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Show ! - I, , Organization Takes Steps Towar.d Widespread Ex- I , ploitation of the Resources of Ogden and We- I ber County Secretary Caine of Salt Lake City I , ' Commercial Club Talks Address by Presi- j jf dent Rowe. H: oooooooeoooooo oooooooooocoo ; Hp O A plan to carry on tho systematic and widespread O M O exploitation of the resources of Ogden City and Weber B O county, took definite form last evening -when the mem- H O bcrs of the Weber club passed favorably on the pre- H t liminary arrangements for the establishment of a pub- m I o licity bureau as an auxiliary organization to tho com- H 1 mercial association. H 'I j Ttao action was takon at an enthu- Hl filasric meeting which was called by Hj Dr. H. M. Rowo, the newly clecteil P" president of tho Webor club. The B movement is ono which Is calculated K to bring forth great good for this lo- m callty and, while tho Weber club is H at tho bead of the proposed bureau of B I advertising, the work will by no M moans bo confined to tho members of H that organization. H Joeeph E Caine, sccrotary of tho H Salt Lake Commercial club and also H head of the publicity bureau and the m Utah Development association, oper- Hj ated in connection with that organ- M izatlon, was present at the meeting Hl and outlined very fully tho work H which Is being carried on by the hu- Hl 1 reau In that city and also the moth- fl ods which were employed to organize H and finance the Salt Lake bureau. H It wob decided by those in attend- H nnce at the meeting to follow out H tho plan hlch was and is being fol- 1 lowed In the capital city. To this ond H President Rowe was instructed by a H r unanimous vote of the members pres- H ont to appoint a board of directors, Bl " "p,'ho W'H proceed at once to tho de- I, tailed plan of organization Dr. Rowe Addresses Meeting. President Rowo called the meeting . to order and stated that It was being fl held for tho purpose of organizing a H r publicity bureau as an adjunct to the sH K. ' " "Weber club and also to discuss the best methods to be adopted in order that the aims of the propoaod organization or-ganization might be accomplished, most successfully. "This movement has been suggested suggest-ed to me by a great many members of tho Wobcr club, and I bcllove overy good citizen of Ogden would like to see something done to advertise and boost their city," said Mr. Rowe. "It Is essential if this proposed organization organiza-tion Is to be a success, that the members mem-bers of this proposed bureau, -which will consist of representative business busi-ness and professional men who have tho interest of Ogden City at heart, ; and who are willing to band themselves them-selves together to bury all personal differences, put their shoulder to the wheel and all push In one direction. We do not tell the world anything but the truth regarding the advantages of this city; all we want to make them familiar "with Is what natural advantages ad-vantages we really have, such as a favorable place for manufacturing plants of all kinds, the best fruit raising land in America, sugar factories, fac-tories, canning factorios, abundant water supply, when properly stored, abundant power from our mountain streams, tho best water In the world, tho principal railroad center In the west, the most natural place for wholesale housos on account of ship-plug ship-plug facilities, tho most beautiful natural scenery of any city, unsur passed banking institutions, a climaU that is unsurpassed In any country, ono of tho best public school systoma In America, and numerous other other things that this proposed publicity pub-licity 'bureau could toll tho people about, "This bureau could initiate and carry car-ry to a succossful Isbiio many needed changes and Improvements, such as some system of street Ushtlng, new paving districts, park and strebt improvements, im-provements, otc Any movement that would be started by this organization would be started by the men of Ogden Og-den City, who aro directly Interested In its growth and prosperity. Tho South Fork reservoir, one of tho most Important movement that has been startod for tho benefit of Ogden City and surrounding country must bo successfully completed, and with an organization such as Ib proposed to help It along It will be made much oasler for those In direct control. In time this should furnish water for tho land along the foothills of tho mountains moun-tains and for the largo tracts of land between here and tho Great Salt Lake. ThlB project alone, when completed, com-pleted, should nearly doublo tho population popu-lation of this clt, and during the Umo of Its construction we Bhould tell tho outGlde people what It 1b going go-ing to do. We should toll thorn what kind of fruit and other products can bo grown successfully on this land, and the nearness of this land to a Bhipping point. "Now. gentlomen, you