Show Davis spending fights secession recession Road Commission 0 t- t 10 r o pen pe n bids p po ds dst Overpass The Utah Uta Slate State Road Commission Commission Commission Com Com- Com Com- mission according to Elmo R. R Morgan 1 director of highways highways highways high high- ways has asked for bids ro for fora a 1 road construction project in Davis County The Tile project project project is located on the Davis l Freeway r near Bountiful Work will c consist of the construction of an underpass at North consisting of a steel and concrete structure with a foot span There will also be an additional structure in the project at Pages Lane of 52 feet in length This will wili be an over over- pass The job in addition calls for the removal of overburden overburden overburden den at 1000 North Street and also at Pages Lane and at North Overburden is tho thc extra quantity of earth upon the large dirt fills ills Tie The additional additional additional addi addi- earth has reduced the thC time of settling which would have taken several years to toa a few months It will now beI be bo I removed and used as base on section of the freeway freeway free free- ree- ree way vay c. c The project protect is to to bs 2 completed com eom- i in T working wor days h y J 4 T Total lal estimate construction will be Bids will b opened pf pt the thc State Capitol on April Apra 7 at 2 pm p.m. The job will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder bidder bidder bid bid- der after bids are arc checked by the State Slate Road Ce Commis si sion n. n Special to th the Clipper By absorbing more than its usual share snare of the nations nation's goods and services during th the recent re recession period perio Davis Davis Davis Da Da- Da- Da vis County did its s part in paving the road back to Jo business business business bus bus- iness iness recovery A study of consumer spend spending spending spending ing in that period based on data iata gathered by the Commerce Commerce Com Com- merce merco Department and by other sources reveals that than the dire misgivings that were exhibited in many areas were not so visible locally This is seen in connection with figures on the gross national national national na na- na- na product GNP which whim is the dollar doUar value of all allgoods allgoods allgoods goods and services produced in the country It is the generally gen gen- recognized measure of economic performance The Tho GNP amounted to approximately approximately approximately billion in the recession recession recession re re- re- re cession year several billion under the 1957 level Of the billion some billion or 71 per cent of it consumer buying of goods and rind services an indication of where thereal the the- thereal thereal real economic power lies Davis County's contribution contribution contribution tion toward this volume came to in the period It consisted of retail purchases purchases purchases pur pur- chases of goods and commodities commodities commod commod- iti s and o out outplays t plays 1 la s for services of all types j f e. e estimated ti at v The Th The total achieved chi ved during a time of national Business decline was actually 54 54 percent per percent cent above that of previous previous previous pre pre- 12 months when goods and services locally added up to Some of this rise however is attributable to the inroads on purchasing power caused by inflation it is pointed out At the present time with business good in most sections sec sec- se sections Hons of the United tates and with the recession rapidly Fading into the background the talk is of the future Are we heading into a a new boom If so what hat is the timetable An opinion survey made in of the U. U S. S Chamber Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber of Commerce reveals a arising arising arising rising spending mood among the p people ople They have reduced reduced reduced re re- re- re their installment debt and are in a strong position as a res result lt to buy the big items that they passed up during the recession such as autos furniture and ap ap- Most economists agree that 1959 will be a good year but that the rea rca upsurge will take place in the |