Show 1 Annual i Report Of Ogden i Chamber Of Commerce Is Published For Year 1924 Numerous Activities Engaged in By Organization Tend to Promote Industrial and Civic Progress Ogden Canyon Sold to Tourists Moving Pictures Taken Good Roads Fostered Use of Home Products Urged Live Stock Show Given Wide Vide Publicity The Od Ogden n Chamber Chambel of oC o Com Com- Commerce Commerce merce merce la Is the tho Chic Ch Ie Salesman I of oC the City of oC Ogden and Fur Fur- sur surrounding rounding t lIt It Is tile the I agency b by by which the merits and nd antage of ot this countr country are brought to the tile attention or of o the tho at large Its officers rs and appreciate that they can only hope to build up Ogden by building up all of oC the country and contributing to the support ot or Ogden n and ar are therefore Interested In C Cr- Cr which lends to the tho ing of oC o cb Weber count tho the state stale of oC Utah and In fact act the tho whole hOlo territory i The Ogden Chamber r of oC Com Com- Commerce merco merce has hid had a a pl splendid record of oC achievement which extends 0 cr a period or of o many y yeah and has Jas been r responsible for forthe tho rho gr great at Increase In III the com coin- commercial I mercial and Industrial S or of this community within the tho pMt past few years ear cars In fact tact In the pat past Jew years CArs It has haa Induced Indus Indus- Industrial industrial Industrial trial Investments In within althin tho the city aggregating more than 6 6 which has lIas increased the tho payrolls of oC o the tho com com- community community and added to the sum to- to total to total tal of ol local prosperity In many direct and Indirect So n I CREASE l SE SE TIO The Tho Ogden Chamber or of o Com Com- Commerce Com Com- Commerce Commerce merce Is not standing Blinding upon its liS liSI I laurels or ds or of o tho the past pastas as it now has in process man many I purposes which will In due duo time be materialized and bring our I wraith wealth to to active real real- it ity ity Y and w will wo 0 belle believe 0 In the very ery n near ar future future futuro double the tiro lation population atlon of o our city chamber A properly functioning cham cham- chamI chamber I Idal ber berof ber of commerce Is an unofficial cial dal representative o 0 of o the city This I centralized commercial llon lion tIon Is an Institution It rep rep- J business Its purposes are areto areto I to promote the tho welfare of the business of ot the communIty through centralized cooperative action hether ft W hether a man Is a member or not ho bo Is benefited by bythe bythe i the cooperative o action of the members of the chamber of o com com- commerce commerce commerce merce A man gets out of anything just what he puts Into It The Themen Themen Themen men who are ore most In organization work al ate aie e those who are aro delivering a service and this thia service reacts to their benefit by making them more efficient and building their characters both of o which are essential to success Every man woman oman and child In Ogden Is benefited b by by the activities I-I I ties tics ot or the chamber or of o commerce The rhe man who sho ho benefits most Is the tho theone theone I one who renders the greatest ser ser- serIce sera ser service a vice Ice TO DEI l 01 CITY The Ogden Chamber of ot Com Com- Commerce Commerce Commerce merce Is organized for thoI the tha I pur purpose pur- pur I pose pOSO of assisting to In an organized way ny the commercial and Industrial development of ot Ogden and all those thoe things that are for the tho welfare elfare c of oC Its lis citizens While t W Wile Its us first purpose Is la to develop de clop busi busi- business busi- busi business business ness and commerce this cannot bo be accomplished without an equal program In the tile Interest of ot eh eRic Ie development One of ot our chief assets In Ogden has bas been hereto heretofore fore characterized as the op Co op Co Cooperative erath e disposition of ot our cUI- cUI and It Is through the tho of ot our chamber ot or com eom- commerce merce that this cooperative sen- sen sentiment sentiment sen sentiment has been kept aIh apse alive e and directed to toward ard the accomplish accomplish- accomplishment accomplishment ment of ot public work cork and good The Tho membership or of o the Ogden Chamber ot or Commerce ther therefore rore Is working corking In an endeavor or to make Ogden a bigger anda and a better place In which to live IIvo f and transact business We e believe 0 that Ogden Ogdena future is h great and that consistent ties activities of Its chamber of comm commerce sill Ill be the most vital sital factor In the time In which It willbo will bo willbo brought Into KB its 0 own n BRIGHT T I Never Neer before In the history of ot th the city has so much outside in- in interest In Interest terest been beell manifested to toward ard the city of oC Ogden n and we e firmly be- be be believe lieve 11 that hat within the t ne thre three i ear ears O Ogden will make greater forward Cor In industrial man man- manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing and financial growth th than In any like time In the past J Space will not permit or of o list list- listIng listing list listing ing ill all the activities of ot the O Og- Og Ogden don Og-don den