Ogden Daily Standard | 1890-02-12 | Page 5 | They Talked Business

I 1 I 1 I 1 THEY TALKED BUSINESS A Rou sill 4 1 meeting of uie tile chamber of commerce AS IS AS 13 I 1 METHODIST CLISS I 1 the pointed address some tain able made cj by the lh now km hers on interesting topics A regular meeting of 0 the chamber clamber of commerce was held list last night it was the livest of the season the tile minutes ot of the last meeting were read and approved there were ere no petitions bills or communications ions on the tf table hie there were no ye reports ports cf of cers or committee 4 and no unfinished business to require at te petion tion president neilon said we art are here to exchange views and anti get ideal blea for the advancement of or ogden we a have had bad special w i clings and discussed malera malters which may bo be omitted of hy the ge general erat chamber and we le sh should auld bo be pi 0 as aad d lo 10 0 o he hear ar from you secretary garretty t then f ten mal made it alie following address MR PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN it is a business chatom to take an invoice once a year of the stock on oil liand hand and to give some consideration to the tile plan of 0 operations for the ensuing year I 1 it is also customary for the executive of 0 all organizations at the beginning of anew administration to review the position in which it finds itself to point ont out the dingere dangere which beset the organization as well ai as the tile opportunities for further advancement and also V to suggest needed action and the lines on which such action should bo be carried this is the beginning bec inning of a new year and a new ne administration for the ogden chamber of commerce aud and as the tile executive officer of this organization I 1 have thought it my duty to take stock of our position to eee pea where we stand in relation to the d development beope eo at n now w going on in the tile west eitt an and pe d especially spec 1 I y in this ir rk jimi in to 0 resl analyze rl sl th the sit situation ion without indulging I 1 in self illusion or va vain i glorification in this segregating region of sir passing fertility there I 1 h a necessity nece sity lor for some center of commerce merce mann failure fa cure clure wealth and population in III the tile location and development of such a center there are these important factors viz natural advantages th lia 3 influence of 0 wealth and anti the influx ir nee of brains energy and ent the power of natural advantages i is 8 a awer latent abent one and on only I 1 comes into play through throng 11 the befth of one or both oil of the other two factors and in exact pr proportion portion to their activity there is cne brod broad avenue which all cities aust must traversa trav travel eisa sa that attain eminence that is the the avenue of co commerce mmerle there is is another rad read to greatness for cities but it is not so broad nor does it expend BO so far as that of com commerce merce I 1 mean the road in this respect 0 oden den lys il great and remarkable advantages advant adran aea ah which irit lie dorment where is the energy that shall aaben an aken and make uee of this powerful factor in our cites development that shall give us wealth and population until la in theae rejects re acta ts also we are not inferior here lies a mighty engine but without steam it is an inert mass of iron luperi r facilities alone will mot not make a great manufacturing tenter convenience of raw material and market are tw two 0 important essentials iu in manufacturing there are a also so two b byways ways which lead towns to prosperity they are the mining ad and extra adin ary aty facilities tor for health and pleasure alie former leads directly to both comale r e and manufacturing while the att later er contributes on tributes very largely to benefit flu w shall we get into cluber closer I 1 el 0 O no wit with b mining men we should take an interest in their aff af fAire in the needs and wants want ot of all the surrounding min mining ing caina I 1 especially in the tie matt r of aaion laion la ion we should call conventions here liere of mining men organize them and lead them in sach such this chamber should tae rae and keep up a constant a correspondence w with I 1 min mining costant ing nen men n en all over the region bs ba the first to advertise their strikes and eurcal mining information we a should hould gather here the finest collection of mineral specimens of the west t tc gither with such a fund of lion fion on the tile subject subjects that capitalists would como come hither before invest investing inix in the mines of this region thus ogden would not only become a market for ores but also for mines and in their mountain mining headquarters are aroi our health and pleasure facilities well developed and well advertised ihnot if not we misi miss the opportunity ity of gathering the surplus wealth of abo those who patronize patr onise such ouch resorts thus in every channel which leads to success the influence of our coin com wealth is doing more than all our natural advantages advant agea next to determined cor courage traVe pet persevering severing en ter prize and a self r f a irin rif cing Icing spirit the powerful fictor factor in the developer developement dev nent of cities is domiciled wealth and the tile favor