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Show BUSINESS MEN AT THE WEBER CLUB Gct-Togcther Meeting Proves a Great Success and Good Results Are Predicted Three-Minute Talks by Leading Citl2ens of the Community .How Ogden Is to Enjoy Greater Prosperity Fifty representative business men of Ogden met at the Weber club last evening, rubbed elbows, partook of a delicious dinner and boosted the city In short talks In addition to telling i n their ad-1 ad-1 dresses jU6t what Ogden has that rr ik s it a good city, several live j wire sugestlona were made as to how to make It a belter cltj Governor William Spry was the guest ol honor and hfl struck B popular pop-ular chord when he commended the I commissioners and the Weber club for the part they had played In settling I the South Fork reservoir controversy His reference to the happy ending of' that difficulty met with applause from I all present The condition of the various streets in tho city was another subject which , came in for attention in the address- : I es of three of the speakers and it was J the general sentiment that good city j roads should be one of the objects of ( I concerted boosting on the part of the ' citizens H. M Rowe president of the We-ber We-ber club, was the toastmaster and he1 served efficiently in that capacity. In brief, he outlined "Our Aim" by stat-1 ing that it is the policy of the Weber We-ber club to let the world know that : near Ogden Is the best fruit land In the world; that the county Is a rich agricultural district; that Ogden is! the center of the canning industry, thai the railroad pay roll in Ogden is two anil one-half millions of dol- lars annually and that Ogden cauvon Is one of the most beautiful gorges; In the world. W. E Sanderson struck a keynote when he urged that all citizens of the city "get together " The "get together" to-gether" spirit mUBl be aroused, he said, before great things can be done in any city Declaring that the Weber We-ber club off r every business man an opportunity to absorb that spirit, he urged that committee men of the rlub call on those merchants who have not united with the organization and convince them by an abundance of data that it Is to their advantage : In lnln "Quityurklkln" was Ihe toast responded re-sponded to bv C A Wright The people of Ogden must become boosters boost-ers before outsiders can be convinced con-vinced of the desirability ot this city, was the substance of bis speech He declared that there are enough solid facts concerning Ogden to convert outsiders without relying on enthu siasm alone He illustrated the point by relating the story of a bootblack in Los Angeles who was so imbued with the spirit of boost that be told his customers the town was so good he wore out a cash register every three weeks Governor Spry Talks Governor Spry prefaced his remarks by stating that there Is an tangible; spirit in Ogden that he experiences' upon his visits and that be knew by experience that there Is never an Og-denite Og-denite who Will permit anyone to say j ' a derogatory word about the city without being called to account. Mentioning Ihe canyon, the fruit, the canneries and other feutures of Ogden, he listed water as one of the ! resources and declared that the enm-; enm-; mission and committee did a most commendable thing when they assured assur-ed the city and county of an Inex-BUStlble Inex-BUStlble supply of wafer. The governor declared that Brlgham Young proved himself to be the original or-iginal booster for Utah when he urged. "We must produce markets at home." Hp urged that homo Industries Indus-tries be patronized, but he stated that business principles must prevail and that It Is not business to pay more to get Utah goods when the products of other manufacturers can be more cheaply purchased Declaring that If Utah ndvertlsed for settlers, not by any fake Irrlga-tlon Irrlga-tlon schemes or other tricks sometimes some-times practiced, that the state will grow, despite the excessive freight rates thut have hindered the development develop-ment of the Intermountaln country In conclusion, he urged that the commercial clubs of the state take the work of inducing the boys and girls of I'tah to remain in their own state and not give to some other community the benefits of their brains or muscles. Wholesale Unity. George Goddard was introduced by I the toastmaster as one of our young-1 young-1 er successful manufacturers and he , responded to the toast ' Wholesale i Unity." Stating that although he had been in business In Ogden only a year, that time Is long enough, he said, to convince him that he made no mistake in coming to this city He pointed out the advantages that would result when all business men of the city become acquainted with each other, and he urged that other meetings meet-ings similar to the one of last evening even-ing be held when the purpose of the gathering shall be to introduce thfl bUBlnesa men of the city to each other Commissioner Nye Witty. Commissioner .T C Nye spoke on 'Ogden, the ("in " lie congratulated congratulat-ed the Weber club upon conducting BUCb a meeting, stating that aCQUalnl a nee begets friendship and friendship brings confidence and that confidence Is what ever cltv needs. He referred wittily to the rom-i rom-i plaints that come in concerning the j .streets and said that in one way the bad streets proved that Ogden la growing because In many Instances the bumps in the road are made by j the plumbers who excavate to place ; ' pipe? for Ihe numerous houses and ' buildings that are being erected in j the cltv A. R Heywood Speaks. . A. R. Heywood stated that no mat-. mat-. , ter what Is going on in California, . ! every person who comes to Utah Is .sure of a square deal Urging that the boosters should get behind one idea at a time and boost it to a BUC-' BUC-' cessful conclusion, he stated that a I joint city and county building is one ihiug that should be pushed along. When he asked wh It is that there is no Southern Pacific city ticket of-I of-I fice since the order of dissolution was partially obeved, President Rowe assured the speaker that the subject I had been taken up with the railroads J and that results may be expected at any moment, j His remarks that Salt Lake waited 1 until some wealthy Union Pacific I stockholder died and the Inherltanco tax was collected before improvements improve-ments were commenced, brought a good laugh from the diners In conclusion, con-clusion, he urged that a broad minded mind-ed policy be followed to prevent the city from becoming a one-idea town. Suggestions by J T. Hurst. J T lllir;! in his .