Ron Walker Index: X. Heber J. Grant's Business and Promotional Activity. A. Career Activity. 1. Family Business Tradition. a. Ivins. (See XVI/A/4) b. 2. Influence of Early Boarders. (See XVI/E/11) 3. Early Entrepreneural Activity. 4. Youthful Business Dreams and Goals. (See XVI/H/3) 5. Teenage Insurance Work. 6. Zion's Savings. 7. Employment at the Wells Fargo and Other Banks. 8. Tooele. (See XVI/B) 9. Milestones and Annual Summaries. 10. Penmanship at the U. of U. 11. Greeting Cards. 12. Jobs Outside of Utah. 13. Retail Clerking. 14. Law Office Boy. 15. Early Investments. a. Utah Southern RR. b. 16. Youthful Argicultural Work. 17. Charity in Youth. (See XVI/H/1) 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. Non-Utah Buisness. a. Opportunities. 1. New York Life. 2. B. Church Orientation. 1. Priesthood Promises Give Confidence. 2. Businesses to Defend the Church. 3. Home Manufacturing. 4. Community-Church Orientation. 5. Seeks Church Approval. 6. Stewardship of Property. 7. Theocracy. 8. Refuses Church Influence for Gain. 9. Uses Business to Aid LDS Leaders; Excludes Apostates. 10. Dealing With Gentiles. 11. Recognized as LDS Agent. 12. Use of Church Influence and Resources. C. Companies. 1. Number of Concerns. 2. Names. a. Heber J. Grant and Co. (X/c/2/q) 1. Guardian Life. 2. b. Wagon and Machine Co. 1. Utah Implement and Vehicle 2. c. Grant Soap Co. d. Grant Gold mining Co. 1. Gold Machine. 2. Other Mining Companies. 3. Bullion Beck. (See V/G/4/a; XIV/C/4/a) 4. Tintic Mining Area. e. Grant Bros. Livery Co. f. Mohave Cattle Co. and Kaibab. g. Utah Home Fire Co. h. Utah Home Life Insurance Co. i. ZCMI. (See X/C/2/u; XIV/S/2/j) j. Vinegar Works. k. Provo Woolen Mills. l. Salt Lake Herald. (See X/E/3) m. Utah Sugar Co. (See XIV/S/2/j) n. Canada Land Investments. o. Grant Bros. Forwarding; Also Prout and Grant. p. State Bank of Utah. 1. Other Banks. 2. q. Jennens and Grant. (See X/C/2/a) r. Deseret National Bank. s. Card Writing/Penmanship. (See V/K/2; V/R/2; X/A/10; XVI/E/22) t. Real Estate Investments. u. Armstrong and Farnsworth. (See X/C/2/i) v. Chamber of Commerce. w. SL Theatre. x. Social Hall. y. Grant Bros. Merchandise. z. Woolley Fire Box. aa. Sevier River Land and Water. bb. Mexican Rubber Co. cc. Limestone Quary. dd. Payson Bank. ee. Grant Land and Livestock. ff. Moray Invention. gg. Beneficial Life. (See XIV/M/4/a) hh. Telephone Co. ii. Grant, Livingston and Co. jj. Hotel Utah. kk. Home Savings and Loan. ll. National Savings and Trust. mm. Land Bank Activity. nn. Dog Valley Ranch. oo. Miscellaneous Investments. pp. Cache Valley Land. qq. Miscellaneous. rr. Woolley, Young, and Hardy. ss. Bert and Carlquest. tt. Continental Insurance. 3. Interchangeability of Businesses. 4. Godly Standards. (See X/D/10) 5. Other SLC Businesses. D. Techniques and Characteristics. 1. Use of Associates. 2. Overwork and Energy. 3. Innovation. a. Typewriter. b. Steam Shovel. 4. God Directed. 5. Financial Promotion. (X/E) 6. Use of Family. 7. Profit-Sharing With Managers. 8. Contra: 1890 Calamities. 9. Leadership Problems. 10. Christian Virtue. (See X/C/4) 11. Sorrow for Investor When Business Fails. 12. Use of Telegraphic Code. 13. Failure to Extend Credit to the Saints. 14. Tendenacy to Spread Himself Too Thin. 15. Payment of High Wages. 16. Interchangeable Managers. 17. Tithing on Profits. 18. Congeniality With Associates. 19. Risk Taker. E. Promotions. 1. Statehood: Defense Fund. 2. Utah Loan and Trust. I. Persona. A. Stevens, George. B. West, Joseph. C. Grant. Heber. (See V/C/14 and 15) 1. His Finances. 2. Health. 3. View of Financial Honor. 