| Show BUIlDERS TURN DOWN OON PLEA FOR rORi LOCAL lOGAl GRANITE Stone Company Official Declines Declines De De- De- De clines dines to Alter Plans for P. P p 0 o. Contract Request of the chamber of com cam commerce merce nerce to have the McGilvray Raymond Raymond Ray Ray- mond corporation of oC San Francisco Francisco low ow bidders on the stone work for the I new federal building use Utah granIte granite granite gran gran- ite was denied by the company Mon Mon- Monday day according to Gus Gu P P. Backman Mon Mon-I general secretary of the chamber of commerce The chamber of ot commerce sought to have the company move some sonic of its ta equipment to Salt Lake and take takeout takeout out iut its granite fro from t the e quarry in Little Attic Cottonwood canyon It was pointed out that Salt Lake was de desirous desirous de- de sirous irous of or having havin Utah material and Utah labor used in the work worl In answer anser to the chambers chamber's request John D. D McGilvray president of the stone company said In part Our contract was acquired on the basis asis of comp competitive e bidding in which we ve were in competition with firms all over the nation and it was only by having an organization quarry and mechanical facilities second second seend sec see ond nd to none that we were able to submit our low figure Utah business and industrial leaders lead lead- er ers will meet at 10 a. a m. m Wednesday at it the chamber of commerce to continue con con- their fight against the alleged unethical practices of ot the Construction company of Los An At- Angeles geles eles Mark Tuttle executive secretary secretary secre secre- tary ary of the Intermountain branch Associated General Contractors and chairman of ot the committee of or business busi busi- Iness ness less groups announced Monday More than representatives of Ith the ii building Industry and of sen service clubs lubs will attend Senators Reed moot Smoot and William H. H King Con Con- Congressman gressman F F. C. C Loofbourow Governor George H. H Dern Dens Mayor John F. F Bowman Bowman Bownan Bow Bow- man nan and county commissioners are arc expected to attend Mr Tuttle said UP FOLLOW MEETING N The meeting is a up follow of ot one held last Saturday at the offices of the he Associated General Contractors The rite attitude of or the Los Angeles firm firmin firmin in n refusing to use Utah granite or Continued on Page Pace Fourteen I I BUILDERS TURN o OWN DON PLEA o R LOCAL lOGAl GRANIE GRANITE Continued from Page Pue Seven Beven Utah cement and labor Jabor in either cither the postoffice addition q the c veterans veterans' rans' rans addIton hospital has aroused q public indignation lion tion ton and local loal interests arc are trying trig to tomake tomake tomake make the thc firm recognize Utah uth materials materIals materials mate mate- rials and labor according to Mr Tuttle TUle The policy of or the government in awarding these thes contracts in Jn President President dent Hoovers Hoover's building pro program rm w wa for tor the thc purpose of oC benefiting local labor and business interests declared de de- de dared Mr Tuttle They ha have certainly certainly eel been unfair and we hope hop to tomake tomake tomake make the firm recognize Utah in view of the fact the interests in this thi state have worked hard to get et the two buildings under uder construction WOULD HAVE YE HELPED 1 Had all al the work gone to t Utah uth concerns for the construction o of these projects project he declared conditions conditions condi condl this winter in Salt Lake Jakc would be greatly relieved Both projects total approximately approximate Mr Tuttle Tte has not yet et received an answer to a telegram he sent cent the construction officials asking them what their attitude In the matter mater is now Members of the Executives Executives' association association ao asso asso- caton joined other civic bodies boies Monday in protesting the action aton of the Construction company of or Los Ls Angeles Angele In awarding subcontracts subcontracts tracts tract for the federal building and the veterans' veterans hospital A representative of the a association will wi attend a meeting at the chamber of commerce Wednesday at 10 a a. a m m. m at which a a formal fonal protest will wl be drawn up by representatives of civic clubs and organizations Members of Utah's uth's congressional delegation and Governor George H H. Dern r will wil wl attend the meeting |
