Show MAKING OGDEN LARGER L PLACE How Hovel can ca'n Ogden Osden be be made a alar larger lar er more prosperous city That question is is answered aI by b E. E L. L Van Meter Meter vice president pr of of the the be Ogden n State Stat bank He urges people pe of Ogden to cultivate the good will v. of all who are within the zone of oC Ogden's Influence He lie says faYS The trade territory of any com Com- Community community goes far to determine its chances for for growth The larger and more thickly populated the area which it serves as chief mar marr market ket and distributing point the greater its opportunities for Cor steady and substantial progress c Ogden's situation is particular particularly ly Iy advantageous in this respect Ogden Is the chief railroad center of the Intermountain country and the leader in food manufacturing Its s capital Is the controlling Influence influence influence ence in fn the sugar and canning fac fan factories factorIes tories tortes creameries elevators flour mills and packing houses of the district district It It Is the business heart of or a far larger community pros prosperous prosperous prosperous through the production ol of 0 poultry livestock potatoes l beets and garden truck But Ogden can hope to bene bene- benefit benefit fit to the full Cull from Its advantages o ot and situation only as asit asIt asit it cultivates that tributary terri for Cor there will always bo be the tb keenest kind of competition com for Cor forthe Corthe forthe the the trade of such a district district- and business always alwa's goes to those who go after acter it most extensively and most intelligently That Ogden wholesalers and retailers enjoy their present vol 01 volume volume ume of business is the best evi evl- evidence dence dente of the attractiveness of or their establishments and the quality quality quality ity of their merchandise But Dut they are not content nor should we as residents of or this community be satisfied The fact that they enjoy so good a trade only In in- Indicates indicates tes that they might ht have ha a ab better b one and we all aU know that the more business any community does mies the better bettel off of is every resi resi- resident resident resident dent whatever his trade business or profession proCession Ogden wholesalers and retail retaH retailers retailers retailers' ers ers ers' are working steadily to broad broad- broaden en their their markets through gh display advertising ad direct mall work and traveling ln representatives and the Ogden chamber of commerce is w working consistently and effectively effectively th ely to the same end To the combined c efforts of these overlap overlap- overlapping plug ping groups w we e must largely credit cre it Its steady progress progress But Dut the rest lest of oC us can help and anc we owe it to ourselves and to bur city cHy to do so to the best best besto of o our abilities Industries are the products of its surroundings and its Ha a i j prosperity Is s essentially con con- conditioned conditioned conditioned upon that of oC Its neigh neigh- neighbors neighbors neighbors bors round about Their good will willand willand willand and their trade must not be Ig- Ig The cultivation of oC this this good goodwill goodwill will w and of the trade trade that goes soe with It must ever be bee a major consideration with Ogden rest resi dents It is not DOt enough that we should endeavor or to provide the goods they may desire we must also let them now l now that they the are welcome elcome here and will be welcomed wel wel- welcomed welcomed again and again We must have hive in mind what improved roads and adequate parking parkIns' pro pro- provisions provisions visions mean to them and there there- therefore therefore therefore fore to us and how good sen service Ice as well as good goods holds trade and nd develops It And Ande we e must remember also that it is instinct in most people to go where they are Invited In If we we lose no opportunity to impress upon upon our visitors and town out shoppers what Ogden has to of of- offer offer offer fer as a location for industrial enterprise e t as a trading center and above all as the best kind of ot ota ofa a place to live more and more of oft these t ese people will come back to us And that is what hat makes a city cUy SlOw grow Mr Van Meter offers orfel's a suggestion tion that har should not be disregard disregard- od ed Ogden must be made an inviting inviting ing place Wherever there are ara spots of gloom those spots must be bo removed remo remo ed |