4. Pre-1898 Dealing With the UL and T. D. Richards, C. C. E. Smith, Joseph F. (See III/B) F. Snow, Lorenzo. G. Middleton, George. (VI/D) H. Cannon, George Q. (V/8) I. Woodruff, Wilford. (X/A) J. Watson, John. K. Richards, F.D. L. Cannon, Abraham H. (See UL and T: III/A) II. Early Years of the UL and T: Richards Family. A. Founding. B. Mormon Institution. 1. Debts to the Church. 2. C. Panic of 1892. 1. Subsequent Unprofitability. 2. D. Sale of the Business. E. Fire and Loss. III. Cannon Ownership. A. AHC Debt Prior to Ownership. (Also AHC Generally) B. Joseph F. Smith Presidency. IV. Crisis. A. Buring of the Building. B. Theft. C. A. H. Cannon Loan. 1. Repayment. 2. D. Contraction of Land Values. E. Other UL and T Problems. 1. Mismanagement Dishonesty. 2. Outlawed Notes. F. Discussion by GA's 1. Their Disunity. 2. G. Results of the Firm's Bankruptcy. 1. FML and JFS Would Have Had to Pay $10,000. 2. H. Culpability of Directors. V. Heber J. Grant's Campaign. A. Insists Bank Be Saved. B. Personal Donation. C. Soliciting Money. 1. At Conferences. 2. McCune. 3. Knight and Smoot. 4. Eccle. (See V/F/3 and VII/A/1) 5. G. F. Richards. 6. Smart. 7. Romney. 8. George Q. Cannon. 9. Dee. 10. Others. 11. Refusals. 12. Cowley Soliciting. 13. Heber J. Grant's Letter-Writing. 14. Drama, Temper, Color of the Campaign. (See V/C/11 and 13) 15. Heber J. Grant's Feeing During the Campaign. 16. Church Donations to the UL and T. 17. Money Raised. 18. Dismisses Liability. D. Early Resistance. E. Letter of First Presidency and Successors. F. Possible Solutions. 1. New Company. 2. Re-Finance Bank Building. (See UL and T: VII/A) 3. Transfer to Ogden Savings. 4. Donations. 5. Reduction of the Capital Stock. 6. Transfer Business to Zion and State Banks. 7. Grant to Be President and Continue Business. G. Rationale of Project. (UL and T: IV/A) 1. Soliciting Donations Only From Men of Means. 2. H. Assessment of Others of Problem. VI. Chronology and Narrative. A. Heber J. Grant Manuscript Diary: Oct. 1898-Jan. 1899 B. Heber J. Grant Typed Diary: Feb. 1898-May 1901. C. Narrative (See UL and T: II; III; VIII/F) (The Following are Listed by Year, Month, and Day) 1. 1897. 2. 1898. 3. 1899. 4. 1900. 5. 1901. D. Charles F. Middleton Diary. E. Franklin D. Richards Diarry. F. Journal History Material. G. Grant Reminescence. VII. Condition of the Bank. A. Mortgage on Building (And Building Generally) 1. Eccles: $75,000. 2. Church: $15,000. 3. Sale of Building. B. Bank Examiners' Reports. (See UL and T: VII/F) C. Final Settlement of Affairs. 1. Building to Eccles. (See UL and T: X/E/2; VI/A) 2. Miscellaneous Assets to Smoot. 3. Gathering Stock Certificates. a. Mongomery. b. 4. Decision to Close Up Business. 5. Closing Up Business. 6. Other Assets. 7. Losing Business and Money. D. Reduction of Capitalization. E. Business Visissitudes. 1. Nearly Goes Down Three Times. 2. F. Public Statements of Assets. (UL and T: VII/B) G. Public Image. VIII. Miscellaneous. A. Joseph West Suit. (See UL and T: I/B) B. Hammond Suit. C. Bank Officers, Directors, and Stockholders. D. Larsen Suit. IX. Church Financial Condition. A. Frank J. Cannon's Loan Efforts. B. Related Church Companies. 1. Pioneer Electric. 2. C. Dissension and Discussion. D. Desperate Condition of LDS Finances. E. Desperate Condition of Ogden Finances. X. Church Instabiity. A. Precarious Health of Wilford Woodruff. B. Precarious Health of George Q. Cannon. C. Precarious Health of Lorenzo Snow. D. Precarious Health of Franklin D. Richards. XI. Ogden Background. A. Population. B. 3. Salt Lake Hearld. (See X/C/2/1) 4. Brigham Young Monument. 5. Improvement Era missionary Fund. 6. Maine Monument: 1898. 