of foreign cap tal al outside capital gravitates vy towards local wealth but itaho it aho loves a cou courageous ability are we then as poor in in spirit as in pocket shall we fit piti idly olly here tiers and hollow for capital to come and help ui ili let i us rather dress up go to the homa home of wealth and court her boldly sedulously and tactfully lt let L t us endeavor to win tha the favor of those vast aggregations of bf capital the railroads these are the difficulties we must ov acome they must be met at once they demand our thoughtful consideration and our ablest efforts torta el let ua us map out a it campaign of it thorough orough systematic work directed towards XoN varda well defined aims and purposes pura 8 instead of indulging I 1 in a spasmodic as ic efforts to achieve scat scattered tere afre results I 1 have been told you want a secretary who ho will hunt fir fr work I 1 have given then iatter earnest consideration with the result that I 1 am overwhelmed whelmed ed with not only olly the possibilities in this thi 11 direr tion but what strikes me ai as work which Is necessary to be done it remains for you to determine whether all or ollya part hall be undertaken ni it is for you to t L nt bitout out the work and lud in that work 1 I be badour your faithful servant the ratan t and most necessary thing is thoroll tho roul information the value will ill ba be mul of all your yolu tilled tenfold d if it deala eals with cold facts to a busin businga aej man there is a hundred timea times more agic in figures than in words does it not behoove us to inform ourselves not by random rumor but by careful analysis 8 and patient study for instance a study should ba made of the iron smelling em sm elting question at this point in all its be bearmen armea how flow would buch an enterprise affect the business of the tile railroads and wherein would lie the causes of their opposition if any and how bow those causes could be removed or changed to active assist assistance assi stanro anee exact information should bo be obtained aa as to the character amount in location a tion coat of mining and transportation of the ore coal coke and limestone laid do down wn at the furnace what other ores ore 9 etc are necessary and their COBI cost and in the cost of the product manufactured e aured A study should be be made 0 of f the iron market at the time from thia this point aa as to the mand for iron and steal steel in this region where that demand ia Is largest arta and I 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 what would bo be the price 0 of the im fm ported port a d product pr it act as an against our own abt u d should id be made in in a similar manner mannar of the alleged advantages of 0 other jt 1 le r localities for an iron smelter and co compana m p prisons ms between sue auch h localities and our own fortified with thia this complete information on the suba ct thia this chamber would then he in a post tion to discuss the subject intelligently and convincingly with capitalists before you ou can ever sm succeed aeed inin in in capital t 0 engage in this en ter prise the tile subject will have to bo be investigated vesti gated in this manner anner ni will you anticipate the result ot of such an investigation it if favorable you w will ill know what hat your our strong flints are and if unfavorable steps may ba quietly taken to improve our position the question of power for tones tories should alco alpo oe analyzed for the purpose ol 01 learning hoy hoi cheal in dollars and cents we ive coul 1 tul furnish enill power for cuch such purposes and I 1 also aso bo be what w hat would ba be the cost of similar poA erin in competitive cities in order r that a manufacturer may know exa exactly c aly bow bov much addan tags we would have in dollars and cents A very careful study should ba made in ad e of the railroad bariffe to 0 from and through odin oahn and aid oth r and comparisons corn famous mada made for the purpose if tf ascertaining if they could not be at made aa more luh advantageous some in should ba made mado of the tile practices of the railroads ra roads in devilling devi aling from tariff t schedules to tin th i detriment 0 aden 0 tho the subject of a wool market and c cloth loth manufacturing should bo be anali zidin id in a manner similar to the iron smelting smelling sm elting question also the subject of stock yards here hero and packing and I 1 lie location here of the propped prop pro pored oed establishment at bait like city the subject of the profits fits of fine stock rall raising should amro also receive some attention toufica ton fica the as to whether therit t would pay to operate works and ore shelters em sm eltera elters at this point should be analyzed and if not lot I 1 the tile reasons ascertained that we may remove them theor other subjects such aa as comm bommon and pressed and fire brick terra cotte cement drain tile and sewer pipes a distillery a linseed oil mill glass works soap works cracker factory a shoe factory tannery barb wire works wagon works agricultural and mining machinery chinery nu engine and boiler works sugar manufactory chemical works petroleum refinery etc should each receive a careful analysis as to the character and supply of 0 the raw materials their cost laid down here and at other commet live tive points the tile coat