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Show IN FAVOR OF HOME INDUSTRY. , The I'lumhrra of Suit i.ske Hr Object to the Insane Asylum lontrnct.. The board of directors of the territorial terri-torial insane asylum, at their meeting last Saturday, awarded the contract for plumbing, steam luating and ventilation ventila-tion to S. 1. Pope ,V ( 'o., of ( 'hicago. It is claimed by local plumbers that this award was made tiirmifh favoritism aud they have submitted tim following ! protest to Governor Thomas: I "lo His Excellency. Arthur L. j Thomas. Governor of tlm Territory of ill all : Dear Sir.-We the undersigned citizens, plumbers ami steam litters of the territory ol Utah, de.-irn to call your attention to the gross injustice done to the plumbers and steam litters of this territory and the favoritism shown a r foreign competitor in the matter of the , letting of tho rontra.-t for work lo be done on the territorial in-une asylum at Provo. Tim call for proposals states distinctly that bids for steam heating, plumbing and drainage shall be accompanied accom-panied by a certilieii cli. ck of 10, hi, which requirements were fulfilled bv the following six responsible business firms of this territory and city, u.: Jleescli ci Ellerbtick; Midgley it Sons, plumbers and steam litters; J. W. Far-roll Far-roll it Co.. plumbers; P. J. Moran, I steam fitter; Megga .t Tracy, steam lit- I lers; R. Morrison, pitimbers. There was also two foreign proposals, viz: S. I. Pope. Chicago. Ills.; D. F. Crcighton, Kansas City, Mo. The respective bids were as follows; i.esi-h A. Kilertieck, pluu.h'Ts ttftn) M.il loy A Sons, Mmm tnt"rs arid plimiiiers , r? im J. W. Kan-ell & Co., iiiuinbnit; ;, I P. .1. Moral, ate. mi ;.m Mi-lT'-s .v Tr.ieey. steam II :m K. Morrison, jitioii' l:; "'"' s'Ji-jj X. 1 Pojie. nliniibiiiif unit ti am heating, ts 7-1 1), F. CraiKbtou. ream neaiiinc l-Viun 1 It was also specilie l that there should f be supplementary bids for (iOI)O feet of drainage pipe, subject to the pleasure1 of the board of directors of the asylum I whether or not ttiey would subsequent- j ly require this work done. The sup-plemenlarv sup-plemenlarv b.ds were, as follows: .1. v.. r-ai-retl & i o renn iie-i-h f.!i.t.w a ',,:.. : M-.'i.eleV .V Soils fit Hr.'l.l 1 S I. l'0ii ( toe.iiro l.tsoj; Now. VJiU eve, I. -dev. e- the i" jl ; V n-itiMii. T will 'he ob-erel that j S i. Pope's b d is to" si 'aru ie ntiu. ' jdumo'Dx uti t iir.i;ua IW.Mi.tO 1 ); --sATrai-ey. -team 'e a'iil;,;i,7 id.tm ' ! J. W. tarrell A C . :tlli,,l.: ; an l di aina...e r.4il J j i.-;ii ;i : Showiui; a dli.orea.-e m n or ,f u 'i-s 5 .v 1 r.u ey :oul of l . I'a -:e!i A c , of j,iifi.7; ' 8 one- S. 1. i o, A i:o. t iii as ef,.re j '-t,u'd - lt'S-d.OO - Bei-pj i Tr ieey sl . ! ilee h Kile: Di-k 7 rs'ti j ' - -' !... , Itifteieni e in fa--, rof h.-mv men a ' Tilled - 8. I. P. hid as stati-j j , .fl i Malje'ey & Son.siJ" l,-4,il..VI ' Dificrence in favor of Midgley.... . i oa.'.ou j |