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Show SHOP EARLY. THE OGDEN IT PAYS! VOLUME 4 SHOP EARLY. IT PAYS! OGDEN, UTAH, FRIDAY, DEl'EMIIFR 4. 1929. New City Commission Faces Dilemma Over Budget Facts NUMBER Testing the New Radio Torpedo lty Advertises for Bridge On Grant Avenue Over River Despite Drastic Pruning of Budget Requests City Commission Has Not Yet Been Able to Bring Expenses Down to Estimated Revenues; Pay Increases, Small Surplus and Loss of Bank Taxes. Contribute to Difficulties; Must Increase Fire Department Equipment to Meet Underwriters Demands Financial embarrassment is the Industries Head first thing that will face the new city commission when it takes office the Appeals to Business first of the It comes about roponents for Opening of Grant Avenue Meet With New Success When City Commission Advertises for Bids for Bridge; Fight Has Been Carried on for Years; Railroad Company Will Fight Matter in Courts; Condemnation Necessary If Street Is to be Opened; Can Company Makes Objection to Opening , year. for three reasons: First, the surplus available is only approximately $20,-00second, the increase granted the firemen and policemen makes the payment of that money mandatory; third, the fact that bank taxes will not he forthcoming will help to cut down revenue derived from taxation. With this handicap, even though de-are held down to Cirtmental expenseswith no public imfigures, provements, the new commission still faces a shortage of $8,000. To start with, the budget requests exceeded the estimated revenues by 0; $177,272. . Monday morning the city commisMayor-eleBundy and Commissioner-elect William J. Rackham, John Spargo, J. Francis Fowles and Fred M. Nye, representing the Weber County Taxpayers association, began the work of pruning, in what at this writing appears to be a hopeless effort to cut $177,272 from the requests. After two days work $123,913 was deleted from the budget, as follows: Salary increase requests in the city recorders office was the first to feel the blade. The deduction was $420. The city treasurers office was the next to be pruned. It was decided to require full time service from the treasurer, and thereby do away with one clerk for most of the year. ' Reduction in city court requests amounted. .to $120. The purchasing agents department met with a $350 sion, ct December 2, 1929. To the business men of Utah: President Hoover has done an adroit thing. Knowing human nature as he does, he set about to prevent a threatened mental depression which, if not forestalled, would quickly have followed upon the heels of the recent collapse of the stock market. He knew this mental attitude would sweep the country and result in a general slowing down of business with all its attending hardships and suffering. Very wisely he called together men of big parts, of national influence men who are not swayed by foolish sentiments but who build upon the sound foundation of economics. This meeting of master minds has imparted a spirit of 'go ahead through the entire country; a continuation of production consistent with our needs; unabated employment. Following the lead of these key industries that have made known their plans to speed up production and expansion, smaller concerns will likewise keep going. In a large measure the spectre of fear has been pushed lack into the closet. The 'prosperity' complex has captured the minds of all business. This is a notable achievement. Industry in Utah can be depended upon to maintain this hopeful and optimistic outlook. Business here will be governed by facts and not empty sentiment; common sense will continue to be its guide. But if this program is to proceed, there must be no attempt at exploitation, extravagance or foolish indul- 1 Further developments in the figbtj cUion of f.Mi year ago. Judge Barker Grant avenue 'occurred at yes- - taking int- consideration that the a meeting of the city eoninns- - road had slept on its rights, and after Kr- s.on, when Jo open - rail-terd- uy a consideration of the of the original trial, denied transcript the motion railro.-UThe next step was to anpeai from Judge Barkers decision and take City Engineer Harry recommended to the commission that it advertise for bids for a bridge o er Ogden river at Grant avenue, utt s and in for a standard highway span. part Us had It on ohaiigod. so attorneys So much has transpired or lute in for the railroad entered a motion to he fight to open this street thut The make those parties plaintiff in the The Hammond torpedo, which la controlled by radio after it hlta the ost representative set out yesterday action. Judge Barker grunted some water, being fired during the recent nary teats of the new death missile off iftcmoon to ret all the avnilatde in- - und others ho denied, Newport, R. I. The torpedoes coat $12,000 each and have a range of six