PAYSON–THE
FIRST 100 YEARS
John
H. Dixon–Twelfth Mayor
Payson
Historical Society
BAND UNIFORMS PURCHASED — PAYSON PAVILION BUILT
“Beginning
the year 1900, John H. Dixon became the twelfth
mayor of Payson. In this year the band purchased new uniforms, paid for
by putting on entertainments to which the citizens patronized liberally, this
did not entirely pay for them so each member contributed.
A
band contest was held in Spanish Fork in August. A prize of $50.00 was given
for the best band. Bands from Springville, Spanish Fork and Payson entered.
Prof. A. C. Smith was adjudicator. Payson won the fifty dollars.
A
small reservoir was made a little way up the canyon so water could be stored in
order to run the power house and a flume built from it to the power house.
Board
side walks were placed in front of some of the stores on Main Street.
April
2, 1897 the City gave to the school district the west one-half block of square
on the east bench to be used for a school building. In 1901 the Peteetneet
School was erected on this ground and used for the grades.
On
November 5, 1901 James Finlayson's grist mill burned down. This was a great
loss not only to Mr. Finlayson, but to the town as this was the only grist
mill.
The
people of Spanish Fork, Salem, Springville, Payson, Santaquin and Goshen felt
the need for more water for irrigation. They investigated and found a natural
reservoir in Strawberry Valley which by doing a little work could be enlarged
and would hold a great deal of water. They took their proposition to the
government in 1902 but a committee was not appointed to work on it until 1904.
The
Payson Silver Band built a large dance pavillion in 1902 on West Depot Street
(Utah Avenue) and today’s 100 West. It
had a raised spring dance floor, the large windows could be let down in the
summer to make an open air hall. It was built where El Roy Barnett's service
station is now.
February
24, 1903, W. C. Orem was granted the right to build the Interurban Railroad
into Payson. This electric railroad would run from Salt Lake City to Payson.”*
*Quoted from “The Payson Story”
page 14, published by the Payson Centennial Committee, October 1950
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