Show I GUARANTEES UTAH ASPHALT PAVING Association Deposits Check as Proof of Ability to Give Low Prices A certified d check for tor aa as 9 a guarantee guar antee anteo that the Utah Rock Hock Asphalt asso association clation will supply the city with Utah material material ma ma- tonal at a lower price than that offered on artificial mixtures of ot paving material was yesterday deposited with the city recorder recorder recorder re re- corder In favor of ot the city treasurer of or Salt Lake The check is mado made out to the credit of ot the city treasurer on tho the Merchants National Na Na- bank and is sl signed ned by O. O R. R Dibblee Dib- Dib bIte folee attorney for tor tho the association Accompanying Accompanying Accompanying Ac Ac- companying tho the chock W was S tho the following letter from Thomas Homer Romer of ot th the association as as- sedation To the Hon Mayor and City Commissioners Commis Commis- Salt It Ial Lake I-ake e Utah Gentlemen on- on At n It a meeting of ot your our body held on the this association a was WILl asked to furnish your engineer prices on Utah rock asphalt on he ho could base baso his estimate of or cost for tor forthe forthe the of ot the notice of ot Intention in intention In- In to pavo pave extension No 82 St StIn In this connection we wish to call your our attention to tho the fact that on July 2 2 1312 1912 you ou received bids bid for tor the paving of four tour extensions providing for the use of or Utah rock asphalt as follows Extension No 78 is LOO p per r square yard 79 t and 81 SI S IO per square square- yard We also wish Ih to call cali your Our attention to tho the fact tact that the contract price of ot the pavement pavement pavement pave pave- ment Just completed on en North Main street was per square yard ard and that the average price during 1911 for tor art artificial I al asphalt was 25 per square yard ard The question has been raised as lS to what bids would be bo received should Utah rock asphalt be exclusively specified For your our guidance and for tor that of ot the city engineer and for tor the information o of the public generally this association guarantees that you OU will receive ono one or more responsible bids for tor exten extension lon s 82 at a price which will bo be less los per square yard than prices heretofore p paid d by you ou p per r square yard ard for tor or artificial asphalt paving we Ve 01 also aleo eo make tho the same Iam guarantee as a to extension 83 83 South Fifth East street provided however that the specifications for tor both said extensions shall bo ho tho the same as provided for tor In extension 83 As evidence of ot our good faith In this matter we hand you h herewith a a. certified titled check for which amount we wo agree to to forfeit elt to the city provided provided pro pro- vided that such bids are not received and with th the further provision that either or both extensions be contracted contract contract- ed for on OTt or before September 1912 Very Verr truly yours you UTAH ROCK ASPHALT TION Signed THOS TIrOS lIO HOMER IER S Secretary cretaI In speaking of the letter D. D F. F Collett executive secretary of ot the tho Manufacturers Manufacturers' ers era rs' rs Association of or Utah which organization sUon recently officially endorsed tho tim ef efforts efforts ef- ef forts orts being made to secure recognition for tor use J locally of ot Utah paving material said that tho the members of ot tho the Manufacturers Manufacturers' association were heartily In sympathy with tho the action of ot the asphalt lion Jon o Tho action of or the asphalt association Mp r I hn nn ri It Ita f farn fon 1 that its members know w wh what i their their- their pr product d c- c ls is and that they do not propose to take a a. aback back hack seat when it comes to quality quantity quantity quantity quan quan- and price The situation In this state tl and particularly particularly particularly par par- in this elt city has been and seems cems to continue to be that boosters booster's of home homo products ha have i to do clo the demonstrating all of ot It and to seemingly unlimited ends The rho other follow fellow can como come In Jn from tho outside and say that his goods fire are all aJI allright allright right and his word Is taken without ques- ques tion lon Personally I J ran see no reason way It should be bo nece necessary to practically com compel l lour our home homo people to make such a a. guaran- guaran tee tec ec but so lon long as ns they have hac th the money there hero Is no further reason reacon to m my mind why people should doubt their sincerity I Yam I am convinced from m mv my own that we have no better paving In n Salt Lake JAke today nor is there any better better bet- bet ter er anywhere than Utah rock asphalt will make |