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Show PROVO (UTAH) DAILY HERALD. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1940 aterworks System Greatly Improved Tzrcii i l",vx tn.-.u to t. c.-.-.fM ct rh u.-.itc-j sutft, r-.ar.y wrt-V ar,i nectary jTrr'ect haft been completed pre v:: nv jrrven wcr ta l.w. r.!y, hare to Us t-i-ur.-iu- cf th- ciUes, to t-- fcexI'-X edai-tcn, rtcnu::n a.J moral aixn&re cf its peo- Iro?ct Xj. 4:4 at ?;a--jj.n Fcrk. Utii. fcaa aiJ materially ia jlTVr-r to t.v.e c:ty a new wa- terwerkj iyr.fr.. At the ti.-t cf t fUinr of the RFC a-pliCAtiorj for fur.ia with which to majee 5ea.r-J L-a-prT3vrr.er,U to the waterwrork itm th city wj la -uch a U4 ccr.Uljcn nrar,ru:.:y, that ha J It rot tn f or t.w.e f un is re-c.tJ, re-c.tJ, the syitem wou'.J have r.a.-.f i Ln the same epScr.! C"T P1p Deteriorate is iwn the old wittr- wrrka i'..t u i.-jtaKe-., a poor ar.d ladrjuat clay pipe waa usd from the 7n.-.g to point cf praxr-ire. which cracked -'-d let th- wiiiow roc-La grow --'. th fir. From point of frtajmre to reaenroir, & wooden atava pip wits Iron banda wu tied wr-ch decayed, let th fca-.a expand, ar.d cauaed leaks. Thja ji cor.ur.uoua expense to the city for repair to the Lr.e. The aa.me kind of pipe wu uJ from reservoir to city, causing caus-ing the unt bad effects. At this lir.e 0? second-feet of water wer OUrerej Into the storage reservoir. TTJS wu an Inadequate -??ty for the city, u the east ber.ci dunr.g part cf the seaaon waj without the water for culinary cul-inary purposes. In 1SJ3 irA 1S34. through VPA f--i. work wu dene at the T Z area which increased the -i??!y to 1.T3 second-feet thru an electric pumping ayitera. The r.rar waterworks system, thJxn.3 WPA snzlM amounting io $24,000, city bonda of $62 C-.O. city warrant a of $2,373.35 waa trjtaJled In 1855. A new cut iron pipe took the place cf the old clay pipe from collection col-lection box to reservoir. From reervolr to the city, two pipea, cr.e 12-inch cut Iron, and one e:ht-tnch, replaced the old wooden wood-en stave; the eight-inch supplying supply-ing the eaat bench. Due to the work clone at the apring. and spring area, the water aupply wu increaaed to 2.9 second- TfcLa project hu been highly a&tisfactory In all respects. The many workmen of our city received re-ceived in payrolls, $20,732.03; $54,731.33 waa apent for materials; materi-als; $2,875.00 for engineering work; JC-S-S.eO for inspection; for lepal and administrative administra-tive work; $270.50 for land and MghU of way; $311.63 for preliminary pre-liminary expenae. making' a frand total of $90,239.91. THO.VV LAW KICKS BACK t SAN JOSE. Cal. (CO Joe CreDi, 31, truck driver, moleated Mra. Julia Anderson. She threatened threat-ened to have, the law on him." Crelll replied: "I care nothing about the American law it 'a phony.' The Judge gave him two year on probation to think It over. At the Road Builders' Convention i Hal C. Sour, aaaiatant director and chief engineer, Ohio highway department, and president-elect. American Road Duildera Association, talka thinga over with members of U. S. House Roada Committee at recent Chicago Road Show-Convention of road builders association. Lft to right are Congressman J. W. Robinson of Utah, Mr. Soars, Congresamen Jennings Randolph f West Virginia and Wilburn Cart-wright Cart-wright of Oklahoma, Congreaaraan Cartwright is Roads Committee chairman. 47.009 road enthusiasts from the 48 states and 35 foreign countries attended, CHARTER IN Under the leaderahln of John Iligbee, a company of Mormon pioneers settled Provo la 1849. They encountered numerous troubles trou-bles with the Indiana, who at first resented their coming-. A piat for a city wu surveyed in 1&50 and Provo was granted a charter by the legislature the following1 year. noad-Hirfdcd Utah Congressman "' Attends Huge Highway Conclave Congressman J. W. Robinson of Utah's Second district, U. S. house roads committee member, waa almost awed. He Etood in the main arena of Chicago's International Inter-national amphitheater, one-fifth of the vast stage of the 37th annual convention and road show of the American Road Builders' association, held January 29 to February 2. Above him towered the booms of giant power Shovels Shov-els and draglines reminiscent of huge prehistoric monsters. He ... SPANISH FORK, UTAH Booth "Newest - Modern DeLuxe Tourist Motel . Modern ; f J . .. . . . Conveni- 4 H' 1 Insured , for the '. "i ,., v5 r-i a . a r- f Steam "ToorJsl U - ' ( III ' ' ' 1 1 Heated . . : Best . : Jl t" !' ':-V'th .vvK'-I.A.'jvL i Spring.' .' Traveler ", - . ... w - , ' - mMm. , PRIVATE BATHS - KITCHENETTES - GARAGES SERVICE STATION AND RESTAURANT Located in Center of City . JOHN E. BOOTH, Proprietor SPANISH TORK,"uTATT" peered Into the depths of a shovel big enough to comfortatly sit in. Around hint swirled the delegates dele-gates from all the states and 36 foreign countries that swelled Chicago's