Cache County UT Archives Biographies.....Smith, Robert M. 1874 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

ROBERT M. SMITH.

    Robert M. Smith is a member of the Smith Brothers Lumber Company of Logan,
controlling an extensive trade in lumber, building material and hardware. He is
a native son of the city in which he makes his home, born in 1874, his parents
being James and Marion (McNeill) Smith, who were born in Scotland. They came to
Utah in 1864 as converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and
settled at Logan, where the father at first worked in the canyon but soon
afterward took up the occupation of farming. He also assisted in building canals
and roads and otherwise in contributing to the development and progress of his
section of the state. In 1882, while working on a canal, he was accidentally
killed. He always took a very active part in the church work, was an earnest and
eloquent talker and delivered many speeches. He served as president of the Young
Men's Mutual Improvement Association.

    Robert M. Smith supplemented his public school education by study in the
Utah Agricultural College at Logan and when his textbooks were put aside became
identified with the lumber business in the employ of his brothers. He first
worked in the yard at piling lumber and at selling and about 1899 entered into
partnership with his three brothers under the style of the Smith Brothers Lumber
Company. They handle cement, lime and hardware, also operate a planing mill,
making all kinds of finished building materials, and as representatives of the
lumber trade they have built up a business of substantial and gratifying
proportions.

    On the 22d of June, 1898, Mr. Smith was married to Miss Gertrude Bell, a
daughter of Eli and Louisa (McClellan) Bell. They are now parents of two
children, Ardella Bell and Robert Denton. Mr. Smith adheres to the faith of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is a member of the Seventy. He
is a most progressive business man, directing his efforts along constructive
lines, and as the architect of his own fortunes has builded wisely and well.


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UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD
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VOLUME IV
CHICAGO-SALT LAKE: THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1920

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