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Show OGDEN CONTINUES GAIN AS INDUSTRIAL CENTER SAYS ANNUAL REVIEW Official Report of Oedcn Chamber of Commerce Details Progress Made During 1921 and Announces Basis for FLirther Development Devel-opment This Year; Recommendations Recommend-ations Made for Co-opera- tive Efforts I 1 I 1 i 1 m i 1 ... Hj f Frank M. briggs. president, and O. I J. Htllwcll. secretary, whieh was re-cen'.ly re-cen'.ly submitted to the chamber of commerce membership. The report leaat follow : raes during th paai 1 slogan proposed at Its I" ginning thai ( 1921 will rcgar.l In spite of the fact tK.it tb past fMf 'mi been one of universal bual-CSS bual-CSS ami firm in lal depression, and the lurther fuel that prices of the principal princi-pal commodities produced In gden s territory liav- l"--n greatly depressed. a comparison with other cities will prove that our number of unemployed I li leaa. nnd our financial condition i stronger. We liavi fewer buslneaa I failure, and retail trad Is better, l-'.irmrrs, owing to diversified cro, , production, have Buffered less. Our a tory output though reduced. 1h still greater than In many other localities. Though equally hard hit bv high irelght rates, we have t.uffcred less, since so much of weighty raw pro-1 duct are converted Into tha nianufac- ; iiured corn moil It y before shipping. Ah j proven by school census, our population popula-tion has materlall.v Increased. Neerly .600 no wbulldlnga have been added to' BBJ 1 the ussesbment roll. A great number BH I of Improvements haw been completed BBj I by city, county. ih railroads sod pub- jB i He service corporations. II;! housing B, The chamber .j commerce vlgorous- B ly attacked the hollaing problem, tho gH annual meeting of ono yeur ago tO flH night being devoted to n discussion of )B HI 1 that time has disappeared. .W-ist- M . ance In obtaining reduced prlCCS anil JP ijte.s v. as gft and money Bt i desiring to build was obtained from I ii private panic-, to the i ti nl o E I' j"" I .ii 1921 B m tount to $1,177,072.00, majorit; H of which aniuunt bus ki into rvsl- fe W tiencea. Ogden. already noted as b cltj HI "f home-owner.-, la proud "f Ita year'i vi res a la th Hf builds good cltiien.shlp COOPERATION. The chamber of commerce has en- m4 Joyed throughout the year, the fulle ..-operation from slid the civic clubi B .md other organisations) which are In- 1 terested in the upbuilding of Ogden; md in turn has supported th pcomo- . jgt iera of the Wild West show; the Stock r nhow; the Civic league, etc., In their activities. PI BLI4 l l J More than a scon- ol Illustrated n- Miles on I Kdfli r.MIKKlK It. l.i I'lii' I" fc the --. rotary at the request ol k many state and national magasinea p. i ni published In those periodloali dur- al i us the year. gg t f printed matter, a greater mini- M ' . i Colden ind Ha '' gotten befon ItfHj subject mailer of which has appirent- X i been of great Interest to thi pub LbJBS I . Kinf . .i. i I mi mill i . 1 1 r i j . been mailed on the usl day of each month to all members. The Btandard-Examiner has offered ita space freely for all publicity mal-lers mal-lers that the chamber dexlred print-sd, print-sd, which. In the aggregate, has been a cry large amount. IP I ILIZIKG l It .M(D Ml ugden Arsenal The govarnment having failed to obtain vratOl b drill ing at the arsenal sue, and hainr; exhausted ex-hausted the appropriation for such purpose, applied to tne chamber of commerce for temporary assistance, with the result that Its bunker members mem-bers loaned the chamber $23,000 for the purchase of the Horbertson Springs, the water from which was Immediately piped Bis miles to a reservoir res-ervoir on the arsenal grounds. Tho government holds the water on a lease, With light to purchase, from the Ogden clumber of commerce. L Green River Project: To put over ' f the preliminary Investigation ol the gW ( ir n i i . . ' ' :-.. ir n-l n i .;. : n-n project J 16.00V was needed The tg-den tg-den chamber of commerce obligated Jtself for $.".,000 of this amount in the name manner a.