population . Toy 47,300 for the five-day period of the highway conclave. He was accompanied ac-companied by Congressman Wilburn Wil-burn Cartwright of Oklahoma, and Jennings Randolps of , West Virginia, chairman and member, respectively, . of : the house, roads committee. .Turning to them, he said. "Gentlemen, this is titan-tic!" titan-tic!" . : Larger Than Ever ' , The Utah congressman could have uttered a greater superlative superla-tive without, exaggeration. The 1940 road show was 20 per cent larger than ever before vand the greatest indujjtrSal exposition ever to be presented. It covered eight and one-half acres of floor space. The 300 exhibits displayed display-ed were valued at $5,000,000 and 600 freight cars were required to transport equipment to the amphitheater. am-phitheater. Approximately h $10,-000,000 $10,-000,000 worth of equipment was sold as- a direct1 result of the show. " Profound student of the na tion's, highway, plana and prob. lems, congressman' 'Robinson 'tr-tended 'tr-tended the conclave to further his road research.; He came to : the rictit nlare. The ARBA road show-convention Is the paramount annual 'event for American highway adminls4 tra torsi, planners and builders. Discussions during convention' ses sions aweit on every phase of road buildine and nlanninr. More than any other single endeavor, the event furthers the cause of high way progress and prosperity. So SEIVER PliQJECT FINE ASSET TO SPANISH FORK When government relief work was first inaugurated, bringing needed work to the individual and advancement to the community, com-munity, public minded citizens of Spanish Fork drew up plans for a modern sewer project. Although a city of 5000 people, Spanish Fork's most modern homes had been obliged to ' , install septic tanks or build cess-pools. . It was therefore, a red letter day for Spanish Fork when the sewer project was approved. Not only did it mean adequate disposal dis-posal of all sewage, Better health standards, promotion of factory buildings, inducement to pros pective home seekers, .but it meant actual employment for many men and brought a most substantial payroll to the com munity. Adverse Criticism ,. ' Before the WPA machine was set up, work had progressed under un-der CWA and FERA" and ap proximately five miles of trench, excavated to an average depth of eight feet and pipe laid .for the out-fall .and main drainage lines. All of this pipe, the 21- inch line from the city limits to the out-fall, . the 15-inch trunk line and the - 12-inch main drain age line, as well as much of pie eight-Inch pipe for laterals, was made locally, furnishing additional addi-tional employment and greatly reducing the material costs. During the first months, due to the lack of experienced men and the newness of federal relief activities, there was ' much adverse ad-verse criticism from skeptical citizens. However, as the work progressed and the more capable, cap-able, workmen were advanced to key positions, and were given special instructions in pipe lay- Congressman Robinson was well repaid for his Chicago trip. He heard ; Association President and Michigan State Highway Commissioner Com-missioner Murray D. Van Wagoner Wag-oner talk ) on the '"Objectives ' of the' ARBA." He discussed the technicalities of road building with the eminent highway authority auth-ority Charles M. Upham, ARBA engineer-director. He witnessed the first session of the newly created association airport division divis-ion and was told of the close relationship re-lationship between highway and airport design . and construction. "In-butlt" safety for highways and. the farm-to-market road sys tem 'were topics that particularly interested him. .With 1400 other delegates, Con gressman Robinson attended - the annual ARBA . banquet, Wednes day evening,' at the Steven's ho tel. He listened to Federal Works Administrator John M. Carmody; his : associate, Wilburn Cart wright ; . Columbia . Commentator, H. V. Kaltenborn, who spoke of roads In warfare, and Colonel Wlllard Chevalier, publisher of "Business Week." Gold Medal BJiosives brace o - Modern High Explosives Plant Now Under Construction At The Entrance of Spanish Fork Canyon, a Few Miles Southeast of Spanish Fork, Utah ; The Illinois Powder Manufacturing Company Com-pany has broken ground for erection of a Modern High Explosives Plant on its property proper-ty at the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon on the Main Line of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, in Utah County. A Complete Line of Commercial High .Explosives .Ex-plosives will be manufactured. The unit will be supervised by Capable v Technicians. The Illinois Powder Manufacturing Company Com-pany was organized in 1907 and since then has distributed' Explosives of recognized quality throughout the Mississippi water-.'