cost 0 of manufacturing here ana elsewhere the market demand and location of demand and the prices that the manufacturer can obtain for bis lite product here and at other competitive points borne some idea shaid should be beobet obtained a tied i of then alie amount mount of trade done in J n many lines of merchandising izing within with n this region reg on the share abare done by ogden that by competitive m peti tive and that bv by foreign e V 1 I hou bon es and the location of said shares our helth health and pleasure facilities hould be ba investigated as to how and at what cost they could be made equal if not superior to those of rival cities systematic work should be undertaken in the way of gathering a collection of minerals da clays s and oils aa well as grains vegetables and fruia fruita all parts of utah nevada idaho montana and wyoming in in order that visitors to the chamber may ba entertained and impressed with the tile fact that og len ten is the center of a vast and arid fertile mineral agricultural and arid horticultural region all miner al at specimens should ie le accompanied bv by their history where they came from together with ith some idea of 01 the ore body coat coit of mining and trans porting to prize specimens of grains vegetables anil anti fruits should aleo also be gathered froin from fairs and other sources source together to ie with information as to the eza size of c crops rols etc in tact fact the ogden chamber Ch amter of commerce should be made a grand exposition of the resources of this region a thing of pride to our citizens and a place of resort for every strang vr u hero better than any other place he be can obtain full ull and reliable information concerning opportunities port unities for profitable investment mercantile conventions mining conventions convention sv banquets and receptions to eminent men mui mu ii al and nr art les tivai fine bt at ck shows and horse races and an annual inter mount am fair and exposition should be hold held at that it may be advertised to the tha world r and accepted that tha t in all matters of public spirit a and enterprise we are tho tl 1 leaders in tins this region under our wa cir e e action to boena enable ble in its tod to da 3 this more successfully cess fully and to reap the largest benefit from it our newspapers should be improved and better patronized pat ionized their circulation should be extends exten exl dd on their merits throughout tha entire region silace oace in their calums should be devoted v to the news from and to bright able discussion dis cussio of the interests of all the surrounding U sections in addition to the above general means of advertising and that wat far moio main valuable kind which comes through materna development of our resources the imar vemont and bringing into active r lay play of 11 our ad vantages there should sl go hand band in hand with ith it nil all a generous v usa use of printers ink skillfully fully applied in 1 n which there should ba be a perfect adoption ai option in tile subject sub t matter the etyle style of treatment the tle chent ct extant ent inethel t and locality of the to the distinct object aimed at ard finally there should be a grand a able ble committee composed of ogden B best brains and hardest workers whose duty should be that most important one of personally and nd diplomatically laboring with the tile I 1 chief magna es and leading officials ouli als of the railroads in this region to see them all and see then them the n repeatedly to induce them all or so many of them as possible by any and every means to become bacome per squally interested in ogdene success to offer them induced nta to invest largey largely in our real estate our building improvements our fi fidanc naveal al and other I 1 institutions so doea does the ilia m maserek stereo do his sor servant vanti these I 1 mighty capitalists as friends to oden ogden and a whole wb ole host boat of employers and hang hangs s on will take tho cue and flock to this city aa as to a mecca we might then see the work of the all it powerful men in omaha and kansas city repeated in fit shelters smelters Sm elters and aab iron works stock yards car shops rolling mills machine shops foundries and factored tac fac tores of all kinda kinds would arise in our and Og ogden denome become not only the lisot IS of utah but the kieen of the tile Ito ckles into whose hose lap ft a golden trib ate would pour pou from a region as vast at as an empire this is the plan of operations OP propose 0 1 for this campaign shall 8 it be cawker CaW d shall it be Kem attempted W I 1 it not what part bibs fibs 11 be undertaken ana how shall it be accomplished fal the beark work of gathering thia this fund of idras Is information rAs be divided amon goit several committees and each committee eo 8 subdivide its baak or in norderto obtain better system and more thorough work will you con U the responsibility and organ ize a bureau let us move forward then thet with con fidencio fid enco keenly vigil int aa to all curch rent events will may atteck madans inte let us gain now recruits alc up tile laggards and inspire en p t in tile whole boly of this or instead of wal ting for BBS capital i to come to us we shall go to meet him and make him our ally then the willing ear of wea 1114 will listen to the fascinating song of