The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-06-11
GET YOUR EYE Off
YOUR SORE TOE
Stop Knocking Your Neghbor-Get Buy-Pul
Together-Ogdens Future is Bright Says
Colorado Visitor

Editor Standard: I am inspired by
your recent editorials. Where They
Do Things" and Ogden is a Good
City" TO inflict you With communi-
cation.
Parenthetlcally. have been SUP
scriber TO your paper for, To- these
many years and at present am test
Ing its merits az an advertising med
ium
! am not a stranger in Ogden. /
lived here, mot wisely but too we'll,
in the boom days OF 1889 and | have
been a faithful and consistent tax pay
er ever since So, feel that / have
right 10 speak as "one OF the fam
lily" Ogden. like a certain little girl.
Is very very good, but In some OF her
ways she is simply borrld. True.
she has been a victim of untoward
circumstances, but good spanking
won't hurt her,
1t Is not for me to tell Ogden peo-
pie of the important location of this
city nor CT the beauty OF her sur
roundlngs, although sometimes
doubt II they appreciate the CONNER.
clal value OF the latter Ogden is a
more beautiful site In America than
the Bench OF Mob Hill from Twen
ty-sixth street to Twcnty-second street
from Polk street TO The Mountains
Why is not this area covered with
the beautiful homes OF Ogden'S citi-
Zens and OF the leisure class from all
over the country? One reason is that
the local street railway people have
seen fit 10 leave that part OF the city
n desolate wilderness of scrub oak.
inaccessible to home builders Just
suppose the street railway had been
extended from 18th street across to
22nG street. some years ago. on Fill
more avenue. Then imagine the group
OF beautiful residences now located Oh
the Eccles block (so-called) strung
out on Fillmore or Pierce avenues
surrounded by spacious and beautiful
grounds, How many others might
have been attracted to build beautl-
full homes upon this favored spot,
But there must be other inducements
to bring both home builders and
tourists to Ogden.
II is truly surprising to note In
the past few years the influx from all
over the country. OF retired and well
to.do people into. not only Denver
and Colorado Springs. but the small
or cities of Colorado like Fort Col
Inns and Greeley. They are attracted
not only by the climate but by other
considerations which go to make a
city q desirable place of residence.
As a rule the well-to-do home
seeker considers climate. attractive
surroundings. a clean. well governed
city, good schools and healthy moral
atmosphere in which to bring up the
younger members OF the family. Has
ogden all OF these? Let the people
of Ogden answer, Owing TO its loca-
lion and to the fact that il is rail
road town" | don't consider for one
moment that Ogden cun be made "a
spotless town." hut | do believe NOR
al conditions may be greatly improv-
cd TO the great advantage of ogden.
One sees too many poor, unfortun-
ate wrecks on the streets of thi9
beautiful city. Ogden should not be
"a port for lost men"
Peoplc hesitate TO locate in town
having a large vagabond population.
No. prohibition is all right for a town
like Greeley. Colo On the whole. il
+ Is SUCCESS. bul lpi lpNuS uh'
Denver. Salt Lake and Ogden 1t would
he an impractical farce, The best
: that can be done is TO reduce intern
! perance and Vice 10 minimum and
strictly regulate.
/ Next to the permanent home build
/ er, Ogden should join hands with
Salt Lake. and go after the tourist
business.
In the past fifty years New Eng
land people have fattened and grown
oppulent upon the summer board
er," Florida. California and few
other sections draw millions annual.
ly from the tourists. One person In
perhaps fifty OF the many thousands
en- route TO California stops over In
salt Lake for twentyfour hours TO
sec the Temple and Tabernacle. Few,
but travelling men. get beyond the
limits OF the depot in Ogden. These
conditions can be changed. but Il will
be matter OF time. patience and the
outlay Of large sums of money. A
half a million dollars spent at Ogden
Hot Springs. an equal amount IN Og-
den canyon cog-wheel railroad up
Observatory Peak TO magnificent re-
sort. and. quite as important, the ex-
pendlturc OF nifty thousand dollars in
advertising these attractions would do
The trick. Who will DO these things
There is money enough In Ogden
and Salt Lake 10 do them and make
them a success. Probably enough
money is sent away from these two
cities TO Nevada. Idaho and else
where, which. il invested at home,
would mean big things Tor Ogden and
Salt Lake.
Here is a clipping from & recent
paper; Colorado Springs not only
gets a big tourist trade. but 1t gets
residents OF this financial caliber.
And Colorado Springs cannot compare