Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-18 | Page 2 | Senate Provides Money to Repay Hangar Backers

J Senate Provides I I Money to Rep Repay y Hangar Backers Backers' Advices were re elved Saturday from Senator Reed Smoot by officials of the chamber of commerce that the United States senate had passed the postoffice bill appropriating funds by the federal government will re reImburse reimburse reimburse re- re all Salt Lakers who subscribed subscribed subscribed sub sub- scribed money for the erection of the Woodward field air mall mail hangar I I Approximately exclusive of the site furnished by the city of Salt I Lake was subscribed by local business business business busi busi- ness and industrial concerns The money was subscribed with the understanding understanding under under- standing that the subscribers were to tobe tobe tobe be reimbursed by the federal government government government govern govern- ment but this action has never been taken despite frequent efforts on the part of ot the chamber of commerce to I secure it Other cities clUes on the of ot the I western division of ot th the air all mall mail self tr ice also ad advanced funds f rr- rr r fr-r the equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment of flying fields ano these too will be reimbursed About in all is involved in the repayment meas- meas meas meas- ure tire The other cities affected are Cheyenne Wyoming Rock Springs Wyoming Elko Nevada Reno Nevada and San an Francisco What Shat will be done In the matter of th the the- theland land on which the hangar is located has not yet been determined but it is believed that the city will retain title to it it with the possibility of the the- government buying it later The house Is expected to take early action on the bill