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Show June 28 0 1969 Dear Friend of Utah:: Two pioneer monumen'ts of l861f. o the Ephrsim Co=op and the Relief Society granaryo have been saved from the bulldozer oo ootemporarUYA Without your iTT\lT'i9diate support it will be but a stay of executiono Only a miracle prolonged the ].r existance beyond June first the date set by contract f or their demolition" I) Glenn Enke o B.YoU" engineero reports the buildings to be structurally sound and the craftsmanship to be some of the finest fr'Ol1! -I:he p i oneer past,> The Danish converts l40rked with a devotion that has been lost in our l~Ol"ld of commercialisl'n and leisure" Once these treasures from a heroic era are gone they will be lost forever and with tbem ~heir examp~e of industryo faith and courage o We have left lit'Ue of Ollr pl,""cious pioneer handcraft to enchant the tourist and remind us of our greet heritage o While millions are being spent to restore Nauvoo 9 a brief waystation on the westward trek 0 Utaho the terminus of this epic saga 0 is methodically destroying the memory end monuments of its courageous founders o You can help save these and other historic buildings now in jeopardy by joining with us in a concerted efforto As a ~rofit=sharlng organization that is licensed by the state of Utah o the SANPETE DEVEtcrPMENT CO.R.PORATION has been successful in acquiring the old Co-op and Relief Society granary on contract from the Bank of Ephraimo The terms were reasonable for a valuable corner property of 152 front feet on EpbraimRs main strecto Total purchase price was $l2~500000 to be uaid for~ $18000000 down with a balance of $30000000 due by July 17tho The remaining $8 D500000 is to be paid in 12 installmDnts of $708 033 plus ~ interest on the unpaid balanceo To purchase and develop . the buildings the corporation is at present limited by the state of Utah to 5000 shares of stock at a value of $10 0 00 per shareo Each stockholder has one corporative vote for each share of stock heldo ioe o a stockholder with 100 shares would have 100 votes in shaping the policies and actions of the corporation-" It meeting of the stockholders can be called by anyone or more holding 35~ of the stocko This can be for' any particular purpose; changi ng bylawso elllltotion of new boaro memberso policies or pro.jectsJ o etc o . The old Co=op and granary have been reprieved for another chance to prove their value 1tQ. the statCl and people of Ut8hi> To do this they must be developed and maintainedo The time is now for local citizens as well as friends from other parts of the state and nation to catch the vision of spir1tual v aesthetic and economic value of the remaining remnants of t he authentic westa .At last · there is a new surge of growth and progress in Sanpeteo With imagination and industry we can shed the inertia and complacency acquired through years or a shrinking Sanpete.; Sanpete has a unique historyo It is time to emulate the audacity and vision of the heroic settlers who lett these lnOnUJilents to their m~l'""Jo With a united effort we wUl do honor to our past and bring gratitude in the future l) SANPETE DEVE1GPR'OOl'T CORPORATION |