Chamber r of o Commerce during the past y year ar but vie ac e list h herewith some of ot the tho maim maJol activities Un- Un Undertaken un undertaken and accomplished b by bythe bythe the tho chamber I PROMOTION or nunn TIO Realizing that tho the de development or of and livestock means a great t deal deat to the ad or of Ogden and W ebel count the I cham chamber bel of commerce special f Irrl- Irrl Irrigation gation gatlon committee consisting ot or A AP 11 1 Bigelow chairman 1 trod Fred red AI G 0 I Frank and W V 11 II I has aided dur- dur durIng dur during ing the list hat sear year ear In III furthering tile the Echo dam unit as ns part of oC o the great Salt Lake basin pi There are arc more than 60 ncr acres s of or uncultivated land In Irl the of ot Ogden which If brought under cultivation by Ir- Ir Irrigation Irrigation Ir Irrigation and drainage will mean the establishing of ot thousands or of now new homes near Ogden The Tho Thet chamber of oC commerce t irrigation committee has been with Ith the tho Utah water ater storage com coin commission com mission and the I reclamation ser ser ser- vire vl of ot the United Stales blates govern govern- government government ment merit In the working corking out ot or a sat satisfactory I f factorY s fact ry pia plan In order th that feder- feder i I ai nl ala aid may I DC e given gIen gI en in me con con- con su ot of the fire Echo dam darn which will store tore sufficient water ater to take care of or a large largo amount of o this land Chairman and the oth- oth other oth other er committee members ha have hale e given en a great deal of ot time lImo In meet meet- meeting meeting I Ier ing with alth the tho Utah water aster ater storage commission and others with the result that congress has recently appropriated several hundred thousand dollars with filth which bleh to commence construction on th the Echo reservoir resu We Vo realize that the work of oC this committee Is one of or the out out- outstAnding outstanding out outstanding standing features of ot the past year ear and we wo believe that Its ha efforts 11 mean as much In advancing ad Og- Og Ogden Ogden Og Ogden den a as am anything thing that has been done In recent ears Wo e hope that this committee will sill III be eon con con continued d In ord order r that they may s see e that the 1 proposed Echo cho dam project Is completed lly lIy ily and to the of or tile the I farmers of o this territory aho ho will 11 benefit b by theater the water cater stored I cn lC ms Ff COMMITTEE The civic chic eh Ie affairs committee or of ortho the tho chamber of oC commerce con con- cong con consisting alsting of o Frank Prank J S Stet ens ch chairman James II It Douglas and John S ls Leals ha has been ben one oneo of oC the mot mO-I mo t active e committees during the past pat vear ear the Importance of ot a Great White While Way ay to 10 Ogden the committee prepared pi pared a petition which they had signed by the property owners 0 ners on some of the principal streets of ot the tho city re- re requesting re requesting questing the support of the illy lIy In securing jurisdiction for and the construction of oC o the White 8 The committee also re- re requested re requested quested the city to 11 lease have e tho the cob cob- cob cob llo Ue lie ston stones s removed remo from Crom the tho cen- cen center center cen center ter or of o Washington avenue be- be be between tween t Twenty second and Twenty sixth sixth streets also to have hate the cobble stones remo removed ed from the gutters in the ilie same The petition for tor the W hue hite Wa Way when hen signed was aas as presented to the city commissioners and at a con con- conference con conference ference held during December between the tho civic lo affairs leo tM tee and Mayor and City Commissioners Arthur r f Larson and Chris F FIgare It was agreed that the city would ad nd ad- ad advertise vertise for jurisdiction for tor a Great White Say Ray ay to be constructed on Washington avenue bet between second een T second s enty-s cond and Twenty sixth Twenty streets that they would also ad- ad ad vertise for jurisdiction for tor the taking out of ot the cobble stones In the gutters and the con construction truc- truc lion tion of ot a now new cem cement nt curb and gutter r on the tho same streets street and that th they y would also endel or to 10 have hale the cobble aton stones remove removed removed ed ed d from the tho center of o Washing Washing- Washington Washington ton avenue n between sec Twenty T ond end and Twenty T sixth streets We Ve Weare Wear ar are assured Murd that the advertising for Cor jurisdiction will alit take place at an early earl date Realizing that the late Fred J KI sel was ass an outstanding fig figure uro ure In the early history of o OJ- OJ Odden Oil den and that ho performed great se Ico for this city and that he had been Influential In the tho build build- buildIng building building ing up ot of Ogden the tho civic af a fairs committee petitioned the mayor maJor and city commissioners to change the name ot of Hudson ave ae a ase- ase avenue e- e nue to Klesel avenue which as aas done during Ih the past t pa t summer The committee has baa also been beon very active ii in other othel matters matter per per- pertaining per pertaining to the tho w welfare and up- up up