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Show t I biim i w thin, tnair VOLUME OGDEN, UTAH, FRIDAY, SPECIAL SESSION Utah Canners for The Coming Year OF LEGISLATURE OGDEN, LOGAN SHOW INCREASE Barker of .,Ph president of the ners at the SOUND Ogden was Utah Canassociation animal two-daconvention which was held in Two Two Northern Cities Only Sa.t Lake Tuesday ami Wednesday. Special Session Comes to End Mr. Barker succeeds Herbert J. Barnes Within Thirty-Da- y in Utah to Show Gain in of KaysvUIe. Other officers named Month of January; Prospects are Haven Stringham of Woods Crosa Constitution Amendments, If Canning company, Woods Cross, Continued Building for A. S. Daggett, Royal CanUpheld by People, Will Help Bright company, ning Ogden, in Permits and secretary Next Session; 11 Senate and This Year; $32,500 treasurer; Harper Billings, Terry Canning company, Perry. The board 8 House Measures in Ogden Adopted of directors is composed of Thomas Leslie, Rocky Mountain Packing corwere the only poration, Ogden and Salt .The special session of the Utah leg Oplen and Logan Lake; Frank islature Utah Ogden increase. ended its labors within the Fish with Juggler, cities Canning company, Utah Ogden; Earl Randall, North Ogden I1'8 legislature was in with 132,600 permits, field led the Canning company, North Ogden, and called for the purpose of considering in the with $7500 C. I. W right, Pleasant Grove. amendments to the Utah constitution M compared month last year and $7000 which will enable the next to amend the tax laws of legislature show figures the state, December. Logan la provided the people vote for the adopas compared the month, for 13600 tion of the amendments. Apparently During the amendments agreed on with $35,000 in December. will enable the lawmakers to pass legislaJanuary, 1929, no building permits The meeting of the board of di- tion which will give the needed relief; were issued in Logan. rectors of the Carnegie free library and, if this is true, this will prove Figures for Provo list $100 in of the most important sessions of scheduled for Tuesday evening was one the legislature ever held. as against $7000 last December on account absence of of postponed and $13,000 in January of 1929. Following is a summary of the legmembers of the board from the city. islation Salt issued in Rev. John Edward Building permits Carver, chairman, ernor: enacted and sent to the govstated the that exact date could not 1930, dropped Lake during January, Senate be determined at this time, but that for below the figure considerably S. B. 1. the meeting probably would be held Appropriating $50,000 1929, according to the nation- the end of the week.- A new board from state highway fund for paving al monthly building survey prepared of directors and a secretary will be roads on state capitol grounds. j The elected. Miss Eveline Bean, librarian, S. B. 2. Appropriating $15,000 for by S. W. Strauss & company. improvements on state capitol grounds total is also considerably below that resigned during the week. improvement on state for January, 1929. State totals show grounds. a loss of $242,488 for January, 1930, S. B. 3. Giving tax revision work as compared with last December. to the state hoard of equalization over Lake Salt building permits during and as totaled $10,000. $110,549, appropriating compared January S. B. 4. with 162,750 in the same month last code commisContinuing , sion three months. year and $376,738 in December. S. B. 5.- - Repealing laws The Ogden high school basketball Building permits issued in 566 reprequiring resentative cities and towns of the team will play Bear River tonight in mailing of copies of constitutional United States during January showed their last home game of the reason. amendments to registered voters. S. B. 7. For filling vacancies in a loss of 46 per cent, as compared Ogden has been playing real basketwith the same month a year ago. ball in their last four games although congress. There is also a decline of 17 per cent they lost by small margins two of. the S. B. 8. Permitting University of from December, which in turn was games. The result of tonights game Utah to collect Union building fees, 19 per cent less than November, 1929. is pretty sure to be a win for Ogden. not to exceed $10 per annum. Ogdens eyes are turned to Brigham The total for the first month of the S. C. M. 1. Relating to acquiring current year was $127,685,004, com City