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Show MERCHANTS ARE TO INVITE MRS. E, H. HARRIMAN TO HELP BUILD LARGE HOTEE IN OGDEN Business Men Appeal to City Commissioners to Assist in Removing Re-moving Unsightly Signs From Mouth of Canyon Statistics Sta-tistics on the Pay Rolls of Ogden Being Prepared. Steps toward the erection of a hotel ho-tel as a suitable memorial to Ogden'a development and growth were tHken last evening si a special meeiing of the direetors of the Ogden Merchants' Association in the offiee rooms of the Eccles' building. Several sites for the building were discussed. Some of iho sites named were: Twenty-sixth and Washington avenue. Tw.nty-fourth Tw.nty-fourth and Washington avenue, nnd Twenty third street anil Washington a enue. Tlio merchants are determined that a hotel shall be built in Ogden that will he a source of pride. The-matter was thoroughly discussed at the meeting meet-ing last nisht and it was decided to bring the idea before the stockholders of the association at their meeting next Monday night so that definite action may be taken. It was recalled to the directors that Mr.-. Harrlman had offered, some time ago. to donate a sum of over $200,000 towards the erection of a suitable memorial to her husband in this city, providing that an equal sum could be raised by public subscription. This.' if the donation was granted, would mean the erection of a half million dollar hotel for Ogden to be known as the Harriman hotel. It was decided by the directors of ihe association to communicate with Mrs. Harriman and put forth every effort to obtain the donation. Unsightly Signs In accordance with the object, that of promoting and beautifying Ogden." the directors took up the advertising signs in and around the month of Ogden Og-den canyon. For a number of years an ! erfort has been made by the public spirited men of this city to prohibit i the use of advertising signs in Og-iden Og-iden canyon. The reason given was that It destroyed the beauty arid effect ef-fect of the scenic advantages of the canyon. It was decided by the directors direc-tors to appeal to the concerns having !trn- in this district to take them down and move them to some other spot. Along this line the following I communication was sent to the cn commission of Ogden: "Gentlemen: During the past several sev-eral seasons, considerable criticism has appeared from time to time In the public press of unsightly adertislng displays which marred the scenic beauty of Ogden's splendid canyon. In order to bring this matter under uniform uni-form control, the Merchants of Ogden. an incorporated association comprising compris-ing in Its membership representatives of the various commercial. Industrial and professional interests of the community, com-munity, propose to havo the owners ot property in Ogden canyon lease to the association the exclusive right to display any and all manner of advertising adver-tising upon their property, except such as may be used by the owner of the property in ronnpetion with his own business thereon. "The lease of course, will be upon a nominal consideration and ihe association as-sociation will agree therein on its part not to erect or permit the erection of bill -boards on the property and not to use it for advertising purposes at all. "Ft is proposed alao that the owners authorize and permit the association to remove such advertising displays as may now be on their property located lo-cated in the canyon, without cost to the owners It this Is done by you as to your property, as well as by other owners of land in thee anyon. the criticism referred to will be obviated ob-viated and the canyon preserved a? nearly as possible in its natural state.) for the pleasure and recreation of Citizens Ci-tizens of opden and tourists who llock to the resort during the summer months. "In order to accomplish this pur-posi pur-posi we have prepared a uniform lease and asrecment. which if the proposition meets your approval, will be executed by you and the officers of the association. Very truly yours. "The Merchants of Ogden." Expressions of Appreciation The secretary of the association was directed by the board to send letters 'to the Globe Grain and Milling com-; com-; pany and also to the Sperr Flour company, welcoming them into the industrial life ot the city and expressing express-ing appreciation of their building of I plants in Ogden. J. S. Lewis, president of the association, asso-ciation, presented a partial list of employment em-ployment statistics that the organization organiza-tion had obtained from merchants of the city. The list covers on fourth of the employers in Ogden. and is fast being completed. The statistics al reads received shows that 2294 male workers and 1172 female workers are employed by one -fourth of the Ogden business concerns It is estimated on these figures, that the monthly payroll pay-roll In Ogden is $263,875.60. and the annual payrol $3.89".297.52. The statistics, when completed, will be put Into book form by the Ogdcn Publicity bureau. The Merchants' association of Ogden Og-den now has a total of 104 members. |