Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-05-25
Communications From Correspondents

which they visited. these men, 1 say.
came 90 your fair city. than which
none Is more proudly placed and with
their hearts bubbling over with the en-
thusiasm kindled by the warm recep-
lions accorded them everywhere, came
90 ogden. the second city Of the state,
In whom all citizens have a pardonable
pride and 10 their great CONSERVATION
and surprise were accorded a welcome
betting a gang Of desperadoes bent on
saCking the town, rather than the rep
resentatives Of one Of the greatest com
mercial bodies OF men IN the United
states
a FRIGID WELCOME.
Not a citizen Of Ogden was at the
depot excepting those employed there.
20 extend welcoming hand or at least
cheer tho purpose upon which these cx-
cursionists had come and In the march
TO the Weber club behind tho band fur
nished by themselves, not word Of
welcome was given by the few who
made bold to take even look al the
visitors as they paraded up tho street
and no more comment would have been
made had the visitors walked into the
Weber river instead Of the Weber club.
so-Called. But with "a determination 10
acquaint the citizens of ogden with the
mission OF the all-Utah boosters ok
NuFNINIf Nif hLhlANFN IN. NIlNMf'A NILt lIl
suits offered, Complacently and in good
spirit, fulfilled their purposes there and
departed. not caring n ogden peanut
representative men were ever cousid-
cred again
Think Of IT,. citizens of Utah, There
Us town called ogden that stands at
the gateway OF this fair state with
nrst chance az nearly AN of the traffic
entering Utah. that Is so intensely
coll Of that docs
not see NJ TO find n resting place there.
that rather than have 10 go elsewhere,
particularly 20 salt Lake. IL would sac
rifce the whole Of Utah, of which II Is
a small part, and drive from the con-
fines Of this great state those things
that would greatly assist in building 10
up.
BOYCOTTS. AND BOASTS OF IT.
II is perhaps not generally known.
but is p fact nevertheless, that Ogden
bulsts Of the boycott she has estab-
lished against articles Of commerce
manufactured Ia this city and on tho
recent visit of the Commercial club
members there IL was made plain that
ogden merchants, though they realized
the superiority OF the various articles
manufactured here. would not dare
offer them for sale on pain Of boycott
ana ridicule In fact one prominent
man said IL would BE- as much as his
business was worth TO have IL known
that he was selling articles with "a
salt Lake stamp on them. ana mas
much as they were not % be had in
ogden ne was compelled 90 send out of
the state for them. Here we are trying
20 get the people Co buy Utah manufac-
tured articles FOR the bgnctt OF the I'M
dustrial interests and OF the people and
the second city in the state, with moth
ing but selfish interests in view, would
prefer TO have the money OF the mer-
chants sent out Of the state rather than
patronize home Industries originating
In this city
THE SHINING EXCEPTION
In the general condemnation of Og-
den business men, halt should be
called long enough 90 praise that grand
old man Fred kiesel He Is "a prince
among his fellows. and when he routed
out of the card rooms OF the Weber
club those who should have accorded
the visitors e. welcome and showed
them their duty. there was not a man
In the Commercial club delegation who
did not feel honorcd iu shaking his
hand. regretting that This city could
not have the benefit of his enthusiasm
and business sagacity,
IL rs small wonder that Ogden has
not progressed az she should have done
and the ueighhoring cities on the north
have not "a good word TO say OF her
This Is not Intended rs meaning that
there are not many clever, intelligent,