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Show Friday, March . TIIE OGDEN POST The Ogden Post every city within its Hinterland counts the Ix3 Angeles harbor as its harbor, Los Angeles' growth as its growth. W. P. EITKRSON, Editor The policy is a worthy one. VarMember Utah State Picas Association ious adaptations of it will lx found Member National Editorial throughout the nation. The small Association, towns are situated like a huge fan about ail large cities. Ant hills become mountains, the work of iniUionH Published each Frida; by The of people, each contributing to the Post Printing and Publishing other and each reaping common bene2428 Kicsel avenue. fits. Nor are the smaller towns the matter Oc- only contributors. If they build a Entered as second-clatober 17, l'.27, at the post office at large central metropolis, that creation Ogden, Utah, under the Act of March will build them. Money is constantly flowing and is available to industry S, 1879. and business through the great city. Subscription Trice: $1.00 per Year, Only thus have securities grown to their present popularity, industry to its present proportions arid seasoned 365 Telephone prosperity been maintained year after year. EDITORIAL ss The Price of Carelessness s Careless Political propaganda againat elecIt was in response to this need invest-mert tric power and light interest docs not An that public utility holding and coming out of ether companies were formed. have much to feed on when the In- in the ward after an operation exThe public utility investment, or dustry can point to constant lowering claimed, 'Thank God! Thats over! holding company, represents equally of service rates to consumers. In the Don't be too sure, said the man the Investor whoe savings it puts to past six or seven years rate cuts in constructive use, and the customer the United States by electric com- in the next bed. They left a sponge whore electric service it provides by panies have totaled more than in me and had to cut me open again. Electric service is one of the Then the assembling the capital with which to patient on tho other side addconstruct the necessary facilities. Be- very few items in the cost of living tween these two it has established an that is lower than it was before the ed, Why they had to open me, too, war. to find one of their instruments. identity of interest. Earned confidence and soundness of Just then the surgeon who had opinvestment have enlisted millions of on the Irishman stuck his head erated investors and thus assured that ready Riches and Poverty and yelled, Has anybody in door the flow of capital necessary to the ample, Riches and poverty are always meas- seen my hat? economical and expanding electric ured by a sliding scale which never Pat fainted. which our industrial and service The inventor's willingness to invest his savings in a business is the foun- dation of the growth of any industry, Especially is this true of the electric light and power industry, where an average of five dollars must be invested in facilities for each dollar of annual gross revenue. When economical transmission of electricity over broad areas was made possible, it opened up an era of con struction and consolidation of electric facilities outside of the large cities, a period of building widespread efficient systems in areas to replace inadequate local plants in small towns and to serve rural sections for the first time. To accomplish this, a continuous flow of new capital first, to form these widespread systems and expand facilities, and then to meet maturing obligations. This required a financial structure whose intrinsic soundness would justify the confidence of the investor. Jt required, too, the credit standing and ability to go beyond the limits of the territory and assemble in excess of any one local- was-necessar- Babson Foresees Great The electric utility industry of the United States, far from having reached its apex, is facing a future of broader and more useful expansion, according' to Roger Babson, distinguished economist. , There remains a great potential market in the electrification of farms arid UB9 of electricity in industry is making great strides, Mr. Babson says. Electric power is now readily avail able in outlying localities, making possible the establishment of indus tries in country districts where living conditions are more attractive. Three-fourtof all the power in industry is electric and about 60 per cent of this is furnished by central stations. At the present rate of motorization of factories, this proportion will be markedly increased in the next 10 years. The more general use of elecg applitric devices and ances continues to grow The most important hing necessary to the future success of the electric light and power industry, and for all other public utilities, is a friendly attitude on the part of the public. The physical equipment and the potential market for its services, great as they are, would be of little avail if the public were hostile hs . labor-savin- registers twice alike. In a large family there are sure to be some members who at one and the same time are living In a dual relationship. They have Rich Relations who are setting a financial pace that these individuals find it impossible to follow. They have other less prosperous family connections to whom their standard of living is burdensome pacemaker. Dur ing the passing of the years one branch of a family is up and another down. Today we are struggling to keep in step with our posperous con ncctions and tomorrow we are setting the pace for our less fortunate relations. To meet these varying vicissitudes of life every one needs a well developed sense of humor. Yesterday we smiled with Charles Lamb at the foibles of our Poor Relations. Today let us laugh In all kindliness at the idiosyncrasies of our Rich Relations. A fortunate turn in the wheel of life may cast our lot among them before Recently somo interesting facts concerning beet sugar were brought out when the Mountain States Beet Growers association presented a re quest for small tariff increase on imported sugar, According to the association! request, such an increase would not cost the average household more than 60 cents a year additional, and would prevent domestic producers, who are now being throttled by low duty com- forced out of Eetition, from being the return from last year the salo of sugar beets barely met production costs. It is estimated that within 10 or 12 years tho domestic sugar industry could, if necessary, produce all the sugar we need, thus placing us be tSfftyond the danger of a foreign monop-mIf beet growing were profitable, ftnany farmers, in suitable localities, would turn land now used for wheat and other grains to sugar beets, thus