| Show bids for monticello mill it cost about million and half high bid of for the surplus vanadium oxide plant at monticello including 75 acres of land 17 buildings and production machinery and equipment monday was submitted by vanadium corporation of america new york city the wartime war time lessee of the plant known as no surplus property number the area was bid on by two interests no bids being submitted on the townsite area entered an alternative ibid bid ol of 46 for equipment alone only other bidder was blue mountain post no 26 american legion who tid bid 1500 for one bu alding which it proposed to use for a recreation hall bids will be forwarded to the real property review board of war assets administration washington DC for consideration A decision on sale of the property will be forthcoming in 10 days to two weeks according to WAA offers were announced by col D E squier salt lake regional gio al director of WAA following opening of bids monday said to have been the most modern vanadium oxide plant in the world the monticello mill was built in 1943 by the metals reserve company a wartime war time US agency a ency at a c cost as t reportedly in excess of a million 0 and a half dollars the mill was operated by under a lease from the government |