tonight, where Davis is playing of Denver & Salt Lake Denver & by Davis-Bo- x Box The the Elder. of result with $236q019 in January Rio Grande railroad. pared Elder game will decide whether and $153,717,918 in DecemS. J. R. 2. Classification propThese figures, represent Ogden will have a chance to enter the erty and limitation of incomeoftaxes. ber, 1929. Box Elder not. or state If entourney do not include building only and S. J. R. 3. Creating state tax combeats Davis, and Ogden can beat Dagineering projects. mission. and next Davis vis also week, Ogden fall-oduriff The sharp in building S. J. R. 5. Four-yesecond place. moratorium ng January is in line with the opin- will be tied forthe for mines. the scores last of at Looking ion expressed by authorities during House the later part of 1929.' It was then three games, that Davis has played, H. C. M. 1. Petitioning congress to will Ogthe give probably dopester desaid that building activities would amend the federal banking laws so cline still further before the effects den a fair chance of winning the last to authorize Utah to impose an as and Davis two on schedule its games of favorable money conditions and reDavis beat two equitable tax on national bantu. its last gaipes. covery from the stock market crash losing H. B. 1. Appropriating $25,000 to beaten was a by hair, badly Ogden by would result in a definite upturn, the meet the expenses of the special sesovertime Weber, and had a hard report says. sion. held Box Elder Bear River. coming Although there may be still further Weber H. B. 2. Amending the stste buildto a low score and 'beat Bear declines, the industry none the less apcode and appropriating $75,000 in Elder Box ing On River badly. paper, pears to be working toward a sound addition to the $175,000 already set Davis. should beat and normal basic condition, it notes. Report from Kaysville, however, aside for construction at the state somewhat blasts these hopes, as the mental hospital. H. B. 5. Appropriating $12,000 for Davis injured list is now playing the constitutional amendFornelius. and publishing Swaner including again, Coach Croft reports that his over- ments. H. B. 8. Strengthening the cigaret trained and stale team of three weeks The annual Farm Bureau meeting ago is no more. The boys are now tax law. H. B. 9. Strengthening the oleowas held Thursday evening at 8 p. hitting their stride and will undoubtin the margarine tax law. n. in the Roy ward hall The prin-P- 1 edly .make a better showing H. B. 4. Continuing the existence seems rest Swaner1 last two games. speakers were George Fuller, of Weber county, who discussed tax to have dene him good, and the rest of the tax revision commission and Wations, and Jesse W. Hoopes, of of the team has had a needed rest the appropriating $20,000 for the commisBrigham City, official of the Utah last ten days. Ogden nevertheless is sioners salaries and other expenses. H. J. 9. Relating to the location Tonltry Producers At hoping for the worst for Davis. association. FLNISIIES WORK vice-preside- nt; ng Library Meeting to be Held at Later Date per-mh- s, er, - capitol Bear River Ogden Game to be Played In Ogden Tonight ar . le Farm Bureau Holds Annual Meet at Roy the meeting Samuel at Clinton Thursday eve-- g sub-- W Kiefer discussed Die of farm bureau mutual automo-fflobflicense. Ephraim Bergeson, President of the Utah state farm spoke at Clinton. le Lady Rotarians Are Honored at Banquet bu-wt- u, dc 0c 5c 5c of C. to Sponsor Wattis for Director The Ogden chamber of commerce ejwisor W. H. Wattis as a candi-t- e for directorship of the chamber commerce of the United States. was taken Monday at the tire directors of the local appointed pjfer H. The directors Hinckley and P. H. a forward-- g the candidacy phamplet and to forward a in kTT?v?r3r Camber of commerce State- - 1118 election he held in May. Ef !krt Mul-Prepa- re Census Bureau Has Special Forms for Those Away in April . 