Show kw ew Geneva Bid utile futile Says SaysA V A AA A Authority Declares Award to U. U S. S Steel Final Unless Attorney General Interferes Efforts to wrest Utah's Geneva steel plant from 1 States tates Steel Corp orp received a sharp setback Tuesday iW A. A Hauck chairman of the war assets administration r review view board flatly flaUy rejected a proposal to review a new I r the mill Washington Mr Hauck told tirs that a new bid for Ge Get by the Co Colorado orado Fuel and Corp Pueblo Colo Cob would futile gesture now He said of the mill mm to U. U S. S Steel bid bid of was final ct to review VieW of the justice ment and that a new bid bidI j I have no standing V Hal Haucks Hauck's ck's remarks followed yon yort the heels of a speech InoUe in ouse oUe of representatives Mony Mon Mon- 1 y Rep J. J Edgar Chenoweth olo in whose district the I plant is s located who de- de 1 sale of the Geneva plant to Steel should be set aside and C cy r k I bid considered V Hits Violation contended such l w uld preserve the econ- econ Df Jf the western states He Heid i I aid id the award of ot the plant S. S Steel violated the spirit the the letter of ot the surplus act idell dell Berge assistant general said Tuesday in the proposal of the I administration to sell sella a to U. U S. S Steel will Win be beed bened ned ed C ref u 11 lly y from all 3 Beige Buge erge further asserted there lio no s foundation for reports i ready ady had made a lUon to Attorney Gen en Tom irk ark a as to toh h what e action cHon he lie heI I lUke ke t r Full Study e proposal regarding Ge Geneva eya plant is 15 obviously of g great t tane lance and will vill be examined illy from all aU angl angles s cork cork- 1 Mr Berge who is chief chic of 1 atice departments department's an antitrust antitrUst nj I Iter I Iler ler ter the surplus pr property perty a at t r property at a price must be subI sub- sub 1 I to tr the justice department ermine whether the proposal violate antitrust laws Be Berge ge said it would take time to determine our ad nd d render the opinion called t go Da Daya Dali s for tor Decision war ar assets proposal to sell lant ant to the U. U S. S Steel was to the justice depart depart- last Jut Thursday and under the thea a lI 4 property act the depart depart- has bs 90 days in which to pre- pre I its opinion on I while the San Francisco wr tier er of commerce directors 1 iy Iy 1 said sald they were strongly I or of the sale o ol the Geneva to th U. U 11 S. S Steel The chamber ora i already have urged COnand con- con and nd the department of e eto to approve the bid submit- submit U. S. S. S Steel directors said they favored Geneva under conditions i. i two would ld assure competitive j in the western steel el et ci i ft Denver Tuesday came camerom from rom J JD J. J D. D. D Sulivan C F I that his corporation J will submit another or r the Geneva plant but that thata a J uncertain whether the offer k See See Pago Page C 6 6 Column S WAA W AA Authority Calls New Geneva Bid Futile Continued from Page rage One would be made to the war assets administration Tu Tuesday Mr Sullivan further said that when C CF F Its I made 1 Its first bid it did not have complete tion Dr E. E E. E Monson secretary of ot state and acting governor In the absence of ot Gov Herbert B B. B Maw said ld Tuesday hi his greatest concern was to be assured of ot the future operation of ot Geneva Steel plant for the best Interests of at Utah and the weaL Fears for tor Program I am fearful he said that If It the matter is 15 again opened up it will jeopardize such a a. program Bids were properly asked for anda and anda a time limit set Tho The C F I had the same opportunity as M the others to submit its bid and it was given fair consideration The matter as asfar asfar far as I see ee it it is closed I think it would be an unusual situation for the C F I to submit a new bid when nil all past bids have been opened and an award made In n governmental activities too It Itis Itis itis is rather unusual to turn down a abid abid abid bid that has his properly been submitted submitted sub sub- mUted and acted upon Like Poker Game Atty Gen Grover A A. A Giles commenting commenting com coin on Rep Chenoweths Chenoweth's re remarks remarks remarks re- re marks in the house and proposed action by C F I to submit another another another an an- other bid asserted Its like sitting In a poker game and asking a man to see his whole hand before making a a. bet Colorado Fuel Iron officials have seen leen the hand of ot every Geneva bidder and now they want another chance In all my 28 years of ot law practice practice practice tice the request of ot C F Ie I Is 18 something unheard of ot The W V WAA A A fully considered the C F I 1 bid along with the U. U S. S Steel bid and andI I assume that as far as WAA W V A A is concerned it is I. a closed transaction transaction tion as Mr Hauck indicates To consider another bid certainly certainly certainly would be a new procedure and would not smack of ot fairness Backman lilts JUts Proposal Gus Gu P P. P Backman executive secretary secretary sec sec- Salt Lake City chamber of commerce said We Ve certainly hope that the U. U S. S attorney general general general gen gen- eral sees fit to rule rulo on the basis of ot the decision arrived at by the war assets administration Mr Backman said aId the suggestion suggestion tion tron of ot giving time for an additional additional additional addi addi- bid for tor Geneva is ridiculous after the time has been extended twice before He also said aId Rep Chenoweth is seeking to destroy the permanency of the operation of the steel plant and to halt the beginning of ot a new industrial economy for tor Utah |