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Show Lakeside Review, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1981 ADVIRTISIMINT " ' v 'i '"y '" ;v 1 - iwi: a 4: J .; '.vvr:;jpwmOT:m'r'-'w.'W':,W';:':'V.v:vY.- Lettuce was one of the crops raised on the Russo farm. Ralph E. Russo holds an armful of lettuce heads. Note 3 .' starts Friday, 9:30 a.m. sizes available quantities. ..not many limited s .w wwwwvwv.'.-.wwii- Before the Newgate Mall there was tne Russo Farm... It was a warm, homey and comfort-aol- e place with giant poplar trees, weeping willow, huge truck gardens, a d handsome house with cool purches, a few fruit trees. In the early years, the frontage on Kiverdale Road was lined with huge poplar trees. When the highway was widened, the trees were cut down. The driveway to the big white house wos flanked by apricot trees, and, although fruit wasnt grown for sale, there were apple and pie cherry trees, one pear, and plums. There were also gooseberries. During the lean years, those with little money could always buy fresh vegetables at Russo Farm for almost nothing. Not a whole lot is known about the history of the farm, but Mrs. Vera B. Russo, who now lives in Emerald Hills, South Ogden, and is the widow of Ralph Edward Russo, recalls that her father-in-laEdward A. Russo, had been living on the farm situated generally between Wall on the east and Pacific on the west, facing on Riverdale Road for about four years when she and her husband were married in 1929. A brief search of the recorded deeds in the County Recorders office revealed that in November 1921, Elijah Pike et ux deeded to E. A. Russo some property in that part of the county for a consideration of $450. And in 1928, William W. Williams sold 2.22 acres to that same Russo for tree-shade- $10,000. In 1930, E. A. Russo deeded to his wife, Rose, property that extended to the channel of the Weber River and southerly, not to include land owned by the Union Pacific Railroad. Part of that property extended to the west bank of Taylors Mill Race, probably located on the north side of Taylors Mill. The mill is still standing, and is situated on the north side of River-dal- e Road and the east end of the Weber River Viaduct. . located, where the other little stores are located now. a big barn and a All outbuildings storage warehouse for potatoes and onions, sheds and livestock pens were located near where Grand Central is situated. The frontage on Riverdale ended at approximately 300 West and angled down to Pacific on the west side. The front of the house faced Riverdale, the back entrance facing the e. When she and her husband married in 1929, the Russos were living on the and had been since 1925 farm which today is the location of the Newgate Mall. E. A. and Rose Russo continued to live on the farm until about 1935 when they moved to California, leaving Ralph Edward and Vera Bingham Russo and their three sons Ralph E. Jr., to operate Robert E., and John L. the farm. (Today, Ralph Jr. is assistant principal of Ben Lomond High School; Robert E. is a captain in the Ogden Fire Department and John is an executive in an Ogden new car dealership.) We worked the farm and we sold produce, Mrs. Russo recalled. For many years we sold to the diners on the railroad cars, to Pacific Fruit when they were here and, consequently, to Norden Fruit and Wasatch Fruit. All the fruit companies we sold to. It was a truck garden farm and it was a lot of work. -- The Russos raised onions, com you name it, practically. In summer we had asparagus, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers, carrots; we had radishes, green onions and all row crop stuff. At one time or another, they raised a few cattle, sheep and hogs. After her husband died 12 years ago, Mrs. Russo and her sons planted the farm into hay for two or three years, but we didnt make enough off the hay to pay the taxes because we had to share crop it. The boys all had their own jobs or were in business, and they couldnt farm it. It took five men and a boy to farm it, anyway. She drew a rough map of the farm, showing that the farmhouse sat just behind where the Burger King is lettuce,-potatoe- north. The northern boundary apparently was near the south edge of the original Newgate Shopping Center. Cattle and sheep grazed on a small pasture on the west side which was part of the