The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-28
HOOPER WANTS J. ''..
AUTOMOBILE ROUTE

Inc proposed &utonoOilS IOda 10
the shore OF the lake has called out
good deal OF comment Tho first
| suggestion was not the Ideal route
for such thoroughfare was by way
OF West Weber and Little Mountain
The real estate men and the cham
Der OF commerce have in fact commit
ted themselves TO the support Of that
route ar.--s --, Us
But there are other routes--a route
by way OF Mob Hill and stil another
via the sand ridge have been aug
gested.
And now comes Hooper. a com
mittee representing the cnterprising
residents OF that little city by the
lake was I'm Ogden Saturday inter
Viewing the real estate men and
boosting for a new route TO the lake
front
]. II. Fowles, one Of the committee.
said: we notice that you Ogden
real estate men have a scheme for
the building OF good road, or a
boulevard. from Ogden 10 the lake.
Well. now. we Hooper people have
been working on that for years. We
think we have the best route picked
out and the best point selected from
which to view the lake.
There Is a point Just west from
the main part OF Hooper where the
good farm land extends right up TO
the very shore OF the lake. When the
lake is up the water beats against the
foot of the bluff. which is fifteen feet
high. There is nothing TO interrupt
the view OF the Islands In the lake,
the Promontory and OF the trains on
the Lucin trestle.
Then we propose TO help build this
road. In fact we have virtually got
a promise from the county to give
us a god road this year from Ogden
TO Hooper by way of Kaysville. At
present We spend three hours coming
to Ogden, and 1t ought not to take
much over an hour. We need n bet
ter road, and 1t looks as If VIC we're
going TO get it."
Thomas Fowles was another
Hooper man who was loaded with
arguments in favor Of the new route.
This question OF good roads is
matter OF pleasure riding with you
Ogden people, but it ls a matter OF
business with us. We do not own
many automobiles down our way. but
we have need OF decent roads just
the same.
II don't believe people here In Og.
den appreciate our little town
have only been in Utah few years
but have yet TO find q richer, grand
er spot than Hooper. Maybe you
don't know that last wear we mar
keted 100000 worth OF farm produce.
I have made it a point TO talk with
business men here about Hooper. and
the majority of them have never been
In or near our town. and some OF
them don't even know what direction
1t is from Ogden.
"Wo have branch of the Denver
G Rio Grande into our town, but It Is
only operated during the beet season,
What we really need most is trolley
line M BamOerger has promised TO
build one. but we would let the ogden
Rapid Transit line come in also.
II think ogden Is making a mis-
take by not reaching out for the
Hooper business Davis county and
Salt Lake Is right after US all the
time. They want to extend the Davis
county Independent telephone up TO
our town, and they are going to give
us electric lights by running In
branch from their power line.
Outside OF you real estate men.
nobody around here seems to care
much for Hooper-by the-Lake."
Joseph f Hodson. a well known
raucher OF Warren, is quite enthuslas-
tic over the automobile road. He
said: six IT up. Make 1t good
enough for automobiles and we Will
worry along with 1t as road TO haul
beets on. We arc not proud
From another source 1t was learned
that an effort will be made TO direct
attention to still another route which
will mean a slightly longer route than
those already proposed, but will take
In Harrisyille, Plain City and the
northern part of Warren With a
choice of three routes 1t certainly ap-
-o4rs that results should be had this
year.