bringing about more prosperous and better balanced agriculture. It is tho duty of congress to give scientific and careful attention to this proposed tariff increase. Domestic industries should not suffer because of foreign cheap-labcompetition. -- The offending motorist paled ibly. But before he could offer extenuation of his conduct, a leaned over from the rear seat. Don't pay any attention to my band, officer, she said easilr tts . it u drunk." Perfect propriety in a not worship conformity. fetish, EASTER FLO WEBS AND PLANTS Grown in Ogden by the Dumke Floral Co. Patronize Home Industry When Thinking of Flowers, Say It With Ours! We are bonded members of the Florist Telegraph Association. Flowers telegraphed all over the world. Greenhouses and Residence 1607 Kiesel Avenue ' Phone 125 Store we know it! The most comforting thought of all is that character, intelligence, and the 2516 Washington Avenue Phone 52 - joy of life cannot be measured in terms of money, and these are the things that mean the most of human happi ness. Edwin A. McAlpin Scribners. the OZD the right hat is mostly a matter of style The Sugar Tariff tie" $500,-uuO.OO- upon social life now relies. 1929 Im going to arrest you, ed ths traffic cop, on three char!? speeding, passing a red light, and in '3 ing to stop when I first blew mv Iri.-hin-an Utility Expansion The Reason for the Holding Company And now comes the eastern bonding companies for most of the bonding companies are eastern concerns and raise the price of surety bonds on one hundred per cent, Sublic officials much this raise In the price of surety bonds will add to the tax burden of intermountain taxpayers is not known, but it will be a tidy amount. One can hardly criticise the bond ing companies for demanding this in crease now that three of the principal treasuries of the state have been rob bed by bonded officials, but it is hard on the people who have to pay the bonding bills. Were the people more careful in the selection of their public officials there would not be this embezzlement of public funds. Many public officials have come to think tnat they are a law unto themselves when it comes to handling the people's money; and those who are charged under the law with keeping tab on public funds by audit, and by publication of financial statements, very often fail or positively refuse to obey the laws which provide for such service. It is possible to remedy the terrible conditions which have prevailed by selecting men to publie office WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO STEAL. Usually men are selected for office whose only recommendation is personal popularity or through personal pull with the higher-up-s. Cut-Up- ity. 29. Kitchen Range Monkey Stove Fire' Basket y. it , l or American Economic System Bears 0NSTALL NOTHING. DOWN Fruit So rapid and unprecedented has been the growth of American pros perity that some observers have feared that we are being carried along on avvave that must shortly break, dropping us on the hard sands of diversity. But facts make it evident that our prosperity is no ephemeral thing, but the natural fruit of our development. In 50 years per capita wealth has increased from $870 to nearly $R000. Bank deposits have increased 25 times and the value of agricultural produce four times. It is estimated that people now own securities in our industries. American business of all kinds can point to an unparalleled record of achievement. This is no paper we are experiencing, but prosperity definite progress that can be measured cither in dollars or in the scale of a greater and happier civilization. At the base of it aU is a social and economic system dedicated to liberty and the rights of the individual, that is the envy of the world. material counts, of course, and so does wearing? quality. you get both If Ycu Trade in Old Equipment h, your opportunity to sell your old or inefficient cooking heating appliances, and modernize your home with new, attractive, convenient equipment. This is spring house cleaning season a good time to act! HERES in-sty- gas-bunii- le many new spring styles have come to the store recently, and we'll be glad to show them to you. 00 -- still Easy Monthly Terms Balance in a Stetson. butyou haveTmore, every Stetson is absolutely correct right upto the minute. ng And the balance is surprisingly small, due to the substantial credit we allow for your old appliances. No charge for removing your old appliances and installing the new. Come in, make your selections, and 'sell' us your old equipment.. time to secure one for easier. CLIP THIS Trade-I- n Ticket BRING IT IN BEFORE MARCH 31 From Ant Hills to Mountains During the last decade of our growth and progress there has sprung! into existence a new phase of the policy embodied in the slogan, Support your home industries and your I Guesses No Longer;Pay appli-catio- & es a m p ...... ........ ....................... ..... .... ........ .............. Address.. Buy home town. From the strictly provincial n pf that principle to the end tnat citizens shall patronize nnd boost only their own community, has come the broader policy of community development whereby small cities a. arKe city within their midst andprogressive boost it. Where the maximum of progress is reached by any major city, there is a circle of smaller communities about it whose enthusiasm and backing of the parent city amounts almost, to a passion. James W. Elliott, of the Los Angeles stock exchange, notes as an example the growth of this broader principle in Southern California and the southwest. Although each city in that region hai its own interests and nur-- i uos thciii zealously, in a majority of cason tho Mull towns contribute i stintingly toward boosting Los Angeles. That city has had climate, manmade harbor and many natural to make it fourth city in size in the nation; but in the same analysis This ticket entitles ycu to a Liberal Allowance on your old range or water heater, to apply on the purchase of a new Gas Range, or an Instantaneous Gas Water Heater. S- -l Selected Seeds NATURAL GAS The coming of Natural Gas means that your investment in equipment is protected. For you can use any appliance just as it is, after a slight adjustment in the spud or orifice has been made, for Natural Gas. This adjustment will be made for you without cost or inconvenience, by our expert service men, when Natural Gas is turned into the mains. Clean, hot, dependable, automatic, economical Natural Gas is the ideal fuel for cooking, water-heatin- g and gas-burni- Now is the time to plant your lawn. Our Blue Grass and Clover seeds are the best that money can buy. P. 2 IS co. C. RICHARDSON GRAIN CO. Twenty-fourt- h St., Next to Bamberger Station ng 114 24th Street Telephone 1 |