Show CAPITOL COMMISSION MEMBERS NOW FAVOR k USE SE OF UTAH UTA STONE J 1 Understood That at Meeting Meeting- 1 f Monday Local Granite Will Be Se Selected ed I t THERE HERE now remains little question 1 but Utah granite will bo used on the iho state capitol 01 now In course courso of or cree U tion m. m It was learned yesterday that I the tho majority of or tho members of ot the capitol commission had s swung ung over ocr 1 from rom their original Inal stand In favor of or ore eastern e stern granite and were now for tor the Utah stone The chango change to Utah stone la is said to toJ have havo J avo como with tho tiro appearance bo be f I fore tore tho the commission at Its last meeting meet meet- ring ing of ot a special committee of ot business businessmen businessmen men men urging the use use of Utah stone and sand declaring declaring- the combined forces here could coul handle the tho work It was understood yesterday ester a. a that tho the w commission would waste waMe no no time at I Its meeting Monday londa In giving ing final Inal decision In favor of ot gr granite nit Four Utah stone concerns drew drew up I a a a general statement to the tho public last night setting forth their position In Inthe Inthe I the matter of oC the use of or Utah stone for tor Interior and exterior of or the state capitol 1 is Tho last argument to bo be used t t r against s' s rea Utah d materials th C t t and t Utah 1 cons cons' con con- con I t h at ern U u s e s a ernes s 1 i no no one concern established In Utah can cani i furnish materials fast Cast enough to per- per 3 mft the completion of the capitOl with with- 1 In n the time specified In the contract j with the Stewart company After ACter baring hew bar J InS InS' spent weeks and months In vigorous vigor vigor- 1 fous ous competition with ono another mother we 1 are are now confronted with the rumor that we are too weak to do the work I required to be done one upon the lithe capitol t yet e w wo We e have seVerally given Riven to tho tha I commission and to other persons Inc interested in- in c almost dail dally daily assurances that r r the work ork could be done In time It Nit has been 11 also sold said that the work l to to ono one concern would not benefit other 1 concerns ln n order order that the advantages advant- advant ages ma may como come to all aU who are arc equipped tito t to un undertake substantial portions of S. S the work It has been su suggested that an organization be bo effected In to which tho equipment and machinery of all organizations be united into one core corI cor cor- I e This has recently been net nc- nc t so that now all of ot the I stone milling companies of It Utah are i prepared to work as aa a single organ organ- t upon th the new state capitol We submit that what Utah needs is not so much talk taU about home Industries Industries Indus Indus- tries but more real con conduct that looks t in that direction Can It bo be true that the tho citizens of oC this state will express disappointment In seeing tho the mills of ot tho alto undersigned companies busH busily turning turnIng turnIng turn- turn Ing out largo large blocks of or work and employing employing em em- largo large numbers of ot men because I It happens that the wage scale scalo hero Is Isa Isa a little higher than it is In the cast We rc cannot believe that an any ant loyal citi citizen zen would be so 80 short Big sighted 1 With our mutual operation co-operation ef effected effected erected er- er there can no longer be an any 1 I doubt even In the minds of ot tho the most skeptical about our ability to do the work required add as quickly as ss It Itcan can cau be done dono b by outside e firms We Wo shall demonstrate If It an opportunity Is aft gj forded that Utah materials are as 88 asK asgood K good If Jt not superior to any an- articles articles' i that may be bo Imported One course cours of ot conduct only onh l IB is consistent con- con fc f. stent with tho the widely p circulated bUl- bUl rJ j bo board rd and other advertisements which 1 nr are now current in tho the state of or Utah rare r with to homo home in industries nn and that In Ic that we make malte a a. strong trong pull and all together for the use of ot home labor and home borne material in a a. building which belongs to the public ourselves in We hold complete comple readiness to do out part with an ani i equipment valued at more mora than 2001 00 1 We Wc should like It un understood that we arc aro not working for Cor the into interests rests of or any anyone ono one individual or material but butare arc are prepared to turn furnish Ish an any stone that t the commission may decide upon r either elther granite sandstone limestone or marble Tho The statement Is la signed b by the Ashton Ash Ash- c ton Whyte com company pan th the thes Walter Stone George Curley Gurley urle s- s f company and And tho the Belmont Stone company |