Show LACK OF supplies SUPPLIES DELAYS construction there has been much criticism of the delay in construction of the federal building the fact is that orders for the roughing in plumbing material placed as soon as the contract was signed have failed of delivery and this material must be in place before the foundation walls can be commenced the contractor and the government inspector have done all that could possibly be done to secure this material but there Is a scarcity from coast to coast the big government cantonments canton ments for the housing of the drafted army army is cleaning the supply houses of every kind of material the government is erecting sixteen towns each to house troops this winter during their training for foreign service the matter with the federal building construction |