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Show I PRESTON, A PROSPEROUS 3 TOWN OF BEAUTIFUL I CACHE VALLEY I The Metropolis of Southern Idaho Claims Many Utah Sons Who Are Doing a I Thriving Business. It is Predicted I That 'Round House Will Be Con-I Con-I structed in the Idaho Town Next Season Power Company Spends Much Money. BH "" "" """""""" B Preston tho metropolis of southern l H Idaho Is making rapid strides In H various wayB during tho past two H years. While its population Is com-1 H paratlvely small,. th,ere is a largo sec- H Hon ot country) that is tributary to H itJ This outatdo country is compos- H ed. principally of large ranches and H being so geographically situated It H precludes .the probability for somo- H time at least tho building up of busi- H "iiesi centers, such ns" surround Lc- I gan, .Within the past year a wator H system has been Installed at tho ex- H pense of $75,000 for which amount H the cljty Is bonded to tho German- H American Trust company of Denver H for twenty years at five per cent. H Better water never run in pipes. It I is taken from Dlrch Springs that are located Just thirteen miles from H Greaves Bank corner. Tho water I s) stem feeds 295 taps, the rovenuo H trom which is sufficient to meet the H honds and interest at the required i time if no more taps aro added. Tho Mp poMibllitfo -are, .-however, that this a&., number may bo doubled or trebled H within a fow years especially it Pres- H ton would Install a sowage system H which Is badly needed. Public foun- I tains nre placed at tho most prom!- H neiit corners for tho benefit of pedes- H ttlans. Somo people predict Uiat the I 0. S. L. railroad will build a round H liguse next season north of tho depot. H A steam chovol Is already on tho H proiind to do excavating for switch- H Quito a fow Logan people aro do- H ing business In this northern burg, besides a largo number ot young men H who went tlioro years ago and crow H up with tho country and aro now H wealthy farmers. Among thom aro: H James Johnson with his three broth-H broth-H ers, Joseph Roper, William and Wal-H Wal-H ter Hawkes. All of theso men nro H originally from Hydo Park and there H is not ono of thorn who has not dono bh exceedingly wen. H A; 0. Lundstrom has a branch H house thero that Is bo'ng managed by H C. H. Carlson of tho Seventh ward H of this city.' Their store Is clean ' and attractive which goes a long. H way in securing, patronage Our H friend Mr. Lundstrom mado no mis- take apparently when ho opened this H house H in speaking of the largo ranches H surrounding Preston it Is estimated that thousands of flno hogs havo been H driven from these ranches to Pres- ton for shipment. Our follow towns- men of years ago Messrs John Lnr-H Lnr-H sen and John Greaves aro two of the wealthiest men to Preston. Both of them are bankers and merchants of no small magnitude. Tho Utah Power and Light company E through their lmmonso Improvements have scattered hundreds of thousands ot dollars' among tho people who ts Jt rule speak highly of tho treatment I ac"rded them by this company. Tho Phoenix Construction company iJ have a largo force of mcfci and teams .-jP Just north ot Preston at tho present I ,mo "ecting towers and placing tho neavy copper wires along tho lino h'ich runs from Salt Lako City to "race, Idaho, n la stated that upon "e completion of this lino another i will bo built paralleling tho first ono. This Pheonlx Construction company is quite a cotneern when it ls consld- i ered that it does construction work all over tho world. Itecently a line has been built in Franco and another anoth-er in Tennessee. In speaking of the bank3 at this point it might be mentioned men-tioned that G. H. Blood and John Greaves aro tho cashiers. They are qulto popular with the people. Jacob Ja-cob N. Larson formerly county clerk of Cache, is In tho Real Estato business busi-ness and Is doing well. Thero Is ono thing that Preston excels Logan n and that is a tailor shop owned by Walter Knight who bought out tho former proprietor, Mr. Barsdon. Mr. Knight keeps on hrtnd a fine assortment assort-ment of. cloth, of which up to date suits aro mado, ranging In price