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Show tj THE OGDEN ARSENAL rJ i Near Siuisct, on the Bamberger road, is a sidetracked car and on . J the sides, in large letters, is the word "Arsenal." 3 It" 'is. notice to the traveling public that there is the site of the entrance to the ordnance depot which the United States government I is to erect at a cost of $2,096,000. The ordnance depot officially has V been christewed "Ogden Arsenal." I 3. ' When the news reached the Commercial club in Salt Lake that I; the ordnance depot had -been labelled by the government "Ogden ', Arsenal," an indignant committeo-jyas organized for the purpose of pj , having the name changed. This does"iiot, seem possible for it is so ' petty, and yet it is true. ! j How is Utah to attain its highest development if Salt Lake con- i . stantly is to play the part of the dog in the manger? ! a To be envious of Ogden 's good fortune is wrong. Salt Lake should I Ai rejoice whenever any city in the state is benefited by a new industry, j By helping build all of Utah is the only certain way of making Salt J Lake a metropolis comparable with Denver, Colo., or J3an Antonio, t -Texas, two cities that constantly arc laboring to advance their v t neighbors. |