miles. ormution of interest to the public at .. . .. t'1,s oar according this time. Investigation showed that L the Grant avenue problem goes hack 10 George Thorstensen, tho Grant ave-t- o 101 appeared before the early days in Ogden. I I Weber County Organized Farmers Students Attending To Benefit From the Federal Farm Board University of Utah ' ftTidS M.P' rHtnMn; Weber county is represented at the LOGAN, Dec. 5. Operations of north of the I). & R. G. W. tracks. S- was or more it less used a later as d the farm 101 federal studenta. of Utah by University north hut diJ not Ninety-eigof these are from Ogden, oard will benefit only the organized treet. When Farr conveyed a part of EpCC,fy he land where the .witch tracks for and the others are registered from armers, said Director William PeterAbout three weeks ago the city son of the U. A. C. on his return from le railroad are now located he re-- 1 Hooper and Huntsville. mission of wide a rods three was waited upon by commitway he right had the where Students from every county in Utah Vashington, I). C., rail- - tecs from bolh Grant and Lincoln the of the of d way in a crossing the west right of lonor representing except Dagget are included among This connected up nues and at thut time the commission company. those registered for the fall term at special session with members of the with other rights of way on the north agreed to advertise for bids for abut-an- d the state university. Representatives oard. which latter rights were menta for bridges for both streets. south, of thirty-tw- o states and dependencies The extension service in the 31 wide. This wa? done, and the contract was feet states is available with its of the United States and nine foreign U the Wheel wright. be-- 1 awarded 1900 waa mode About deal a orin farmers the aid to wst efforts included countries are among those fctruetion Work was com company. the and Ogden City railroad, em oiled. Among the latter are stu- ganizing into groups large enough to n the Grant avenue abut nMIU' the vacated the Farr the farm of attention :onimand whereby the city dents from Germany, Japan, Peru, menta first. France, Mexico, Russia, Korea, China, oard to advance loans, he continued. right of way across the railroad. Trades Land Off will make City it "The plans of the board Last and Canada. Janies 11. DoVine, aV As a conaideration of the citys ac- - torney Saturday for the American Can tom The total registration for the quar- necessary to employ a farm econom-son in vacating the property and the I pany, and service on the extension staff K. J. ter to date is 2996, according to appeared before the board of cut will be proposed to this session of alley one rod wide directly west of directors and set forth he proposition t inia This a net recorder. The statutory and general account Norton, Lincoln avenue the railroad company lhat lhc can crease of 159 students over the num- congress that funds be appropriated comany wanted to was reduced by $2250 by reducing poand deeded to the city the pund and their to the state each for organization plans included build-an- d lice pension reserve $1250, civil servber registered a year ago. It is esti20th street and Wal ,ng cn the new member. work It constituting and the staff disputed right of way on ice commission $500, and reducing the mated that the total registration for the Continental Oil Grant avenue, Capper-Ketchaavenue, bounding the be will also that proposed 1929-3wfll be 0 more setting forth in hia reserve for claims from previous years gence. the college year bill be amended to give the company plant on the north and weal argument that the company had a 178C 3300. those than Of registered, by $500. Public Officials respective states their full appropria and also a piece of land at the cast right to expect consideration from the are men and 1205 are women. Police department requests were be carnot Public must officials lions for extension work within six end of Middleton road. So it can directors of the chamber and that any ruthlessly dealt with. by. reducing the ried away with any heart throb proThere are fifty-nin- e graduate stu- 'ears instead ef ten, as the bill now readily be seen that tho D. & R. G.lbar to the progress of the can com-request for equipment by $2200, addclaims title to the land in fee puny's expansion was a bar to raid- dents who are candidates for masters provides. ed police officers $17,640, repairs to paganda that would result in the It ia on this ground that the progress. Attorney DeVine then city idle and degrees. The registration in the varfor simple. of the board public of farm treasury ing Chairman left the Lcgg the police station $1500, and traffic as is schools ious the of university railroad company has signified its in- - lho meeting and the vote to and activities expenditures. Director Peterson that assured