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Papers of the Logan Island Defense Commitee, (1911-1917)

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Title	Papers of the Logan Island Defense Commitee, (1911-1917)
Description	The papers of the Logan Island Defense Committee represent an attempt by a grassroots organization in Logan, Utah, to stop the building of a hydro-electric dam (currently known as First Dam) on the Logan River, at the mouth of Logan Canyon. This dam was built by the Agricultural College of Utah (Utah State University) in conjunction with the State of Utah to provide electricity to the college and to other state institutions. The idea of a college power-plant may have originated during William Kerr’s term as college president, but the formal application did not take place until 1908, when John A. Widstoe became president of the college. The actual construction of the dam began in 1911. When the university began building the dam, the residents of the “Island” (an local term denoting the geographic area south of the university but north of River Heights) became concerned for their safety. The Logan Island Defense Committee grew out of this concern. Public meetings from October through December of 1911 were well attended. The residents of the Island even voted to levy an extra property tax upon themselves in order to defer the costs of their opposition. Their main concerns were threefold: safety issues, that the bid to build the dam was too low to ensure quality construction, and finally, a concern that property values in the Island would diminish. Notwithstanding, the controversy seemed to quiet down by the winter of 1912. The Logan Journal gave the controversy extensive coverage during the fall of 1911, but by the winter of 1912 the issue appears to have disappeared from the pages of the Journal.
Original Date	1911-1917
Location	Logan River (Utah) Cache County (Utah) Utah United States
Subject (LCSH)	Dams--Utah--Logan River
Time Periods	1910-1919 20th century
Material type (Local)	Manuscripts
Collection	The Logan Island Defense Committee Papers, (1911—1917)
Collection Inventory	http://uda-db.orbiscascade.org/findaid/ark:/80444/xv17340
USU Call Number	Coll MSS 141
Digital Publisher	Digitized by: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
Date.Digital	2008-06
Type	Text
Format	image/jpeg
Conversion Specifications	Scanned by Utah State University Library using Epson Expression 10000 scanner, 8-bit RGB, at 400 dpi. Archival file is uncompressed TIFF (400 dpi); display file is JPEG (300 dpi) to allow some zoom, while still minimizing file space. If pdf does not display correctly, try switching to a different browser.
Rights	Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Libraries manuscripts curator, phone (435) 797-0891
Contributing Institution	Utah State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Search Date	1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917
Date created	2012-11-05

Title	Item 1
Transcript	STATE OF UTAH SALT LAKE CITY January 24, 1912. Mr. Isaac Smith, Loj^n, Utah. Dear Mr. Sraith:- I have delayed replying to your com- rounication of January let, hoping that the re¬ port of the enginoors who are investigating the proposed dan site in Logan Canyon would file their report and I could take the matter of their findings up v/lth you in replying to this letter. As soon as this report is filed with rae, I shall he glad to p-o into the question. Very truly yours. Governor. Digital image €> Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. All rights reserved.
Identifier	coll141bx1fd1001_Item 1.jpg
Date created	2008-07-10

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