Show Prospects Are Good For Plant Opening Prospects for opening the Manti ManU Armory plant on a permanent basis ba basis basis ba- ba sis looked bright this week according ac according according ac- ac cording to press reports and a lengthy telegram received by the Manti Messenger from Senator ArthUr Arthur Arthur Ar Ar- thur V V. V Watkins Arrangements have been made for the Carlisle Manufacturing Co of Salt Lake City and Logan to take over the plant and operate it on a permanent basis Carrying out of the plan hinges to a certain extent however on the obtaining of a 3 Navy contract by the Carlisle Company to complete pairs of navy trousers c cut t too short and left uncompleted by the Kingston- Kingston ian Corporation or David M. M Rose operator and to make another pair of trousers for the navy according to correct specifications Bids for both jobs were to bein be bein bein in Washington Wednesday and Edward Edward Edward Ed Ed- ward C. C Carlisle owner of Carlisle Manufacturing Company said they would be there The navy will not necessarily award the contract to the lowest bidder it was ex ex- ex Governor J J. J Bracken Lee is is not so interested in who gets the navy contract as he is to insure a 3 permanent permanent permanent per per- manent industry at the plant He said My obligation is to assure Utah a permanent industry I willbe willbe will willbe be inclined to deal with that company company company com com- pany which not only makes the best offer but also the one which gives the best assurances of operating operating operating oper oper- a permanent industry for the state Senator Watkins has been working working working work work- ing on the matter of the Navy contracts in Washington and said I 1 have been discussing the situation sit situation situation sit sit- with the navy for several weeks and have been attempting to speed matters up I 1 see no reasons reasons reasons rea rea- sons for any great delay if we weh h have ve private r v te companies who are re willing to assume assume the old contract and assure Utah a permanent in industry in- in It was Senator Watkins who said the navy is not necessarily y bound to accept the lowest offer In the meantime it seems that who worked for King King- are out some in wages Legal technicalities and discrepancies in leasing the plant to seem to have left employee pay uncovered by a 3 bond and so the pay is considered lost |