everyuphold expense by $500, a total in the depart- The same watchfulness must be had follows: Arts and science, 954; eduention to resist condemnation. tho can position was token. ment of $21,840. With all this reducthing is being done and will be done mines and 775; engineering, cation, to attorney, for the rail- - However,company's officials Public According over the the entire the public directorate of the of to the farmers purse. to relief give tion the department expenditures will 355; medicine, 190; law, 172; and bus.of Grant avenue would chamber was not at the meet-esse- n present nation; but that strong organizations road, opening be. considerably increased, by reason must continue to be mindful of the iness, 489. the company's ability to serve injf and Thorstensen, as to the of can aid before pay. in be people ability must operation of the pay increases granted recentlts patrons now being served and ham- - for (jrBnt .venue interests, spokesman The following students are regis- possibly be administered. Manufacturers says that yAlexan per its development and probably make the Grant avenue sido of tho question Manufacturers should build their tered from Ogden: Theodore the believes The street department took a trimboard The that quickest inadvisable for other business con- - will receive a majority of the votes der, Vernon Allen, Charles Allison, ming of $11,400 as follows: New programs upon accepted and sound Richard Anderson, Virginia Anderson, approach to a point where a sufficient cerna using trackage to locate at that jf the entire board ia polled, facts that govern their respective various agriculture equipment $2500, repairs $2000, lines also that a grade crossing over . Claude Armstrong, George Ward Arm percentage of the point; do should This business. of as ao commodities may be controlled street cleaning $2000, street oiling they 8 tracks now at the point of cross- - , As soon as the action of the Cham-n- g he Thomas Carmen Bagley, strong, to be effective in having an influence $2500, repairs to waterways and cul- in a spirit of hopefulness and faith. Barker, Sam would constitute considerable cr wa made public, Thorstensen Henry Barker, Louis on verts $1400, street signs $500. better cd bargaining statement charging that the through prices Employers Present practice is every- Becker, Dalton George Bramwell, C. The fire department cuts amounted vote was obtained by Mr. lmbcrs Employers in all lines of business Fred Berghout, Almon L. Brown, power and better distribution, an where to get rid of grade crossingi the control of a large volume instead of to to. $17, 108. All present at the meet- should contact with their employes Frances DeVino through undue influence. through them. Helen Jane multiply Burdette, Bryant, market at low cost, is to deings were of the opinion that some and explain what this industrial proYesterday afternoon Mr. Thoraten-asse- d Uarene Campbell, William so as to Subsequent to this deal the city national measures had to be taken to make gram means to the man on the pay- Byer, his views to Tho Post. He cooperative marketing aenatated the an ordinance Charles Capes, John Edward Carver, velop closing I am not willing to handicap good the promises made to the Pacific roll. Employes must be given to un- Chester Christensen, Iva Chugg, Sam- associations. The board believes tha trcct. This ordinance was attacked in conclusion is justified because the this Board of Fire Underwriters toward derstand how disastrous it would be uel a future Ogden in 1919 A. growth by selling out J. and Howell, Ezra courts, Corgan, Sherman Couch, improving the fire fighting equipment to their own welfare if they should Cragan, J. Harper Culley, John Dox mfst cooperatives have failed not be- at that time district judge, handed to a private corporation. The of the city. A request for new hose, take part in any scheme or plan to particular form of orthe decision that tho ordinance Plants to the opening of Grant ave-wLouise De Vries, Stephen cause of their methods of doing busia truck for fire station No. 2 and men create unrest or to upset present work- ey, DolleyJohn and ganization but that the righta of the nue claim that the cost of making the Fishvalid, Enrietta, Wayne did not have to man the same were allowed. How- ing conditions. They should be told Duvrant, but because an aricrial highway will be ness, they owners of the property abutting the William Galbraith, Edith Gibbons, a national sides and die organization ever, the fire chiefs request for a that Mr. Hoover has specifically re- er, The cost will not be any- be could not taken of Lester way away. Glenn, Jay Glenn, not have a sufficient percentage o: where as great as the depreciation $14,000 piece of equipment there was quested that no such attempt be made. George John Edwin decision .to this a Clifton