| Show Y DEPOT DEPOTI BE BUILT I T 1 CLEARFIELD i I It t president resident l I Site Kite Work 1 To ro Begin Monday a long controversy a tract at Clearfield acre acre 00 jj chosen Tuesday as site for navy supply depot nd preliminary work was to begin Monday cord that President Roosevelt Approved the site was received in Silt Lake City by U. U S. S Senator D. D Thomas and was sent riso jIo from Washington D. D C. C by Senator Abe Ab Murdock Murdoch ie e contract according to Corn Com pander C C. C T Dickeman of the civil engineer corps has as been to four midwestern firms Three Firms Commander Dick Dickeman m n in Salt W k City was able to disclose aI 1 n i es s of three of the firms Win- Win to fon Brothers of Minneapolis The Bridge and Iron Works fold gid Sollitt Brothers L Representatives of these firms n of a fourth contractor are expected here by Monday to begin work iThe The depot is planned to serve ut Pest ut coast navy bases at the Puget So nd navy yard San Francisco and San Diego Ca Cal L S Senator Thomas planning Loea to Lo leave ea late this week for Washington Washing Washing- ton ton- a said he had received word rom rem naval officials and that a House announcement was later in the day fAt At Ogden E. E J. J Fjelsted chamer cham- cham er ei ir of commerce secretary re- re dyed this telegram from Senat Sena- Sena t Murdock r Just received telephone call rom iron White House advising approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of ot navy depot at at Clear- Clear fi ld site I. I Tile The e Associated Press also reported reported reported re re- re- re ported from Washington that Senat Sen- Sen at announced ti approval of the site which had bm b because it in- in oWed ol conversion of 1000 acres of valued farm land To o File in Court C Dickeman said that lega ega gal procedure would be started to permit government possession session of the site in Davis c county lunty ty with a declaration of tak- tak f ig iI it to be filed in federal district court urt t least part of the depot mould hould Id be in operation within six Commander Dickeman aid He added that most labor would come from Utah and that a ama ma majority rity of an estimated 1500 civilian for operation also would wold come from this state Senator Thomas said it is be- be that at least part of sugar sets etts ts tomatoes and peas now anted at the site could be har- har ested ged Without injury during contraction con con- traction and that he had every eason ason to believe that landowners U will receive the fairest PO possible treatment by the government govern- govern ment in remuneration for landA land A committee representing landers land- land ers had agreed to abide by any decision as to necessity using the land in the war effort ator Murdock according to the Press dispatch said saide 1 lie e ad d been convinced by the Y that other proposed sites Ii re not practical and had worked acceptance of the Clearfield L He lie asserted the depot would ne of the largest naval supply b ses in the country |
