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Show Ogden was laid out population of 1,332. Beautiful New Union in and legally 1850 Station at Ogden incorporated in 1861. In 1852 it had a The Indians were friendly enough at first with the whites. However, an Indian Chief by the name of Terikee went into a cornfield of one of the settlers one night. The owner came out firing, with the intention of frightening the thief. He killed the chief, which so enraged the Indians that they went on the warpath. The whites had a great deal of difficulty in making peace with the Indians and it was only because of their kindly dealings with them and through the help of another friendly tribe that the trouble was finally settled. It was at this time that the whites felt it necessary to build camps, which were called forts, where the people on the outlying farms could bring their families, flocks and herds for protection if trouble did arise with the Indians. Walls of earth, stone and timber were built. Wall Avenue derives its name from the west wall of Fort Ogden. In 1869, the Union Pacific Railway, building from the east, and the Central Pacific Railway, building from the west, met at a point just west of Ogden, known as Promontory Point. The “Driving of the Golden Spike,’ which celebrated the joining of these two railways, marks one of the most important events in the history of Utah, as well as that of Ogden. The completion of the railroad resulted in a boom period for Ogden, which has become the industrial city of Utah. In November, 1903, the dream of Southern Pacific Company’s officials came true, when a track from the west and one from the east were joined in the center of Great Salt Lake and the Lucin Cut-Off became a fact. The great bridge across the lake is now a solid path, except for twelve miles. Ogden, industrially, has no peer in this intermountain district. Within the confines of this community are located seventeen distinct lines of manufacturing industries, each particular division having from one to fifteen establishments, manufacturing | and producing within its specific field. The volume of business done annually by these concerns exceeds $38,000,000 with a permanent payroll of $4,000,000 and 3,000 employees. Flour mills of this community have a combined capacity greater than the balance of the intermountain territory and portion a major of Utah’s canning business is con- | | fined within the trade area of this community. Practically every type of manufacturing from flour mills to the manufacturing of clothing is accomplished by the various institutions located at this point. 13 |