5c The Ogden Rotary club held a banquet Wednesday evening at the Hotel Bigelow. The ladies of the Rotarians were the special guests of the meeting. Rafael Herrera, honor student of the University of Santiago, Chile, and an employe of the General Electric company of Schenectady, New York, and Carlos M. Gaxiola of Salt Lake, consul of Mexico for the states of Utah, Idaho, and Montana, were the speakers ana were introduced by Rev. John Edward Carver, toastmaster. Vocal selections were given by two daughters of Consul Gaxiola. The numbers were given in a delightful manner and were, greatly appreciated by the guests. Committee to Raise Funds for Survey of Reclamation Projects A. P. Bigelow, a member of the Decennial water storage commission; W. of Census tate ! will he taken during R. Wallace, Salt Lake, chairman of the ef The ApriL enumeration the commission, and George M. wm hy a force of about 100,- state engineer, were empowered 600 enumerator. in i, from by the commission at a meeting held eecure the hi Salt lake Wednesday to raise $15,-00- 0 iBitirV,.?", and for the census- which with a similar sum is to ptrim aside from federal bureau so as set be far l,aneratedf of conditions in hodetv118! MunBBUal Place of funds, for a survey reclamation projbasin lake where he usually the Salt Kver ?ace ere Individual members of ects and Ogden river. family If from home at the It is proposed to build a pipe line 8wy 18 taken North Ogden and the testing of be will above 7 which bjr oftw s new dam site on Ogden river, S3 will be supplimented to the proposed can- it is known in ranee Magpie dam site in South Fork t the whole family 1,1 rrxrHS ilhoni at 41,111 time A letter from F. F. Smith, federal the Echo dam. been mad hy the rector of engineer in charge atMr. Bacon, in In the by form was of an fan,?? represented hcdule which is to be which it was said it was possible that fined eu! xLly of the famUn0jme r?Pnible member a small amount of water could he tored ir the dam this year. It is 'su, ditl 7t,n ad?n of estimated that the storage would rvn itJ?nsmitted to tke fids id,MiAhe.cnu- - A. copy ot xbout 10,000 acre feet The matter enhas been .referred to the federal in headquarters eral gineering department whni.Ii?rU th fw this cnsus 8uPervisor Denver, It is estimated that $30,000 district. will be used in Ogden nver studies. tbJt-?- ince full rgy t in Zl?j'rth s;e Ba-f-o- n, nSS K8 ,'S",ter ff.here yta" cnu NUMBER 13 di-hse- nt I! ADVICE IN LAND ZONING y Limit; it KUKl'AUY 2S. 1930. J. F. Barker Heads building in 2803 1 of the state prison. One of the bones of contention during the whole session was the mine tax, and it was finally disposed .of in the following amendment: All metalliferous mines or mining claims, both placer and rock in place, sljall be assessed as the legislature shall provide; provided, the basis and (Continued on page 8.) - Expert Gives New Guide for Selecting; Home Site; Uses Yard Measure to Show Relative Importance of Each Item; Neighbors Get Nine Inches; Restrictions and Zoning Are Next Neighbors, present and future, sion Monday afternoon by Fred E. Williams, city commissioner, showed that the artesian wells are supplying enough water at present to supply a city of 115,000 persons, if the consumption were regulated by meter system. He ulso reported that X, 000,000 gallons of water are being supplied by the wells every 24 hours, which would be sufficient for 05,000 jiersons at the rate of 125 gallons per person per duy. The latter figure, he said, is the average consumption per person in cities with meters. The waterworks report, completed by Uity Engineer J. O. lirown, shows that Ogden residents used ns much as 295 gallons per person per day during the month of July, 1929, while the lowest consumption for the year was in Decenilier, 177 gallons a day per person being used. should receive the most consideration in selecting a location for a new home, according to Ilcnry G. Zander, Jr., a Chicago subdivider and builder of wide experience, writing on how to select the home site in the National Association of Real Estate Boards weekly story for the public. Mr. Zander is a son of a former president of the as$100,000 sociation. 16 Neighbors are more important than zoning, good roads to town, schools for the children, or corner grocery Fred Williams suit against the Og stores, says Mr. Zander, who has den Standard-Exnminand its edievolved a novel yard stick for meas- tors for in the sum of $100,-00- 0 damages uring the relative importance of what has been set for trial April 16 by he calls home site essentials.' George S. Barker In the Second Judge The yardstick is 36 inches long. district court. He gives neighbors or class of peoThe case was put over from Februple living in the section, nine inches. ary 27 until April 16 over the objecThis means that he thinks the folks tion of Arthur E. Pratt, attorney for next door constitute of the Williams. reasons