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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1903
Page
4
The Standard directs advertisers to deal directly with the Weden Utah office or through any reputable advertising agency outside Utah. The note clarifies the current policy and urges agents to use established channels.
The Standard Publishing Co of Ogden Utah is the specified recipient for all correspondence. This directive outlines where inquiries and notices should be directed for official communications.
The Eleventh National Irrigation Congress drew a large, earnest attendance in Ogden Utah. The event showcased sustained national interest in irrigation with praise for Brigham Young and Senator Clark, and plans for next year in El Paso Texas.
Denver, Sept. 19. The seventeenth annual report of the Denver & the Granda Railroad company has been issued. The gross earnings for the year were 7,334,559, an increase of 207,731 over the previous year. Operating expenses were 10,629,850, up 298,307. Net earnings amounted to 0,614,709, down 30,576.
State papers praise the National Irrigation congress in Ogden as the biggest event for Utah and the nation. Reporters note thousand s of visitors, excellent hospitality by Mayor Ghismann and hosts, and widespread enthusiasm for the four day sessions.
Editorials from The Denver News and the Milwaukee Sentinel praise the National Irrigation Congress in Ogden noting the pioneer Utah role in irrigation. Brigham Young’s irrigation experiments are cited as making the desert bloom and benefiting the people despite hostile views. The piece references a recent statement by the commission.
Social tidbits report Mrs. Tinsley hosting Airs. Senator Smooth at a luncheon in Ogden. Notices announce millinery openings at Palace Royal and Mansfield Burrows Co with Beavers hats. a Salt Lake wedding, Miss Blanche Lathouses to Clarence C. Boden, and a Buchmiller Nye wedding at 2430 Adams Ave with a ring ceremony and reception.
A flourish of verse praising Nansie and Aurora with lavish imagery contrasts a placid note on industry. The column then shifts to a market summary: losses from strikes exceed 60 million dollars, cotton and textile demand varies by region, and rail and commodity prices move across New York, Chicago, St. Louis, and Philadelphia with widespread activity in dry goods, hardware, pig iron, and farm implements.
Telegraph reports from New York detail deteriorating cotton plant prospects in the South, with crop estimates over 11 million bales. Indian corn shows resilience due to low temps, while Northwest rains trim spring wheat quality. Independent buyers stay active. combines keep prices heavy. Steel markets weaken as wage cuts impact 30,000 bar iron workers.
Ogden Brokerage Co provides the day’s New York stock quotes with Atchison common listed at 63 1 4. The report appears as a formatted financial wire item from September 18, 1903.
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