Show f PRO PLAN GiVEN us u.s. U OKEH M MADOO ADOO BAKER ISSUE APPEALS TO ST START ART WORK U AKING of extensive public improvements such as are being planned in Salt Lake City and in Salt L Lake ke county received the whole-hearted whole indorsement of both William Villiam B. B Wilson secretary of the department of labor and Newton D. D Baker secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of war in a communication received today by the local office of the United States employment service of the department of labor Former Secretary of the Treasury William Villiam G. G McAdoo also warmly approved such stich extensive improvement work as has been undertaken in Utah With the United States more than thana a full tull year ear behind in its civil construction construction construction tion program making nearly three billion bil billion billion bil- bil lion dollars that has not been turned over to laborers In that line of ot Industry in industry industry In- In the opportunity to resume advantageously advantageously ad ad- the work of ot construction and public improvements according to Secretary of or Labor Wilson Nilson is excellent IMMEDIATE ACTION In a a. communication received by the local U. U S S. S employment office Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of ot War Var Bal Baker er says Reemployment of discharged soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers sailors and war workers re released released released re- re leased from war industries is one of oC the most important tasks now before the country We strongly urge that in sections where there is a surplus of oC labor all public improvements be ad- ad I In order to absorb labor We r rask ask that you use all influence with state county and municipal authorities authorities authorities ties to this end Preliminary steps step should hould be t taken ken immediately In ord order J that necessary authority may be se secured secured secured se- se cured in time for tor operations upon opening of construction season BEHIND ON PROGRAM Pointing out that the Inactivity ol of construction work during the war ha has caused an accumulated need for tor buildIng building build- build Ing Secretary Wilson urges that al ar construction work be done at once The increased cost of oC building materials materials mate mate- rials he says is only about half halt tha of ot other commodities while in some som sections the increased cost of ot material is offset by the decreased cost of land land- |