Part 19–John T. Lant–Seventeenth Mayor
Payson Historical Society
First Hospital Started
John T. Lant was elected the Seventeenth Mayor for 1914-15. He had recently returned to Payson as an employee of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. He was instrumental in securing the sugar factory being built here. The water works system was completed in 1914 making culinary water available to all the citizens in the city.
Dr. A. L. Curtis came to Payson about 1911. Seeing the necessity of better care for emergency cases in 1914 he established a small hospital in rooms over the Wilson Drug Store. The venture didn’t prove too successful. There were so many obstacles to be surmounted.
The sugar factory brought many new facilities into town. To supply residences for them the sugar company built between twenty and thirty new homes.
Payson was in need of a band as they had been without one since 1909. In 1911 the Utah Conservatory of Music sent a representative, who got together some boys and engaged George H. Done as teacher. They were not organized because they didn't have proper instruments for a band. After Mr. Done filled his contract for teaching, the band tried to stay together but had a difficult time. In 1914 or 1915 they organized and chose Melvin Done as their leader. Again Payson had a notable band. They played for most of the dances held in the Payson Pavilion from 1915 to 1918, they also were engaged in other towns. They took two trips south, one as far as Richfield and one trip to Logan in 1919. This band instituted weekly band concerts each Sunday evening during the summer
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