. shed, with established facilities as far west as Denver. , . ' - Many consumers in (he Intermountain district dis-trict recognize the Gold Medal high standard of quality. The plant now under construction will serve the Intermountain and Pacific Coast areas and will be operated as the Gold Medal Division of the Illinois Powder Manufactur- ing Company. A general sales office will be established . in Salt Lake City. Construction headquarters have been established in Booth's Motel, Spanish Fork, Utah. - Medial Explosives ILLINOIS POWDER MANUFACTURING CO. ivasiioini Ing, timbering, and the more specialized work, the general at titude of the workers Improved The citizens began to see the advantage ad-vantage of proper sewage dis-posal dis-posal and to realize the perman ent character of this installation. Homes wehere is had been prac tically impossioie to have bath room facilities because of seep age water being too near the surface that sen tic tanks or ress. pools were not practical, could now, with a sewer connection. modernize their homes. Also it was possible to finish up old, damp basements and install hase- ment laundry . drains, etc. Some 240 people have connected with uie sewer and are enjoying Its benefits. . t Creamery Comes ' Almost as noon as n pwer Connection waa rxuudble a , modern creamery moved into our vuuimumijr, ana so on and on, the benefits from this sewer system sys-tem will come back to all the residents of the community. . Since the beginning of the sewer project in May, 1934, the number of men employed has varied from a maximum of 312 to a minimum of 60. ; Seasonal employment has accounted for part of this variation, and the fact that manv of th - mm rTm were on relief rolls in 1934 have since iouna permanent employment. employ-ment. To date, March 1st, we. have completed 84,480 ft., or 16 miles of sewer excavation and pipe laid, at a cost of 1196,38242. Of this total cost the feaeral govern-ment govern-ment has paid 1173 km the city 122,826.76. j 10 aater , another project has aPPrved at a cost. "of $86,- 000,00, Which Rhnnlrl the system. AU of this work has been made possible because of government grants. Mayor V f ; Mayor John E. Booth of Span ish Fork, is one of the leading business men of the state, and prominent in American Legion and Kiwanis circles. He is owner of the World Drug company, rBig Four Distributing company and the Booth Modern motel. ; He is a past commander,: de partment of Utah, American Legion Le-gion and has also served as na tional committeeman, and' mem ber of the national Legion committee com-mittee on Americanism. He served as state senator in 1930-34 and ' president, of . the Utah State Municipal league. He is now serving his third term as mayor and is also president of the Kiwanis club, the livestock show and. the ' Poultry associa tion. r.'sv; Armory Gc3t-S35,GG0 Under the WPA the Utah National Na-tional Guard board . applied for funds, for our Armory and approval ap-proval was given on January 15, 1936. The building was temporarily tempor-arily occupied on September 1 5, 1936 and completed about February; Febru-ary; 1, 1937. N It is located on the corner, of ' Fourth North and "Main street and is in an ideal location, .contributing .con-tributing greatly to the appear ance of this part of the city. The building is constructed of pressed brick, with concrete foundations foun-dations and steel superstructure. The main roof is of two inch tongue and groove material cov ered with asbestos, while the wing roofs are of tar and gravel. The floors are of concrete. ' ' : The sets of offices are in front; one occupied by the battalion staff, and the other by Battery C. There is a large class room, a locker room, toilet, and showers. The main drill hall is 60x90 feet while at the rear is a nfotor shop and garage and supply room for clothing , equipment. In ; the basement base-ment is an arms vault and steam heating plant which has a thermostat thermo-stat control. The total cost, was approximately approximate-ly $35,000 of which the. WPA portion por-tion was ; $28,000. The State of Utah appropriated $4,000 and the site contributed by Spanish Fork City, at an approximate cost of $5,900. The armory is one of the most satisfactory in the state and entirely en-tirely adequate for the purpose for which it was constructed. The federal Inspector , of March 3. 1938. in the praise of the building, its location, and care, , gave it a very high rating. i ' Af30 nnn n r i 1 ' . GRANULATE n Swing into Line With KJ and I U and I Sugar is grown and refined here in Utah. It is one of Utah's great industries, bringing millions of dollars in' new. wealth to Utah every year; giving employment to thousands cf farm and factory workmen; furnishing thousands of Utah farmers with their best cash crop . . . Grocers, farmers, and housewives throughout Utah appreciate ap-preciate the unsurpassed PURITY and QUALITY of U and I Sugar, and use and recommend it. . . . 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