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Show PART OF STATE'S CEMENT BILL PAID The ogdrn Sales Agency has recSIv-j ed 168.000 payment from the state, road commission for cement In the bins Of the- Rden Union Portland foment companies, bought by the stale last year and stored by trie companies, I I if this amount $33,000 Is for cement for use on the T'rlee-Cnstle Oatc road , nnd $25,000 for cement for the N'cphi-' t'tuh county line project. The state last year purchased 200,-' 000 barrels of cement at $2.10 a bar-j rel. Only about 70 000 barrels were ikciI during the senson. The remain-1 der will he taken up this season, ac-l cording to present expectations R, E.I Brif-tol. for the cement companies, nn- nounces flint the price to the 3tate will! stand this year the same 11 last. If an:' cement Is purchased In addition to the contruct. A reduction has. been made In the commercial product, but It Isi still above the price paia by the state, Mr. Bristol snid. |