Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-06-30 | Page 9 | Officials Ask Contractors to Cooperate

OFFICIALS ASK c CONTRACTORS I ITO TO COOPERATE Closer Relations With Government Government Govern Govern- ment Are Being Sought I J Plans of national and state officials ls for cooperation with the contracting industry in furthering recovery were outlined Saturday at a meeting in Salt Lake City of the branch of ot the Associated Ge General eral Contractors Contractors Con Con- tractors of America Speakers at th the afternoon session held at the Newhouse hotel were K C. C Wright chief chIc engineer for the Utah state slate road commission George A. A Yager national reemployment director director director tor for Utah Allen T. T Sanford national na na- na code compliance director LewIs Lew Low is T. T Cannon state reconditioning supervisor supervisor su su- for the Homo Home Owners' Owners Loan corporation and Governor Henry H. H Blood Relationship between the contractors contractors tors and the federal reemployment service was discussed by Mr Yager Regulations Explained The rhe national reemployment service service ser ser- cr- cr vice he be said is no taking the position tion that we will compel any contractor tor to accept any whom he may feel to be unqualified We are primarily interested in obtaining the cooperation and good will of the contractors con con- on- on tractors generally for the reason that we want all contractors to use this service in the future on any type of employment in which they may be in Explaining regulations of the servIce service service ser ser- vice which sometimes cause ill m will among the contractors Mr Yager said he hoped to have bave difficulties ironed out asking cooperation of ot the private buIlders for a closer understanding An explanation of why the recondItioning reconditioning recon recon- division of ot the Home Owners Owners Own Own- ers Loan corporation was opened was made by Mr Cannon who last Monday Monday Mon Mon- day opened the local office At first he said repairs on homes were discouraged About four months ago the policy was liberalized to permit of the barest necessary repairs repairs re re- pairs and under that more liberal policy approximately has been spent or authorized in Utah in such repair work Outlines Requirements RequIrement On April 27 27 just two months ago congress widened the scope of the Home Owners' Owners Loan corporation to permit loans for more than just re repairs pairs in other words words- to include 1 r remodeling and mO modernizing It 1 is this feature th that t is now causing so many people to sit up and take tako notice Mr Sanford outlined code requirements requirements requirements require require- ments explaining how fulfilling of ot these requirements would bring about a better condition all around Mr Wright dealt largely with relations between the contractors and the state road commission Governor Blood in brief remarks welcomed d the group to the state The open meeting of the afternoon was preceded d by a luncheon at the hotel During the morning an executive executive tive the conference of contractors was held in offices in the Beason Season building H. H T T. Reynolds Renolds Jr Springville pres president president dent was in charge of the conference