crew of six Japanese who labored on the line through Weber Canyon. Listed in the 1900 census for the Peterson Precinct, Morgan County, were the following names: Komiegi S (?), Egtaro Fugii, Motatadeo Fugioka, Chojudro Wuno, Yasugidro Matsuno, and Kikidso Miyake. Thus a bit of international flavor was added to an otherwise hum-drum life for the natives. A few men found work on the 'section', whose job was to locate and rapair any damage found along the tracks. They rode to and from their jobs on this handy con¬traption. COOPERATIVE DAIRY IN COTTONWOOD Some time before 1872 a California-based dairy and cheese factory was operating in Cottonwood Canyon. Because of poor manage¬ment the company found itself in dire finan¬cial straits and sold out, 'lock, stock and barrel' to the Centerville Co-op. On 24 June, 1872, the following article appeared in the Salt Lake Deseret News: ''Centerville proposes in the coming Spring to establish a large dairy and cheese factory above Mountain Green and utilize the fine range grass for which Morgan County is noted. On 23 July, 1874, President Brigham Young, George A. Smith, Daniel H. Wells, John Taylor and Erastus Snow met with citizens to establish the Centerville Ward Branch of the United Order. Instead, it emphasises community ownership and operation of a particular enterprise. Heading the Centerville Ward Branch are William A. Smith, president, and a board of directors which includes Joel Parrish, Randall and Porter brothers and others. From the Parrish family history was gleaned the following: "Some Davis County residents, mainly Porter, Randall and Parrish brothers, organized a corporation to run a dairy operation (in Cottonwood Canyon). They took over one that had previously been operated by a California company for a short time. A BEVY OF DAIRY QUEENS AND A KING! 16