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Show INTRODUCTION By Jesse TEADY Ogden is no S. Richards, Secretary of Commerce Ogden Chamber AND SOLID growth marks the progress _of City year by year, and the year that is now passing exception. Ogden is predominant in the Intermountain region as a railway center, packing house center, livestock center, grain milling center, grain handling center. Ogden capital controls the principal industries of this section, especially the sugar factories, canning elevator business, companies. Ogden’s enlarged factories, the creameries, the packing industry and already so that of additional the spacious railroad railroads may be the milling and the _ livestock yards able are to now being adequately han- dle the increased amount of transcontinental traffic now passing through Ogden. The Union Pacific Railroad Company recently purchased a large acreage adjacent to the railroad yards, and are extending their freight yards by adding a large number tracks. The Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad Companies have this year jointly constructed a new Union Depot at Ogden, at a cost of about $450,000. This Depot is one of the finest in the entire country. Many new buildings will be constructed in Ogden during 1925. The Weber Gymnasium just completed at a cost of $200,000. The Peery Egyptian Theatre was completed early last year, It is generally deur of $350,000. at a cost revealed Scenic Beauty Abounds conceded that the scenic nearby Ogden is States, or in any other country. presents more of the handiwork from any other peak and never disputed. ocean states, in the From beauty unsurpassed and gran- in the United a claim made A view from Mount Ogden of Nature than can be seen United States, that elevation, is two miles above the and one mile above the city, may be seen several many cities, expanse of splendidly cultivated farms and orchards: many mountain chains and peaks, and the Great a ake. The principal scenic attraction is Ogden Canyon, just east of the city. -This famous and beautiful gorge attracts thousands of visitors each year by its magnificient scenery, which is unsurpassed. A trip can be made through this Canyon to the City Wells ten miles from the city over the way in the world and requiring finest paved mountain highbut one hour’s time for the round trip. Thirty-four large artesian wells which now supply over two million gallons of water every twenty-four hours, the dryest season having apparently no effect upon this quantity or quality of the flow. This flow is piped a distance of about ten miles and delivered into two cement reservoirs in the foothills in the east city limits. . Ogden City with its immediate suburbs shows a popula - tion of 43,600. is evidenced of Ogden years more The by the and city is enjoying strong further than 1600 by financial the brick fact a substantial condition that bungalows during have growth, as of all the banks the been past three constructed in Ogden, averaging more than 500 new brick homes per year. The information contained in the 1925 issue of the Ogden Directory indicates the largest city of Utah. continued LOUI4 development of the second |
