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Show 1M ILIMNG MATERIAL. The building contractors of this city complain that there is great lack of building material on hand, and that this will cause some delay in improvements. improve-ments. This state of affairs is due to the poor facilities of getting out the material. This is especially true in regard re-gard lo stone. Jt is a well-known fact that Utah has as line building stone as any statu in this country. Among the best, quarries in the immediate vicinity of Salt Lake may be mentioned men-tioned the Diamond, tho Kyune, the Castle Gate rock, the Thistle rock, the Wind Hill sandstone. One great drawback to the stone supply sup-ply is the course pursued by the railroads. rail-roads. They do not furnish cars enough to supply the demaud, and their rales aro altogether too high, For instance, tho rate per ton from the Diamond, Castle (into anil Kyune quarries is $1.50 for footings and ruble stone, while the cost of tho stone is only $1 per ton. On dimension stone the freight tariff is 9'i per ton, and it costs only fifty cents per fool at the quarries. Better rates and bet ter transportation facilities aro needed and demanded, ami tho railroads can well afford to be more liberal in this matter. By reducing reduc-ing the rales on our home products they will materially assist in building up Salt Lake, and it is certainly to their interest lo aid in making this a large city. The stone industry of Utah with cooperation co-operation on tho part of tho railroads could soon bo developed into an immense im-mense business. Wo hopo the chamber of commerce will use its influence in this direction, as it is a matter that properly prop-erly comes within lis jurisdiction. |