property. My husband, I think he gave away more than he ever sold. He was a very kind person. When people would come in there that didnt look like they had very much, why hed, say, Well, go ahead, you pick the tomatoes, then weU figure out how much you owe me. And when theyd come back, hed say, Aw, take em, go on take em home, put 'em up, feed em to the little kids. Anybody that had a family with little kids, he was a softy for that. The Russo farmhouse was one story with three bedrooms, a huge front room and dining room. There was also a hall and back and front porches. The back porch was called the summer porch, for they ate there during the summer months. A basement completed the house. The floors were probably oak and ceilings were high, all the rooms large. s, Sometimes they had water problems. We were between two canals and the one up by Riverdale Road took all the water drainage from South Ogden, she explained. Burch Creek ran through the property and lots of time in the spring when wed get those flash floods and thered be a lot of water coming down, we would get flooded. Many times the water would run in my basement. Food Court Includes newest in our Layton store womens sportswear 69 JUNIOR SOLID TEE SHIRTS 63 JUNIOR SKIRTS 262 JUNIOR PRINT TEE SHIRTS 97 MISSES' STRIPE TEE SHIRTS 59 LARGE SIZE PRINTED SHIRTS 68 MISSES' SOLID BLOUSES 45 MISSES WESTERN SHIRTS 89 JUNIOR L. SLV. 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TANK TOPS 63 NYLON RUNNING SHORTS 48 POLYCOTTON HALF SHIRTS 31 WESTERN BLAZERS 52 FARAH JEANS 42 WESTERN HATS 36 POLYCOTTON DRESS SHIRTS 92 L. SLV. DRESS SHiRTS 26 TIES 35 HAGGAR POLYCOTTON JEANS 51 S. SLV. COTTON GAUZE SHIRTS 71 BLUE OR BROWN SUIT VESTS 2.98 14.98 2.98 19.98 1 9.98 DRESSES HALF-SIZ- E NOW 58 SUNGLASSES 121 ATHLETIC SHORTS, 57 STUDENTS' JEANS 88 STUDENTS DRESS SLACKS 5-- NOW 43 JUNIOR DRESSES 17 JUNIOR COTTON DENIM JUMPERS 18 MISSES' DRESSES 1 buys for boys NOW Chick-fil-- A After serving in World War II, Truett Cathy opened a small restaurant in a suburb of his native Atlanta, Ga. In between waiting on customers over the next few years, Cathy experimented with a number of ways to cook chicken. During this experimenting, he developed a method of removing the bone that cut the and made possible a cooking time in half chicken sandwich. After fooling around with the sandwich for a few days, Cathy decided to try it out on his customers. And as the saying goes, the rest is history. When the Newgate Mall opens this week, its food court will include the 231st Chick-fil-which Cathy launched in that Atlanta suburb. The success of the product developed by Cathy invites comparison with the legendary Col. Sanders to whom Cathy once sold a floundering restaurant. Cathy, himself, disclaims any comparison. Kentucky Fried Chicken is a giant in the fast food business, he said. Were still coming along. The scope of the Chick-fil-operation and its profits indicate Cathy is coming along quite nicely. Chick-fil-revenues last year approached $79 million and there is talk in the fast food industry that the companys success prompted McDonalds and Burger King to bring out their chicken sandwiches. The company has based its success on the boneless chicken quality of its pressure-frie- d breast served on a buttered bun and a store network that departs from the classic franchise system. Chick-fil-doesnt franchise its operations. The company designs, builds and operates only in major shopping malls such as Newgate. An operator is selected for a new store. This operator makes a small investment, pays the company a rental and splits the profits The 421 eating places operated by Chick-fil-in 31 states includes the original restaurant outside Atlanta where Cathy developed his successful sandwich. Another 50 stores from Philadelphia to Los Angeles are scheduled to follow the Newgate store into the Chick-fil-operation this year. may be n trees in the background and on the left. Photo was taken in June 1945. Another part of the Russo property bordered land owned by Amalgamated Sugar Co. Mrs. Russo said her husbands family came to Utah before 1925, probably before World War I, settling in River-dal- Bv ROBIN TIBBETS all each grouping. ..colors and styles limited to stock on hand, so shop early for best selection! in Landmark Russo Farm Harvested Fine Crops Where Mall Now Stands i 0 o el & 1 1 t |