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Show Mrs. E. H. Harriman Not to Build Hotel in Ogden A response to the letter written to Mrs. E. H. Harriman some time ago and requesting suggestions for a me-j me-j mortal to be built in Ogden to her distinguished dis-tinguished late husband, and in whioh lit was also proposed that a modern 'first class hotel might be built here land known as the Harriman hotel, oas I been received by the Merchants of ( g-j g-j den Mrs. Harriman stated that if the citizens citi-zens of Ogden desired to build a me r.orial she would be pleased to learn that fact, but would rather leave the matter solely to them As the Mn :bants had written the letter to learn 'definitely whether or not the estate , of the late railroad magnate would It interested in the hotel plan, it was de-Jcided de-Jcided to take up the matter of secur jing a modern hotel along other lines ! which had lately been brought to notice. no-tice. The memorial to Mr. Harriman may be delayed for some time, but the I plan to bring a first class hotel to j ( Kden will be kept in view J. S. Campbell stated last, night that he was in touch with responsible parties who would take care of the operatlug land furnishing of the finest hotel that ! could be built here. He stated that ;')l the parties would ask is that the building build-ing be erected. On Mr. Campbell s motion, it was oted to have a committee appointed to nominate a finance committee to look after the matter of raising the lunds or inducing capital to build the hotel. This committee was not named last night, but it was slated that the members would not be confined to 'he Merchants' organization. |