Show the church school soine kimt ago ago we were inform aed ji dd that it had bad be bean an decided to es publish and maintain aa a church hi high h school in 1111 lillard lard county the school building ta j le he erected by the combined efforts effort of the po people ople and the ex expense P ense of operating the school to be paid by the mormon church chur cli the cocat loc rn to io be determined by the church authorities As soon as this was understood to have been decided a rivalry ensued between the dif communities bonim unities for the place of I 1 c aion and each ono sought to hold out the strongest induce ane t ts in fillmore Pilli norea a canvass for the nu number anber of students who would p patronize atron ize the s school 61 showed that atit if locate located here bere the local attendance would be and that nearly S would be sub sei ascribed scribed ibea foi fac the building 0 the in dividu ia subscriptions running M the way w ay from f r oin 3 00 to s shoving 6 the of hatli f ir y f s qa w chur chuch ii members and non church members tho following is a list of argue ments in favor of fil impie as the logical 1 place for the school submitted by judge 0 joshva joshua greenwood TO TIM THE HON BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CHURCH OF J JESUS ESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS we herewith submit a list of n names ames of persons who have sub scribed ascribed the respective amounts sob set opposite their parries for the purpose of a assisting iti th the e lishin shiu li of a church high school in Nf milard ilard stake of zion and we herewith claim the following points amongst others that mil lit be considered as strona strong arguments r in showing that fillmore is the logical place at which such school should be erected a and nd maintained 1 its location is more inore nearly the center of population of the county 2 its locution location is such that we enjoy a climate for health and vig vigor ol unsurpassed by any place in tilis this intermountain i n term oun tain region C we have no swamps or conditions condition that produce germs gerins of disease such as malaria typhoid or other contagious contagions conta I 1 gions arld and we have bave b h d but few cases of germ gerin C is P bases in many 3 cars our city nestles near the beautiful east mountains on a slant that affords a per feet drainage of sewerage and what otherwise would be cess pools etc 3 our beautiful mountains and streams afford near objects po which the teachers can direct the attention of the students in their nature studies studie s such as plant life and geology 4 1 our have demon strater their determination to put in a modern water system by very recently viz vion vi on oil the of the present mouth c casting castino ino ill an overwhelming C vote in favor of bonding bondin the city and steps will be taken at once to install i p tf such water works borics which will till a long felt wan want t and rn give the people I 1 a supply of water in their homes clean and in pure so pronounced by competent impotent om potent men who have tested the same saine 5 since sime the forest reserve rules have been b een invoked fling the running of sheep in our ins our streams stream s have been ni uh improved however with a water system our water for domestic use will ivill be as good as cin can be had anywhere we have a stream of water which f furnishes u rui am pie water v power f for or electric lih lights M ts which will in the near future be utilized for foi such purpose pa se and would have been al ready accomplish e d if it had bad not been for the late money panic othor other enterprises such as fruit canning factories etc will anvill be es 0 6 we e I 1 ave one of the best fruit climates in utah and in ordinary years produce abundant f fruits 1 of the very best quality 7 during the history of th millard stake academy fillmor fillmon furnished at least bo per cent ol of ane students 8 we have for many years past shown conr appreciation of ind and edel energy M II V in school matters by b sending out some of the most prominent educators of the stat together with ledding leading mon men in al ai the ole higher walks of life today we have more educators fron from fillmore fill more than any other place jn in the state of like size and p population pu 9 I 1 NN ve 0 boast olour of our young men it a 1 women who are free from bad and are geehin seeking the higher plane of life 10 we can furnish more than one beautiful building spot with room sufficient to make attractive parks and campus grounds we van can grow all kinds hinds of flowers and ornamental ornament at trees for decorating atin the t same 11 building ZM material of all kinds is cheap and easy of access 12 fuel is vl y cheap cheal and easy of access 13 in fact living ra in a general way is is cheaib 14 we e are prepared to fco take care car 0 of many in any or all of the students who may wish to attend the school here 15 city lots and aid buildt building n material ean can be had at a rca reasonable figure if it is desired by those who wish to make homes here 16 houses will soon be erected if necessary to accod those who wish to rent 17 here the business of the county is transacted it ib being t county seat and to which many people come for the transaction of business thereby making lill more the natural center and which was cont contemplated