I to them, or to combine with them in making the present Institution bigg- better, and moro efflclsnt. Su"-1! nction In our opinion will best mee tho de-mnnds de-mnnds of our community, nnd give to us nn instltutlor that will bo a credit cred-it to Logan City nnd the State of blfh. |