Everyone Hall, party cut to $7000. The fire chiefs trip to control and therefore too high an 'hat will occur to owners of property It is extremely important that em Grange, by Judge Howell seemed to bo agree-- 1 on Greenwell, Labrinth Ilameson, Fran- - overhead. the fire chiefs convention was deleted ployers should take this action Grant avenue.' able. And so the thing stood for a Ces Hobbs, Karl Hopkins, Wayne Iver-without a quiver. His request for a ance because the agitator is already ft in son, Mary Kern, George Komatsu, The board has also reached this number of years. the chamber of commerce did If new automobile was cut by $1228. Re- the field. a committment to the American Willie Arthur Larsen, Wilma Ludden, conclusion believing that if efficient Can Factory Built pairs to the station were cut $1000. With all working together em- Junior Lundquist, Lou Cecil McFar- national sales organizations are proGan company, it had no right to do com-1 Can American came the Along New various requests were cut ployers, public officials and the pubtho absolute duty of the Marriott, Arnold Man-to- n, vided the experience of the with a plan of building a canl any them cause $6480. Repairs to stations and equip- lic generally, there seems to be no land, Kathryn will I chamber of commerce finally to open streets Alene cooperatives Helen in of chamber The Mattson, Phyllis Ogden. factory ments were cut $900. reason why any industry in this state Merrill, Lorin A. Moore, Wallace to adopt the moat effective local Or- commerce, instead of close them. of the under secretaryship Like the police department, the cost should close its doors or lag in its plans, the board told Di- O. J. Stillwell, waa on its toes and Some of ny friends have asked me Floyd Moore, Greldon L. Nelson, Mary ganization of running the fire department was production. Peterson. rector James Bell Robert if intended to withdraw from the assurance can I the that Newman, Newman, gave company increased materially by recent pay inLET NO ONE ROCX THE BOAT! William Neil, Toizco Numoto, Clark Heretofore cooperation among f it would bring the new industry to chamber of commerce. I have replied creases. Respectfully submitted, Dye, Kathleen O'Conr.or, John R. farmers has begun and ended large! the city the matter of opening Grant to every one of them that I would not. At the city cemetery pay increases ' JOHN G. M. BARNES, Laughlin, II. Dean Parry, Morris at the primary markets. The purpose avenue would ' were dealt with summarily by lopPresident Associated Industries Blaine Peterson, Glen Pincock, James now ia to take the next stepof large-scal- e site waa ideall, ping off $1500. Maintenance of lots L. Platt,-Tracoperation in the terminal mar- tory that was subsequently built. A ing to battle this issue from the w Power, Raymond Price, M was cut $1800, and supplies were cut Bert Ilutchina Purdy, Elvarene Raw kets, said Samuel R. McKelvie, membasic industry came to town, fur- - side. Well win because we are right; by $250. C. ber of the board. Earl nished Read, Ralph son, Raymond employment for hundreds of and if we lose well keep up the battle Health department requests for Glen Robinson, Fnnk Rose added to the profits of the for twenty years if necessary to win. and men, Roberts, eraipment were cut $200. MilMelva Schade, Dorothy Rutledge, canning industry. Public improvements will be almost Adelaii After the can plant was built a few nA11.f nil for 1930 when it is considered that Harman W. Peery, manager of 'the dred Skeen, Walter Slater, JJeClSIOIl Helps ; Mac Smith, the traffic problem began to rears. Smith, Smith, Harry acdeducted enfrom that $65,000 was Ogden theatre, baa been busily The Madeline avenue oom Grant interests, up. Stringham, Stout, Josephine count. School gaged in superintending an improveTanner, believing under the Howell decision obtained As the budget now stands deduc- ment program at the Ogden theatre, Stella Stringham, Randell Ora Bundy yesterday tions total $123,913, $53,259 short of where he has put in new carpets, in- - Emerson Thatcher, Paul Thatcher, contract to erect a bridge over Price that their righta were not impaired, to agitate for the opening of I St. Josephs parochial school of Lin-th- e Charles Thorstensen, Louise Vincent, river in Carbon the goal if taxes are to remain the for the state began county street. Committees called on the I coin avenue and Twenty-eight- h SP W.tti., road commission. The contract wi Walker, street same as last year. installed the largest motion picture Loma Gilbert at various times and profited by approximately $10,000 commission Warren Wattis, Waltis, city From the above facts, it will be screen in the city. The new screen amount to approximately $16,000. at the time the bridge waa built oyer Wednesday when the contest against of is over twenty feet wide and is the