Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-09-20 | Page 2 | Contractors Fete Manager

Sees e h W I E E E. E J. J HARDI HARDING G. G CONTRACTORS FETE Danger anger of ot Gh Chain i System 1 Described by E E. J. J Harding g. g A well defined tor tort danger lurks' lurks fo for r t he tIto e contra contractor tor In the t trend end toward towar I corporation nm amalgamation ME E E J 3 Ji Harding 1 of Washington D D. C. C membership manager of at the Asso Asso- Contra Contractors tors of at Amer Amer- lea ca declared at a a. banquet banquetS given In Inus Ii bI his us honor hono- by the tho i chapter of or ortho tho the n association n at tb the Newhouse hotel Thursday evening Approximately sixty m members attended at at- t. t tended In modern practice he ho as as- as rt d system organ organizations are dent uPon upon eastern en stem cap 1 Hal tal for tor construction the they ar are forced breed to b tow w to th the dictates ot of th the banker anker In the selection of ot a a. contractor con con- tractor Tit The alms alms' br tb s lon tion which h provide for tor fair am and I equal bidding privileges usually are ar C Ignored Ignored as as' was was' the case recently r In ln n Birmingham Ala OUTLINES PROBLEMS Mr tr Hardin d other problemS problemS' lenis lemS' ems ems- facing tho the Industry Indus- Indus try tr r v chief of ot re re 1 th the Campbell d day y labor bit bill which was kIlled In the last Jast congress 2 of on materials ma- ma from n on a parity with those offered d. d railroad tate state and government nt L ngen agencies Jes arid and d 3 3 accident The Campell tamp Camp bell ell that bids must be advertised dv o On all government work costing more moro than Th A G. G C. C opposed federal work work- ori on on a day labor Jabor basis as as ai Uneconomic un- un n. n economIc and General Manager Maneger D. D A. A L. L Garber Gather believes the time is op op- to again press ress for for- passage or of f the bill to pr the speaker e ker kers s said aid ld Iso O o attempt was made at athe atthe atthe he the the last Jast session to get the th bill by when when the was as stricken n tr from m it H. t. t It is tho purpose of oC In my trip to o. o determine if IC f contractors want nant the lie bill reintroduced We Ve believe that hat President t Hoover i is Is friendly to o the action and Garber Garbor has ob- ob tamed considerable administration support RAPS SAFETY CODE Mr Harding cha characterised the safety code for or accident prevention now ow advocated ted in hi New Nev prk for tor In Incorporation incorporation In- In cor corporation in tho the laws of the e forty orty states as an a means of at o overrunning work with political ll inspectors He de declared lar d the c contractors con con- ln tractors should fight tight the code here and nd depend upon duc educational pro pro- grams ranis to tol to pre prevent nt accidents Js Mr Harding who has ha co covered ered miles In Ills his tour told toM mem- mem members bers beLS that the the- west was one ot of the bright spots o of th the country coo ceo The northwest is in the best cst shape of ot all U he said but the east ast has suffered from monc money going Into nto speculation v ventures rather ra her than nan construction W. W H. H Wattis Vattis pr president o of the he Utah Itah Construction comp n who alt attended the tho first meeting since hiI lils Jils r recent cent illness war waS wel- wel corned omed by his fellow Other Othero t to sp speak ak tw were ro A A 4 G Go Young oung ot of f Richfield Ora Bundy president ot of f the thelo local nl chaper and H Hamilton on Park ark the the senator senator from S H Arnold Rich presided presided-