Show 1 0 S S I L MUNITIONS 1 PLANT JOB GOES TO DENVER FIRM Broderick Gordon Chosen to Build 30 Factory Contract for construction of a small arms amm ammunition plant at Salt Lake City has been signed with the war department by Broderick Gordon Denver contractors contractors a company official told the Associated Press Frida Friday That makes everything okeh that shows the government is going to build the plant said Gus P. P Bac Backman man executive secretary of the chamber hamber of commerce a When I left a few days ago the government wanted the Remington Arms company to to take the whole contract and under under under un un- un- un der those conditions signing o othe of the contract by Broderick Gordon Gordon Gordon Gor Gor- don would not necessarily have meant anything final he said Sets April 1 Deadline Walter F F. Scherer Scherer personnel director for Cor the Denver firm said the contract provides the plant must be completed by April 1 I 1942 the Associated Press re reported re- re ported We are delighted to know work is td go forward said Mr Backman It will bring millions of dollars to Utah Of course we are sorry Utah contractors did not get to build the plant he added pointing out that it has been estimated between and persons persons' will find employment at the plant I The Remington company will take over as operators he said Plant Site Ver Verified fied Meanwhile the war department announced officially it has selected select select- ed a rectangular acre tract west of the city for the plant site and arid that c condemnation proceedings proceed proceed- in ings ines s will be tie started immediately Running west from Redwood road 1700 West street the tract lies between South and I South streets I Officials of Broderick Gordon I will leave Denver Donver Tuesday for Salt Lake City to make preliminary preliminary preliminary nary arrangements arrangement for construction construction construe construe- tion they told the Associated Press The company will will follow its established policy of using local labor as far as available and purchasing purchasing pur pun chasing material from local business business business busi busi- ness people Mr Scherer was quoted The Salt Lake plan is nearly an exact d duplicate plicate of being t d' d dbY bY the thc company near Denver In fact fact Mr Scherer said plans of the Denver plant willbe will willbe willbe be used for the Salt Lake City project I I I |