Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-23 | Page 2 | Contractors Say Prices Are Down

CONTRACTORS SAY PRICES ARE DOWN Experts Assert This Is Fine Time for Building In spite of the generally accepted opinion of or the public to the tho contrary prices pricE's of building materials have declined declined de de- de- de dined to a marked degree e and right now is a good ti me mo to build in the opinion of oC J. J H. H An Angel el land and George Hoggan members of ot the General Contractors Contractors' Contractors Contractors' Contractors Contractors' Con Con- tractors' tractors association of Utah At present present pres pres- ent eat competition Is very k keen n among contractors and supply people which fact guarantees the tho best prices the market affords In every line When others will not build is the best time for you ou to build say these ties After Atler due duo public notice their statement says the several bids on the Lincoln High school In Utah county county county coun coun- ty were opened on n April 2 2 1320 1920 the lowest bid being 1 4 The board rejected all nil bids and Used in April 1921 with the result that with the second opening of the bids the lowest was a saving of ot or approximately 28 per cent The highest bid on the Richmond High school one years ago was This year car the low lowest st bid was Tho The school board put in the at leaving a net saving having of ot Every day hundreds of or people are arc asking Is It time to wont won't it cost less In another year ear why doesn't cement and brick come down why doesn't hardware come down Who knows know In another year costs may be higher There was never a a greater need for buildings The war left us three years behind In fn buildings building The great sreM industrial giant of this country Is neither at asleep or sick He lie is merely merely merely mere mere- ly getting his wind or taking stock of the huge task that lays before him