Show Ogden Moves To Block Depot Moving Coast Lawmaker Says Army Will WIt Move Supply Center West Telegram Leased Wire OGDEN OGDEN OGDEN-A. A. A report earned carried in a California newspaper that high hig ranking army officers of were considering considering considering con con- removal of functions of ot the Utah General depot to S Stockton Stock Stock- ock- ock ton or or Sacramento stirred the military military mili mili- tary affairs committee of the Ogden chamber of commerce into action Tuesday Heber committee chairman said the California news release quoted United States Rep J. J LeRoy Johnson member of the house military affairs committee as all predicting the move would be bc made Mr and committee members while expressing doubt doub the Utah depot would be abandoned in favor of ot centralizing quartermaster quartermaster quartermaster quarter quarter- master services of ot the army In California said Utah's congressional donal delegation queried immediately If it develops that Rep Johnson JohnsonIs Is Is c correct we all have a big jolon job jol on our hands M Mr ScoW croft said uR Removal in val of th the depot depo functions from Ogden certainly wo would ld no nobe not be in line with th the th administrations administration's policy polley of economy for forve ve pw there now nov now ar are n no facilities I in Sto Stockton or S Sacramento cram nt that tHa could the l functions ns of o Ogden's plant The report quoted Johnson as s follows I have long argued that California is the logical place for forthe forthe forthe the central supply depot Nine tenths of ot the army's western in installations installations installations in- in are either cither in this state or overseas overseas where they can be reached only by ship The same iame freight rates apply to California from front the east cast as to Ogden They Ogden have a depot there and are reluctant to abandon or reduce it it The Utah general depot is the army's main quartermaster ster supply center for the western states anc and the Pacific embracing a military command known as the Sixth Sixt army Announcement was madin made mad in Ogden about 70 days ago go by th the war war- department officials officials' th tha t functions of the thc Utah depot Were to be bc expanded t to centralize additional add addi- services I Including a medical medical medi- medi cal supply unit how now located near nea Stockton E. E J. J Fjeldsted chamber man man- ager recalled that while this centralization centralization cen cen- plan was rolling into action progress was suddenly I stopped when interests of the San Sai Francisco bay area protested to tot t e war department |