- above. Reimburse-' inent is to come from the state ot I'tah after the next meeting Of the legislature, in three cases the chamber of com-nerce com-nerce n conjunction nb, 'he Weber club, has guaranteed to the United States that n certain site shall not ex- ed a certain cuM IM oilM I 1S Dl M The ( tgden chamber of comnerc i ia endeavored to live up to the popular popu-lar demand that n chamber be abl to furnish Information on all indus-I indus-I trial and allied subjects, the call, es pecially by mail, being constant and covering a wide range. I An information bureau la also main- I talned at the I'nion station, in charge I of rofessor J. A. Smith, who t a good I lalker and possessed of a fund of in- I formation concerning tiden and I n irtheOn Utah. His duties are to In- I teres'. :is many possible ..t tne tour- I. between trains m the resources I of Ogden, and to judiciously place our I advertising matter in the hands of I those who expreas a desire for further I irmatlon. A common prnctico in I tin case of an in'.ereaied party who I has n half-hour layover Is to advise I n walk onto the viaduct and a view I of Ogden's factories. It is evident that I a lower at the station of sufficient I height to afford the same view as does I tho viaduct would be good adver- I Using investment. I During the touring s toon, i repre- I sentativc of tho chamber of commerce I visits tho auto camp dally welcoming I the new arrivals and offering each I party auto logs and literature descrlp- I live of Ogden and the canyon. The I auto camp continues to create a most I favorable Impression among tourists, I being ono of the most valuable adver tising mediums supported by the community. com-munity. During the last two years the cite aa part ..f the park system, haa kept the grounds in ".' n- or-dr. or-dr. Id IS 1 Earl In the summer, one of the f.nest paved mountain iiighvvavj in the w orld was completed the entire length of (;jTdn canyon, thu making this famous gorge the most attractive aulo-mobile aulo-mobile driv imaginable The r-con-struction, lenxthenlnr and paving of the Twenty-fourth street viaduct b he railway companies, hn greatly Improved the most used approach to ' g.)en wing to the extension of cement highways both north and south, Ogden la now located on the longest streteh I Of paved road between the Missouri river nnd the aclflc state,'. The mt-of mt-of t'tah may alau boast of having more miles of concrete highway tbar? nil other lntermounf uin states combined. com-bined. A recent congressional bill appro-' appro-' priates money for roads on a new and more favorable basts for the western states, giving Utah 1100,000 to be ai-pllori ai-pllori to Interstate and Intercounty roads Kvanston to Ugden. via Weber canyon la designated as a portion of one ol .h se through lines; but to secure se-cure the building of this 9o.-tlon In the near future, certain obstacles, difficult to overcome, must be met. nVDUSTRIAl i i M The so-called Weber club Industrial ! fund Is poesNSSSSd 'of two parcels of land; an Industrial -lt- In Salt Lake City, valued ot $15,000 and lots on Thirtieth street In Ogden. of doubtful rslUS, owing to the heavy special taxes against them Whenever these tracts can be sold, a refund of about GO per 'cent can be made. i n an uxmext .Many distinguished rueats have been entertained during the year, including in-cluding tho governor of L'lah. other state officers, officials of the United States on business connected with the Ogden arsenal, railroad officials and Other delegations, thus bringing Into lose contact with the business men Of Ogden these influential individuals The American Association of Travel- ing ossenffer Agents and the General ; Federation of Women'a clubs were entertained en-tertained In Ogden ennvon mm IX INTERESTS IN CITY. Fieallslg that those who nre best posted as to our resources and industries indus-tries ore usually boosters, and that knoCKers seldom h.ive a real knowledge knowl-edge of conditions, a "Know Your Own Toi n" movement WOS Instituted In CO-, op ration with the public schools. Illustrated Il-lustrated pamphTeta In simple Inn- guage weie prepared bv the chamber, treating of Ogilen's history, lis Industries, Indus-tries, Its geography, geology, its water wa-ter system, surrounding scenery, etc. This mnierial has been, well almost e nthitslnsilcally received by both' teachers ;,nd pupils, and Is In use In lieu of text books in thu fourth grade. . The splendid spirit In which the Schools are developing the Idea, is bound to produce excellent results, the effects culminating In veurs to come, l N" FINISH! I) HI sll There are a few outstanding matters mat-ters already underway, to which attention at-tention should bo called, as some of j the activities on which the work of (Continued on Pays rno.) OGDEN GAINING IN INDUSTRIES Continued from Page One.) th chamber should bo centered for! the coming year. MirrilODIST COLLKGF. The chamber has used its best ef- j forts to prove to tho supreme head of the Methodist church the merits of gd n. which