| Show Building Is Up Homes Declining I New construction In Utah soared soared soared soar soar- ed ed to an time all high in 1956 despite a decline In home build build- ing Studies released release this week by bythe bythe bythe the University of Utah Bureau of Economic and Business Research showed that industrial expansion was chiefly responsible for the new year one-year high Construction Time All High A whooping 10 1 million in new construction was authorized by the building permits issued throughout gout the state in 1956 Os- Os mend L L. L Marline Harline director of the bureau said this total ran 23 3 per percent percent percent cent higher than the million spent In 1955 the previous high Add AdI to this expenditures for reclamation reclamation re re- re- re projects highway con con- construction sewage and water waterworks waterworks works work and other utilities military Installations and other construction construction tion on which no building permits are required and the total for tor new construction in 1956 might well double the million covered by t y permits the director said Permits in residential non-residential construction con including industrial commercial and educational educational- nearly doubled In 1956 Mr Harline lIar lIar- line said The total was million mURon H 91 per cent more than the 1256 million in 1955 1955 and and covered industrial developments spread Utah's four tour corners area are In the south to Box Dox Elder County on 00 the north from County on the east to Tooele County Inthe in inthe the west Biggest Projects The largest project was the 14 14 million nitrogen products and anhydrous anhydrous anhydrous an an- hydrous ammonia plant built by United States Steel at its it's Colum Colum- bla- bla Geneva bia-Geneva Division works work north of Provo At Moab an 85 86 million uranium mill sprang up during the year and another big uranium mill was started at Mexican Hat lIat Hatin In n San Juan County A Marquardt Aircraft Co plant plant first first phase in ina a 15 15 million development was development was built at Ogden and at Tremonton Thiokol Chemical Co started a U 3 2 million works Home building slipped 18 per percent percent percent cent under the impact ef of tightened tighten tighten- ed financing and Increased material mat mal erial and labor costs costa Utah built new dwellings in 1956 compared compared com com- pared with lu In 1955 No Signs of ot Slackening Blackening Mr Harline said 1957 construe construe- 1 tion could top the 1956 high The Industrial boom shows no signs of slackening The Southern Pacific Railroad will spend an estimated 49 49 million in four years to complete complete com com- its new causeway across the Great Salt Lake Mar Marquardt Aircraft Aircraft Air Air- craft at Ogden Thiokol Chemical in Box Dox Elder County and Sperry Sperry- Hand Rand Corp at Salt Lake City all newcomers last year ear already are programming extensive expansion of ot their Utah Installations he said sold The new interstate federal highway highway high high- way program and the Upper Colorado Colorado Colo Cola rado River Storage Project will wUl bring Utah federal feder feder- al at spending in new construction he said |
