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Show monday, 6 January 9, 1978, brilliant job getting the rules modernized, and this will result in more competition throughout the industry. Last year the ICC liberalized its application procedures, but we don't know how long that will continue. feel very good about the transportation industry in 1978. The industry as a whole should see growth of about 12 percent. With the economy growing, both nationally and locally, and housing starts going up, people will have more money to spend. This requires moving goods, and the trucking industry will get its share and consequently grow. We do see more competition in the industry during 1978. We dont view We As for Utah, the economy looks bright, and I dont see any trouble occurring this year. On the national scene, well see a moderate increase in GNP. I think inflation will creep a Is K Merlin Norton Chairman, FB Truck Line Company Commission. We feel Daniel O'Neil, the chairman of the ICC, has done a that with misgivings. There are those in the industry it will hurt. But for the industry, it was in need of a slight improvement from the Interstate Commerce little this year, and may get a little out of hand. Personal income should grow at about the same rate it did last year, and unemployment should be stuck around its present levels. Lever Bros, charged with theft Confused? 1978. construction continued almost unabated during the winter last year. Usually construc- Portland Cement of Utah Southeast president of Portland, the only locally-owne- d cement comin pany Utah. Weve held the line for Ready mix announced Jan. it would reduce the price of concrete since it was again able to obtain local cement without having to pay freight costs to import the stuff from out of 1 but with so much of our cost involved in using heat in processing our pro15 months state. duct, one can imagine what these increases in utility costs have done to us, Decker said. A variety of factors have tugged and pulled at the concrete and cement business in Utah, not the least of which has been a whopping demand, spurred by housing start increases of up to 50 per cent higher in 1977 than in 1976. In a letter to its customers, Southeast said since September we have price increases totalling $3.75 a cubic yard for covering freight costs from outside sources. And since local sources of supply have improved, it can now reduce costs by that Prices will now range from $27.10 a cubic yard on 5.0 bag mix to $31.00 a cubic yard on 6.3 bag mix. A check with local manucement-t- he facturers of two years ago and still couldnt meet the demand. prime ingredient of concrete shows the local supply is adequate but that at least one manufacturer Ideal Basic Industries Cement Divi The unprecedented boom has pushed his company hard to keep pace, he said. The mild winter of '76-'7- 7 meant there was less amount. Decker said we increased our capacity 60 per cent engine ready to power a lithe, re- nothing less. After all. if acar is not at its peak in performance where is the fun of driving? But where in Deseret is there such a thing as A Master Mech- tion slows down when the weather is bad. This gives us a breather, said one cememt company source. anic Weve had to use production facilities, sponse road machine? Where indeed. Until Roy Beale. Roy Beale is all these things and more. A Master Mechanic trained in the great traditions of Britain's for finest sports car houses. A hand honed in major re- The money for pollution controls, heat used in processing and increased wages, instead of dedicating dollars to expand Racing Green? Where is there someone trained in British and Swedish factories who understands the beauty the excitement of a perfectly tuned the source said. Prices quoted on Wednesday, Jan. 4 by Ideal Cement were $2.85 per 95 lb. bag, up from 52.65 per hundred weight on April 1 a 12 per cent increase. sMi RaiSx Meanwhile, Southeast Ready Mix said it would hold its prices in effect as long as pair and simple tunc ups to perfection. Roy Beale. Master Mechanic. Your sports car deserves no less. Sports car Specialists- -- 1570 South 300 West ROY A. DEALE Master Mechanic an adequate supply of local SALT LAKE CITV. UTAH 8411 S 487-597- 9 cement exists. BEEHIVE I NTRODUCES AVAILABLE 3 NEW STANDARDS in the Audio Visual Field ,1 25,000 Sq. ft. 12ccntssq. ft. 15 YOUR SPORTS CAR DESERVES A MASTER MECHANIC since level, &j FOR LEASE The county attorney's office said each count carries a possible penalty of years in prison and a $10,000 fine. real aficionado would consider stockpiling of cement at the will increase its prices April 1, 1978, said Ashby Decker, and Lever Brothers, New York City. The complaint alleges the thefts took place during January, February, March and April, 1976. A sion had increased its prices 21 cents a bag effective Jan.l, manufacturers ing certain monies from Associated Foods, Salt Lake City, The former district sales manager for Lever Brothers Company has been charged with six counts of theft in a complaint issued by the county attorneys major fraud unit. In a complaint signed by Salt Lake City Police Officer Dan McNair before Judge Maurice D. Jones, Larry Erwin Hassard, 46, has been charged with theft in depriv Expect concrete to seesaw First, the good news: ready mixed concrete prices are down. And now, the bad news: cement prices are going up again. ex-mana- ger ELM0 16 CL . ,, 16mm SOUND PROJECTOR NNN RONEO-VICKERL-2- S 00 SPIRIT DUPLICATOR Includes 6,000 sq. ft. offices Equipped with coolers Owner will remodel Soter Realty Co. Specialists in Industrial and Commercial Properties n REALTOR f.i T 486-305- 8 363 East 2100 So. 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