Show Inspecting Plans Proposed for New U. U S. S Base r J a hr r Y s y o 1 j J THESE MEN WILL RECOMMEND SITE FOR UTAH ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT Lieutenant Colonel R. R W. W Strong left Captain E. E J. J Walters Colonel R. R D. D Valliant Army Begins Study of Sites in m Utah for doe Supply Depot DepotS S S Three officers from the war department department department de de- de- de in Washington D. D C C. began inspection of sites for the proposed Utah army supply depot Saturday In Salt Lake City Gus P P. P Backman Backman Backman Back- Back man secretary of the chamber of commerce said four sites are located in the Salt Lake valley e each ch between 2000 and acres Two are located west of the city and two in the southern part of the county all outside Salt Lake City limits Colonel R. R D. D Valliant chief of the real estate division of the quartermasters quartermaster's office of the war department told Mr Backman by telephone Saturday morning from the Hill field army air depot at Sunset Davis county that the site-finding site board does not require assistance from the chamber of commerce or any other group during its inspection Mr Backman said that besides the four Salt Lake valley si sites es several others in Weber county two in Utah Ulah county and one in n Box Elder county are to be in- in Other members of oC the army amy board are Lieutenant Colonel R. R W Strong of the army general staff and Captain E. E J. J Walters of the quartermasters quartermaster's corps They began inspection of Weber county sites Saturday and will wm F probably be in Salt Lake City Monday The war department has earmarked earmarked ear ear- marked marled to purchase land Jand for the depot and an additional has lias been allocated for preliminary construction The complete project to be constructed construct construct- ed over o a period of several years is expected to cost An early start on construction of the th-e depot which will serve as asa a a. a warehouse for the quartermasters quartermaster's ter's corps engineer corps signal corps and army medical department depart depart- ment for army units west of the Mississippi river was forecast by officials one prediction being that construction might start during July |