Salt Lake Telegram | 1949-05-20 | Page 15 | PID to Request Armory Action

PD to 10 Request Armory Action Intervention on behalf of Utah to release the ManU Mantl armory for establishment of a clothing clothing- industry industry indus indus- tr try there will be asked of ot Utah's congressional delegation J A A. Theobald chairman of the thc Utah department of publicity and industrial industrial industrial indus indus- trial development said Friday The announcement came as a third manufacturing concern Carlisle Carlisle Carlisle Car Car- lisle Manufacturing Co E E. E 3rd South proposed to take over the thc Manti ManU property for manufacture of mens men's work clothing Mr Theobald said Utah congressmen congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen will be asked to Intercede intercede intercede inter Inter- cede with the navy to cancel its contract with the Corp which ended operations at ManU Mantl in February leavin leaving some In claims of which was In wages wag The Carlisle proposal Mr Theobald Theobald Theobald Theo Theo- bald said was to take tako over the remainder of the contract contract contract con con- tract to manufacture navy uniforms uniforms uniforms uni uni- forms if the navy Is agreeable pay up all aU claims and then manufacture mens men's work clothing Two other companies Prior Manufacturing Manufacturing Man lan Co Denver Colo and Reliance Manufacturing Co Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Ill III also ha have va expressed in interest interest interest in- in terest in taking over the ManU Mantl armory Equipment there owned by the P I D is valued at approximately approximately approximately We Ve are willing to do anything within reason to expedite the matter matter matter mat mat- ter so 50 that we may get started E. E C. C Carlisle owner said Friday I