Show FOR GOOD settlement of tho great bear eiver valley every industry will de Helped Citizens asked to cooperate in response to general invitation published in THE STANDARD about one hundred of ogdelia representative citizens met at the office ol 01 hie bear river irrigation company last evening As stated in the the 0 alie meeting to hear roin sir 0 W greene the eastern agent 0 the irrigation company at the suggestion ot W II 11 howe president of the company hon L W shurtliff acted as chairman mr greene at once the floor and in a very concise simple and forceful manner made known to his hearers the magnitude of the great irrigation enter prise and the which have already been overcome mr green is of commanding presence and most ing addred and was given the closest attention throughout the speaker referred to great i weakness weak nesa of american people of knowing more about europe than about own country and eid it was highly probable eliat gentlemen present were far better posted re pardine distant states than the great hear river valley lying right adjoining this city and county sir greene briefly noted the difficulties constantly surrounding the errica tion company binco organization finally terminating in an enforced reorganization on of the crisis two years 1 this reorganization he character 1 is a masterpiece of anan nr corded the credit to the n executive head and manager hon W t ilowe coining iii ie i e directly to tho object of the i cling sir greene disclaimed any on the part of the company for financial assistance from ogden people but asked only the moral support in the work of placing settlers upon the lands in the bear kiver valley lie explained alie vast 0 advertising now working by the company in alie cast all of which redounds to the great good of butali in general and ogden in as the moat important commercial and railway center of the country the speaker impressed everyone present with alie immense bood that must como to ogden through tho settlement of 1000 fa milica and alio investment ot in the bear kiver valley lands speaking of the fertility of tho soil and the adaptation of the bear river lands to all common to atah green said an intimate knowledge of all arid america enabled him to elate without reserve that the landa of this section are the moct fertile of any now upon the market ogden merchants and business men were urged to visit the bear river valley and see tho surprising crops of grain hay fruit and vegetables now growing there thus citizens would be informed and could give intelligent answers to inquiries from prospective settlers postmaster lelaud who had just returned from the valley more than confirmed what had been said regarding the great chopa now to be seen there and caid he had not seen in utah during several years traveling such fertility as is now manifest in alie bear river valley the orchard of trees was referred to by 1 J A wright superintendent in of that branch of the com banys work and the adaptation of ano soil to fruit culture was commented upon upon motion of J D gilt the of the citizens of ogden were tendered to sir greene for hie earnest work in behalf of northern utah the meeting then adjourned nearly every man remaining to hia hearty good wishes lor the great enterprise which means so much for this city when V 0 gennell returned last nigh t bout 1030 from out on the weber 1 where he and ali two boys had spent the lay fish lne be found no place in to ut ahli ho ree the ebble that be left arre in the morning had bern barned up illi father and daughter were in the house when the fire but alicy cannot con how it started |