Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-10-10 | Page 3 | Arnold Hints Violations in Housing Setup

Arnold Hints Faints ints Violations s. s Ii In Housing Setup J. J I WASHINGTON Oct 1 UP tIP Thurman Arnold justice department department department depart depart- I ment antitrust chief has advised Federal Works Administrator tor John M. M Carmody that Incidents behind the failure to award a defense defense defense de de- de- de housing contract to the Currier Currier Currier Cur Cur- rier Lumber company of Detroit indicate a violation of the antitrust antitrust antitrust anti anti- trust laws which would appear to require prosecution This was learned Friday from informed persons who disclosed Arnold had written ritten to the F W A chief last week on the basis of a complaint from P. P J. J Currier j president of the company w h hie i c It erects prefabricated houses The case involves housing units to be built as an F W A A housing project at Wayne Mich inch Currier was the low bidder by more than but was not awarded the contract on the recommendation recommendation recommendation rec rec- of an office of production production pro pro- management board of review review review re re- re- re view In the construction industry which said that to give Currier the job might precipitate a general strike of American Federation of J Labor unionists In the Detroit area