The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-06
F @ j n ( A | n s
And YAPS IN
SALT LAKE

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Editor The Standard The event
that Utah has been planning for dur,
ing more than a year has transpired.
The annual encampmcnt Of the G. A
R is over. The old soldiers have
come and gone. and nothing remains
but for Salt Lake City to wash and
hang out the dirty linen.
In the language of Kipling.
THE captains and the kings depart
Low burn the fires on dune and hill. 4"
And. lest we forget, let us see, what
lessons can be learned from the story
OF the encampment
About 5000 Ogden people went to
Salt Lake City on the great day
| Wednesday-th day the old veterans
paraded on state street. marching a
mile down the hill and back again.
/ had not been in the capital for
some time, so was on the lookout for
changes, alterations and improve.
ments, | hunted up the sky-scrapers
and wished we had them and Sam
Newhouso In Ogden. | noted the
streets swept clean as a ball room
floor and wished we had that iu Og.
den, too
Then 7 caught sight of the water
| fountains at the corners of The streets
They were beauties. nickle-plated, or.
namental and useful People stepped
up to them and drank from the little
columns of water That bubbled up, and
not down, as they do in Ogden There
/ IL No
stolen or lost No pool of water about
the base of the fountain Those drink.
| Ing fountains were as far ahead OF
Ogden's fountains as the old town
pump was superior TO the moss cover.
ed bucket that hung IN the well.
Opposite the Judge building I met
one Of Ogden's best known business
men. have seen him nearly every
day for twenty years on the streets
of Ogden, but we hailed one another
Ike long-lost brothers. meeting by
chance in the enemy's country.
Have you seen them" he asked
eagerly When my friend gets ex
cited his voice sinks to a whisper,
What, the soldiers? | should say"
mo. no. Not the soldiers"
20. you mean the sky-scrapers' Yes
and they look like silk hat on cow,
| boy. Still, | wish We"
mo, no. You don't understand
mean the new drinking fountains.
and the whisper came back again
Yes. / saw them" / admitted re.
luctantly.
Isn't it a shame-a moasley
shame2" His voice checked up and the
whisper became 4 croak.
Why" said l, they look good 10
me"
"Of course. OF course. That's just
It. Salt Lake gets ahead of us every
time, They get the first sky-scrapers
but. these drinking fountaIns-we
might have beat them 10 that II makes
my face burn with shame when thinl;
of that miserable old cast iron thing
at the corner of the City Hall, with
the water splashing over you ever,
time you go near II"
And the other in front of the Post
Office" I suggested.
Yes, aud no tin cup half the time.
he walled.
"And break your neck trying tc
drink out of the spout"
Yes, and think ol Salt Lake with
not enough water to put out fire in
box car, and these fountains al
over the business part of town"
Yes" | said, TO encourage him.
"ARd we with water to burn and only
three public drinking fountains In the
whole town. including the parks"
There are certainly more than
three / said.
NO. three, count 'em. three" he
whispered
Well | remember that a number
of years ago a big petition went to the
drinking fountains"
Just so. Just So Still the small
whisper. "They bought two new foun
tains. That pleased the temperance
people Then they dug out three oI
the old fountains. That pleased the
salooumen and the drug stores. See
Everybody satisfied"
Then" suggested. you think that
there Is too much thirst parlor' in
lluence In town
II know 1t, why where Is that foun
tain that used TO be in Lester park
what? and the one at the old Il. c
NJ. /. corner? and that one In front ol
the court houseg All gone.
| admitted all of the above.
what do they do with all the mon
ey? One of these fountains. all set
would not cost over $3.50. pay ovol
$500 year taxes. What becomes oI
it?" he demanded in fierce whisper
Il don't know. Don't ask me-
fastened to say.
I'm tell you" He was getting inn
pressive and tapped me with his leaC
pencil in the neigbborhood of my low
er. lcft-hand vest pocket TN tel
YOU. III tell you. That city council
OH How do you do Mr.. Browning. It..
warmer here than In Ogden. don't yo,
Think"
turned and saw Sam Browning
president Of the ogden City council
passing by with q party OF friends
Nv friend caught my arm and whis
pered. DO you suppose he will sec
them?"
sure thing" replied He cam
help tt
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