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Show COMMERCIAL CLUB IS OUTGFCiTJffl Governors Listen Patiently, However, to Representatives Representa-tives of Marble Company. J. G. McAllister and C. B. Stewart, representing rep-resenting tho Blrdscye Marble company, yesterday called on the board of governors govern-ors of tho Commercial club with reference refer-ence to the rejection of the company s proposal to supply Utah marble for the state capltol building. When the question first came up some time ago the club referred It to a standing stand-ing committee of which W, J. Uallonin is chairman for tho purpose of making investigation. That commltteo reported tho facts In tho case ns conveyed to j them by the capltol commission and tho marble company. Under the circumstances, circum-stances, as thoy have been act forth in somo length in tho nowspapois of ( late., the Commercial club committee could not soo wherein tho organization could alec any part in the matter which would look toward bringing pressure to bear upon the capltol commission to change l a decision deci-sion against tho Blrdseyc Marble company. com-pany. The great difference in the bids and tho fact that avallablo cap'tol funds would not permit tho use of Utah mar-bio mar-bio appeared to the committee to settlo tho matter. Its report was to this er-foot er-foot Yesterday tho board of governors of tho Commercial club could do nothing but listen to tho presentations of tho representatives repre-sentatives of the marble company and refer re-fer them to the report of the committee. Tho outlook now Is that the club will be unablo to proceed further In tho controversy, contro-versy, unless some radical change In tne situation shall be otherwise brought about. |