Wheelwright, Lorin Wheelwright, seen that there is a probability and the river at Washington the request tho will of J. P. Bryan waa dismissed Cleona Wheelock, Wedill, Hugh about a mill increase, especially if new porous screen that is the vogue made that the old bridge be moved without prejudice in Judge Eugene E. West. was Wilburn L. O. S. Gyde public improvements are to keep pace in the biggest theatres in the counWeber avenue. According to state- - Pratts department of the Second from students Grant to other The with the city's growth. try. This screen enables the loud county are Tony Coletti and George Grant avenue proponents, Jtrict court, and the instrument waiad-th- e of $33,181 If the budget is to receive further speakers to be installed back of the C. Fowler of Nielavenue Elmer and Grant people were inform- - mitted to probate with the Rev. Father Hooper obtain to will be cuts, it screen ao that the sound filters son necessary waa not worth mov- - Patrick F. Kennedy as executor. the ed Huntsville. of that bridge A voucher for $33,181.63 was mailed greater revenue. through to the audience. Mr- Informal investigation at the city member ot to David W. Evans, treasurer of Wewbat .js jjnown a8 tbe 8teel gang on hall shows that during the past 8 ed to County Assessor Burdette Smith ber county, from the Oregon Shor; aetthat the bridge the Oregon Short line layers of rails Line railroad companys headquarters ats? years building permits have been is- to appear before the board and exthe Grant people began the bat- sued amounting to $14,845,830. Furth- plain the reason for the big increase at Salt Lake City, Friday, November tie anew. Ogden August 15, 1929, end Four years his entire estate, valued at about left er investigation shows that in 1920 in improvements with the small in29, covering taxes on the Oregon to build a Grant avenue j10i000 lo Bish the assessed valuation of the city was crease in assessed valuation. John j MJtt of chamber of commerce ra Short Line Railroad companys prop- appropriated Tonights more pressing d- - the Catholic other but shows bridge, the seg- dlo hour will be devoted to Davis coun- erty in Weber county for the year The following table Salt Lake, in diocese, $39,027,939, while for 1928 it was but mands came upon the Cltydthe trust for St. school. Indications yesterday regation of various classes of $40,448,530. The master of ceremonies for to- 1929. Josephs ty. money waa used for other purposes. pointed to an invitation being extend- program is Fred Kuhlman. Of this amount $19,714.95 ia Shortly after the death of Mr. Bry- nights Battle Opens Again Valuation Assessed The local chamber will furnish the school taxes; $3,859.53 ia for road puran V; Father Kennedy filed the avenue Grant opened proponents 1920 musical program. The chairman of poses including county roads and state the probate of the .. Petition for, battle again this year for a bridge .$12,477,950 the Davix county board of county highways; $2,852.69 is for county gen- the a contest was filed in avenue Lincoln !1 atfr river. prothe over ..$10,028,740 commissioners, E. B. Clark and Com- eral taxea including county poor, o Clinch, of to show interest and Jr Vamvtf rs- missioner A. R. Cook, will be the Da- age pensions, dependent mothers an ponents began street. Both .$12,497,360 a Bvyaa. ,18er aides pull for their vis county speakers. .$ 4,023,889 When the matter waa called for trial county exhibits; $3,877.79 ia for cit; to exert pressure upon the city This is the fourth program spon- taxes and $2,876.67 for atate genera gan before the jury Wednesday the conaides to both weeks sored by the Ogden chamber of com- taxes, E. M. Sawyer, the railroads tax commission. For TOTAL ..$39,027,939 testants asked for a postponement of boosted their the projects, controversy merce, wherein a neighboring com- agent, stated. the trial, but the motion was denied went and one time combined at again courmunity baa been extended the by Judge I'ratt. Attorneys for the their separate ways. tesies of extolling the merits of their D. &. R. contestants then asked for a dismissal the six months be fed About not potaago should Your dog respective homes. The first was givin without prejudice. The order was ao en to Logan; ihe second to Brigham toes, for the starch in them makea G. W. railroad attorneys appeared tss increase improvements ... entered and the will admitted to introduced and court Barkers him to Judge them hard for digest City, and the third to rrcston, dcHowells from a motion for appeal I newly-appointe- (LVL' ht l 1 corn-serv- ed ave-roa- ve Con-we- en t m a: ; op-do- wn aa I??. 'tivc pro-rig- ht I man-pow- er I . Make Improvements At Ogden Theatre in-ne- Gets Price River Bridge Contrac ' St Josephs Lor. Pays Weber Taxes County : Chamber Radio Hour Features Davis County dia-me- nta akL2 .2d be-l,re- ey I t it |