Show hoopers initiative moat EDITOR THE STANDARD you are unaware eliat a movement is on foot here in this thriving lattio valley 0 the lake to make it to ogden what englewood isto chicago in the not far future the citizens of hooper met on the dinst in maes convention to taice into consideration the proposition of raising sugar beets for a plant to be located either in davia or weber county which will snyder ahall designate no one seems to know who this will snyder is but we understand ho is connected with the salt lake chamber of commerce lie comes forward by ins agent and submits the following paper for alie consideration of all who own land in this vicinity and wish to plant beets after alie matter had been submitted to tho meeting the following action was taken A committee was appointed by the chair to and solicit signers to this paper all feeling that where there is a will theres a way enthusiastic speeches were then made and over acres pledged then and there hooper and north of us will pledge about acres hoping to get alie plant here at this placa the people claim and justly that they have better ground than elsewhere in billier davia or weber counties and that fact was demonstrated by sir patterson and i others last year by raising and shipping beets to lehi from hero and realizing over 50 per acre after deducting aeed and transportation we havo other advantages are not to be had elsewhere in the county first we are nearer the city of ogdan the destined metropolis of the intermountain region and when the of our canyon are controlled aud applied for generating power it can be transmitted to this place easier than elsewhere south of us and then there aro artesian wells everywhere each person has one at his door and of good quality this is destined to become alie graat hygienic resting place of the mountains A sugar plant means electric cars from ogdan banks and immigration it means a watering place right at our doors with hot fresh and salt water we can make the beat brick in the territory here leaving the best clay in fact hooper might have been far to the front long ago had the people not waited for an even tide but tho time has now come to favor zion and we also favor ogden and if the chamber of commerce will send us help in the way of information through your paper or by a visit wo will be thankful for information as to what we can do for the best interest of this vicinity contiguous to ogden will advise you further as we progress in this matter which we consider beets all J WITH ELL corresponding secretary of sugar beet association hooper utah |