Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-02-13 | Page 21 | Demand Rate Cut on Road Material

DEMAND RATE CUT ON ROAD MATERIAL CHICAGO. Feb. II Tha full strength of tha American Road Builders' association will be put behind be-hind a demand to reduce Immediately Immedi-ately freight rates on gravel, sand, cement, stone, brick and other ma-. teriala need In roadbulldlng when conalgned to officials or contractors for actual use In such construction. Resolutions calling on tha Interstate commerce com mission and other bodies to reduce tbe rates were adopted at tha closing seaston of the association today. Another resolution asking producers produc-ers and contractors "to lowsr costs of material and ope rations to a point which will permit of the greatest roadbulldlng era in tha history, of