Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-10 | Page 17 | People and Things

PEOPLE S. S AND HING S By FRED BAGBY P. P J. J Pal Moran veteran contractor con con- tractor md and builder former member of the city council and more recently cRy efty commissioner was strolling down Main street the other day enjoying the warm sunshine It reminded me mc of the days when P J. J used to stage his famous parades on Main street displaying his elaborate tion of modern pavIng and building Mr Moran was a pioneer In the laying of asphalt pavements on the streets of Salt Lake City and probably ha laid more miles of I pavement pa than any anyone one other contractor In the history of the city Ills name ma may be found on onI I throughout hout the city I and on on contracts for tor some of the I mot most Important paving extent exten- exten t Ions One of the last and most I Important construction projects of Mr Morans Moran's organ organization lation was the building of the East high school In the old council days when Mr Moran was credited with being the city's official contractor P J. J had hada a collection of equipment that was said zaid to be one of the largest and finest In the west He held the theory the the- ory that the people should see and know what sort o ci institution built buill its sidewalks and pavements and he put ut his theory Into practice by stag ing a par parade de street and down downto to the city and county building once a year And by the way Mr Moran was was' a member of the city council during one period of th the e time the joint building was being erected Escorted by a squad o of mounted policemen po po- in early days days' and motorcycle men in latter years Mr Moran Morar flanked by his lieutenants Frank Gowans and Jake Raleigh would proudly lead his strange cavalcade through the business district to the halting cadence of circus day favor favor- ites tooted from the brass throats of ofa a 8 steam calliope The marching column col col- was made up of huge jolting street rollers lumbering wagons smoking tar and asphalt furnaces dirt scrapers concrete mixers men horses and mules These unique parades were pageants o of progress that became be be- came institutions in Salt Lakes Lake's street improvement history Dark Horse Chatter Now is the winter or of our discontent discon tent might appropriately be applied to the attitude of some of our polio as the time approaches to nominate candidates to carry party part banners in the coming fall elections Up at the state capitol down in the city and county building and on the street corners one may see clumps of deserving party workers with their heads together And i if you get close enough you w will hear no little conversation con con- about dark horses to belt beat third term daring or the nomination aspirations of this or that incumbent and o office ice seeker Just Go Co to Work Dont ask for lor a job just roll up your jour sleeves and go to work is the advice of Harry HarTY S. S Joseph my plan arid and Harr Harry told how this method got him a job tamping ties tics once in the state of W Washington hington It seems that he had been employed b by the Union Pacific running location loca loca- tion lines for a proposed road from Boise City to Sacramento CaL This was back in 88 The job ended and Mr Joseph found himself in WashIngton Wash Wash- ington with some checks in his pocket but no real coin A track gang was working on the Oregon Oregon- Washington line I walked into the cook tent made myself known and the cook gave me a fe feed d When I finished I walked out to the tracks picked up the tools and began tamp ing ties The boss carne came along and wanted d to know what I was was doing Working Work lag ing I answered payin you he demanded 4 Oh that's all taken care or of I Isaid said aid the cook fed me and I am working it out Well I got a job and enough cash to get me back to Salt La Lake ke