The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-12-07
to build under more favorable condi

tons.
We are mindful of the fact that
Trustee Dern says the contracts have
been let, and on that account 1t is
too late to recede. We also recall the
fact that Governor Spry and Presi.
dent Stohl say that if the test pits
do not reveal safe foundations in the
opinion of the best experts obtainable,
the dam will not be built. If then 1t
is not too late to recede under an ad.
verse report from the test pits, why
is it too late to recede at the almost
unanimous request of the people OF
Logan Island? or course these peo
pie have feelings in this matter.
They are worked up to a high key
for the protection of their own. 1t
may be possible to build dam that
will remain firm and fixed forever,
but that does not allay their fears,
and place their property in a cond!.
ton where it will be as marketable
as it would be without the existence
of the dam.
Again we are mindful of the fact
that those in charge are DESTROYS of
making 1t as safe as money, and ma
terial, and science can possibly do.
President Stohl said, IF $50,000.00 is
not sufficient to make it safe, and
1t costs 100000, the money will
be expended" Right here is where
we disagree. This is an expenditure
of public money. The officials in the
case are servants of the people The
people are their sovereigns, and as
this is proposed power plant to
furnish state institutions in Cache,
and Weber, and Salt Lake counties,
power plant to be paid for out OF
public funds, II would not be right
to spend money lavishly on one sight,
when it could be built for a reason.
ably less sum on another site. If the
plant on the ordinary site in Utah's
mountains is estimated to cost $780,
100000, and it will take $75,OO0OO OF
100000 to make it safe on this
site, that is one of the best reasons
why it should not be built on this
site.
The question was asked, What will
the legislature say If we go to
them and say we did not build the
dam for which you made the appro-
priaticn?' Well now, it is hard to
tell just what a legislature will say.
Perhaps they will say just what they
did say at the last session when the
fact was revealed that the appropria.
ton of two years before for the
building of power site for the fur,
nishing of light and power for the
A. c. with pipe line, had not been
used for that purpose at all, and vote
another appropriation for a poweu
site under different conditions. Per
haps 1t may censure the trustees FOL
not spending the money for the OBJ
ject for which 1t was Appropriated
But there is one thing we are sure II
would do and that is it would ever
lastingly censure those in charge II
the case of an expenditure of any
thing like $100,O00OO for a plant
when it could be built. for much less
money further up the canyon on an
other site.
We of course, should like the i'm
provement in this county, and thinl
1t can be provided for further up tn,
canyon. We are firm in the belief tina
the presidents of the A. c., both DI
Widtsoe and President Stohl, tn
Governor and Trustees, and In fac
all concerned have no i'll will toward
any living soul in the matter, an
are anxious TO do what is best 10
the people of the state. 1t Is a ma
ter that has been under discussio
for a long time, it is an importaI
matter. and We hope 1t will be d.
cided TO the satisfaction of the pc
b'N' NhS W NhN iNboA Vi u
case we are not in a position to &
on record We do think, however, tn,
in case the excavations and prelir
/, inaries, reveal the fact that the foe
( lngs are safe, the dam can be bull
t OF course there would be a peric
/ Of time when protests could be file
( and q time fixed for them to I
S heard, after which a decision won
c be rendered, The people of the
e land, we are informed WI at on
Ia seek redress in the courts. We n
y hoped, and sim do hope, that tn
IT Wi! not be necessary, and that Il
g officials in charge viii arrange
"a build undGr different condition
s. Somewhere, somehow, in Logan ca
% yon If possible but where so ma