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Show WHEN HARMONY IS REFUSED. Ogden recently experienced situation situa-tion In which one store company rr lused to clone It doore for a half-holiday, In conjunction with otheT store, during the second annum Ogden I iv stock Show, through that rif tififtl bringing n regrettable. cnndiilon whkh not only eliminated complete harmony among the merchants on this one particular plan hut also threw into doubt future efforts for cooprrn-live cooprrn-live action along similar line? for the There wai a lime in Ogden'l hNtroy when stores on Tv. nty fifth Btreet were referred lo as blocking ihis- bar tnony. But on the dBJB ol the second annual Ogden Livestock show, when iill merchants of (he city WW( asked to close their stores for the patrloli'' purpose of upbuilding a great Ogden industry, ihc Store that did not close was not on Tweuly liaii, whore all closed, but on Washington avenue m tention was directed si the igden Livestock Show's annual meeting lo ssh me met inui me uviucu lvun. jicichii- 1 lie company had declined to follow the general custom of the dav. Development of Ogden is only pos . bible through complete co-operation its cntlro citizenship. In set-mint; , such co-operation, leadership ol all business men Is essential. Action of one firm or one company Injures possibility ot this CO0 ' 1 1 ion. The Ogden Livestock show is not only sn important institution itself but i it represents the plans for the great Ier dovelopment of Ogden through up I building ot" the livestock industry irith Ogden as Its center Ever m reliant who closed his store on the stock show half holiday deserves tho com , mendation that has been gln t 'h livestock show committee. Insofar as Ibbbbbbbj the first attempt lo secure a general half-holiday was successful these nicr , chants are to br praised Despite the fact that the one store remaining open bad advantage of the others In busl H ness for the day. there can hardly be other than the feeling that the Bl in which closed really reaped tho grottier harvest in securing commendation for their attitude or Ogden patriotism. For once the nionkeywn nch thrown into the wheels of chic advancement did not stop it. |