The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

The business section of Ogden covers
a wide area. Its retail houses compare
favorably with those of the larger
cities of the country, AS d jObbing
center it eXcels any city OF its size
in the west. A number of new con-
Germs have located here during the
past year and others have opened up
branch houses. Those established here
for some time have found it necessary
TO enlarge their buildings in order to
properly handle the eVer-increaSing
trade. The Campbell Commercial COM
pany OF Logan. Utah. is removing its
house TO ogden. This concern will do
business under the name of The J. S.
Campbell company, and they will ham
die wholesale groceries exclusively.
The P.ngTee Brothers company was re-
Gently organized here. and they pro-
pose entering the wholesale field. doing
a general mercantile business. A num-
Der of other firms also contemplate To-
eating in this city, including Lyman
Brothers wholesale millinery house.
The three houses mentioned came to
their decision to locate in Ogden dur
ing the stringency Of the money mar
get. giving a fair indication of the city's
stability. The addition of these three
houses to the city's list brings the
total number of jObbing houses w to
mere than eighty.
Big Cement Plant in Commission.
During the year just closed the big
plant of the Union Portland Cement
company. located at DEVILS Slide. a
short distance east of Ogden, was
placed in commission, and it is now
being worked to its capacity manufac-
turing a product for which the de-
mand is increasing all the time. They
and their general
Sffices are located in this city The
Ogden Sewer Pipe & Clay company is
about to reconstruct its plant, which
was destroyed by fire more than a
year ago. Trouble in settling the in
surance claims has delayed the rebuild
ing, which. it is now announced, will
be started by early spring More than
$l25,000 viii be expended for the build
ings endInaehinery alone
Park Commissions Good Work.
The last legislature provided for the
appointment of a board of park COM
missiOnerS for cities such as Ogden.
Mayor L, NJ. COnrOy appointed as
members of this board John S. Lewis,
T. II. Carr and Bella Kadish, three of
Ogden's most prominent business men.
Although the board is yet in its in
fancy, il has done much good toward
DeduLllylnE. the parks OF lne CITY ne
first v crk taken up by this commission
was the improving of the northwest
quarter Of the city hall square. For
years this spot has been an eyesore to
the city. On account of the condi-
tons by which it was originally turned
over 10 the city the courts have re-
Gently held that it could be used for
nothing more than a public purpose.
The park commissioners have been sue
cesssul in getting the square graded
and transformed into a lawn with ce-
ment alks running through it. In the
center q large fountain wiz be erected
next summer. This improvement adds
greatly to the beauty of the city. The
same commission has caused to be re-
moved from Lester park "a number of
the large poplar trees. Other trees will
be substituted and the park beautided.
This class of work viii be taken uD
with Vigor next summer, when a COM
mission hopes 10 make d record for
itself
The other city improvements have
not been as numerous as they were
the preceding year. However, miles of
additional concrete sidewalks, curbs
and cutters have been built and many
of the highways have been improved.
A considerable amount of this work has
been laid out for the new year.