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Show GEO. CROSS IS FOR THE ITS Editor Standard: Can we as citizens citi-zens and business men let our trade leave our beautiful city through the action of a set of religious cranks because be-cause they do not get enough tithes' and offerings In their churches? If we do, we will have Ogden just like it wns thirty years ago; truck and trade, no business, no friends from the east and west, our credit no good and at a standstill in general. Look at what we have done during tho last six or seven years In beautifying Og-dan. Og-dan. We have fair rents; plenty of work for the willing; we have the farmers out of debt -and there Is general gen-eral prosperity throughout the community. com-munity. Permit me to say that a good regulation reg-ulation of saloons, and an open town are far hotter than a town of bootleggers boot-leggers and blind pigs. I have asked about other states that are under prohibition pro-hibition laws, from commercial men and friends of my house and I know their deplorable condition. Respectfully. (Signed) GEORGE E. CROSS. nn |