7. Hardy Affair. 8. Scofield Mining Accident. 9. Liberty Bonds. (See XIV/R/4) 10. George Q. Cannon Relief. 11. Post Office. 12. Red Cross. 13. Ridges Benefit Concert. 14. Prohibition. (See XVII/F) 15. National Defense Council. (See XIV/R/4) 16. Other Benefits and Drives. a. Thomas, Charles. b. Utah Health League. c. Nicholson, John. 17. Miscellaneous Drives. A. Anti-Tuberculosis. b. 18. LDS Gym. 19. Public Dancing. F. Business Contacts. 1. Gould, Jay. 2. Deere, Charles H. 3. Youthful Contacts. (See XVI/B) G. Entrepreneurial Historical Model. 1. Innovative Personality. a. Influence of Childhood. b. Educational, Cultural, Social Backgrounds. c. Motvation. d. Often Youthful. 2. Interdisciplinary Approach: Historiography. a. Research Center in Entrepreneural History. b. Rejection of Determinism. 3. Entrepreneurial Term: History and Definition. 4. Reflection of Prevailing Social Values. a. LDS Parallels. b. 5. Mode. a. Use of Extended Family in Early Stages. b. 6. Factors in the Entrepreneurial Role. H. Evaluation of Business Activity. I. Persona. 1. Personal Secretaries. 2. J. Business Environment. 1. Utah. 2. C. Companies. (Listed Alphabetically) -Armstrong and Farnsworth. (See X/C/2/u) (See X/C/2/i) -Beneficial Life Insurance Company. (See X/C/2/gg) -Bert and Carlquest. (See X/C/2/ss) -Bullion Beck and Company. (See X/C/2/d/3) (See V/G/4/a; XIV/C/4/a) -Cache Valley Land. (See X/C/2/pp) -Canada Land Deals. (See X/C/2/n) -Card Writing Activity. (See X/C/2/s) (See V/K2; V/R/2; X/A/10) -Chamber of Commerce Activity. (See X/C/2/v) -Consolidated Wagon Company. (See X/C/2/b) -Cooperative Wagon and Machine Co. (See X/C/2/b) -Continental Insurance. (See X/C/2/xx) -Dog Valley Ranch. (See X/C/2/nn) -Farnsworth and Armstrong. (See X/C/2/u) (See X/C/2/i) -Grant Bros. Forwarding. (See X/C/2/o) -Grant Bros. Livery Company. (See X/C/2/e) -Grant Bros. Merchandise. (See X/C/2/y) -Grant Bros. Wagon Company. (See X/C/2/b) -Grant Gold Mining Company. (See X/C/2/d) -Grant, Land and Livestock Company. (See X/C/2/ee) -Grant Livingston and Company. (See X/C/2/ii) -Grant Soap Company. (See X/C/2/c) -Heber J. Grant and Company. (See X/C/2/a) -Herald, Salt Lake. (See X/C/2/1) (See X/E/3) -Home Fire Insurance Company. (See X/C/2/g) -Home Life Insurance Company. (See X/C/2/h) -Home Savings and Loan Company. (See X/C/2/kk) -Hotel Utah. (See X/C/2/jj) -Inventions, Miscellaneous. (See X/C/2/oo) -Jennens and Grant Insurance. (See X/C/2/q) (See X/C/2/a) -Kaibab Cattle Company. (See X/C/2/f) -Land Bank Investments. (See X/C/2/mm) -Limestone Quary. (See X/C/2/cc) -Mexican Rubber Company. (See X/C/2/bb) -Miscellaneous Investments. (See X/C/2/qq) -Mohave Cattle Company. (See X/C/2/f) -Moray Gold Machine. (See X/C/2/d/3; X/C/2/d/ff) -National Savings and Trust. (See X/C/2/11) -Payson Bank. (See X/C/2/dd) -Prout and Grant Forwarding Company. (See X/C/2/o) -Provo Woolen Mills. (See X/C/2/k) -Real Estate Deals. (See X/C/2/t) -Salt Lake Herald. (See X/C/2/1) (See X/E/3) -Sevier River Land and Water Co. (See X/C/2/aa) -Salt Lake Theatre. (See X/C/2/w) (See XIV/S/2/g) -Social Hall. (See X/C/2/x) -State Bank of Utah. (See X/C/2/p) -Sugar Company. (See X/C/2/m) (See XIV/S/2/a) -Telephone Company. (See X/C/2/hh) -Theatre, Salt Lake. (See X/C/2/w) (See XIV/S/2/g) -Utah Home Fire Company. (See X/C/2/g) -Utah Life Insurance Company. (See X/C/2/h) -Utah Sugar Company. (See X/C/2/m) (See XIV/S/2/a) -Vinegar Works. (See X/C/2/j) -Woolley Fire Box. (See X/C/2/z) -Woolley, Young, and Hardy. (See X/C/2/rr) -ZCMI. (See X/C/2/i) (See X/C/2/u; XIV/S/2/j)

Title taken from the Ron Walker index.