Show THE H HOTEL predicament T A rustling chicago drummer the oth other erday day who could not and adequate hotel accommodations in ogden as a last alternative in his busi nebs item invited a certain ogden dealer to visit salt lake at ill his expanse expense in order that they might there examine his big samples there is a power ot of eloquence la in this incident only one ol 01 many of the same kind which strikes to tha the heart of our hotel problem with greater emphasis than a whole volume of newspaper admani admonition tion the inadequacy of hotels here is in cel let ling ting to be a monstrous disgrace which if it allowed to continue much lo 10 longer nger will require years to overcome A act which is highly significant tin in this connection la Is that according to the tile present rate of 0 progress on the R reed liea hotel that edifice may not bo be ready to receive guests before january hence this hoped I 1 for relief might as well be co counted on ted out for half ball a year at leaea just what extent of damage these facts facto are I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 abroad to the four corners ot of the kation nation by commercial men and tourists ests who visit this city no man can call know but it t may be pre aumea to be very great if not more BO so there la is a gentleman in town a man of business busin busi nesa eai from kansas who has taken in the situation perfectly we are extremely glad of the presence of 0 ench such a parson person for or the subject in our way of putting it is getting to be something monotonous he ile expresses himself som 3 b a t a as 11 follows given an in inexpensive but cheerful cLo che ertol erfal hotel containing about a hundred bed rooms and located between washington avenue and the union depot ill undertake 0 o say that I 1 could pay a fair rental furnish good accommodations and at the end of five years retire from business tolerably well fixed fired financially such a building might be erected on leased ground and ought not to be costly though safe and commodious mo dious while in every way clean comfortable and respectable I 1 would have its tariff range from 1 I 1 50 to 2 60 per day no more this would not in any degree militate against the reed hotel and other first class and high priced hotels which are to be built there would be room and patronage for them all questioned as to what plan he could suggest for getting the first desideratum the building be lie re replied P e d I 1 that he t it would bean ba an eminently proper action for the basi nees men of the town to form forma a syndicate each subscribing what vt bat he can spare with the presumption that the investment will yield him fair returns the tile merchants who are insulted by the invitation to accept railroad fare to an in ining town at the hands of their visitors vist tora the contractors the builders the real estate men all ail in tact fact who are engaged in any soy kind of buei busin nees epe and imbued with any patriotism for their city should become stockholders in the enterprise in this manner a house could be put pat up in short order and the present condition of things which is a almost at the point of a common rhandal upon the town would bo be quickly remedied these suggestions are from a person who knows what he is talking a about bout and there is nothing so visionary about them that any man of sense may not nt grasp their full significance fi cance ogden is suffering ering a heavier loss th than an she knows of from the reputation she is acquiring through her lack of hotels unless there is a speedy 0 correction of the evil we might as well cease advertising our resources altogether to invite people into town and treat them like tramps is not to put it mildly a decent thine thing to do I 1 TUB tur tomorrow to morrow evening at 8 should ba be universally at ended tended by members of the peoples Peo party patty |