Show SALT LAKE AND OGDEN while avoiding nay comparisons that might be deemed invidious by 0 our ur eccentric neighbor on the south we cannot forbear drawing a few timely parallel parallels from the unofficial census t just published of ogden and silt S lake our salt late lake contemporaries tem por aries willi with becoming loyalty COO congratulate gr eulate tulate their cily city on its progress since 1880 1890 this ie Is altogether proper salt lake hae has done very well A an a increase of per cent in population daring during ten years ie is a good showing under any circumstances but bat if silt lake ie Is entitled to coti what can be eaid said of ogden salt lake like ten years ago was the beet beat advertised city in the world according to its size and imbor importance ta fince ogden at the same time was a village of if a little over inhabitants inhabitant a practically unknown in a business or social way bayou ou side of weber county it was simply a pot spot on the railway maps a fame by which kaysville Kays Kay ville eville and willard were likewise distinguish distin distinguished guis hed salt lake bad had a run ran on the et point enterprise enter prize equal in a bubi ness point t of view to constantinople or jerusalem ogden bal hal a tramp a cow cowboy and A missionary on alternating sundays and a boak book agent or tax collector for week dayd salt lake had bad the wholesale arale ol 01 four territories oriee ogden was one of her bar it hay a y seed need patrons a aganet aga ast salt likes temple and tabernacle and an d big organ the third in the world and n numerous other national draws ogden bad had a bard shanty doing double service for a depot and section boss quarters which in its day has caused more criminal ill kempar than iriv II 11 v burchard 9 rd or tammany hall domig so might ht the parallel be extended ad infinitum and under these conditions while salt lake was a aiding ming per cent to her population oden ogden has drawn to herself near per cent while salt lake has loaded herself down with ith sharks and contentious selfish gold gor mindi and ai all i the claptrap clap trap of mendicant politicians and broken down ehe she could live and breath under ogden ha has a drawn to together zether a community of the most enterprising thrifty and patriotic men of business in he the west and ond at the present rate of progress in the course of ten years more ogden bill ill not only come out abreast of her competitor but will be as far in advance of her numerically financially and socially as the latter now leads in population |