The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-01-04

in 1872 and served in the Forythird, Fortyfourth,
and Fortyeighth Congresses. was President
Mckinley, who in 1897, made him Secretary Of Ag-
ricuiture reappointing him in 1901, Roosevelt
did in 1905, and Taft in 1909"
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COUNTY BEFORE WE DIE
We wish our friend the little editor few PAGES
west of us in this good year 1913 could realize that
we are not living in the dark ages, but that we are
abreast OF the twentieth century. and that there
Is a chance here to make a city and county be-
fore we die. He seems to have an awful crouch
against individuals and things. In his last issue
he takes a stab at The Fra, and we are again won
Gering just what has nettled him. We read the
following in The Fra: 81.
Natural resources can be conserved until the
peope starve for lack of food and freeze for want
of fuel Things are valuable only as they are
used.
That perhaps hit him hard judging from his at
titude on the recent railroad franchise, and espe-
cialiy when it is considered that the franchise was
granted against his protest. Again The Fra says;
water power site where the water is used
to turn the wheels of trade means prosperous,
growing expanding city 1t means parks, schoo!
houses railroads. good roads, automobiles happy
homes furnished with books. pictures. rugs and
all the luxuries of life Until this power of the
waterfall is used, however it Is only place that
thrills the heart of occasional tourists or bridal
couples who linger in the neghborhood and say,
"Oh!" and "Ah!"
No doubt our friend has never expanded his
brain to the extent of thinking Of these things, and
when they are suddenly thrust upon him he gets
q dose of sulks. Again The Fra says:
Those who clamor loudest for conservation do
nothing but complain and find fault with the men
of enterprise, and tell how the things should be
all lifted the nth
power
Our little friend perhaps before realized
that The Fra could get such true photograph Of
himself but here It is this little relic of the back
ages could only realize The Fra again says that
Business men and men Of initiative, who
possess the far prophetic vision, the men
who create capital. and II they the men who
know how to use it,"
What a different world he would live in He
would then be found supporting enterprise and men
who have the initiative and the money to build up
a community.
After all the blocks he has attempted to put
in the way of the l.. r. T Company, it is refresh.
ing, however, to have him say that far this
pany has made good The only regret is that
he and his paper did not know it would make
good" the mutudes knew it all the time he
trying to knock the enterprise.
Last Tuesday morning read the following
this subject in The Journal: Have you
been engaged in promoting any public enterprise
that deserved to succeed, that you have not been
supported in by THE JOURNAL, If you made
known to it what you striving for" Ye gods,
hold your breath for moment while nerve takes
q back seat, and egotsm regns supreme Fancy
for one moment the late David Eccles calling upon
The journal worthless and unfolding to them the
gigantic problems of his stupendous brain for the
development of great commonwealth Make
known to The Journal what he is striving for,
trucke to The Journal and its support will follow
Judging from results such men David Eccles
just brush the opposition of such ghtweights aside
they would fly, and the time to building
railroads and establishing institutions that go to
make up respectable community. Yes 1t is true
that this great venture is but not through
any encouragement on the part Of our journalistic
friends The best part of the entire matter is that
they not needed, and the people will enjoy
the blessings. In spite Of the nagging and knock
ing of this sheet, enterprise is here and here
great county will be built before die.
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PROTECTION HAS A HARD KNOCK