why you should settle here or In filing their amended answer, the there. defendants claim justification and Twenty-Seve- n Inches Ixft Next come restrictions and zoning, privilege. each with four and a half inches, transportation and schools each with five inches, stores with four, and community life and churches each with two of the marks on the yardstick. Look over the people across the A meeting of fruit and vegetable street before you examine the view growers was held Wednesday afterfrom the front yard, advises Mr. noon at the Hotel Bigelow. TightenZander. Look over the people in the ing up in the matter of labeling and next street and inquire of the sales- marketing of farm products, comprisman as to what kind of people arc to ing all fruits and vegetables, and parfollow you as purchasers in the dis- ticularly potatoes and onions, was trict, says Mr. Zander. agreed upon at the meeting. L. 8. Because, he points out, if you Fenn, federal supervising inspector; make a mistake on this matter, it is F. E. Stephens, state agricultural inusually hard to do anything about it. spector, and LeKoy Marsh, district If you buy a lot and build a house on agricultural inspector, were present it with the idea of its being your per- at the meeting. A decision was reached to require manent home and then find out that you dont care, about your neighbors, the shipment hereafter of potatoes and it is hard to contemplate doing this onions in bags plainly marked with all over again elsewhere. the grade instead of permitting tags Need Common Interest only to be attached to the bags as I dont mfean by this that you must heretofore. It was pointed out that judge your neighbors especially aa to unscrupulous dealers could easily re whether they are good or bad, though, move and substitute tags, whereas of course, you want your children to substitution in marked bags would be associate with children that have a much more difficult and would protect But for the both the shippers and the purchaser!. good home environment. adult side of it, I mean that the little woman who likes to go to the movies of an afternoon ia likely to get depressed where the other women go in for clubs and serious reading. And this will be ao no matter how much the movie fiends husband can pay for their home. And vice versa. It isnt especially that the other City Engineer John C. Brown rce women will not take the movie fan ommended that the city buy 1000 into their circle. In many many cases, water meters to be installed each year they wont snub her, because she is until the city is 100 per cent metered. probably just as nice and respectable This step is taken to do away with as anyone else. But their interests the waste of water. The city last year are not the same. They just wont used from 177 to 295 gallons of water become fast friends, and men and wo- each day for each resident, and It la men are happiest in places where they estimated that 150 gallons a day is sufficient According to Mr. Brown's are surrounded by people they like. What Kind of Zoning report it will take from five to ten Thus, I believe that the broker or vears to completely meter the city. aubdivider should be informed as to His report is as follows: the kind of people, from the point of It is the belief that a more just view of their occupations and inter- and equitable method for all concernests, who have bought or who may buy ed would be brought about through in a given district so he can use some the installation of metera. This would discrimination in settling people' for reduce a great amount of the waste life. that is now going on; for example, Restrictions and zoning are next in where in the winter time taps are left open to prevent freezing and (Continued on page 7.) where a bottle of milk is kept cool by running water over it all day long. In the summer time many consumers Libel Suit Set for April YEAR IS CLAIM President of National Association Addresses Convention of State Association, The outlook for the canning industry during 1930 is good, C. E7llume of the National Canners' association, said on his arrival Monday to address the opening session of the twentieth" annual convention of the Utah asso- ciation. The canners themselves, howevef, enn put the industry in a perilous state if they do not consult their sales departments as to sales possibilities before making contracts for raw products, he declared. one-four- th Produce Growers Held