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Show 1 - TRYING TO DISARM OGDEN. I j While the Rotary club of Salt Lake is mapping out roads to ' deprive Ogden-of trade, aud the Commercial club is planning to 1 throw Ogden off the ocean-to-ocean highway, the Salt Lake papers l continue to attempt to administer soporifics to the people of Og-i Og-i den, so that, while they sleep, the work of divesiing this city of its I automobile rights may be proceeded with uninterruptedly. The Herald-Republican, with a fine display of irony, says: -"Salt Lake business men and the Salt Lake newspapers have endeavored for some weeks to soothe the irritation into which our Ogden brethren seem to be lashing themselves without ap-' ap-' parent cause. The matter has been especially disturbing to us since we feel the advantage it would he to both cities If the auto road should touch both of them, and can estimato accurate-, accurate-, i ly, we think, tho Injury that would bo done Salt Lake if this city j 1 1 should get the highway and Ogden should not. ! i The Herald-Republican would make an excellent hired mourn- ! er, as it can conceal its laughter in grimaces and tears. !The Salt Lakers tell us they arc most solicitous that the highway high-way "touch" Ogden. Yes, as a s.ide trip, after the main road has been built through Salt Lake. What Ogden will fight for is not to be placed on a spur of the main line, but to bo one of (he princ'n pal supply points on the main route across the continent. . ' Ogden is opposed to the. Midland route because that road can- ' not compare with the route through Echo and Weber canyons, which i runs from here north around Great Salt lake, and, regardless of the j scheming to make the Denver-to-Salt Lake road part of the auto- l i mobile line across the country, this city will do its utmost to have I jhe Overland route recognized as THE route by automobile tourists. j (There should be a meeting of the representatives of the cities 1 leggawai gaaaa in. i imuxuni i urn grnwma niriingBrreiiii i aBoai and towns on the Overland route to plan for the future, and this conference con-ference should embraco every community from Chicago' to Reno that is interested in building up this central highway. - Ogden should lead in this undertaking and call for a convention to be held in this citiy. |