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Show .s THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, MORNING, MAY 7, 1922. D Hello! Hello! Hello! Walkers is broadcasting a message to the people of Utah and you dont need any radio receiving instrument to get it all you require is an open mind and a keen appreciation of values. lt concems a Two Contracts Are Signed and Third Oicnedl and Considered at Meeting. M ay C. Poulson, chairman; George' D. , Casio aad Ira B. Browning- - adjourned fino die an the "Utah state ! road com mission yesterday afternoon1' about oclock. The final meeting waa marked by considerable animated diseuseion, it wan indicated, as to the minutes of the previous meeting, held the evening of the day before. Except that those minutes were appro ed, as read, bv tote of Mr. Poulson and Mr Browning, Mr. Casta voting no, no comment waa made on the matter under discussion. It is understood, from intimations given be fore the meeting was held, that it had to do with the aceount of the eireum-etaneehaving to do with the presents toon of the resignations of tho commit aionora to tho governor. In the meantime, the new state road commission, composed of Preston . dt Peterson of Provo, Henry W. Lunt of Cedar and Henry H. Blood of Kas-villwas already qualifying, and waa . . e By way of eJeariue the their successors A -- t J At WALKERS v .J n it Eiiiili WHAT i! if i IS IT?: '!? La OMENALLY LOW ntire window facilities devoted to a (howing for your consideration. , SATIN .CANTON' -- Chiffon beautifully Taffetar36inch; ' lustrous and depend- - h; v . II able; navy and black only Extra Special quality, which TricolettCstandar!J can offer in V -- CORKSCREW CREPE rCrepe Knit h; complete assortment of colors; all high shades represented; plenty of ivory and well pink, also hlaek; known qualities ; ; 7 4 Q sold for $2 00, $2.25 and $2.50 a yard; very special, , h yard pE CHINE aad the quality is right j special, yard h 5 10 we CHIFFON TAFFETA two standard qualities which were excel-le- a; values at $2.00; all colors represented, with plenty of the new sport colorings now' in vogue f h ; an ex- cellent buy now ,that the taffeta season just begins; Th j , JiL special, yard 4 36-inc- 36 inches wide; street and' sport shades, in the most A Black and Navy Canton Crepe; lustrous good quality;and very regular; lowest price sold in years; yard - (Ml 6 5 - : 38-inc- tj J $ U PURE DYE TAFFETA h; 4 best pure dye taffeta obtainable; rich in appearance; none better to wear; all evening and street -r-- the Canton Crcpcm a veiY assortment of colors; most and heavy quality dependable; all new. , popular shades, such as rust, henna, cannon, . mm YY VJ mohawk, flame, bonfire, torreador, fuchsia, Q colorsjade represented; these high very scarce and extensively used for ML dresses, combinations, trimmings, etc.; yard f 7 - CREPE ? 50 shades 1 r-- t ovr ' : bst t(ple quality with we eerry 40-iac- 36-inc- h; CREPE DE CHINE 40-inc- Q II popular pilk of the moment aggrade whichT made to sell at $4.50 a yard; very special, yard. r . the following shades black, navy, orange, French gray, fawn and at a great deal less than cost taupe; ' of production , heavy silk and wool crepe weaver adaptable for silk Suits, skirts, capes, etc.; made to retail at 5 a yard; navy, brown and black; yard 40-inc- GEORGETTE CREPE Extra Special x best grades represented ; sold up to $4.50; . shades, evening ivory, blacky navy and brown ; ypn will find this lot a real bargain at 40-inc- , ' CANTON-PL- AIN 40-inc- h; Shades ; 36-inc- special, h; yard is 1 well known quality from our regular stock and most wanted this season; heaviest quality,; most brilliant, T BLACK CHARMEUSE 40-inc- - most dependable; all ors; special, a yard col- - 0 that bid definitely out of the running. The Cache county commissioners gave their assent to the Nielson bid, at did B. J. Finch, district engineer of the United States bureau of public roads. The road figures out about (31,849 46 a mils There is already a road in this location with a considerable amount of gravel in its makeup. However, experience with the Logen Southfield work, adtoining the new job to the south, has been eueh as to convince the engineers of the necessity psvtng very close attention to the shoulders, and e a large amount of gravel for the is provided for this work, considerably 'increasing the cost. At that the contractor's bide is close to (28,000 under the engineers estimates, or a saving of about (4000 a mile,. Of tha total cost the federal gov ernment will furnish 74 per' cent, or (156,801.88. end the countv (55, 092.55. The nward ef the contract to Mr. Nielsen is conting-- nt on his furnishing suitable bond for 50 per eent of the amount of the contract, and ea Cache eounty furnishing the money with Vhich operations may be carried on. The contract' for the work from ( V. qa drapes beautifully ; 40-inc- brilliant ; all-sil- k wear rough. also bid on the type carrying the bitu Jithic surfacing, but their figures, 1264,-00sad (275,000, reineetively, sere eo Merrsvale to the Bed bridge see far above the other type te place enb-bas- ii it actualcdmparispn of val sight. ' Sale Starts Monday, May 8 Nielsen Bid Lowest. ' v v who-love- AT PRICES WHICH ARE n .