Show r Dads Dad's Column THE TIIE WORLD continues to go round ind round and md with Its revolutions the of ot The Park Record Increases I accordingly This issue is No 1 as It enters the seventh fifty year of ot its use use- useful ful existence It Is as vigorous rind and reli rell- reliable able aole as always not financially strong but bul bu optimistically powerful and predict predict- predicting lag ing before its next birthday Its home city and world famous mining district will see bigger business and greater mining activity than for many many years past pa T WHEN MR l ROOSEVELT was elected there was an anguished demand for tor somebody to do something something anybody anybody to todo todo todo do anything anything to to halt the panic He acted 1 in such refreshing contrast to Mr Hoover that for months he was a a. na na- national national na- na hero Now that there Is a sub sub- substantial sUb sUb-I substantial measure of oI recovery re overy a a. lot or of those who hid their faces in fear are a turning on the man who vho saved them I St St. t. t Paul News Pa JQ Sa Ja A MINING MAGAZINE recently stated that the silver question has now reach reach- reached ed cd the ridiculous Many persons with the best Interest of ot mining at heart echo that Attempts to artificially force great Increases In the price of ot any my commodity whether it be silver sliver ships or sheep- sheep are re doomed to eventual failure The American people want decent prices for all metals base and precious precious but but nei neither nei- nei neither I ther they nor wise mining authorities nel-I nel want artificial price levels beyond the bounds of ot reason because they cannot I be tie maintained When the props are a knocked out from under such prices wreck and ruin follows Pa Ea THE KANSAS City Star says marriage license clerks complain that the girls arent aren't availing themselves of ot leap year Perhaps they're waiting to make sure 1030 1036 Is constitutional P PIT IT WAS James Whitcomb RIley who once wrote I Whatever the weather eather be b says he Whatever the weather be t tye Its It's the songs ye sing and the smiles ye wear That's making the sunshine every every- I where f T IS SUCCESS ITS IT'S DOING your Job ob the best you can And being Just to your fellow man Its It's making money but holding friends And staying true to your alms aims and ends Its It's figuring how and learning why And looking forward and thinking high Its It's daring blithely the field of chance While making labor a brave romance roman e Its It's going onward despite And fighting staunchly but keeping sweet Its It's ts t's being clean and playing fair Its It's laughing lightly at Dame Despair Its It's looking up at the stars above And drinking deeply of Life and Love Its It's sharing sorrow and work and mirth And making better this good old earth Its It's serving striving through strain and stress Its It's doing your noblest noblest that's that's Success I Graphic Arts T Pa AWAY 1 BACK n. IX IN TIlE EARLY E DAYS YS WE RECEIVED a letter this week from Sam Jr In addition to both depressing and cheering ch ring news regarding home and neighborhood affairs In the section of Portland in which Sam Jr now makes his home he writes the fol fol- following fol- fol lowing JO pertaining to the long ago in Park City the names and Incidents Incidents' re referred re- re referred to being well remembered by Dad and will revive pleasing memories to the few real old timers at home and abroad who continues to read The Record He writes Dear Dad SOME TIME ago I believe I told you OU of or an Interesting book I have been read- read Ing It Is scarcely a book however in the strict sense but a bound volume No 2 of Magazine Magazine- published in Salt Lake Olty ty In 1883 by Edward W. W Til- Til lIdge Do you remember it Fred Lockley who Is a So enthusiast on such things pick pick- picked ed it up somewhere here at an old book bookstore store It is quite fascinating to me because It contains such Interesting material about Park City There are names of ot otmen men I remember rem well and of ot those of ot whom I have heard I do not mean that I remember rem the men but I do know tho names very well Col William Ferry whom I do remember faintly of at course R. R C. C Chambers Arthur M. M Grant chief engineer of ot the old Ontario mill Pat Pat- Patrick PatrIck rick Kervin foreman of the Ontario mine at that time Martin Correll Correll- James Brown chief engineer at the mine Nell Neil Al Emery Dr David McFalls H. H O. O Young M M. S. S who Is written as the leading mer mer- I chant of Park City City City-Aschheim the Jew and and many others There Is a a. story of the fire at the Ontario October 20 1878 and of ot the part Hearst and Haggin played in de development de- de of ot the property Interesting stories also of ot the Marsac mill mm the Cres Cres- Crescent Crescent I cent mine the Park Parl City Smelter of ot otI I Fred Hayt H the first postmaster whom I remember L. L Simon of ot the Park City hotel the Park City bank bank W. W. W B. B Dod- Dod Dodridge Dodridge Dodridge ridge C. C E. E and M. M L. L Hoyt the of the Rebellion discovery Pinyon Pinon on Hill of ot the Emma and so on I This item caught my eye In the Park City Record of ot Septem Septem- September I ber her 1881 is a full tull account of ot the mem mem- memorial memorial i orial services held by the citizens gen sen- generally senI generally I under the auspices of the Masonic I fraternity In honor of ot the late President j I James A. A Garfield Colonel Ferry deliver- deliver