ern plated when it was founded by pio pioneer ne e r and kin Ean pi pire re builder 18 our autumn autum D and spring sea sons are unsurpassed anyel anywhere bere iere noone no one who his bus enjoyed ell tb ibe e P puro u re canyon breezes as they como come fresh from our mountains m morn arii ing and night rn will deny thoy vig lg or and fres freshness liness they im impart fart aur our winters winter saro aro not nob necessarily disa disagreeable for our well drained roads arid and gravel eidew sidewalks furnish reasonably good footer I 1 g for the lie in going going and coming to their school again we can offer use of the state house building if it is thought wise to co commence tur nence cur school in for a f few e w years and it if it can be made ts f furnish u anish the nee I 1 essary accommodations with re e pairing we can offer it to the school board in in as m much u C h as the fact f of F fill ill having saloons has been use ausec 1 against ca us as a suitable 10 lo io cation for the church high school we wish jo to submit ache concluded on page 6 the church school concluded from page kayo 4 following statement op this sub eject saloons exist in fillmore riot not because it is fillmore but be cause fillmo Eill moe e is a center of pp ap in in the county fillmore does not su P p rt rb three saloons we have written statements f from rom evory every s saloon aloon keeper in fillmore FiU more lie thi 2 1 L ct that they thessell sell more liquor to the people f from rom outside towns ohan chan to the people of fill mor morand and that without the out side trade they could rot cot ruti run the people of fillmore Fillmor esre not a liquor drinking people the young people especially are the most temperate us as a whole of any town in millard county the people of F fillmore would gladly do away with saloons saloon sif if it were in their power they might pet the city Cout council icil and the might raise the license to thith the maxium limit provided by law this would mean that the juhree hr e saloons would CL consolidate cin and pay the deenie and continue to td run or it would result in the CI closing OSing up of two and the other obber would run this would not im 1 prove rove conditions and s any As soon as s our state legislature a re gives us icat cal option we I 1 pledge in the people fill abre to vote dov dom n the sal us S in in our town down the he fact lad that fill fillmore m om is a cen r i of 0 population opu lation WOO is the greatest all re reasons gedons why the church s 41 school chuld sh uld be 6 located IV re give ony iny other town in t the a county the saro populate ion a and they bould have saloons I 1 S A high h Is something per r f manent itna nent 4 hiie ii e established it can not be bovio saloon are very 04 temporary cence concerns rb jollay they exist they may be swept away today we have ahre thre thresia oia saloons salons in a year we may ot have tiny any some of the small K V have none bodan but they uld abid wight might have before the ih 9 gh h school building is arec erected ted F nearly every town of any importance mr in this state has it its sal not excluding those towns where other church schools are located we realize that perhaps a loons exert some liitle influence in a com community m unity but that in tl bence eff effects acts only a very small class aud and we feet feel deeply that thab th argument used against our town on account of saloons is as noth 1190 ing 0 compa compared red to the advantages we me possess over arly any other town in the count county 3 as a location for lyo proposed posed church high school to TOt Bishop frank 11 II fillmore fill fillmore tn ore rity City utah oct the saloon question in fill moi more moie e has been f full ull canvas ed and its status I 1 is s this wo we now have th three rae saloons salo olis and by lire are pt paying t y I 1 ing in i in the ahe acra aggregate 00 regato per year li license cerise the citizens are willing to petition the city council to raise the licence and require each saloon to py a n licence of and the council is willing todo so no now W if that oat should b be e done it would close down two of the three and the one paying the would continue and rea reap p the profits of the three now running these three saloons are supported by meadow fillmore holden and kanosh and some support from clear lake alake if our legislature will at the coming coining session pass a law giving precincts and cities authority to exercise local option in relation to the sale of in toxicants toxic ants just as soon as such authority is given the great ma jor bority ity of electors I 1 A of fillmore I 1 will not hesitate to vote saloons out of the corporate limits we do not have any drunkenness by our young youn people itis it is is the ober men who patronize the saloons and s such ucb men if I 1 quor cannot be obtained at home import it for their consumption signed respects respectfully ully J S GILES chief hief probation off officer leer for millard county with all these advantages in favor of fillmore when aben it was advised by the church authors authorities tie to leave it to the vote of the stake high council and the ward bishoprick bishoprics Bish the vote at the last quarterly conference showed a majority against fillmore and in favor divor of some place in the hin ekley section of tile the county a to the fillmore people |