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Show FORMER OGDENITE WRITES STANDARD-EXAMINER SanU Yn,ez, Cal., Feb. 3, 1909. Dear Editor. "The, Standard-Ex-" amlner;" Please find my check enclosed Tor "Tho Standard'' to July- Wo-appreciate the Standard-Examiner very much. It is like a visitor calling every day to tell us all that is doing in tho beautiful Junction City; but the Standfird-Exaralner tells- us all the news from everywhere besides, and when I have perused its pages the Associated As-sociated Press news Is well exhausted. If you deem it well I will send an echo to Ogden from the land of Bun- shine. It is near my home where the far found Pacific kisses the land of gold; within the poetic sound of this bewildering enchantment rests in pleasing toll your scribe who spent his ripest manhood in your much noted state. j It is gratifying to be a resident of the prophetic Santa Ynez mountains, j where the oil fields abound; here I may be seen the significant Inclines that -tell 'the intelligent prospector to locate a- gusher and make a rapid fortune. But It must also be admitted that there, are "declines " which are mistaken for Inclines and a mistaken experience may prove to be to the tune 'of $50,000. The only dead sure thing here to which there is absolutely no exception excep-tion is a present salvation through faith in "Jesus Christ" and not a few in those mountains are enjoying tho testimony that Abel had, namely, that he was "righteous," God bearing witness wit-ness to his gift. I am rejoicing with you in the growth of your city, and doubt not that Ogden will continue to grow at, every point until tho dream of Ogden s greatness shall be fully realized. I shall be glad to see your 50 saloons sa-loons transformed Into business blocks;, a man that would not be willing, will-ing, for such a change is , not a wise citizen. I hope that you will see It accomplished ac-complished inside of eleven months. It is bettor that a man should lose 20 barrels of-whiskcy than to-lo6e-hls soul. It is better that evry beer keg should be emptied into the sewer than to make one single boy a beer drinker If $100,000 worth of liquor is lost by any party or parties, directly direct-ly or indirectly, it is better than that one girl's life should be blighted by the liquor traffic. If real estate depreciates de-preciates 95 per cent it is better than that one mother's heart should be broken on account of the liquor traffic. traf-fic. If. the abolition of the liquor trat-flc trat-flc kills Ogden then let Ogden die and "be burled with the burial of an i ass." But Instead of Ogden suffering with all the whiskey destroyed, she will rise in fame as the beautiful Whito-City Whito-City of the Wasatch, where thousand! of the best citizens In our land wl I seek to make their homes. I am also glad to see the vladiu 1 another flemon3tration or a grcr j city, and In ten years I will see a n! Ogden and we will then all rejolco I a stainless flag and the glorlcr'u's dawn. (Signed) JAMES THOMPSON. |