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Show The National Enterprise , March 23 , 1977 Page 5b Ogden Carpet Plans Moratorium Troubles Builders to Move in April Ogden Carpet Outlet, a Salt Lake based retail carpet chain, has outgrown its present location and is relocating to 7200 South State. According to Gordon Banks, controller, the 25,000 square foot concrete building will house the corporate of fices, central warehouse facilities and a showroom. The $325,000 building was begun in December and should be completed by April. Dee Orr Kunz is the general contractor and Kyle Bigalow is the architect. Incorporated two and a half years ago, the carpet retailer realized $2 million in sales in 1976. Banks noted the company has become well knowm through some celebrity benefits' of the company's owner, Steve Ogden, a well known Utah football player. He stressed, though, the company's success lies in its ability to be competitive. Continued from page lb away," Bingham asserted. Even mor perplexing is to relief funds, a stop gap measure, to the tune of $200-40- 0 million, they are unwilling to fund the $30 million project that is needed to sustain the states long term needs, Bingham disclosed. Western State Water Council will administer the funds. rationalize Carters action, because while the nations budget and its deficit have been increased over Ford's budget, appropriations for water projects have been reduced. Surely the president should be aware of the economic stimulus that results from productive, renewable resource development," Bingham stated. An ironic twist to the drought in the West is that while the federal government will provide drought Construction is the largest single industry in the state, the country and the world, and to limit or curtail the industrys ability to grow would be economically dissaid Steve astrous, Featherstone, executive director of the Homebuilders C C C Association. When the figures are broken down, homebuilding represents a $28 billion industry for the state and over billion for Salt Lake County along. It would also mean an immediate layoff of over 31,000 people. Feather-ston- e $1 told the group. He Such figures continued, warrant strong, unified, decisive action by a group such as ours." Featherstone and Bing- ham see alternatives to the water shortage: The state of Arizona, faced with similar problems, is finding ways of funding the projects within state means. Other alternatives include pricing the limited resource to promote conservation rather than usage, more complete utilization of underground reservoirs and improved use efficiency. A continuation of even a year of the CUP would create an additional 28,000 acre feet of water, which would mean at least five years leeway at present growth rates. It is almost certain the project will not receive federal funding without a congressional override, however. MFS Will NEW STANDARDS in the Audio Visual Field Contest Lawsuit Mountain Fuel Supply Company said it plans to fight a law suit filed against the company last week by Gary Operating Co., Englewood, Colorado. ELMO 16 CL yA 16mm SOUND PROJECTOR RONEO-VICKERL-2- S 00 SPIRIT DUPLICATOR B.Z. Kastler, Mountain Fuel president, said the suit by Gary is not based on the price of gas purchased by Mountain Fuel. They claim recent Federal Power Commission opinions alter the contract between the two companies requiring us to pay certain state taxes. We contend that the original contract is still valid, and they should continue to pay those taxes as they have in the past." The contention that we have not passed along to them the higher price of gas we have been receiving in our rates is not correct. The whole matter has to do with taxes, not the purchase price of gas," Kastler said. Kastler said that with the approval of the Utah Public Service Commission, Mountain Fuel has been BEEHIVE AUDIO VISUAL PHOTOGRAPHIC CORP. Supplying Your Audio Visuol 60 EAST SO. TEMPLE ond Photogrophic Needs SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 841 1 1 PHONE 531-147- 4 collecting the disputed money in its rates. However, the money has been reserved by Mountain Fuel pending a resolution of the question with Gary. If our position wins out, the money will then be returned to our customers," Kastler said, If not, it will be paid to Gary." |