Show Architects Rap Labor Lag Ask U. U S. S Sell War By CLARENCE CLARiCE D. D WILLIAMS IS Attacks on labor for tor its it failure to produce up to prewar efficiency efficiency effic ency and an appeal to the federal feden government to liquidate Its temporary temporary tem ten war buildings in this area are in Ln order to make more lumber available were made by Salt Sal cLake Lake City Ity architects Wednesday day dayas as a means of ot helping to correct construction problems Lloyd W. W McClenahan former forme president Utah chapter American America Institute of Architects rapped la Ia labors labor's labors labor's la- la bors bor's inefficiency pointing ou out I that it is 15 delivering only 60 GO o efficiency We Ve have told our clients ti to drag their feet now because thiis this thi Is no time to build with s such stich ch ex ex- Editors Editor's note This Is U the second second sec see ond end of ot a series lerie of articles les dealIng dealing deal deal- Ing with ith conditions in the tho construction con construction construction con con- industry in Utah The third to be published Thursday will present tho views of labor relative to building conditions condition building costs we face fac today asserted Mr McClenahan All reputable architects are following following following fol fol- lowing this course People have been prohibited from taking up the slack lack in building building build build- ing lag because of the war and there ther exists when conditions are right the greatest potential In construction construction tion ton of any time Many firms have havi been bee retiring investment profit profits for expansion They have been beer built up about bout to the point o of ot saturation either n either they 80 soon n will wil have to spend the money or th the Internal revenue bureau will win demand de de- mand that these firms pay taxes on it Saw Building V Slow Architects found out six months month ago that building was as declining Contractors are finding out to to- day T The h 0 subcontractor hasn't found it out yet Hes He's still workIng work work- Ing lag on projects started by architects architects architects archi archi- a year ago He thinks thenis there then is plenty of work yet Labor ha hanot has not found it out yet for the c same sam reason the subcontractor hasn't When labor is willing to buckle buckli down and arid deliver a dollars dollar's worth of- of efficiency of for l instead of ot GOc l n wilt will improve ThIs will willare 1 O arc are more men than jobs Mr McClenahan said Baid architects architect used to figure 5 5 to 6 a square foot toot for building a normal house of ot 1000 square quare feet flooring and added that today that same annie house would cost upwards of and it wouldn't be as good I A. A B. B Paulson architect sug sug- suggested suggested that the government liquidate liquidate date its temporary war buildings immediately to release the lumber which is b in them I He said this would help reduce lumber prices I This lumber would be ideal because It is dry he asserted There Is a great deal of ot it in buildings building not b bel being e i n g Used at Kearns Wendover and the Salt Lake air base Need B Best t. t Materials Good materials arc are not available available available avail avail- able now for the type of public construction which needs the best to last past the century mark i opined Henry Fetzer president Utah chapter A I IA A. A I have advised advised advised ad ad- my clients to wait walt unless the project cant can't be held up I have suggested they wait from one to towo two wo years until manufacturers stock the shelves of suppliers Mr Fetzer pointed out that no noone noone one inc can make a permanent bid bidon bidon on n a job because of the fluctuation in n manufacturers' manufacturers prices He said the he rise in wages for tradesmen is S perfectly acceptable if workers work ers rs would produce the same as before before be be- fore tore the war He cited a case where his firm called for bids bide on certain jobs and andone andone one me contractor said he would not bid id because he had bid on so many jobs Iob that had not gone through Mr tr Fetzer added the contractor wants to do the work on a cost cost- plus ilus basis There is a buyers buyer's resistance against construction in the opinion of f another architect Carl W. W Scott He le said persons are are refusing to build because they cant can't tell what the he project will cost until it is completed Stabilization Near I 1 think the stabilization point win will be bo reached in about nine month asserted Mr Scott I predict building costs coats will lize 15 to 20 below belo present prices In some circles it is re reported ze- ze ported this may be as u m much ch as 88 asO 30 O Mr Scott pointed out la labor or l is adequate now but it may not b ba bein be bein in a the future He expressed th the opinion wages will not be r re no- He added that one reason there here Is inefficiency In labor lab labor labor-Is is th the fact act that material is in such short supply He said the tho contractor is forced to to ta ru rustic Ue tlc materials and is unable triable to properly lay out hi his work rork for tor the workmen R. R Lloyd architect t whose business Is mostly In housing hous hous- ing rig reported building of ot exp expensive lve residences is almost at a stand till still He said most construction constructionS He Is b S now flOW in low-cost low housing said aid his firm had advised clients not ot to build now Taylor Woolley another archi- archi charged that labor Jabor does not produce and said It It is is too hard to get materials He said the best barometer of ot conditions is that people with money who know what's coming corning are reluctant to build now x Slack W. W Winburn S Salt lt Lake architect reported that when figures come in on some building jobs it floors you Others are not taking any more jobs because they have enough work on the drafting boards for tor many many months ahead |