Show OGDEN BANKS TAKE HAND IN INBA BATTLE BA UPON COSTLY LOANS LOAN Noxious Growth Will Wil Have Effect If Loans Are Sought CITY GETS BUSY BUSS Owners of Vacant Lot Lob Lots Warned They Must Get Them Them Thein Clean Realizing that noxious weedon weed weedon on farm land l nd destroy de lroy the of land and the ability of oC tile tl th farmer to meet his obligations obligation the Ogden House lion tion has decided to use extreme care caro In loaning money on weed weed- weed Infested Infested land The association has appoInted a committee consisting of A P president ot of the tho Ogden Ogder Clearing House association an Charles H U Barton Darton president of ol the National Dank Bank of oC Commerce to deal with the weed situation In Weber county from Irom the tho stand stand- standpoint standpoint point of oC o the banks This committee together with County Agent A I L met with the county commis commissioners Monday to see It if some system of organized control of 01 the ho weed situation could be o With a II committee and the he county are aro the State oard of f Agriculture the Utah Agricultural Agricultural tural ural college and the state county and local farm bureaus bureau BANKS n Mr Bigelow stated today that tho he banks and clearing house are aro Interesting them them- themselves selves eel In the m because any anything any any- anything thing hInge that Is ia ot of general Interest In 0 the tho community directly affects tho ho banks themselves There Is no doubt he said eald that In la loaning money strict nt- nt at attention must be e given to the quality of the soil the available water rater and not I least ast the tho preva preva- prevalence lence lenco ence of ot noxious weeds for the weeds weede undoubtedly the value alue of the land It If present In any large mounts amounts may be be- considered to 0 bea bo be a 8 bar to to the securing of othe tho he loans on the land I had a aase case ase called to my attention yes erday Land In Box Elder county In r the tho midst of land valued at to BOO per acre Is for tor sale for 01 GO 50 SO per acre investigating In the he cause causo it developed that theland the theland land nd was Infested with white top Our attention has been called to 3 the Increasing amounts of the weed reed In Weber county and we a S bankers decided that the mat mat- mator matter ter or was grave gravo enough to warrant our ur combined attention We w o want to otter offer our advice to 0 the farmer at present in reo re- re regard gard ard to the weed situation be before fore foro ore the matter gets too late Inte By warning the tho farmers concerning weeds reeds vo e 0 are only protecting our our- our ourselves selves sel elve and assisting In hI the stamp stamp- stampIng stamping ing rig out of weeds a me menace naco to CITIZENS CI W WARNED n ED The beauty ot of streets In the sections of o the city Is being cing marred by the appe appearance rance of I weeds rank grass brush and ther rank growths growth It was wag said today by Harold R n Tripp city elty treet supervisor who urges that of vacant lots and other property remove them before the summer tourists season opens when hen hundreds of persons Inspect Ogden's home districts In many blocks the lawns Jans and are Kept In excellent but tho general ap appearance ap- ap Is Ie marred by II a a vacant lot t which there thero Is a high growth of f weeds weed Mr Tripp said Other owners take fine care of their heir property within the side side- sidewalk walk tide walk alk line but permit weeds to grow row between the tho sidewalk andU and curb U An ordinance on the tho statute booles ook provides I that the city I treet supervision may It If necessary necessary I essary cause weeds and other rank ank growths to be removed and charge harge costs coals to the property owners This cour course may be taken It some owners do not show the proper roper cooperation Mr Tripp said sid |