-irlflrpas "Wh Not Boost," referred In a humorou ' manner to some of the fallings of l!7? city that are known to all and suggested sug-gested that it would be good advertising adver-tising to erect a welcome arch on Twenty-fifth street near the depot ! Ho was assured bv Dr Rowe that such a project had been planned and would be carried out after the white way and similar projects had been successfully concluded. Urges Compromise. Ralph Bristol suggested that "Stick Together" is perhaps an appropriate I subject for a cemeut man He stated J that almost every subject had been , covered by tho speakers before him I but his suggestions were that the spirit spir-it of compromise should exist when ; public questions are before the peo-i peo-i pie. Only by compromise, he Btated, can the really great work go on 1I urged the minority to gracefullv yield when their failure to do so will pre- vont some public improvement from going on to a successful conclusion Our Ideals. "Our Ideals." said the Rev. V. YV. I Fleetwood "Are first, a greater Og-I Og-I den, second a cleaner Ogden ana I third, a united Ogden." He pointed out the difference between be-tween boosting and boasting by stating stat-ing that the boaster points with pride to what has been done while the booster turns his eyes to the front and striven to do something that will eclipse the results of lnc past A clean city he said Is not clean merely because the streets are flushed flush-ed dally and the back yards are raked and sw. pt. but that a "citv is clean In tho same sense that we say a man is clean He said that no lasting good enn result to a city thnt depends for prosperity upon the revenues accruing ac-cruing from ce. He stated that the third ideal of a united Oden Is In a fair way to being be-ing u realized and he rejoiced that bickerings over religion are a thing of the past He stated, humorously, thai few of us hae enough religion to fight about and those that do have sufficient religion do not fight Music by Quartette. Music throughout ihe evening was furnished by a quartette composed of Carl Allison. Jed Ballantyne. Leo Mad-sen Mad-sen and George Douglass The songs were "Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes.' "Sighing for You." and "Loves Old Sweet Song" All were applauded. applaud-ed. President H M. Rowe. in introducing introduc-ing the Blngers, paid an excellent tribute to the Tabernacle choir He stated that tho members of the quartette quar-tette are members of the Ogden Tabernacle Tab-ernacle choir, one of the two best choirs In the world The statement W8C greeted with applause. Mayor A G. Fell could not be present pres-ent but he sent a communication that j was read by Secretary J. I" Larson of the Publicity bureau, calling attention atten-tion to the conditions in the city streets and urging that good streets be one of the objects of concerted boosting The reading of the lelter, which follows, brought forth applause Mayor's Message "Secretary Ogden Publicity Bureau Dear Sir Replying to yours of the 22&d inst Just received Regret that 1 nlll be unable to be with you to ninht owing to prior engagement. "I am a firm believer In boosting for your own town. At the same a boost, unless sustained by business action, falls flat The idea of getting together Is good, but vou must do j more than talk "In this connection I want to ask you what any one thing could do more to improve and advertise our city than I good streets? We can boast of some of the worst roads In the state, almost al-most In the very center of the citv Vou will pardon me if I suggest mild ly that this condition is not a creation uf the Commission form of govern ment. The dirt streets, particularly, ha 1 1 been p itched up from time ir years no permanent Improvement having been made This condition prevails today for the reason that some or our leading citizens and Ian,, property owners object to paving ih-streets ih-streets because of the cost The r suit is thai Jurisdiction to pave and make permanent improvements can not be obtained. ;md the endless chain of patch work goes on "What we need is a larger membership member-ship In the ranks of our progressive citizens - members who will put fort h their best efforts to secure permanent Improvements, and thereby booet In real earnest for the most advantageously advantag-eously located city In the state " The secretary and directors of the publicity bureau were congratulated upon the success of the meeting which -sas held under the auspices of the till 11 Resolutions Adopted. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted by those present at the meeting: "Resolved, that we. the business men of Ogden resolve to work for greater unity and closer harmony in city development; "That we forget any petty grie anees of the past and work together for a larger and more prosperous city ; "That we believe in the great pos sibllitles of the city and will tell about tnem to somebody every day in the year, ' That we use every effort to stop knocking and every other pessimistic-expression pessimistic-expression about Ogden or her future; ' That we make a hid for optimism by expressing only that which is good and noble concerning the city and ilv state; That we favor public Improvements, Improve-ments, better streets, better sidewalks and better public buildings a'nd will work for them' and "Finally that we resolve for greater unity, realizing that through unity wonders may be accomplished for greater city development and mutual orosrverit v " Those Present. Those present were II W Peery A. Stevens. Ralph E Bristol, Seth r.rlffin, P. T Wright, C A Wright. Hyrum Pingree, W P Monson, Ezra Richardson. .1 S. Campbell, John Hurst. J Abbott, 1 C Nye. J W ForrlStall, Claude Ives, O. D, Rasmus-BOn, Rasmus-BOn, W D Brown, A R Mclntyro. Frank Francis. N O. Ogden, John .f Mills, A. M Miller, Henry Rosen-bluth Rosen-bluth Paul Beemer 1 1 M Rowe, J D. Larson. Governor William Spry. J. J Brummltt, George Goddard, Q W. Porterfield. B O Olson, W W Fleet wood. W, E Sanderson. Robert Moves, Moroni Skeen. T. ft Browning, J. C Hunter, W. W. Wedell, A R Heywood, Hey-wood, J. 0. Carver, Charles R Hol-lingSWOrth, Hol-lingSWOrth, Senator G A Kelly. J Jensen, LeRoy Buehmiller. Morns Flowers and Ralph Hoag oo 1 |