| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION once been the state capitol building The structure is still preserved as one of the areahistorical highlights For some five years the brothers managed to eke outliving producing the Progress and commercial printing Arthur supplemented his income by serving as City Recorder and to help feed his growing family keptcow few chickens and maintainedgarden at his home There waspasture on the one-acre lot on which they had builtsmall frame house Living then was by no means what todaygeneration expects Most residents in the community received culinary water from the irrigation ditches drawingshare as their turn came around Arthur dugcistern near the house under adjacent shade trees and all water used in the house was taken from this supply which was filled during each irrigation turn The house was located on the sparsely-settled west side of Fillmore and the family was often awakened by the shrill howl ofcoyote as it crept into the yard to snatchchicken from the coop Around the turn of the century Arthur sold his interest in the newspaper to his brother and his home and possessions which couldnbe moved were bought by other townspeople He and his family -his wife and by that time three children -then returned to Salt Lake City The trip back was over long dirt road inwell-loaded white-top wagon behindspirited team of driving horses which had been taken as part payment for the home Lorenzo Gaisford with his family remained in Fillmore to carry on with the newspaper but by July 1901 he too had left the community The Arthur Gaisford family resided in Salt Lake City for slightly more thanyear Mr Gaisford having decided he would becomecarpenter by trade They made their home with Edward Beverley whose wife had died not long before Early in 1902 the Gaisfords moved to Lehi where Arthur re-entered the printing business takingposition with George Webb great-grandfather of USPAexecutive manager Gordon Owen and owner and publisher of the Lehi Banner The Banner plant was more modern consisting ofmotor 516 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
