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Show oo BERRiTT FORT VISITS OGDEN Ceirit t Fort, traffic pass-enger manager man-ager for the Oregon Short Line and iho Union Pacific companies, was an 0.den visitor Saturday in the Interests Inter-ests of his department Mr. Fort stated that his visit carried car-ried no particular significance and that he was visiting Ogden for the purpose of becoming acquainted wlih Ihe pooplo and the railroad con. II-(ions, II-(ions, Jn a general way. Ho expressed express-ed himself as being well pleased with things as he found them here and be heartily congratulated the pe..ple upon the report of tho census bureau. He taid the growth of the city had been remarkable end that to grow into the tlass of cities having a population of more than 25,000 was an achievement to be proud of. The gentleman was In the city only for the day, but while here he saw much of tho city and commented favorably fa-vorably upon tho substantial building activity of Ogden. He thought the expenditure ex-penditure of a million and a half dollars dol-lars In Ogden building operations for 110 meant a groat deal more (ban the casual observer would appreciate. |