The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-01-09
guaranty.

precisely such roads as It wishes the
franchise to cover, and what portion
OF such roads" must be furnished. and
IA blanket franchise covers for too
much, etc" I'VE Gods, and little fish.
es, is IL not evident that the road
viii be built where II will best serve
the peopleY Is this not where the coup.
ty wants II and is 1t not where the
promoters want it. The road cannot
survive without people. A road cover.
ing the entire county will not be built
FOR number of years, and what
would seem good route now, might
not be the best In year or more
Why make the company put on sur.
veying crew for month before say.
ing whether or not the franchise will
be granted? The portion of such
roads that the company can build on
IL designated by the county commits.
sioners. All that is necessary to be
convinced of this fact being reading
OF the franchise. The location OF the
roadbed" will be definite enough when
| 1t is built. The commissioners should
grant the franchise and thereby make
II definite, for this company will build
| IL Ii they accept a franchise.
But this blanket franchise" Makes
your hair stand straight up don't 1t?
| Evidently has given some little fell
low" the nightmare. What does vi
| mean? That the company can GO
where IL pleases? Yes to certain ex
| tent. but no one thinks for a moment
| that the entire county will be honey
combed with railroads to the menace
of the community does he? Means an
exclusive franchise does It? We guess
not. from the fact that the commits.
siCners could not grant an exclusive
| franchise II they wanted to- Keep out
competition will IL? Not II competi.
tion wants To come, for there is moth.
ing to hinder or prevent the commits.
| sioners from granting one franchise
| today and another tomorrow. or
course IL is not epected that they
would do such thing, from the fact
that they would desire to give any
company so whom they granted fran
chise "A chance TO make good, knowing
full well that If one company builds,
another is not going to do the same
thing in county the size OF Cache
county.
On the 18th instant the Commission.
ers will take action on this matter.
II is safe to say they will grant it,
with perhaps some few notifications.
They are looking into the question and
by the date set can act intelligentily
The people want the road. Cache coun.
ty will be in luck, and money In peck
ct, for our laborers, and be boon to
the farmers and business interests Of
Cache Valley. Here's hoping the fran
chise win be granted.
q q, u
Mr. Ariel +. Carbon, formerly OF Lo'
gan, but now of Provo, has contribute
ed an article on THE Economics OF
Agriculture" in the January number
OF the Improvement Era. Mr.. Carbon
treats "the training and organization
OF farmers" as follows:
AS to the training and organiza
ton OF farmers, again too much EN-
phasis cannot be made. Farms have
been deserted by thousands OF yount
men because they have been misman
! aged and fearfully neglected. To traiI
the farmer along scientific lines ant
d TO organize his forces under efficien
y management will mean increased farm
returns, and the keeping OF the, younI
10 the healthful occupation of tillinI
8 tho soil. The government has lent
s powerful aid TO the communal bod
. by establishing agricultural colleges
II where every phase OF agricultural lif
T. has been made the subject OF scient
- fic study and instruction. Educate an,
70 organize the farmer along correc
10 principles, and the nation is protecte,
B. against decay and liberty insured Il
ct the people"
~ = u q
u Notwithstanding the world is grow
" ing old, and has made and is makinl
'e great strides in advancement, we still
II have with us the meddlesome 'lttl,
Oh fellow" that persists In poklng hi
We nose into other peoples business. An
"a the "1ittler" the fellow is the NOR,
a penurious he becomes..If people coul'