Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-05
BECOMES AN OMAHA BOOSTER
Utah Wholesale Dealer Converted at
Land Products Exhibit.
PASSED Lee ~ BIZ FOR YEARS
onden Correspondent TELLS Of Keen
Rivalry Between Mormon Choirs
for New YORK show HOROrs
west a. BOOrninH.

west "a BoomiBa.
OGDEN. Feb. 4-Cieorge McCune. mem
Der Of the large wholesale house q John
scowcroft q Sons. who attended Omaha's
land show. IS an enthusiastic booster for
Omaha lie says he has been passing
through the Nebraska metropolis enroute
20 the eastern markets for years. never
stopping to sec the city or hating long
enough In his rush across the continent to
elve q thought to the place. lie was in
duced by Joe Wright. who r. with the
ogden exhibit. 10 visit the land show, and
since then he has had a revelation. lie
saws Omaha is destined to be a city with
out a rival IT, the corn belt and he expects
great benefits to come from what Omaha
has done and plans 10 do for this part Of
the west.
This spirit or push. exemplified in
the Omaha Land SHOW. SAYS the Ogden
wholesaler. will tide any city over
country wide depression, and in time OF
prornerity. Will win for that city envlable
pre-eminence among the most prosperous
cities Of the land. Hereafter / will make
Omaha an objective point on the first leg
OF my journey across the continent, and,
Furthermore I will urge Utah people TO look
20 Omaha as one OF the progressive busy,
states. With which they should keep in
touch"
ChuutHuuun In ogden.
NEGOTIATIONS have so far progressed as 20
assure a chautauqua assembly in Ogden
this coming summer. The business men
ana prominent educators with the earnest
co.operation Of the ministers. have entered
into tentative agreement with the leaders
OF the chautauqua to meet the expense OF
an elaborate musical and oratorical treat
the assembly to be held in ogden canyon
one Of the most delightful spots in all the
world IN the summer season. The canyon
will he great amphthester, where in
the cool Of the mountain breeze bearing
incense Of Nv and pine the chautauaua will
possess an added charm for the lover OF the
beautiful IN nature.
II is proposed TO have an eisteddfod In
connection with the chautauqua and to
have the larger Mormon choirs OF ogden,
salt Lake and other Utah cities, each num-
beling several hundred members. compete
for the honor Of being designated THE
Mormon Choir"
Choira In Contest.
For several years there has been consid-
cradle rivalry between the Mormon choirs
Of Ogden and Salt lake City, and just at
present this rivalry is being manifested in
n
shall be selected TO accept the offer of
the New York Land show-patterned some
what after the Omaha success-the ex-
peEses Of the trip to be paid by the New
York exhibition The Ogden choir of 80
members has made a number OF Journeys
and has scored at least one signal success
receiving wide mention and high encomi-
uins while at the Portland exhibition. The
local choir has been drilled In the "Irriga-
tion ode" and because Of the mastery OF
that difficult and pretentious composition
which is TO be made a feature OF the must
cal program Of the New York Land exhI-
btlon. has laid claim TO the right TO be
chosen as Utah's best product in songs
Utah. by the way is a land OF melody
The Mormons have cultivated a musica
temperament and II would not be surprising
II. eventually. this state should win fam,
for the love of music even now all pervad
ing and which promises to inspire even thu
children at play In the street to sing tn,
lighter operas and be that which the chill
dren OF some parts OF Italy are-carollins
sweet-voiced song birds.
wealth In the Desert.
Henry c. Baker has gone east to clos,
Deal for the building Of large glass
works on a silica deposit lately opened
10 the north OF Ogden Utah. The sand
OF the deposit have been analysed an'
found to be superior to those Of the Berk
shire hills which have furnished the raw
material for tho higher grades Of glas
manufactured in the New England states
MIR. Baker has the proud distinction o
having discovered that 1.-THE barrens" nea
Brigham city. were not worthless stretcl
OF slkall flats. as accepted for forty years
but contained the material, in almost
chemically pure state for the making O
Portland cement. Through his persplcscit
one OF the most extensive cement indus
tries IN the west has been established
and brought TO a highly profitable stage
ara now that he has set out to convert
sand hank into treasure trove, II Is gen
orally conceded that the transmutation /
more than n possibility.
Omen New Coal Fields.
Forty odd miles directly east OF Ogden
along the Union Pacific railroad are cos
measures which, with development worI
are disclosing great veins OF coal, high 1
volatile gas apd hydrocarbons, and com
pariug favorably with the best of Roc
springs lump" in British thermal unit
This coal field is being opened up by a
Ogden company at a little camp known a
Grass Greek Tests are being made
demonstrate the value OF the coal In
producer gas plant The high per cent {
volatile matter-il.07 as compared with a
average Of only 70 per cent In other fuc
brought TO this market-has led the owl
ers 20 investigate the feasibility OF cree
ing an extensive plant at the mines
operate producer gas engines in the ger
patng OF electric energy, tie power
be transmitted to ogden and salt Lake CIT
Tor commercial purposes.
Experts in power generation claim this
producer gas plant operated on COT
Of the desirable properties OF the Graz
Greek fuel, can produce electric energy
competition with the best hydro-electr
plants.
The tests now being made by the Ogd'
company viii prove Of interest to all cor
psnies producing electric power by stear
water or gas.