( . -- iy 1 members ot'the state toad commission Friday transacted a large amount o' routine business, including the awardof a cpntraet for the paving of the ing emithfield-Croasroad- s in pavement Cache eounty to Olof Nielsen, the signing of the contract for the grading of the road from MansvaJe to Red Bridge and the surfacing of part of it to A. G. Young & Co. of Richfield, and the approval Of the project statement, to be forwarded to-tfederal bureau bf public roads for the Morgan-Peter-aoread in Morgan conntv. Bids on the Fraithfield Crossroads work, for the improvement of a road 6 65 miles long, north from the present northern terminus of the pavement in Cache eounty, on the federal primary highway, were opened during the day in the presence ef a large number of contractors and supply men. Three types of pavement were called for in the advertisement, but outside of the one bid, for a two inch bituhthfc; top ping on a six inch eement concrete base, all bids submitted were for the straight cement concrete type, the road to be eighteen feet wide, and the slab of cement from six inehes m thickness at the (boulders to eight inches at ya center. 16,000 Dollar Worth of New Silk in a Sale Monday, 9 a. m. prao-tical- Buy all thesilks you can use for spring and summer, even for fall, for tW savings represented in these sale prices will --fundoubtedlybevastly greater thanany you can enjoy for months, to come. We' not only invite, but urge, exhaustive ues, if you do not instandy realize their decks for the reMnng r writes thi, little story had nothing to do with the buying, it i a unbiased opinion which makes the statement that, judging by tho great heaps and piles of lustrous, scintillating, rustling silks aad tho sale prices which have been placed on them, this sale will stand slono as unquestionsbly the most remark-abl- e event of a similar nature which this city and stats have ever known. When the btiver unfolded a bolt of beautiful taffeta and said to ms, I have NEVER spld this grade at to low a price, before, $1.30, and when he went on, This crepe kait eost more wholesale a little while ago than this sale jrice,M andthafurther facts of a urge to tell every woman who could be reached by tha story was irresiss tible any woman beau tiful silks. And the golden thread of savings runs like an alluring background through the whole. Are you coming Monday! The Savings Are Genuine and material - Mr. Nielsen was low bidder on this contract, on the straight cement type, at a estimate total cost to the county nd federal government of 1211,894.45. Of tliii the contractor is estimated to re ceive (112.372.90;. another (80,254 40 represents the cest ef cement and other materials to be furnished bv the state, and the remainder ie the 10 per cent charge allowed for engineers, inspec toon and contingencies. Other bidders Moran Gibbons A Beed and pt,, Jbsir bids ranging to fr ill! higher than the suecess-xu- l bidder. Gibbons A Reed and Moran -- . S of - J . Before retiring, the old. eommiames ordered in the minutes a vrfte-appreciation of the services which MiSs McNeil has rendered as secretarv. ' Decks Are Cleared. including hundreds of yards from our regular stock and The silks are here. . The newest weaves, the finest qualities, the latest patterns, the most popular colors which-thsilk .vmarket produces for spring and summer Speaking of bonds, it became known yesterday that Mark Tuttle, as state auditor, had sent a second latter to the state road commission, inquiring a to boada for the secretary, Miss Agnes McNeil, and for the chief accountant, P. F. Booea, in the amount, respectively of (2500 and (6000. The old commission immediately took" action, requiring that these bonds be filed, and it is exthat this will be done tomorrow. pected v A general call on all state departments to require the filing of bonds by" employees who have auvthing to do with the handling of state funds had been issued by Mr. Tuttle several weeks ago, having been discovered that some boards and institutions had been lax in t the past in this regard. Most of the money of the state road commission goes dire Trom, the eoun ties to the state treasurer, or is given to the commission in checks payable, to him. HoVever, there are sums at times in the hands of the chief accountant, in connection with refunds, return of cement bags, or items connected with the State warehouse, while the secretary has custody of the large certified checks turned oyer to the state by con tractors bidding on state road" work. ' These checks, of course, name the statm as - Many Thousands of Dollars Worth of Newest Silks no lass renowhed than other fields Lfeand,, wethmke, thia nil of . silks it one of .them. Since we' the editorial w who ef which have just been consummated ini New York by our buyers, who made a special trip to procure unprecedented values. They conditions means practically the buyers own price for large purchases. .took the. cash with them which in present-da- y Bonds To Be Filed. . merchandising . hath its victories Gigantic Special Purchases meeting in prolonged, if informal, se' non with Governor Msbey. It was re ported from the meeting that Mr. Peter' ton had been named as chairman, this being an act in which the governor must concur .under the law. Matters of policy nud problems before tbe.com mission were under discussion, it was intimated, but the talk was said Vo' be rather a general survey tf the field, than anything definitely indicative or future action. The proclamations appointing the new commission had ah ready been filed in the office of H. E. Crockett, secretarv of state, yesterday morning, and immediate) v 'thereafter the new commission members took tha oath of office and filed the quail fying bonds. payee. surpassing in quantity, quality, selection, values, timeliness, low prices, any similar event, we are firmly convinced, which this community has ever been offered. ; e, V ale awarded some month ego. The failure ot a bank in Piute eounty kee delayed the .county in furnishing the money, but it is believed that this has been pretty weH Straightened out, and when Chairman Poulson told his fellow commissioners yesterday that the money available, the contract was signed. The contract cost of improving this 12 56 miles of road is (62,flb6.07, or at the reto of (4984.63 a mile average. The federal governments share I4 (46,-32- and that of the county (16,-27) Engineering work Ts said to bo well along on tho road, and the advertisement for bids may follow 400a on the approval by the government of the statement signed yesterday by the state. This road is 3. 