The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-02-24
OF THE
OGDEN BOOSTERS

and he VIII have TO spend five million
doIIurs 10 get that back again.
rms talk of the mayor was appre
ciated by the boosters very much. and
they received each mention OF the
name of Eccles and Brigham City line
with great enthusiasm and applause,
Undersellino Salt Lake.
Willard Scowcroft was extremely
optimistic regarding the Wholesale dry
goods business. and made the surprIs-
ing statement that his flrm sold more
goods right In Salt Lake than any
SAT- Lake firm. that the way to get
the business was to undersell your
competitors. The Scowcroft firm
have statesmen all over the west and
thereby are advertising Ogden all the
time. that Ogden firms should boost
ior one another. that the more big
wholesale houses We could get the
quicker Ogden would advance TO the
position IL rlghtfully belongs-the
wholesale jobblng center Of the entire
west Get busy. boost, and pull for
Ogden. was the tenor Of his speech
Otto Buschjost. the manager of
establishment. the largest millinery
house In the intermountain country,
gave a brief but ringing talk on the
prospects OF Ogden Everybody has
1t firmly settled that Mr Buschjost
pulls for Ogden all the time. He is
constructive In his method. He has
systematic plans and his work with
Frank Rose, the manager OF the Lam.
bert Paper Co, and ]. ]. Brummltt.
should bring results for the CONNER.
oial advancement of ogden. 1t is one
Of the plans to take hold with the
publishers OF the Examiner and eX.
tend the circulation to every train
running in every direction OF Ogden,
to assist In making the Examiner an
everlasting booster for the general
welfare of a greater Ogden, CONNER
cially, industrially.
Knocking the Knockers.
David Eccles. Jr,, took a hand and
put dnmper on the knockers In
clear cut plea to put the knocker out
OF business" He asked the indul.
gence OF those present while he put
In little boost for the Orpheum. He
showed that IL should be a source of
pride TO tho people of Ogden 10 have
the city on the great Orpheum circuit,
but that the receipts Of the house have
never exceeded $500 a week. and
that the expenses have always been
greater. Ogden people should support
II They should determine to keep it
here by attending Il regularly, by pat
ronizinG IL every week. and have their
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ly knocking what is one OF the great
est advertisements Ogden ever had
Ogden is billed all over America as
being on the Orpbeum circuit Thous-
ands Of people are daily and nightly
being reminded that ogden is on the
map. H l.. Griffin said that his fam
lily would hereafter do their part In
encouraging the continuance OF the
show house here. Mr.. Eccles also
gave out some unofficial Information
regarding the extension OF the street
car lines into residence portions of
the city, which was greeted with un-
reserved endorsement by dozen real
estate boosters.
Carver Brings Enthusiasm.
J. S. Carver. of the Carver Gro
cry Co., responded with an impromptu
talk, With Characteristic enthusiasm
added to the merriment OF the oc.
casion by declaring that he was nelth.
or manufacturer nor a Job-cr,
but q distributor. and as u distribu-
tor received more knocks than any
other unless It might be a SchemIng
politician. He was particularly anXi-
Gus to be heard by those who fayed
the grocer for the high cost Of ly-
Ing. he pleaded With the jobbers TO
be reasonable in prices with the dis
tributor, that 1t cost heavily to make
the last distribution of foodstuifs
to the consumer. He favored a
scheme that would have the whole
saler or manufacturer pay for the
srocer's advertising In the form. for
OF a special label for each
individual distributor, that since he
said the grocer could not afford to
advertise tho manufacturer could
give the. dealer a big boost by put
ting on a Carver label on all the
staples his firm would sell. This
would boost the snles of the partic-
lar commodity without any cost To the
grocer, he suggested.
Pays to Advertise"
Citing some interesting anecdotes
Of the floral business, F. ] Hender.
shot declared that Ogden practically |
has monopoly on the floral business
IN surrounding states, due principally |!
10 JudlciouS advertising in out-of-town !
newspapers He believed that to |
build up your homo town you must |
advertise anywhere but In your home
newspapers.
Examiner. a Booster,
In response 10 calls from the au-
Hence. q. X. Bowman. publisher of
he Ogden Morning Examiner, assured
he gathering that the efforts of his
'aper will be devoted, in the future.
IS In the past. TO the upbuildiag and
of Ogden He spoke brief
y Of tho power Of advertising and
Idded impetus to the boost spirit in
remarks. Applause fol-
owed.
Among other able speakers were W
7. Crltchlow, who laid particular
tress upon the Importance of street
ar extensions into outlying residence
istricts, ] c. Nye, o. A. Kennedy.
!, S. Smith and j. William Norton.
il OF whom gave cordial endorse
1cnt 10 the boost" idea and urged
he development Of the 'gct-togeth
r. spirit.
Those present were ". ]. Critch-
Nv. II. c, Marchant, F w Marchant.
!. l.. Proudft, l. BeItman. f. s. Fos-
or. II. NJ, Mack, William Craig, Max
avidson. ]. p Pratt. F. ]. Hendcr
not Wm. Glasmann, j. NJ. Mack, j.
7. Forristall. D. c. Eccles, r. E. Boyd,
Rose ~ T. GrIfHD n n Smith |