Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

most efficient work, ]. NJ. Cathcart is
the principal of the school, and he is
man of experience and culture.
These institutions bring to Logan
every year nearly 1000 students and it
Is therefore quite apparent that the
city derives a considerable income
from this source. In return 1t makes
the welfare of these schools its chief
concern, Everything possible Is done
TO advance their interests and promote
their prosperity, and the progress made
here this year was inspired largely by
the desire to help these institutions.
True the city was blessed with an ac-
tive. progressive administration, ona
that sought to live up to the oppor
tunities that existed, and ii had 10
assist ii the reorganized. rejuvenated
Commercial- Bosters' club. which with
a membership of nearly 200 wide-awake
citizens has lent valuable aid to all
projects launched. But behind both
has been the goodwill and earnest hope
of all the people.
THE STREET RAILWAY.
a street railway has been n necessity
for great many years and many are
the attempts that have been made to
secure it, but not until the present year
were they successful. The mayor and
city council with the active assistance
of the Boosters, succeeded In inducing
David Eccles of Ogden to join with
them in building such road. and at
the present writing II Is nearly COM
pleted. 1t will extend from the o. S,
L. depot to the Agricultural college.
distance Of about two miles, and cars
are promised within few weeks time
a modern sewer system. now in
course of construction. IS another i'm
M rton iY1nrroIenrppnt Of tho a
plan for obtaining an increased water
supply and at the same time estab
fishing q mountain lake resort in Lo-
gan canyon, is vet another. Then,
too. Logan abolished the saloons this
year. For several years there have
been four saloons here but the restrlc-
-tions put upon them have been so jse
we're that 1t was practically impossi
bic for the student population to enter
them. but out of respect to the ex-
pressed wishes of those who sent chill
dren here to school the town has been
rid of the saloon, altogether. 1t was
done by popular vote. too. the re-
suits being-Prohibition. LAG; regula-
tlon, 674
LOGAN'S ATTRACTIONS.
So. as may be seen from what has
already been said, Logan Is not only
a scat VI lSetllililSt UuI Is dlSO IL
city of homes. Here one may obtain
all the advantages of metropolitan life
with but few of Its inconvenience
Logan has the best summer climate
In Utah, it has the finest stream of
water In the state running through its
territory. 1t has the cheapest electric
lights in the world-10 cents per month
per -candlc-power lamp: It has a
population of about $500, exclusive of
20
ton. and while the increase in the
number OF its inhabitants has not been,
at any time, phenomenal, 1t has been
and now Is steady and altogether salts
factory
While this Is said of the city proper.
much more can be said of the terri
tory Immediately surrounding it, Dur
ing the past few years and partic-
ularly during the present year there
has been very large increase In the
number of homes established in the
suburbs of the city, AS a matter of
fact. no section OF the state offers
such promise of reward to the fol-
lower of intensive farming as does
Cache county. and this fact having
been made known. small homes have
! been established by the score. In the
district outside of this city and upon
them are to be found the dairymen.
orchardiSts. truck farmers and beet
growers that are making this section
famous In the intermountain region.
The dairy products of the county
amount in the aggregate to nearly one
and n half millions per annum. the
orchards this year Will contribute
nearly 10000 boxes OF apples. and
there Is n great variety and a consid-
cradle quantity of the smaller fruits
produced. More than half a million
dollars worth of beets were raised in
= grI,n 10 Nd apltF
bushels of wheat and other cereals
were harvested,
CENTER OF ACTIVITY
Logan is the center of the activities of