The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-16
WEST OGDEN
GETS A Big
BOOST
RESIDENTS ARE PROUD OF THEIR
PART OF CITY,
Prominent Woman Writes a Letter to
the Standard In Defense of
Their School.

ITO the Editor OF tho Evening
Standards = I wonder how many per-
sons living in our wideawake. and pro-
gresslve city know that just across
the great viaduct, that connects the
west side to the east side, and for
ever does away with the only objec-
tion any ono can find for not wishing
to buy fine lot at a price a poor
working man can reach. and build A
home for himself and loved ones
away from the noise and dirt OF
congested part OF the city, lies dozens
of the finest building lots In the city
Every one coming TO our city is
told of the great Ogden canyon. and
all the other pleasure resorts. and is
shown all over the east side which is
all right and proper. but why Is 1t in
writing up the city one never hears a
word about the greater West Ogden
TO be? You smile; do you? Very
we'll just pause and listen 10 this
Take a trip some finc afternoon up
the great sub-drivcway known as VII.
son Boulevard-not lane. as a lane
means a narrow street or path and
every one knows Is a wide street,
well shaded by fine trees. So as I
say. take a drive up Wilson's Boule-
ward. and passed our great Amalga-
mated sugar factory that pays out
more money annually than any fine
business house on the east side. Then
go few blocks south, and come back
TO town on the great West Twenty
fourth street that leads passed the
Wasatch canning factory-one Of the
finest in the state and on passed our
wide-awake, hustling general merchan-
disc store. which carries clean. up
todate stock of goodS-no moth-eaten
goods. woTm-eaten cheese, or buggy
breakfast foOds-but an all around. up
to-date store In every respect.
presided over by our hustlng and
ever obhging grocer, and his genial,
better two-thirds (his wife) Mr and
Mrs. T. A. Newman After resting at
this place OF business, then drive east
When You reach the viaduct. look back
and say, why. bless me. | have
looped the great loop the Rapid Tran.
sit street railway viii make in the
spring of 1910, and you will not be
telling a story.
We already have electric light. and
In a very short time the city water
viii be brought over on Twenty.fourth
street. One could not ask for better
soil than we have here. We can raise
the finest garden products In the
near future we will see a fine brick
school house I'm place of the small
frame building that Is now in use. as
there are fifty children on the west
side too small to attend the east side
schools. We pay taxes for the priv
ilege of schooling our children as near
their homes as possible There has
been a move on foot TO take the chill
dren over on The other side in
wagon This would make IL neces-
sary for our little ones TO face the bit
ter blasts Of winter. TO 20 from ten
to twelve blocks TO the cast side TO
attend an already over-crowded school.
which Is simply outrageous. TO say
tho least What is TO be done when
sickness overtakes the little ones. and
IL becomes necessary for tho little
one 10 go home, before time for the
grand. backwoods style of caTry.all--
an old lumber wagon-to take them
home2 | suppose they must get home
we ask for an efficient teacher. an
equally efficient assistant right ovor
horo. on our own side OF tho town |
We do not feel that this is asking |
any moro than Is justly our due. as |
owners and taxpayers of Or.
den.
Why Is Il that our children arc |
TO carry water for use dur |
ing school hours. and In all kinds of !
inclemcnt weather, when all over |
West Ogden good water can be had by |
digging from fifteen 10 twenty feet? |
This / know 10 be a fact as there hayo |
been two wells dug this last week, |
one sixteen and one fourteen feet I'm !
depth. and both have from six 10 sey.
en- feet of water I'm them and vet |
there IS no decent wator provided for |
tho school Our janitor Is compelled |
10 carry water five blocks 10 clean !!
tho school house every month. for the
sum OF $40 month. II |
soems we are at least entitled to clean,
pure water when all there is 10 do |
is to dig for H.
Come on our neIghbor. You Of lin.
tied means. come over Ia Gods part |
Of Ogden. where the air Is pure. and |
where any ono wishing a homo that
has all the meaning attached that
stands for peace. quiet. good neigh.
bors. good air. not too cold In tho win.
tor and not too hot In the summer
but Just an ideal spot In tho CITY for
q grand residence district and wrlto |
in the future 10 your mother.in-aw l
MY place Of business IS on the cast