Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-05-30 | Page 12 | U. S. to Construct Archives Building

U S TO CONSTRUCT ARCHIVES BUILDING ByTh WASHINGTON May By 9 S The Associated press An n archives building to house govern govern- government ment meat ment records and historic docu docu- documents documents documents ments will be the tha first to be bo erect erect- erected erected erected ed In the new federal building program In Washington Senator Smoot chairman of ot the pUblic buildings committee has an- an announced an announced that approximately U- U 2 will be bo expended on the structure The archives building was given Iven first place because ot or the amount ot of splice space now taken In scattered government agencies to store rec records orda Its need has hIlS ha long been felt Celt among the authorities due to the hazard ot ire In tho the hastily built war time buildings which hold many Important documents