aro here tonight to-night for tho purpose of discussion, and I want you to discuss these matters mat-ters freely I do not want you to alt here and say nothing, but speak up and express yourselves just tho way you feel. Ono thing I want you to do is to become unllod and bury all personal per-sonal prejudices and work together If you cannot do this tho result will not be satisfactory, but if you can there Is nothing in the world that can prevent Ogden from growing like a weed, but bear in mind this, that no one will help you unless you try to help yourselves Make this cltv more attractive to the stranger, and "he will make his home here, but If you go on as you have in tho past wo will see very Httle progression In yearR to come. "You arc hero tonight to start a movoment to help your own city, and it is up to vou to figuro out the methods meth-ods ou wish to employ I havo my ideas, which may not bo tho same as yours, but we should do what the majority ma-jority of the membors of this bureau desire, whether it agrees with our personal ideas or not Every city that amounts to anything that you can think of, has an organization similar sim-ilar to this proposed one, and in each of these cities that organization has resulted In good. "Wo have with us tonight Mr. Jo-soph Jo-soph E. Calno, secretary of tho Commercial Com-mercial club of Salt Lako City, who Is hero for tho purposo of helping us to complete this organization. He was principally instrumental in the organizing organ-izing and carrying to a sucIqss(ul 1s-suo 1s-suo tho Utah Development lenguc, and tho publicity bureau of the Com. mdrclal club of Salt Lake City. nG will bo pleased to give you an Information In-formation you deslro and to answor any questions you may propose." ,, Joseph E. Caine Talkc. President- Rowe then Introduced Mr. Caine and the latter told of tho organization, throe years ago, o the Commorclal club's publfclty bureau. Relative to- tho plan of financing tho proposition- ho said that tho Salt .Lake bankers were consulted boforo tho plan was made public and tho pro. moters succeeded In raising the sum of 30,000 before tho proposed bureau was sprung on tho public. As a moans of carrying on the work the business men of Salt Lako wore asked to contribute con-tribute a stipulated sum monthly and thoro aro a number of firms and individuals in-dividuals there who now contribute ?G00 annunlly to the mnintalnancc of tho bureau This amount, claimed Mr. Caine, Is saved them in advertising bills each year because of their being no longer subjoctcd to losses through fake ad. vortlslng schemes In addition to this thoy derive the benefits which come from advertising tho city and state throughout the country The Shit Lake bureau is now spending abdut $12,000 each year in advertising. Secretary Caine outlined tho best methods of advertising a city and country and told of tho great benefits which had been derived He brought with him a grip full of literature, which has been issued by the bureau and also literature Issued by tho various va-rious railroads nnd for which the bu reau was directly responsible Tho visitor offered the local club evory assistance possible In the organization of the local bureau His efforts woro appreciated by tho membors of the Weber club and ho was accorded a voto of thanks. Steps Toward Organization. When President Rowe requested an expression from the members present. pres-ent. A. T. Wright. William Glasmann and others declared themsolvos to bo In favor of the plan L A. Miller, a fruit grower of San Francisco, responded re-sponded to an Invitation to express himself and said that ho was pleased to see evidences of such a forward movement on the part of Utahns He Is especially impressed with this state from the standpoint of a fruit-producing community rind urged tho Weber club to advertise this great resource On tho motion of William Howoll It was voted unanlmouslj that the Benae of the meeting favor the organization organ-ization of tho bureau Mr. Calno had outlined that tho Salt Lake bureau was controlled by a board of 20 directors di-rectors chosen from tho membership of the Commercial club and, as It had been decided to follow this plan Pres. Ident Rowe was Instructed to appoint tho first members of tho board, eight for 6no jear, 'eight for two years and eight for threo years, o'tght to be ap pointed for a three-year torm of 'of-flco 'of-flco every year hereafter, H was after. Wards decided that' tho mombcr3hlp on the local board of directors should not be confined to members of the Weber club, as there aro individuals and organizations In this city which are active In the upbuJldlng of tho city and county, and have no connection con-nection with tho commercial organization. organi-zation. j Mr. Rowo will announce his selection selec-tion of board members within a few days, after which a meeting will bo called and a completo organization perfected. |