Show allf LET PUBLIC GEAR we venture to eay that very few 0 ebore inget vitally interested in the disposition aej of alie water works the 0 ogden city know enough about the merits of alie various propositions ad vanceil to piss p iss an intelligent opinion upon bliem or to mako a choice of any ono in preference to auy other this is apparent from the reply of almost every man as to what his opinion on ahe matter is jf one cannot be successfully ollied or lied all agree that somo other must be accepted but evne or at least very few have information enough to say why one proposition is practicable and is not or why one is beset with greater obstacles than alie other aven tho light which glimmers through the medium of alie is unable at any rate lias failed to bay why the anle to the private corporation is preferable to the retaining of the by the city and while his intelligence telli gence is no measure to judge others by it is surely worth while to enlighten if possible even hie most ignorant eliere it is possible to do BO the need of decision of the question one mayor the other becomes inore pressing every day many weeks have elapsed it was first broached and yet the public are as far from caminit to an agreement as at first excepting what has appeared in the columns of THE STANDARD they know nothing of alie merits of the discussion what makes it faill is that hoth sides in the controversy seem to have rested before the half was told in order to bring alio question quee tion to a lobua TE soK geets that a public meeting ba called in lester park or some other suitable place at which the various propositions can b debated all would be interested in hearing the arguments all would receive light upon points which are now doubtful and all would derive instruction st and benefit from the discussion those who represent the different plans proposed are doubtless prepared to answer any questions ger roano to the ct and a bichle expeditiously and pleasantly conducted would do mora to clear away the fog surrounding the subject and bring it home to the understanding of every citizen than any amount of correspondence we are told that alie citha grances preclude alio idea of euch improvements and extensions of alio system aa are desired da sired if this be true and there i no remedy within immediate reach it is a strong argument in favor of the sale but ft ho is in a position to tell what alie cites resource are and whit their limit for improvements of aliis kind may be on the other liand the private corporation claims to own abundance of water of its own with ample means to make tho the beat and most complete west of the aioo but what conditions will they bind themselves to fulfill what do they propose to give us and can they really perform all that they propose what further can bo elucidated concerning alio capacity and of the bear iziver canal these are questions which must ba answered abo matter can be properly decided so fair they are merely promises theories aal guesses TUB STAND RII calls tor a public meeting to listen to ilie discussion of the foregoing points and others which may arise such a meeting cannot of course decide alio question lint it can make the decision less difficult by those alio must decide wo liepe the will find favor with the advocates of the various p objects as we know it will with the public let tho discussion be fair and free and whether alio weight of ilie arguments shall bo for tho sale or against the sale elioso who arc wise will render judgment according to the testimony is becoming justly celebrated for the enterprise of its citizens now let us leave abo finest hotel in the west and a temple of the drama the best in the land the time ia ripe for our busi nepa men to make their names immortal oden is uie battle cry and population and money will flow to us to reward alie hand of enter THE is tha only paper in utah which f nea any account of the great excursion it took special service to eive tha new york world readers and TUB is getting luiere with engine no 20 for a tow ike TEB from ogden is tho time made by on ocr own ho 20 sam willard has to wooden legs ant ho gets there just the came THE special engine no 0 with Ln gincer bim willard and fireman 0 A smith in charge knocked out wiro service in alie artt round |