Show MAW TO PROBE GRAVEL SUPPLY AT ARMS PLANT Eyes Connection Of Hyde as Subcontractor Startling developments developments- came rapidly Wednesday in the second second sec see ond day of a labor dispute that tied up gravel deliveries to the Utah ordnance plant from om the White Hill Sand and Gravel company operated by Gordon Taylor Hyde chair chairman an of the state finance commission They were 1 Di Disclosures closures by Governor Herbert Herbert Her Her- bert B. B Maw he personally was I investigating Mr Hydes Hyde's connection connection tion as a subcontractor for t the h e plant and an assertion by the governor he has no authority under under under un un- un- un der the law to grant a leave of absence of any statutory Mr Hyde had asserted he obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed a leave of absence from the governor about 10 days ago agoto agoto agoto to get my per personal onal business Jn In n order oderY v- v vv v fl 2 Disclosure th that t apparently sand and gravel from Mr Hydes Hyde's company is being furnished to to the new state prison construction at atthe atthe atthe the Point of the M Mountain with another firm trucking the material there Differences Conti Continue ue Meanwhile the labor differences continued without settlement despite despite despite de de- spite an effort made at a meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing Wednesday morning at plant offices of Broderick and Gordon general contractors Delivery of gravel from a pit leased by the company on North Beck street stopped when picket lines were formed early Tuesday Fullmer H. H Latter secretary of local Teamsters and Chauffeurs Chauffeurs' Chauffeurs Chauffeurs' Chauffours' Chauffours feurs' feurs union said a proposed agreement agreement agree agree- ment was submitted August 16 to Mr Hyde who later failed to keep an appointment to discuss it Mr Latter said no settlement was reached at Wednesdays Wednesday's meetIng meeting meeting meet meet- ing and Mr Hyde said he had status status' nothing to say regarding of the dispute Asked if he wished to to- comment on Governor Maws Maw's assertion re- re Continued on pare Pace Five Column One MAW TO PROBE CRA VEL STRIKE t Continued t from m Page One 0 leave of absence Mr Hyde replied t Ix I have nothing to say I will wm comment over the governor not ot Governor Maw made the startling assertion after a report reporter r sent him hini of questions regarding Mr leave of absence a Hyde's Hydes des de's report reported and iid whether such leaves were a tate policy III I have nothing to say Governor Gover Gover- nor or Maw aw replied regarding the specific specific iLic questions I am investigating the ji matter matterS myself I 1 have no noa a authority under the law to grant 8 ave of absence to any statutory Disclosure that gravel and sand sandron from torn ron the Hyde firm reportedly are areng being befog ng furnished the state prison project at Point of the Mountain J ca ne after reports were heard that Frank Frink M. M Maher operator of the Salt aIt Lake Valley Sand and Gravel c company who had held orders for forthe forthe the project was told recently that la the he future the materials would wouldn ae n e from the Hyde firm l Mr lr ir Maher M her said that he received Jn an Lit order for 1000 yards of the material ma ma- ial to be delivered as needed on onie l June ie n 11 11 1940 He conceded that hiS had been filled and that the the b stale state had continued to buy i more Ee re after the original order was completed but that about two months ago I 1 was informed that th company was to take it OJ ofer r. r Denies Iee State Order rHe He said it was reported that the theDe De Deer i Creek Coal company of Salt L take ike ke City delivered the sand and grin gravel eI to the prison project jj II L Henry McGean state purchasing pur pur- ch chasing agent said no orders had hadn been n given the White Hill com corn company pany piny and Mr Hyde asserted I Ih h have aye ve not sold a pound of material t tb the the state for the prison work and d I have not even quoted the state tate any prices Records of the state purchasing division which is a part of the fi finance ance department showed that oi May ay 20 the Deer Creek Coal company pany was given an order for yards of sand and gravel at 5 cents a ton to be delivered to the prison project as needed The records showed that 73 yards were delivered July 7 and 48 yards on onA I A August gust 5 I Mr rr McGean said the price was toe the same seine paid the Maher firm Bought ought from Hyde I Inquiry at the office of the coal company brought disclosure that the ic e firm obtains the gravel and sand nd from the Hyde company pit near ear Val Verda Fred Ratliff of the coal company said that the material is purchased from the White Hill firm aM then hauled to the construction I non tion n site site Later L. L D. D Whittaker manager of the coal firm told of the disclosures disclosures dis dis- dis- dis closures said ISo So what He declined to discuss the matter further lurther Mr McGe McGean n n said no bids were called lIed ed for when the Deer Creek company order was given because the e amount involved was less than 1000 He said 85 cents a ton is regarded as s a standard price picket lines formed again early Wednesday at the pit hazed kased ased by the Hyde concern Pick Pick- at the entrance to the and at a shovel and Iwas It was understood a meeting for forthe the the truck drivers involved was to t be held in the Labor temple Wednesday afternoon t. t Latter said the union seeks hourly riy wages of 75 cents for drivers ers rs hauling up to four cubic yards material and 90 cents for those hauling four yards or more Mr Hyde contended he is not note the e direct empl employer yer of the truckers and nd that he had contracted to furnish furnish fur fur- nish lush gravel grave letting out the hauling Work ork to truck owners some drivIng driving ing their own machines and others hiring drivers |