delivered ed cd the formal address In Masonic Hall and from which we take the following Then follows a Do resume r ume of ot the Colonels Colonel's address I quote this also reprinted from the Tribune correspondent In its last New Years 1882 I guess edition with the thought that it may recall the cir cir- circumstances circumstances cir cir- circumstances to you j I ITo To one who has watched the growth I of ot this camp from Its infancy the pro pro- proceedings proceedings proceedings of ot the past few days da s were very Interesting When luxuries s were few and I beans scarce it made but little differ differ- difference difference ence to the prospector whether his de devotions de- de devotions devotions to the Almighty went up from the fire camp or cabin things cabin things have changed since then The prospectors of ot other r days are wealthy now and it Is mete that lIe He who made the hard close formation of the Wasatch should receive homage from a building worthy of ot his name A Catholic Church was started here and but recently finished Though the expense was considerable the Is now completed and would do credit to a city of more it If not larger in population In order to help along the good work a a. Fair for the benefit of ot the church was opened on Monday last and closed Thursday night The fact that over were taken in during the four days of at the Fair will Indicate how miners feel when their pockets are reached through their hearts A beautiful headed gold-headed cane was voted for tor and given to the most popular man in Park City o There were vere three candidates pro pro- proposed proposed posed by friends and three better men could not engage in such a a. friendly con con- test Their names are as follows Joseph E. E Gallgher Galigher Superintendent of at the On- On OnI Ontario I tarlo tario mill Martin Correll surface fore fore- foreman foreman foreman man of ot the Ontario mine and E. E P. P Ferry manager of ot the Marsac Marac Ma ac Mining Milling and Smelting company It was a ahard ahard ahard hard fight tight For four tour days and nights the friends of or each fought nobly at a rate of or twenty five cents a shot to show I I that their chief was chief of ot the whole camp The Tho money rolled in and the ballots dropped Into the box and as ns the time for closing the polls drew nigh the excitement was Intense The boys at the mine were confident of ot the result being in their favor tavor while Gallgher's Galigher's mill mm boys worked like beavers The citi citi- citizens citizens citizens zens of or the Park and Ferrys Ferry's friends swore the cane should never leave the town The church Is in the Park and andIn andIn andIn In the Park must be the cane I give you the result For E. E P. P Ferry Perry For Martin Correll 1969 For Jos E. E Gallgher Galigher 1534 Total Every vote of ot the above e having been been paid for before being dropped Into the box it will be seen that the cane cane brought the church I When the result had been made known and the usual amount of ot cheers had been given E. E P. P Ferry was called I Ito to the stand Dr D. D McFalls made the presentation speech it was neatly word word- worded worded worded ed and well delivered In reply Mr Ferry after expressing as deeply as words could the appreciation of the honor conferred upon him dwelt for some time on the past present and fu future fu- fu future future I ture of ot this great camp He said he had thrown his fortunes with us and as ns he said so very few tew in the audience could help thinking of ot the dear heart the brave bra ve woman who also threw her for for- fortune fortune fortune tune In with his and who lost her life lite in the endeavor to make his more en en- endurable endurable endurable durable In the Wasatch mountains He spoke at nt length and spoke well but our thoughts were away In the quiet grave grave- graveyard graveyard graveyard yard below town beside a little mound of or snow and a white headstone and if it tears were votes Ferrys Ferry's majority for that cane were millions not thousands I am sure Dad you would be In Interested in- in interested interested In the volume which has to do with activities and men throughout Utah in the early and am sorry it isn't my book Fred of ot course values It quite highly and Is now scouting around trying to find volume 1 He could get It no doubt in Salt Lake but has hopes h pel that it will turn up in some old book stall here Well I hope I haven't bored you ou any any- anyway way Love to you all and remember us to the family at large when you write Take good care of or yourself and were we're planning on seeing you up here this summer As always your affectionate SAM JR Portland Oregon Jan 31 1936 1930 I Mr Fred Lockley referred to by Sam Jr Is the son of the late Fred Lockley Sr ST who in the late and early was editor In chief of ot the Salt Lake Tri Tri- Tribune Tribune bune when that paper was under tinder the management of George Georgo F. F Prescott Mr Lockley was succeeded as editor of o the Tribune by the late famed editor C. C C C. Goodwin and Pat H. H Lannon a well known Utahn of ot those days succeeded Mr Prescott as manager of ot the now great Salt Lake Tribune Gee Sam as our mind drifts back and it seems scorns se ms but yesterday that Dad was working work ng under these then popular editors and newspaper men sticking typo by hand under oil coal-oil lamps and the apers papers r f being printed by hand- hand power and folded by hand Some So changes Boy and no mistake since tho thos long ago days |