Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-04-01 | Page 4 | Stimulate Utah Industry

J I I I t 1 I r Q 56 se Stimulate Utah Industry WHEN cx llE it was announced several days ago o that thai the V Y V contract fur for the completion of the concrete highway highway high high- way between Salt La Lake e and Ogden hind lw boon here was a general expression of satisfaction both here am amin ana in th the Junction City Now it seems that the time announce announce- was uns is premature that the contract is held U up i ng the settlement of u a controversy contro between ri advocates of and reinforced ell concrete The Tho contro develops that a. a bid v wa was as 1 1200 OO lower than the lowest cst bid hid for reinforced concrete concrete- Naturally the fans fang are aie attempting to use uso this fact in the thc interest of their materials The lime contract amounts to nearly quarter one of a n million dollars which would seem eem to make the time difference difference- in price of minor consideration We Ve have 11 always alway favored the time usa of materials as IS far a as in the construction of or roads Ioas in iii Ut Utah Ulan everything c else being equal For o l' l a a. sR in saving of ot 1200 l OO W WL we believe c it would be e a 11 grave mistake for the state stale to use in the completion of tho the Salt Lake Ogden highway The saving saving- would be lost logt many tuneo in advantages ad ad- ati- ati vantages that would accrue to other stales states The creation of employment within the state slate is is' isone one o of f the first considerations in public improvement work a nt ot t this timis time Many Man soldiers are oro returning and there r ran iS iSn a an nn n apparent need of r stimulating the demand for laborn labor aI I n ii the actual building of or roads tl re js is s. s difference i In n the time employment provided by and reinforced rein rein- forced f One however howe i is produced outside the slate tilte S while tho other is produced ell at home Time Tho home homo product of course ourse ill t ill provide de moro more labor than that thai i t sed cd in in III tho time actual construction of or tho time roads As a a. result re rc- re- re s suit sult tilt it would seem scent that the tho road commission commission should makes its decision in ill line with ith the time original announce 1 meat ment in the interest of the state at large i