from thirty to seventy dollars. This establishment does dry cleaning on ladles wearing apparel as well as tho men. Mr. Campbell who bought tho Wllford Hotel from Mr. Hobbs Is doing, well. Ho. hag steam heat.whlch makes tho rooms quite comfortable. A cafo is also connected with this hotel. Preston has two other hotels the Lenox and tho Hnmscm house. Tho former is managed by Joseph Dives, tho lattor by Mrs. Hnmson, who certainly sets a first class tnblo and theroby has becomo qulto h fav-orito fav-orito with tho traveling men as a hostess. Johnson and "Jenkins aro nmoug tho leading coal dealers and their motto ls "honest weights which has mndo them popular. Our friend William Lohman who acted as express ex-press agont In Logan is running a men's nnd boys clothing store. Ho appears to be doing well. Oliver Peterson who moved from Logajn Second ward to Preston about throo years1 ago is now a contractor ntirl ImlMnr. Thomas Boylo tho manager of tho Proston branch of niter Brothers Drug company takes considerable prldo in keeping his establishment looking clean nnd tidy. Tho Preston Milling company of this placo Is certainly not only n credit to tho city, but tho stato. It Is equipped with the very latest machinery, mach-inery, has a capacity of two hundred barro's dally and has efficient men In tho managomont as well ns tho mechanical department. The former is Mr. J. Ralllson and tho miller Is Mr. It. Scott. Tho quality of flour pio'duced must certainly bo first class when considered that not a pound ot any other Hour Is sold by tho Pros-ton Pros-ton merchants. Outsldo ordors crowd the mill all tho timo. At this writing , they aro behind with eight largo or dors. This company ! Incorporated for $50,000. It pays a regular dividend divi-dend of eight per cent laying by each year a good rosorvo. Peory Brothers of Ogden nro tho largest stock holders. hold-ers. Tho bakers who uso tho flour mado nt this mill from Turkey Bed wheat, declare It Is equal to any Imported from tho east. The quality of flour sold in a commercial way to tho stores is second to none which is ovidenced by tho universal support of the Preston merchants, which is (Continued on pago four) PRESTON, A PROSPEROUS TOWN OF IBEAUTIFUL CACHE VALLEY I (Continued from pago one) something remarkable nnd we doubt whether tho like can bo found In any other loca'lty In tho weBt whoro the merchants nre exclusively loyal to their local mill. Tho Preston Drug company conducted con-ducted by Ezra Foss, carries a good stock. - Somo changes havo been been mado in tho interior by shelf pillars projecting from tho sides which Incrcasesi shelf room ami also tho appearance ot the store. A largo stock of stationery for school supplies Is carried hero. Preston has a first clhss veterinary no better In tho west In D. S. E. Nelson who Is very successful with I his cases. HHHaHHVKv'A HHvHHJP"Cc' I HHHr i!$- $ HHHHti;!' IMk'" -flkH il Hi i fidV .'Va"1 HHHHHkiW .' J avJftmxvi H (''('H -si HHHL jEHhWs HHHHKm9HFml HHHHttfMKi HrKlHHYJIHMh!i EbT Vj jHHWHHHHHHW HHHHHIB. .HH "iHHHHHHI HVaVflVflHwHVA vflVflVflVflVI hhEvhH HHHHhIHHHI The above, cut represents a man .who is well known throughout northern north-ern Utah and the state' of Idaho. The positions of trust that ho holds aro I lndlcatlvo of tho confidence imposed In him by1 tho community In which ho lives. He Is city clerk, secretary of ,tho Park and Fair assoclrtlon, clerk of tho Woodmen of tlm World, 327; also secretary of the Odd Follows. The gentleman was In tho ngrtcnitural Implement business for years He recently bought out A. G. Hall In tho lino of confectioners, soft drinks and cigars and Is conducting a thrlv-'ing thrlv-'ing business. As a rule thcpeoplo, In tho Vicinity Vicin-ity of Treston ard 'doing woll. Thoy havo a good country. Thero fp another an-other thing that speaks well, there nro not so many classes as you will find In some other places. While some men nro wealthy they nre all common and approachable. Preston Is growing nnd has a bright future hnd people owning land and aro established es-tablished should bo resigned nnd not look elsowhero for Imaginary advantages. advan-tages. Prest((n is hard to beat. |