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Show which have befn made since I left," haid Mr, Crouch, last evening, "and this is the first chance (meaning the house painting) that I have had to make the- trip. "Chicago Is a great, noisy place, hot In the summer time and cold In the I winter. Expenses are high and there I U little of the simple life which Is fairly possible in Ogden with all Its newly acquired metropolitan alr6. j These new parks In Ogden. are a won- derful Improvement and the general appearance of Twenty-fifth street with Its new store fronts has been greatly j improved In the past five years. I still believe Ogden has a great future before It and all that Is necessary Is advertising its resources and Inducements Induce-ments for Investments In the East where millions are available and lying ly-ing idled up in banks drawing four per cent interest because the owners of it don't know what other use to put it to." CROUCH ON A VISIT TO OGDEN "Charley" F. Crouch, formerly a jdoneer shoe man of Ogden and now a resident- of Chicago, has been In Ogden for several days greeting old friends and Incidentally flatteritvs most of them as regards the city and ' the vast improvements which have taken place since he moved to the Windy City about five years ago, "I have been trying to come back to Ogden for a visit for a long time." he said, "but somehow I have never been able to make it owing to business busi-ness affairs In Chicago and the fact that there wasn't anything particular requiring my attention in Ogden. The truth of the matter ls, Mrs. Crouch liken Chicago and It Is difficult dif-ficult for her to understand why a man should care to visit even old friends in a town like Ogden. Last week, however, one of Mr. Crouch's tenants in Ogden moved to California and the house needs painting. The opportune moment had arrived and during a moment of weakness Mrs C. acquiesced and the next westbound west-bound train included Mr. Crouch among Its passengers. "I tell you it seems mighty good to get back here in Ogden and see my friends and all tho improvements |
