Show Steps Taken To Open Ma Manti Plant Reported by R. R Clair Anderson Steps to re-open re the Manti textile textile textile tex tex- tile plant used for making parachutes parachutes parachutes para para- chutes during the war and later For packets and trousers were taken taken taken tak tak- en this week at a meeting in theoffice the theoffice theoffice office of Governor J J. Bracken Lee The plant in which the State Department Department De De- of Publicity and Industrial Industrial Industrial Indus Indus- trial Development has invested some in machine equipment was recently closed on account of the failure of the operator to pay any rent to the state two months de delinquency delinquency delinquency de- de in paying wages to employees employees employees em em- and the reported shipping of state machines and navy cloth to a plant in which he was interested interested interested inter inter- ested in Pennsylvania The meeting called at the request of Mayor Gail Jensen of Manti and arranged with Governor Lee by State Senator Ray P. P Lund was wasa a attended by Governor Lee Mayor Jensen Senator Lund Lundy Adjutant General West representing the Armory Armory Armory Ar Ar- mory board Gus P. P Backman executive ex executive executive ex- ex secretary of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce Ames Bagley Bagley Bagley Bag- Bag ley executive secretary of the Ut Utah Utah Utah Ut- Ut ah Manufacturers rs Association and Elliott Braithwaite and R. R C. C Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson of Manti ManU Recognizing the hardship of the present situation on employees of the plant it was unanimously decided de decided decided de- de to put forth every effort to get a legitimate operation going as soon as possible Solicitation was left in the hands of Mr Backman Mr Bagley Bagle and Mayor Jensen who are to keep each other informed Upon returning home Mayor Jensen Jensen Jensen Jen Jen- sen commented We were greatly cheered by the fine attitude to toward toward toward to- to ward our p problem shown by Governor Gover Gover- nor Lee Gus P. P Backman of the I Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce and Ames Bagley of the Utah Manufacturers Manufacturers Manufacturers Man Man- association I believe they have our interests at heart Neither of these men or organizations organizations had anything to do dovith with the bringing in of the operator whose lease was just cancelled With their support we hope to get something something something some some- thing sound and permanent this time General West Vest was also very fine and cooperative He gave us something to think about in regard to getting a unit of the National Guard again The building however however however how how- ever is much too large for that purpose alone and is new up-to- up Continued on last page I J. J oeo e N No H STEPS TAKEN TO R-OPEN R MANTI I PLANT Continued from page 1 date dale and und adapted for forr ing Editors Editor's Note If men from Manti Marti and Ephraim could be enlisted en enlisted enlisted en- en listed to for form a National Guard unit to use the Manti Armory it would mean a direct payroll of some per year which is something worth thinking about Then too the program would give valuable training to the enlistees o 0 |