building of oC Ogden and has hils ses- ses sev several eral projects under consideratIon at the present time TIt Til U l no COLT Upon the recommendation of oC the traffic committee of o which Jim croft Is chairman tho chamber or of o commerce appropriated appropriated the sum of to pay the of oC o W J Parker and AI AJ AJ A I J Bidwell ell to Washington t DC D C where they appeared b before foro the tho senate nate committee on interstate affairs In the Interest of f Ogden and the intermountain shIppers In hi the long and short ere controversy The Tho railroads had Id made application Of o the interstate In- In In Interstate commerce for tor permission to charge a II 10 lower loser er rato rate on shipments ship ship- shipments ments from the Iho Missouri race r points to the Pacific coast cot than on shipments from Crom the Mis Mis- Missouri Missouri river riser points to Ogden and other Intermountain points Ir fr Parker and Mr ell Bidwell cIl In their testimony before the commission Rase ga Information as ns to toshy shy hy the tho railroads should not bo be allowed to discriminate against the Intermountain territory The Tho chamber or of o commerce Is endeavoring endeavoring endeavoring oring to assist the shippers rs In their freight rate problems PUBLICITY The chamber has been lIen fa fol f favored cored with splendid cooperation by the Ogden and Salt Lake Lako ne Through their their eo- eo ratio co wo so have be been n able to a great deal of o I favorable publicity Ogden and advertising for tor Og- Og Og den and this vicinity ad Ising the Intermountain country as to the advancement Ild and progress that has taken place ice In Ogden during lor cham-lor the post past leir ear The Tho chant chant- lr has written n and furnished more oro than to 10 news news- newspapers news papers Japera magazines and other publications published throughout tho United Stats States Chief among these ass waa the tho Do- Do De December cember issue or of o the Union Pacific magazine which was as known as the Ogden Edition Several stories pertaining to Ogden Its beauties and Industries and a large number of photographs acre ero furnIshed for Cor this edition The Tho full center centor page spread was as made up of or Ogden scenes fifteen fens Ie Ies s being used In the la layout out These articles ha have hae e told of or the re- re resources resources re resources sources and beauties of oC Ogden and Ogden canyon and ha have hale e been I the tho means mean ot of Inviting a large number of o visitors to visit thle I city To a a large number of these theoe I publications we e have furnished InaI photographs of scenes In and na I near Ogden We belle o that through h the tho publicity annually i sent out by the chamber of or com corn merce Ogden la IA becoming Ino Inon n I throughout hout the United States hiatus blat as asan asan asan an Industrial and tourist center Realizing the tho Importance or of clean athletics In any community and ond desiring to foster foter a And 1111 build buildup buildup up a n strong community Int interest In amateur ur athletics the Iho chant cham chamber ber her of commerce appointed an athletic committee with lIh A L as chairman This committee h has s given gl a aI large largo amount of oC o time throughout the lire year In supporting clean ath- ath athletics ath athletics In Ogden Upon Invitation In ot of the Ogden chamber of oC o commerce the tho Utah Agricultural collego staged a foot foot- football foot foot- football ball ban game ame at Ogden In October tile the Utah Agricultural college and the Colorado School chool of Mines teams competing The members of oC o the athletic commit commit- committee committee tee teo and officials of the chamber In making the arrange arrange- arrangements arrangements ments for Cor the tiro game which sup sup- support port bup-port port was deeply appreciated by officials of the rol- rol college col college lege who sho have base announced that th they will III hold an annual game In Ogden n each fall Call sith an outside team playing the tho Hah Llah Aggie Aggles Through this cooperation coope allon a bet bet- better bet better ter feeling now exists bet een Ogden and northern Utah I Following rollo up the tho Utah Aggles- Aggles School School of or Vines Mines gl gime III the cham cham- chamber chamber ber assisted In arranging for the tho bringing of oC o tho the Phoenix Junior co loge lege football team to Ogden to compete with lIh the tho Weber eber col- col college col college lege football team 1 the he team was ass M brought here hero at a cost costo of 2000 and as the rho receipts receipt at atthe athe the he gate were acre not sufficient to 10 take lake core care car of o this expense the tho chamber made mado d a financial contri contri- contribution contribution contribution to aid In making up the tho deficit Officials ot of the Weber eber college the tho splendid assist assist- assistance once ance given by the athletic com com- committee committee committee oC o tho the chamber In mak mak- making making ing or of o the ho arrangements and In securing a large lit at atthe the game Wo 0 feel Ceel that this game did a great deal to awn awaken ken kenIn In tho the minds of Ogden people It a realization that Ogden possesses a real reat 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