The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-04
ADVANCE IN OGDEN IN 1909
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thereby doubling the area OF paved
| streets ana involving an expenditure
| OF over 100000. The new paving en-
| braces Washington avenue from lWen-
| ty-siXth street to Twenty-eighth street,
| Twenty-lourth street from Grant 10
| Wnll avenue; Lincoln avenue from
! Twcnty-fourth TO Twenty-tfth streets.
| Wall avenue from Twentythird to
| Twcuty-fourth streets, and Wall ave-
! nue. from Twcnty-fifth street TO Twen-
| ty-siXth street. The contract covers
| over one mile In extent The record
| OF sidewalk improvements is almost
as great and involved the expenditure
| oil nearly 100000. during the year
| Just closed. The sidewalk improve
ments have not been confined TO any
particular district but have been laid
in various sections of the city
II the street improvements com
pIcted during the past year was the
sum total of civic improvement the
city should not feel that 1t was back
ward in its stride. but by the pur-
chase Of It's own waterworks system
at cost of S556,O00 and the many
improvements completed on the sys-
tom during the year. Ogden city has
shown that the majority of It's people
have a civic pride which demands the
ownership of its public utilities when
ever practicable. After this mammoth
deal was cOnsummated the city OH
cials started in to make extensions
and improvements which had been
needed for years. but which could not
he obtained so long as the system was
private property.
Al the outset an extension Of the
water mains WAS made 10 Five Points
north OF the business district. Resi-
dents of that section who had for
years suffered the inconvenience re
sulting from no water connections now
enjoy the same privileges as those liN-
ing in the heart OF the city. The next
step WAS the erection OF mammoth
reservoir in which a surplus supply OF
water can be kept To meet any eNi-
gency Before beginning work on this
reservoir. which has a capacity OF TO-
100000 gallons the titles to water
rights in and adjacent to the city
were cleared up and auxiliary rights
purchased. The reservoir has been
erected at a cost Of $4,000, and Will
be ready for use this spring as soon
as the cold weather permits the lay
ing Of a concrete interior. With the
completion CT the reservoir Ogden
city can boast of one of the finest
water systems in the country amply
sufficient to provide for the needs of
q city many times larger than the Og-
den OF today.
Mammoth Electric Plant.
Before spring is over the Utah
Light and Railway company will have
~ DT
ever undertaken in the west. when
the mammoth pipe line and power sta
ton in Weber canyon Will be ready
for the generation OF electric
power over network OF trans
mission wires leading into nearly
every city of the state. The pipe line.
one OF the largest In the world. has
already been completed This line is
nearly a mile in length, carrying a
continuous capacity of water from the
weber river sufficient for a $4,000
horsepower turbine. The pipe line is
built of solid concrete, a part Of the
distance. and powerful slaves, girded
with broad steel bands. The pipe is
eight feet four inches in diameter, and
at the intake is nearly twice this di-
ameter. sufficiently large for man on
horseback TO ride into the artificial
cavern. The project when completed
will represent an investment OF near
ly Sl,000,000.
Canning Industry.
That the wealth of any city is large
~ dependent upo nthe agricultural de-
velopment of the surrounding country
Is a fact admitted by all economists.
Ogden City. situated in the heart of
one Of the best agricultural sections of
The state. Is materially benefited by
the fruits Of its soil The city is one
of the best markets for all farm pro-
duce Acres OF orchards, from which
are gathered each year carloads of ap-
pies, peaches and ether fruits. and
some of the biggest truck farms in
the west, whore the finest vegetables
are grown, are easily accessible 10
this city The agricultural wealth OF
the surrounding country has grown so
rapidly in the past few years as to
make the canning industry Of Weber
county one of It's distinctive CONNER
cial features. Sixteen of these fac
tories are located In Weber county.
and at certain seasons OF the year en-
ploy several hundred men and women
TO assist in packing fruits and vege-
tables for eastern markets. Canned
tomatoes. asparagus. cherries. with
other vegetables and fruits, arc
shipped from Ogden each year by the
carload. and strong markets have
been built up in the east for these
shipments. Before another year ends
the canning factories Of Weber county
contemplate the erection OF factory
for the manufacture OF the cans and
Jars which are used for packing the
fruit and vegetables each year The
fact that often the local factories arc
handicapped by being unable to pro-
cure a sufficient quantity of the cans
and jars necessary to preserve the
perishablo fruits and vegetables,
thereby causing considerable loss.
will mean great saving in time and
expense when the factory for manu-
featuring these necessary articles is
built.
Sugar Beets Money Crop.
The money crop OF Weber county
Is its sugar beets. To the north Of the
city. In what Is known as the Plain
City and Harrisville sections. its found
some OF the best land for growing SUI
gar beets i'm the world BY the latter
part of each December the crop is har-
vested and delivered TO the factory Of
the Amalgamatcd Sugar company at
Ogden, where the raw keets are
passed through powerful presses and