Show DECLARED BE BEST T BY WALBRIDGE ALBRIDGE Speaks on A Alleged Waste in Government Government Govern Govern- ment men t Construction Stressing his h conviction lc ion which he said is based on experience that construction work on public projects projects projects can be done more cheaply by bythe bythe bythe the contract contract method than by day labor George B. B Walbridge of Detroit De De- troit president nt of ot the Associated General Contractors Contractors of ot America told the local members of ot this or org organization organization or- or g at a a luncheon at the chamber of commerce Monday that there was an appalling amount of ot waste incident t to the worth of public construction work done lone by the government last year He attributed the alleg alleged d waste in large Jarge measure to the fact tact that much of the work was done under i th the day labor plan lan and declared that the contract system based on competitive bl bids s would be much more economical Mr Walbridge was introduced by Sidney Fowl manager of the Fidelity Fi Fidelity Fidelity Fi- Fi delity Dep Deposit company of Mary Mary- land E. E J. J Harding membership dIrector di director director dI- dI rector of the association and H. H E. E of ot Salt Lake president of the Intermountain mountain branch as well as A. A Luke Payne secretary were in attendance at the meeting COSTS STATIONERY That material costs and labor costs will be maintained at about th the same level for tor the next two years and that the nation as a whole is pretty well caught up on its building program are opinions expressed by George Walbridge who reached Salt Lake Sunday for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of surveying labor and building material costs in this section sec see tion and also to visit the Intermountain intermountain intermountain inter- inter mountain branch of ot the tion The volume of construction will equal that of 1924 but he gave it it aa as his opinion that 1926 would not not be as heavy unless Industrial construction Is necessitated by the opening up of foreign trade Mr Walbridge will speak at an informal dinner and end meeting of the intermountain branch of the association asso asso- elation clation at t the Hotel Utah at af 7 o'clock Monday evening Tuesday at 1215 he will address the Rotary club at its regular weekly meeting at the same hotel During the war said fwd Mr Walbridge Walbridge Wal Val bridge the building industry of the country was retarded by the concentration concentration concentration concen concen- of activity on government w work rk Since the close of the conflict con con- all sections of the country have been busy trying to to catch up and most of ot them h have haye ve about suc sue ceede SEES SALT LAKE Regarding material and labor costs Mr Val Walbridge bridge said Taking costs of labor and material in 1913 as normal or per cent comparatiVE comparative comparative I tive costs at present are IOU per percent percent cent higher than at that time There ha has how yer been a general levelIng leveling levellIng level- level Ing lIng from the peak prices of 1910 which costs were approximately per per cent higher than those of 1913 Present costs will probably be maintained for the next two years Following an automobile tour of the city and surrounding country Immediately y after his arrival the visitor said that the standard of ot construction in Salt Lake is as good goodas as anywhere in the United States and that this city has the advantage advantage advantage tage over Eastern cities In that its Us wide streets enable Salt Lake to show off its architecture to better advantage The principal types of construction cOt construe tion work during this year have lve been and very likely will continue to b be power jower plants dams reservoirs reservoirs reservoirs reser reser- public roads churches sch schools and homes according to Mr l Walbridge We are getting caught up on our Industrial building he added and unless foreign trade is opened up this type of construction will wUl be curtailed Aside from his engagement to speak at the chamber of ot commerce Monday noon Mr Val Walbridge bridge will be busy most of the day conferring with local and visiting contractors in conn connection tion with the subject of ot construction costs which constitutes i the principal object of ot his visit at this time He will probably remain in Salt Lake until Wednesday |