Show CEMENT CONCERNS MERGE New ew Company to Operate Plants Prom From Atlantic to Rockier ChIC Chicago O June 15 Details Details of a a 20 O- O merger of cement concerns which Edward M. M 1 llazar HaJar has hns be been n quiet quietly organizing for tor the last four I months were announced here toda today Mr 11 Hagar Hagai retired from rota the presidency d dency deney ncy of the Universal Portland Cement Cement Ce Ce- ment mont company compan controlled by the tho United States Steel corporation in order order order or or- der to effect the merger merser The will hll be konn company wil as the Hagar Haar Portland Cement company Mr Hagar Kagar will vill wi be president and the stock all al will wi be common The new company compan will wi It is said operate a chain of ot plants extending from the Atlantic s seaboard aboard to the tho Rocky mountains Not ot In 10 the tho Merger Ogden June 15 James ames James Pingree sec see secretary and treasurer of the Union Portland Cement company compan of Ogden Osden and pre president of ot the Three Forks Forks Cement Coment company of or Montana said the information Information tion ton furnished b by the press dispatch was as the first to reach him concerning the Portland cem cement nt merger Tho The announcement nt ut is a surprise to tome tome tome me Mr Ir Pingree said and the companies com corn panics in which I am interested are arc not connected with it in an any wa way I cannot sa say what effect the merger will wl have odthe on od the local industry |