The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-02

or seventy yeas old. Had got along
so that he could spend his a"Cmers
of in the hills. Not wealthy man
but had an income sufficient for his
running down the canyon. just a
small stream perhaps what would be
considered about a quarter OF an or
binary irrigating stream. cannot
give II to you in the exact measure
ment, but Just a little trickle OF 4
stream. The old gentleman had
contrived wooden flume that con.
Quoted this little stream onto a large
old fashioned waterwheel. The water
was held In such a way that as 1t
accumulated in the wheel enough
weight was provided to turn the
wheel, and the turning of that wheel
furnished power which was turned
into electricity and lighted the sum-
mer home. The old man did the
work himself. With him It was
pastime, but with more skilled labor
you can see from this that great
deal can be accomplished by harness
ing streams upon our farms and
ranches This is just a hint. | viii
not try to 60 into details further than
this, that II were going to install
little plant to use the energy in a
stream OF water. | would consult
competent electric engineer and get
him to give me plans and sugges-
lions so that any means | might ex-
| pend would be used to best advan-
| tage.
OF course, where we are on the line
of any of the big companies that can
furnish us electricity | think 1t quite
likely that we can buy our electric
| current more cheaply than we could
produce it but any way there is a lot
of energy running to waste in our
small streams that could be used In
| private manner.
Labor Saving Devices in the Home
same In one night about $3.50.
1t was clear and cold. | took care
OF my horse and went into the cheer
lest little room in a farm house that
| had ever entered My best part
ner was there waiting. had had
quite drive and been away all day
but when / had gotten warmed up
and was ready for anything that
might be coming, she said: 1t viii
be good plan for you to step down
to the track" (The Oregon Short
Line Railroad is cutting our farm
about in two equal parts). "and see
II everything Is all right there; for
Just as it was getting dark an engine
whistled and we found some of the
COWS on the track" All the men were
gone and ! went down. Several
COWS were on the right of way but
| none seemed to be hurt and ! drove
them back without much trouble. |
found where they had got through
the fence, and fastened up the wire
the best could, but l would feel
better II you would go down and see
If they are all in. Some of them
might have gotten farther away
where | did not see them"
walked down to the pasture gate
and out into the field. There was
a bright moon and over at the bed
ding shed and lying about found our
full count of cows, all quiet, chewing
cuds and comfortable; and 80 left
them. thinking that early in the morn.
ing would look after the broken
| fence, which l did. l looked for the
broken wire, walked all along the
fence. There was no gap, all the
wire seemed In line and all right. l
walked back, following the fence
again, scanning carefully every fence
panel, top, bottom and middle wires,
and half way back my eye detected
two mended middle wires, the ends
carefully pulled together and held by
looped and twisted hairpins, the most
useful and labor saving device in the
home.
Trees and Shade
The home should be sunny. We
often plant trees when they are
small in close proximity to the home,
and our rapid growing varieties Of
shade trees soon make a growth that
gives heavy shade. We have be-
come gradually accustomed to this
and do not realize how much sunshine
the trees are shutting out from our
homes. Then, too, we sometimes
make improvements and in order to
get shade and playroom for children
We build large porches. which often