6 miles "long, ancl the federal government e share ia (45,000. approximately, of the total esr timated cost 0 f (60,810.62. 15, 82. 7 forgan-Peterso- Resignations Recorded. Towards tb close of the day the road commission read into the record the letter already printed from the governor, withdrawing his request for th resignation of the members. Some further cleanup business was transacted and then the fact that three members bad already resigned, at the governor's pleasure, was made a matter of record, ana the etstement was made that 4 the governor had already designated Saturday at the effective date of these resignations. in summarizing the accomplishments ef th4 old commission, whiMi had served for almost exactly one year, Chairman Poulson yesterday called attention to the fact that federal aid projects had been placed oa a workable business bssis by requiring 'that cooperative agreements should be supplied bv all tbs eountiea and that all federal agreement should be properly signed before actual expenditure were undertaken by th state. By adopting method of thia kind, he said, we have been able to tako ear of all eontraeta that were under construction when we cam into office, and also of th work that has bea contracted since. In addition the government has wen vouchered regularly on the engineers' estimates, with the result that much more of the federal id money has been obtained than in the whole four year previously. t Projects Finished. When we came into office not a ringle federal aid project had been We have finished thirteen completed. to date, which have been accepted by the Uaited States bureau of public roads. With the present program as outlined, the state ought to cpmpleto -- V i for fjnal acceptance by the federal authorities this year some fifteen or twenty more. Some of these are of long standing, such as the Castlegate-Dnchesn- a road, which waa numbered federal aid project No. 1, and the way through Salem can be adjusted paving in Springville amicably; th Corinne pave eity; the Brigham in City Salt Lake county ment; th paving from Magna to the Tooele line; the Morgan Petersen road, and th work in Thompson Moab and Moab LaSai proj- Sevier county, tke location Of which is ects, which were early undertaken. now under discussion. Other that promise to be completed this year, though not all ware started Finances Stated. bv ue, end some have not vet been The rule that every eounty must gotten under way, are the Celts Hol- provide th ftmds necessary before the den, sections B end O, now under con- contract 1 signed, ha resulted in makstruction, and, possibly, also section A; ing the money available for work done the surfacing of Twist canvon, in in regular manner, thus the Uintah eounty; the road from Ash creek state of much criticism to relieving which it ha to Anderson s ranck, m Washington been subject in the pest county; the Buckhorn flat section, in We have also made a rule that all Iron county; tho creek counties must submit their state road dam road in Juab county, though this tax money aa soon as collected. may be held up bv reason of the fact the federal highway systhat the railroad is not willing to per tem Concerning recommended, I need say. but little. in eost the of a new location; A a whole it may bn remarked that tieipate the Marvevale Red Bridge read; the under the arrangements made so far it from to tho Utah eounty has become possible for the state road Nephi paving line, which is pledged for. completion commission to live within it budget, this rear, though a big project; tBb and, in addition, something. like (25,000 Wildcat canyon section m Beaver coun- in old bills have been pam. ty; the Bmithfield Crossroads work, just The special audit, costing around let; the Manti Ephraim Pigeon Hollow (22.000, has resulted in the colleition road, u which tne greater portion ia already of (65,1)00, including the note already done; the grading of Sardine of the Dixie Power company, and m canyon from Wells ills to ths Box the uncovering of claim for (630.000, elder eounty line; th Payees 8paaish of which a percentage should be Fork road, if the matter of ngbt of obtained by large the state. Levan-Chicke- n I ; will not Y ard Thousands of Dollars Yorth of New SilkSi To Be Sold In One Day During Walker Sale. Thi is the predietioa mad by tha itore, based upon the remarkable value which have been procured for th( great sweat and th verjr low price whiih it has beep possible to place upon exceptional grade of silk. Price lower than wholesale costa 0 1 cost of production, in many raies, and price so low that they eannot foil to appeal to thnusnniU of women who are wanting lovclv silks for spring and sum I mer clothes. Tho silk ere shown la Wa!" window todav. The sale alert Monday mqrnlng at 9 o'clock. (Adv.) r'i I |