The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-25
OGDEN W ILL
BUILD The
CAPITOL
WHAT PROMINENT MEN THINK
OF OGOEN'S CHANCES.
the Right Kind of a Fight This
City Can Win.

That Ogden wants the state capital
and will make a determined fight to
secure it there can be no doubt, ac
cordng to the opinions freely express
ed upon the streets today by proml-
nent business men The general idea
conveyed by nearly all is that ogden
would be greatly benefited not only
in the way of advanced real estate val
ues but as regards interstate import
ance and the undeniable prestige
which state capital necessarily
gives to the city In which it is located.
Cashier John Pingree, of the First
National Bank:
THE capital in Ogden would be the
biggest thing that ever happened for
the city and | actually believe there is
a chance of getting it. There is not
particle Of doubt but that the money
could be easily raised. ! have heard
no end of offers made during the past
two or three days, and they range
from big sums down to thousand
dollars. The advance in real estate
values would be immediate and eX-
tensive BY all means. boost for it,
President H. w. Browne, of the
Chamber of Commerce:
Whether Ogden has any show to
get the capital or not, ii Is mighty
good move To make as it will cause the
Salt Lake interests to sit up and no.
tice things anyway One thing Is GER
tain. If Ogden makes an offer. Salt
Lake Will have TO go us one better In
order to retain the capital, ! doubt,
however. If there is possible chance
of securing 1t, owing to the immense
amount of capital which would In
stantly line up to block the removal
from Salt Lake. | feel certain that
the money could be raised in Ogden
President Ralph Hoag, of the Utah
National bank.
Moving the Utah state capital to
Ogden Is a pretty big proposition and
| am afraid that there Is small chance
for any such thing to happen. There
is no question, however, but that It
would be a great benefit 10 the city.
it Will do no hurt 10 boost the propo-
sition anyway, and let the people Of
the state know that Ogden is awake
and up-and-doinG Real estate values
would soar skywards and We would
have boom of the first magnitude"
postmaster l.. w. Shurtlln.
1t would, of course, be a big thing
for Ogden and boosting for 1t will do
no harm. | do not think the people
at large would care to be taxed to
build a great capitol building at thiS
time and many voters would be glad
to have Ogden put up the money
There are good indications that the
money could be raised here"
EX-Mayor Boyle:
81 think we have made Salt Lake
a mighty good proposition The trou-
BILE with Salt Lake Is that they want
the earth down there and | think they
have a whole lot of nerve to ask us
to go down there and help build Il
S500,000 or 100000 building. if they
expect 10 retain the capital at that
point. No friend of mine will vote
for any such proposition and | viii do
all that ] can to back any scheme to
bring it up mere"
Sam Browning. president OF the city
council
Il think the proposition to secure
the capital for Ogden is a mighty good !
thinG, and. if Salt Lake doesn't car
ry the election and the tdinG is !
brought up In the next legislature. I |
believe ogden has a chance of getting |
II. We would have no trouble in rails
ing the necessary money a 1t would |
Increase real estate values immense
ly"
President A P. Bigelow. of the Og-
den State bank
II think It is a mighty good scheme
and | believe that it might be accom-
Dlished, too, If the right kind Of an
effort were made They did the trick
in Nebraska when Omaha had a popu-
lation of 10000 and Lincoln had bare
ly 800, That was after Omaha had
had the capital moro than ten years.
but Lincoln made the state a good
proposition and, [ believe. gave tho !