The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-04
COME ON BACK
TO CACHE VALLEY!

Now that the various communities
throughout the valley are responding
in such an enthusiastic manner to tn,
movement for the county fair to b,
held next fall, why not set apart
that season as home coming week
for all former residents of Cache
Valley?
And again why not?
We are confident such movement
would receive the support of every
man, woman and child in the valley.
For, while the fair will serve to
bring out the very choicest exhibits
of all the various products of farm,
school, and handcraft, and centralize
them In Logan. to the ultimate bene.
fits of all; still, a home coming
week" would tend to bring former re-
sidents back for brief--perhaps
permanent--visit, to every settlement
in the valley. II would become at
once popular movement and while
luClo Hlby yet Dc ltW
who fail to appreciate the advantages
OF a county fair, these same people
would work unitedly in favor of a
home coming week"
Consider what 1t would mean to
the valley IL every one of our various
Commercial and Booster clubs would
begin at once to stimulate interest
in such project! II every person
in Cache Valley were urged to write
one OF more letters to former
friend inviting them to come back
to Cache Yalley'-just for a visit,
Let the people of Richmond invite |
the former Richmondites to come and |
see how the town has grown in the |
last few years. Tell them of the |
growth of the creamery; the new
quarters for the commercial club;
the new Opera House; the new types
OF horses and cattle. Let the people |
of Charleston show them what dry |
farming can do in the way of wheat |
production. Let Hyrum point out its
wonderful new growth to the prodi- |
gal Hyrumites. Wellsville. Paradise,
Providence, Lewiston, Trenton, !
Smithfield. Hyde Park, Millville, Nor. |
tn Logan-each and every town in
the valley-let them have the privil- |
eye and pleasure of pointing out to |
those who have been foolishly look |
ing to far-off Canada, to Wyoming, |
to Idaho, to anywhere but Cache Val.
ley, that right here is one of the |
choicest valleys on the earth That |
here are opportunities for develop.
anywhere else on earth.
The womens' clubs throughout the
valley-and there is 10 other local
ity on earth SO favorably blessed in
point of women activities as is Cache
Valley-will, we are sure, cooperate
most heartily in the work; and with
such support what cause could pos
sibly fail
Then think of the benefits to be de-
rived from such an undertaking. First
of all il would be a means of bring.
ing the people of the entire valley |
together on one general proposition.
This in itself will do much toward |
getting the people of Cache better &C.
quainted with one another. Mutual |
enterprise makes friends, and a clos |
er acquaintance with our neighbors
is what we all need
Secondly it would bring many old
friends of the present residents OF
the valley, for, coming as it would,
Just before the October conference,
MANY would take advantage OF the
low railroad rates then offered to
take a flying side trip to Cache Val
ley.
Thirdly. il would give the valley
column after column of free advertis-
ing through the newspapers where II
would be inserted as an item OF news
TO their readers,
Fourth, 1t would bring thousands
of dollars into Cache Valley, as each
visitor has needs which must be sup
piled, and dollars after all are handy
things TO have around the house
Fifth, the sentiment engendcred
viz: love for the home, will be OF
inestimable worth to every one OF
Us. None OF us fully appreciate how
blessed we are, here in this beautiful
valley, and let a man once get into
the habit OF Just saying he likes a
thing, or place and soon he becom-
es convinced Ct it, until eventually