Meeting: Wednesday CityEngineer Favors Buying Meters for Waterworks System and Here - - I am cautioning all canneri against a speculative pack, he added. Mr. Hume said the national association te composed of canners in all parts of the country, which puts up a total pack each year of approximately 8X0, 00,000 cases. The association is devoted to the bet torment of canned foods. Parking Solved This year, Mr. Hume said, the national organization will engage large-l- y in distribution problems. Its packing problems are about solved, he add-e- d. The convention opened at 2 p. m. Monday at the Hotel Utah with approximately 250 canners in attend-anc- e. The meeting was called to by Herbert J. Barnes of the Kays-viU- e Canning company, president of the Utah association. Mayor John F. Bowman welcomed the visitors. Mr. Hume, in his address, pointed out what the national organisation la to doing help state associations. lie wid the organization is going to broadcast over the N. B. C. hookup, beginning March 15. Frank E. Cor-rel- l, or-d- er of the nation-- ai wsociatiun, and Ronald Wadsworth, secretary-treasur- er also spoke. The annual report was given by J' Barne8 reported a year for 1929 and a moat encouraging outlook for 1930. He reported that over three million cans of velaWe packed in Utah during 1929. Robert C. Nye, secretary, reported the financial condition of the organization in good hape. A report waa given by Phillip R1 i?.enLeral fie,d uperintendent of the Utah Packing corporation, . who referred to the work being done by canners in the east Pennsylvania canners report a 40 per cent increase in output of extra atandards and a 10 per cent increase in fancy grades, ine Indiana canners report a 58 to 77 per cent increase ton for No. per 1 and 2 than others. Eastern competitors will have all No. 1 and 2 grades. The results of three years experiment proves that it is quality and not quantity that means success cf "JI?1?" tccordinK to Mr. Dix. The establishment of a tomato grade system in Utah will Utah tomatoes on a quality basis,. This ia a simple, important and accurate means of producing a higher quality of raw - lo grade stocks. The convention closed with a banquet followed by a dance, at the Hotel Utah. - : r". i l T "h X . , i ish products.H. A. Baker of the American Can company of Ogden spoke, urging the canners to confer among themselves as to the coming pack; to find out about the market and the sales possibilities, and to stick to their deliberations. Mr. Baker, in referring to last years crop and the packing business, said that it was not supposed to be a very large year, and yet more tin do not get the water they are entitled plate was cut up than ever before in to because of excessive use by those the history of the canning industry. getting first chance at the available Irt referring to tomatoes, Mr. Baker supply. Water is a commodity and stated that the tomato pack should should be paid for according to the be a quality one. With the high amount consumed. If our meter rates freight rates Utah cannot compete are too high they should be reduced; elsewhere with a low grade of tothe idea being not to penalize the mato. people but to bring about a more ecoProduction of peas was good last nomical and justly distributed use of year, and the consumption was water. good. In the east a relatively small No effort should be made to com- amount fit peas are unsold, but there pletely meter Ogden in one year. It are quite a lot of casea in the wareshould cover a period of from five to houses in Wisconsin. 10 years. All new users should have Ronald Wadsworth of the Utah a meter put in at the time of instal Packing corporation and a member of lation of service. Ogden should furn- the canners rate committee stressed ish the smallest size meters free to the of importance quality all consumers and charge the differ goods. Most of the canning unsold stock on ence against the user for larger sizes. hand in the Utah market are low The annual banquet of the Ogden chamber of commerce was held Monday evening at the Hotel Bigelow. Representatives from Preston, Ixigan, Brigham City, Salt Lake, and Provo were present E. O. Howard, president, and J. C. Itebholz, secretary of the Salt Lake chamber, headed a party of seven from Salt Lake; and Thomas Humphries, president and M. R. Hovey, secretary of the Logan chamber, with five members attended from Logan. Preston was represented with