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Show THE CITIZEN i TRUTH WILL OUT. U ' i ac f Ogden did not mince words in an address at the t No. 9, in hailing the Volstead Act as pernicious Mr. ' present law in very emphatic language. Becker Baker I1 Cnced tl big taxpayers of Ogden and a respected citizen, one of (jnally ha to give vent to his internal feelings. He further We were i id that taxes would not be increased, that we would U any jail or almshouses or policemen; drunkenness would feb every I ly would be good. What, has happened? Crime ?lnt jails ill to overcrowding, courts glutted with liquor for the Volstead law everywhere ; violations fjjaeral cor jmpt taxes so High as to jlJwdelibe: ite and willful, and universal; aithe .nfiscatory point; revenues of cities ,ahd counties and qiiate, U; .employment general ; agricultural prostrated the effect of having their homes $otous than anything else 5 and otherwise patriotic and lawabiding citizens upon decern is not a crime, jonscientioufcly believe that the use of liquor tend to make patriotic or better citizens of procedure does not f : 2 , : i thereof. tims is the glaring truth which hurts. . 'i OUR FLEET. headline of the daily press we read of the poor navy we There are ';nd in another what a splendid armada we have. 'sons for this. Tlin the fleets are maneuvering and on display they are the But, when the navy wants more money for new jthe worldcon- !iips, it is then we hear how poor and in what deplorable In one be xnt i to - ifcnavyis. . Ihe fleet maneuvering on the Pacific coast, is the greatest fleet d aembled under the Stars and Stripes, ii cod ff we have more than 18,000 I up. It is said that there are 7jQ00 dead laws among which is included prohibition. According to various authorities, this country and more coming (WILL SELL MOOO shares of Tintic Standard Stock for $200.00, was advertisement just a few years ago. it would read 1000 shares of Tintic Standard for s doubt a familiar Today 33.00. that money? The men who take a chance tthe men who are satisfied with 4 interest? However, it was no chance to the men who knew the Standard ground, it was a business proposition. We have reason to believe that the TINTIC DAVIS be- Rood business proposition and we want the public to Acquainted with it and SEE the ground. We will take any honest investigator out free of charge. Who made COME JN OR Ik IN lit WRITE FOR INFORMATION Davis Mining Company ilintic ni if1 Street Paving Plans Aired i.i By Prominent Business Man i t ,3 Scott Bu l ling, Salt Lake City, Utah. Phone Was. 3612 W. E. Roche, former president and struction company, has thrown a general manager of the Union Con-bomb-sh- ell into the patented paving ring, and his letter to the Weber county board of commissioners as published in the Standard Examiner is making it hard for county and city commissioners all over the state to explain their arbitrary position in the matter of favoring patented pavements ' for which the taxpayers are charged royalties in access of the actual cost of ordinary pavements, which are just as good and so pronounced by the best' engineers of the United States; This communication in question was as fol, lows: Relative to the proposed paving of s of a mile in North Ogden, I have this date interviewed John Brown, county surveyor, as to the types of pavement and probable date of the advertisement for bids. The county surveyor informs me he has been instructed by the board of commissioners to advertise for but two distinct types of construction: First, a type K concrete road; second, five inch all bituminous road having a patented Wrarrenite bitulithic surface to be paid under a license or royalty from Warren Brothers com- three-quarter- pany. Both types are adequate and comparable as to service, but there exists a wide margin in the cost of construction which is in favor of the patented or Warrenite bitulithic type. For that reason it is not in competition with anything but itself. If the decision has not been reached to lay the Warrenite type without regard to other types, then the board will render a service to the taxpayers by providing competition with some similar existing types now being laid throughout the state. To make my position and contention clear, I add that under the license agreement of Warren Brothers in your case there is no competition provided. They can practically place the contract in the hands of any construction company they may select. I invite an examination into their methods and license agreement filed with Ogden work. City and Weber county for past The Box Elder Journal in an editorial comment on this letter is greatshould ly surprised that the criticism come from W. E. Roche, that as manConager and president of the Union struction company he did not make protest long ago. The Box Elder Journal published a statement last fall to the effect that d when the bids for the resurfacing project were opened the it would be found that the bid for be Warrenite type of pavement would bid filed $16,000 lower than the lowest Lake for concrete pavement. The Salt edTribune editorially ridiculed the such itor of the Journal for publishing an absurd statement and suggested and the that the state road commission Layton-Clear-fiel- of one who engineers seek the advice ' . M - all about engineering and road construction. After these bids were opened the Warrenite type of pavement was $17,-00- 0 lower than the lowest bid for the concrete type, thus proving the statement in the Box Elder Journal to be true, but the brilliant editor .of ..the Salt Lake Tribune made no further comment. He had already, said too knows : I i much. Mr. Roche, as a roald builder, eviery - road contractor; highway engineers and pthers who have tabulated figures after bids hayq . been opened, know that concrete, and blacktop construction are about "equal In cost when they are of the same thickness. d 'In the case, the concrete type being so. much thicker than the blacktop, and reinforced , besides, gave every advantage to the contractor bidding on the Warrenite type of pavement. The concrete bidder knew that he was shut out before he did any figuring. They were not competitive bids and that is one of the reasons that caused the controversy between the Davis county commissioners and the state road comfnis-sioThe matter was finally adjusted by. laying two miles of bitulithic type of pavement and two miles of concrete. It appears that Salt Lake City and this county as well is being dominated by the patented ring, and the Fourth East pavement adds much weight to the affirmative. It has often been said that asphalt, is a carpet and not a pavement. However, the paving mys-- i tery remains and it appears the only way to rid a community of it is through legislation. When it is taken into consideration that cities like New York City, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Chicago, Fort Wayne, Akron, Columbus, Kansas City, Seattle, Olympia, Sacramento and San Francisco and many others, absolutely refuse to lay any kind of patented pavements,' and in the face of such evidence, we plunge into the royalty ring up to our necks and pay out thousands of dollars on royalties which should go into the roads, it then becomes a matter of public concern. The patented paving has put many officers into court, incriminating and scandalizing systems of graft. We have not advanced so far in Utah that any one knows of, but we should avoid the expensive experiences of the people of other cities. Concrete pavement has always been the pace setter for the black top. is laid' solid while many asphalt roads are composed of 4 inches of crushed rock upon which 2 inches of bithuithic top has been laid. We have a fair example right in this county on a stretch of the Redwood road. For about six miles of paving of solid concrete of 7 3 inches thick, proved very nearly $7,000 less per mile than bitulithic surface laid on four a inches of crushed base. Thousands of r I I Layton-CIearfiel- . n. I . , Con-concre- te 1-- ch I |