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Show . . AMONG the larger buildings of Ogden is the structure built by the J. G. Read and Brothers company. A large portion of this building is occupied by this compr.ny. which I also occupies structures adjoining on both f wenty-fourth I street and Hudson avenue. The picture is a drawing of this structure. V i . PPH ffee of Ogdcn's oldest business firms; H r i 1 1 li r..i graduall: ressed t" 1 H I 1 in COI U the J. G. Read & Hrus. '. PPH Over 35 years ago, they alarted In PhsBV Boy! Bjrand" harneea .-addles and mh- pHpkV et peccnltles to be used with man H the horse. Considering the vervt location nml B possibilities for cxpanjucth they later pB i" k'.ui lobbing and distributing their ikB pronuct throughout "'tab PPH adjoining states. "progressing until thej Kf) fl lr.ame the largest exclusive manu- PPH fa turers and distributors In their Lini PPPPJ in the Intermountain country. PPPH Vith the advent of the automobile PPPH they soon saw the necessity of it and PPPPJ how It would gradually replace the PPPB horse fit many respects. MihoiiKh Nljd could be seen for xome time to P their product would he used In H nectlon with the. horse on the farm P Yet ihe avenue for further expana- H Ion and progTe's was not Ik enough. H The necessities for the 1 H became the nerds of niuch of their H trade, the field was open the mt P of merit and quality when they firs H Introduced the famous Racine country P rokd auto tires in this territory which H bap. since become one of the most Bjj wldelv usfl pi n ri host known t i r - in B the community. The stock now car- r ted .In Ogden by the Read company is among tin- l-irc-st mil most complete In the interraountatln country. They I stirppl) the dealer trade in the states ( Utah, Idaho; Wyoming and N- v at da. The auto top department developed as a regular part of the business. The first auto top that wan built in Ogden was built by thix company. This department de-partment has developed to i business bus-iness bj Itself with a modern up-to-date and fully equipped huildinK, a Mk assortment of fabrics and materials for general top and trimming work with a crew of efficient workmen to handle the clasB of work the demand calls for. Along with the addition of the auto top and tire lusin-ss. the firm Is distributing dis-tributing to the denier trade quite a eompbl. line ,,f automobile arcwur- i--, including auto top and trimming materials. Thin is n real Ogden firm, born and raised here and here to stay, appreciating apprec-iating the wonderful faciinins n ,- ., manufacturing and wholesaling ceb i .'1 the possibilities Of llio future progression. It It a noticeable fart. according to a statement made by Mr. ' ' 1 Read, manager, that evciV officer of-ficer in Hie firm was horn in 1 gden (raised In Ogden and Is now living In r Ogden, ' |