| OCR Text |
Show OGDEN CITY By Ezra J. FJjJeldsted, Secretary, Ogden Chamber of Commerce Ogden’s position as the industrial and civie center of the Intermountain district, is the result of two very definite conditions, namely: First, its geographical iocation, and: Second, the type of citizenship represented in the business, professional and agricultural institutions of this community. Each and every development in Ogden reflects the very happy background of an ideal location, supported by a united, industrious, farsighted class of citizenship. The Western livestock world focuses its attention upon Ogden as itS marketing and distributing center. The importance of Ogden as a livestock center is well reflected by the fact that two million head of livestock passed through the Union Stock Yards of this city during the year 1928. In addition to the centering of the commercial livestock interests of the Intermountain country at this point, thousands of head of purebred sheep and cattle were concentrated at this point and distributed from here during 1928. Very cloesly allied with the livestock business and somewhat interdependent with each otner, is the grain milling indu3try with its various byproducts. This important industry, fully dependent upon location, as based on the supply of raw material and, also, the efficient and effective distribution of the finished products, selected Ogden aS the milling center of this district. The present milling capacity of the mills in Ogden is 4500 barrels daily, with a designed capacity of 7900 barrels daily. At the present time, the immediate capacity is inadequate and the companies operating mills here are now installing the balance of their designed milling capacity to care for the increased demands from the grain producers. The great sugar beet industry, conducted by the Amalgamated Sugar Company, which effects directly or indirectly every community in the Intermountain <iistrict, directs its operations through its general offices, located at Ogden. Its factories in Utah and Idaho produced a million and a half bags of sugar during 1928. The canning industry is one of the pioneer industries of this territory. Unrivaled transportation facilities; unusual soil properties; favorable climate and progressive men have united in making Ogden a great canning center. Ogden, with 29 canning factories surrounding its business center is the home of the greatest canning industry in the Intermountain states. From Ogden are secured peas, tomatoes, tomato catsup and Sauces that are standards of the West. These are but part of the canning trade output from a vast industry centering in Ogden, The normal pack is figured at 3,500,000 cases in a year, valued at $9,000,000. Ogden’s importance as a canning center attracted the American Can Company to Ogden with one of its largest can manufacturing plants. This institution has grown during the past few years until it now has a capacity of 180,000,000 cans per year. In addition to the products of these manufacturing institutions, many other commodities are manufactured and find market in most of the states in this country. Among: these are work clothes, knit goods, ladies hats, confections, wagon bodies, iron and steel products, and others. This community is also rapidly becoming an agricultural producing and distributing center. One of the finest examples of co-cperative concentration in marketing is represented in the Weber Central Dairies Association. During the past year, this institu- tion has installed a milk powder machine, which has « designed capacity of 100,00% pounds of milk daily. During the past year, Ogden creameries manufactured in excess of 2,000,000 pounds of butter. The laundry facilities in Ogden are of such importance and reach such a wide distribution in their activities, that this community is recognized in the Intermountain district as the laundry center. One of the most important conditions that makes this concentration, manufacturing and distribution possible is the remarkable transportation facilities furnished by the railroads represented at this point. These railroads, consisting of the Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, Denver & Rio Grande Western, Oregon Short Line, the Utah-Idaho Central and the Bamberger Electric, clearly distinguish Ogden as the outstanding railroad center of the Intermountain territory. It is generally conceded that the scenic beauty and grandeur revealed near Ogden is unsurpassed in the United States, or in any other country. That the view from Mount Ogden presents more of the handiwork of nature than can be seen from any other peak in the United States is a claim made and well founded. From that elevation, two miles above the ocean and one mile above the city, May be seen several states, many cities, expanse of splendidly cultivated farms and orchards, many mountain chains and peaks, and the Great Salt Lake. 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 magnificent scenery, which is unsurpassed, A trip can be made through this Canyon to the city wells ten miles from the city over the finest paved mountain highway in the world and requiring but one hour’s time for the round trip. Ogden’s domestic water supply is from. forty-three large artesian wells located in the mountains which now supply over two million gallons of water every twenty-four hours. the dryest season having apparently no effect upon the quantity or the 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. The Ogden City with its immediate suburbs shows a population of approximately 50,000. city is enjoying a substantial growth, as is evidenced by the strong financial condition of all the banks of Ogden and further by the fact that years more than 2100 brick bungalows have been constructed more than 500 new brick homes per year. during the in Ogden, past four averaging “mh |
