Show OGDEN DEP DEPARTMENT A Twenty fifth Street Phone all complaints o to 95 I 1 1 OGDEN WILL PRESS CLAIM FOR FARM LOAN BANK Committee of Seven Named at Enthusiastic Weber County Meeting Special to The Telegram OGDEN Aug 26 To To present this city's claim to one of the federal farm loan banks to the farm loan board hoard at its meeting here on September 13 a committee of ot seven representing the agricultural ag and business interests of Weber county and Og Ogden was appointed appoint appoint- ed last night The selection was made at a mass meeting in the county buildIng building building build build- ing under the auspices of the Weber county farm bureau Although the meeting was arranged and called by officers of the farmers farmers' organization many lines of business not directly connected with agriculture were represented Everyone present including bankers was enthusiastically in favor of making a determined effort to obtain the establishment of one of the twelve banks In Ogden D. D D. D McKay president of the farm bureau was elected to preside as chairman and W. W P. P Thomas Weber county farm agent was selected as secretary As Instigator of the movement Mr McKay was called upon to outline the purpose of the meeting He explained that it was up to Ogden and Weber county having decided to go after one of the banks banis to devise a plan for presenting presenting presenting pre pre- their claims most favorably before the federal board d. Not Progressive Enough During the past few days I r have talked to several business men in this city said McKay and to my mind Ogden is suffering from an overdose of conservatism One business man gave me the impression that as the bank banI is for the benefit of ot farmers only the business men of Ogden should not interest themselves In the movement I want to tell you that if the farmers of ot this section profit by the establishment establishment establishment establish establish- ment of one of these banks the business businessmen men of Ogden will profit in just the s same measure eh I The farmers s are not asking for charity they merely merely merely-asle ask for assistance We have shown by our investigations that acres of land in this Immediate Immediate immediate Im im- Im- Im mediate vicinity can be reclaimed by drainage and better irrigation If we can double the present agricultural area tributary to Ogden Is there any r reason ason why the business men of this city wont won't profit The farmers are ready and anxious to bu buy more clothing cloth cloth- ing more implements and more lumber but under present conditions they haven't the mone money If we can procure one of these banks and place them Inthe Inthe In Inthe the way of procuring money for more advantageous farming they are going to buy these things right here in I. I Ogden I Logical Point at Ogden I As a means of showing the f federal dera board that Ogden is the logical place for a farm loan bank McKay proposes I to show first the agricultural possibilities possibilities of the Intermountain West Vest Second he would show that Ogden has means of quick communication in every direction and third he would prove to the board that the laws of ot Utah do not conflict in any way with the proposed operation of the farm loan banking s system stem E. E L. L Van Meter assistant cashier of the Ogden State bank won the tho ap applause applause applause ap- ap of all aU present by declaring unconditionally unconditionally unconditionally un un- un- un conditionally for the establishment of a farm loan bank in this city He said he lie could see immense benefits for the farmers of this section and declared that the tho commercial banks now located here would profit from the general Increased in increased increased in- in creased volume of business There will be plenty of room for us said Van Meter speaking speaking- from the standpoint standpoint standpoint stand stand- point of a bank official even with a federal farm loan bank in Ogden Wei We will derive our benefits from the in increased increased In- In creased volume of business for the day of successes on small business has passed McKay Made Chairman As a representative of the Ogden Real Estate Dealers' Dealers association J. J J. J Brummitt said the realty men were anxious to assist in the movement but were of the opinion that the farmers should take the initiative He is in favor of directing the attention of the federal board to the fact that in the district forest headquarters the government government government govern govern- ment has already recognized Ogden's superior location and that this city Is the center of the packing industry in inthe inthe inthe the intermountain Intel country On the motion of Van Meter Ieter and amended by Brummitt McKay was wag selected to act as chairman of the committee of seven and also to appoint the other oilier six members He was in instructed instructed instructed in- in to pick his committeemen with regard to the varied business Interests of Ogden and also Include one or more representatives of the agricultural Interests The farm bureau president said he would take a few days to s select lect his committeemen |