A. B. Nash, president, and William Shumway, secretary, and eight members. Brigham City was represented by the secretary, Lewis Jones, and a Probably the use of city water party of five members of the cham- for irrigating truck and vegetable ber; and from Provo four members, gardens should be prohibited. including their president, Lb W. Nims, Commissioner Fred ' E. Williams and D. Orlo Allen, secretary, were announced Thursday that the city present waterworks department turned over A business meeting followed the $25,000 in to the general fund dinner. E. R. Alton, president of the of the city. profit! The city waterworks delocal chamber, acted as toastmaster. makes about $75,000 yearly He gave the annual report of the pres- partment which ia deposited in the general fund, ident and secretary. The following members of committees made their various committees and they include: annual reports: Harry Anderson, pub- M. L. Dye, chairman of committee on licity; R. T. Mairs, merchants; G. L. arrangement of details; program com' Becker, winter sports; E. D. Olsen, mittee, O. R. Dibblee, chairman; Mr. industrial division; B. J. Finch, road Neslen, Joseph E. Kjar, and Fred B. committee; Janies I. Casey, federal Williams. Banquet committee, John building, and R. H. Hinckley, finance Andrews, chairman, and Elmer C. and budget Jerkinfe of Salt Lake. Nominating committee, R. L. Olsen of Ogden, Fred Bradshaw, K. C. Jenkins, Joseph E. B. L. Association Kjar, and A. J. Bruneau, all of Salt Merrell, Mrs. D. J. Wilson and Mrs. to be Convention Lake. G. Mrs. of Ogden; Floyd Campbell A. Lloyd and Mrs. Carlylo Hinckley of sA. general inspection of The Ogden The Utah League of Building and Provo. The body is at the Lindquist mor- I .nan associations will hold its annual post office was made during the week A. W. ileming, tuary. Funeral services will be held convention in' Ogden April 12. C under the direction of at 2 oclock Sunday afternoon in the Clarence Neslcn, president of the as- E. L. Jackson and M. G. Wenger, gen Riverdale chapeL sociation, named the members on the cral inspectors. m Which Closed Tuesday; President II. J. Rarncs Gives Report; er Annual Banquet of Dies K. Jacobs Murray Chamber Commerce After Short Illness Held Monday Evening Murray K. Jacobs, of Riverdale, died early Thursday morning at his home after a brief illness of bronchial pneumonia. He was prominent in church, school and farm affairs of Weber county. He was bishop of Riverdale ward, and has served for the past seven years. He was president of the Weber eounty board of education, deputy in the state dairy and food division, and a director of the Weber county Farm Bureau, of which he was one ot the founders. He served as representative in the state legislature for two terms. Bishop Jacobs was born in Salt Lake September 3, 1880, a son of Henry Chariton an Susan String-haJacobs. He has resided' in Weber county the major part of his life; for the past 20 years ha has made his home in Riverdale. He is survived by his wife, Lottie Baldwin Jacobs, three daughters, Emma, Retta and Susie, and four sons, Kimball, Grant, Wayne and Gray; hia foster mother, Mrs. Emma R. Jacobs, and the following brothers and sisters: H. C. Jacobs of ML Pleasant, Z. W. president of the Sanpete stake; I Cardstcn of the Jacobs, president D. S. stake of Cardston, Alberta, Canada; Bishop Briant S. Jacobs, of Clearfield; Heber G. Jacobs of Ogden; Rigby Jacobs, who is in Germany on a mission and Smith Jacobs of ProMcvo, Utah; Mrs. E. J. Heniger of Paul Mrs. Alberta. Canada, Grath, Williams Says Wells OUTLOOK BRIGHT Can Serve 65,000 FOR CANNER THIS A report made to the city commis- ?;: t t . i C t f r 'ii ;( ..'M sr L I : it if f- - lb V .'S Farm Bureau Ladies of Roy Elect Officers Election of officers for the ladies of the home and community aection of Roy Farm Bureau waa held Tuesday afternoon at the L. D. S. chapel in The following officers were Roy. elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. J. W. Jensen, president; Mn. Ira Urc, Mrs. A. L. Rundquist, secretary-treasure- r. The meeting of the farm' bureau women waa held jointly with the ladies Relief society of Roy. Mrs. I S. Merrill, of Ogden, gave an interesting talk on Telling the Story of Life to Children. , Mrs. Thomas Gibby was hostess to the members of the home and community section of the Farm Bureau Thursday ' afternoon. - -- K H? h. If ri lit9 r vice-preside- nt; 0 !ti |