“Jonathan S. Page took oath of Mayor in January of 1875. On March 18, 1875 the Utah Central Railroad came into Payson. It consisted of one baggage car and one freight car loaded with rails.
On March 26, 1876, Thomas Daniels Jr. installed a printing plant and published a small paper about 8 to 10 inches big called the "Payson Enterprise." This was the first circulating paper printed in Payson.
In the early part of 1877 the people called a' mass meeting to discuss the proposition of levying and collecting a tax for the payment of teachers. It was decided to tax themselves and pay the teachers moonthly salary. Before this each child attending paid the teacher — generally in produce.
The Payson Presbyterian Mission was opened August 1877 under the control of the Presbytery of Utah, by Rev. G. W. Leonard of Springville. In connection with the regular church work, a school was opened in September the same year, with Mrs. Frazer as teacher. They used Mr. Charles Long's Hall, known as "Independence Hall", for their mission. This building was located on the north side First North between Third and Fourth East.
Dr. J. H. Grier came to Payson about 1874-75. He built a home here, owned a drug store, a dry goods store and farm land. He practiced here a few years, then took post graduate work. Upon his return he introduced the diptheria anti-toxin, was also the first to use chloroform as an anesthetic, also the first to vaccinate for smallpox. He later moved to Chicago, where he wrote and published the book, "The Doctor in the Home" later, "The Drugless Road to Health."
The Primary was organized Oct. 14, 1878 with Margaret Quigley Crook, LaVince Reece Done, Matilda Douglass Dixon, and Mary Adelma Dixon Nebeker, presidents in the four districts.
In 1878 a public library was started by Joseph L. Townsend and John D. Stark. A door to door canvass was made to collect books for it.”*
*Quoted from “The Payson Story” page 8-9, published by the Payson Centennial Committee, October 1950
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