has already resulted In ( the establishment of the Esther Home for Girls, on the corner of Twenty-fifth Twenty-fifth street and Adams avenue A! further decision to locate a denomina-ilonal denomina-ilonal college here is what should be I followed up. BATIfcT CHURCH. The same showing has been made to Dr Stumpf, of New York, who tsl entrusted with deciding similar mat-ten mat-ten for the Baptists with a similar j result, namely: the decision to build! an $80,000 modern church edifice on 'h- c orner of Twenty-fifth street and .1 t T i -' n Since on! a nunur portion of th funds for this bulbllng will be A in igden, every co-oporatlon of j ;u chamber should be forth coming CATHOLIC HOSPITAL. A movement, now held In abeyance. I in account of business depression '" erect a Catholic hospital, on the cor- i nes Of Harrison and Twenty-seventh 1 also recolvcd the support of the cham- ber. POST OFFICE SITE. The postofflce department has ten- tatlVely decided to double the capai it . Of the Rden building, by erecting an addition on the north of the present ; site. FARM BUREAU, A co-operative working combination . with the farm bureaus of Weber end , Davis counties should be developed, a start having already been made ROADS AVD RIVKRDALE VIADl I f'ertaln very Important work in which our county commissioners must iisslst, remains to be done In order to seoure the building of a government road in Weber canyon, and active pressure must be brought to boar to j secure tho early completion of the Rlverdale viaduct. ARMORY. We were promised, by the state of Utah funds for the erection of un ' $S3,000 armory, provided wo present- ; ed tho state with a certain $15,000 site At tho request of tho Ogden chamber of commerce, public spirited , citizens donated the $15,000, the site, was purchased and has been deeded j to the state; but. caught In the gnoral .slump, tho state has so far deferred j the fulfillment of Its portion of th contract however tho same will even-tually even-tually come through If the matter is properly followed up. ARTESIAN PARK. The city commission has expressed a willingness to make such Improvements Improve-ments in Artesian park as Will render It more attractive to tourists and plc-nlclng plc-nlclng parties; and tho officers of th , electric line have also expressed a v. illlnpness to make Artesian park ;i station, and run canyon cars thronu j to that point MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS. Tho Weber club having recently . completed an additional dining room of sufficient capacity, it Is suggested that a trial bo made of monthly or I bi-weekly chamber of commerce luncheons. The Impossibility of a periodical per-iodical open luncheon for the chamber cham-ber of commerce has been a serious handicap In holding Its membership. ENGRAVING PLANT. 'JSUf II 13 111 IJCLQ Ul UII cininium plant for which there Is a remunera- i tlvo field open. SIGHT SEEING CAR. A sightseeing car for Ogden canyon must be had. The work already done has not resulted In definitely securing what Is wanted. ROAD SIGNS. Road signs should be established In i Weber and Echo canyons and In j northern Utah FORESTRY SERVICE. Attempts to change the forestry j service from the agricultural depart- ment to that of the Interior should be vigorously combated, since it would Iprobiibh mean the removal of the service ser-vice from Ogden. I IGDEN KM , i WATER Tho chamber should use every effort ef-fort to close the contract with the government and secure the return of the $23,000 loaned by the banks, and the paj ment to the chamber of rental ren-tal for soven months to January 31, at $140 per month There are a fow other Important matters to be followed up. whi. h. for various reasons, are not rcaly for public announcement. CONCH. SION. In COnelU i "ii we wish to express tho l-i lief that the slogan of 1921 will apply ap-ply to 1922. with a slljrht change, namely: "1922 will reward only fighters." fight-ers." If 1921 hriH been a hnrd year for chambers of commerce. 1922 will not be any easier. However, tho location lo-cation of the Ogden arsenal, the Globe mills and the Pacific Fruit company's lco plant has laid the foundation for 1 1 growth of at least 5,000 In population. popula-tion. (wlng to depressed conditions. I WS have not realized the Inevitable errowth to bo built on this foundation but, may confidently expect this growth from other Bdurces We be-, be-, llve that all signs point to a period I of substantial Industrial development I for tills community. O. J STILrWELLi Secretarv. FRANK M. OltlGGS. resident. oo |