Show UTAH ROCK T TIT th 1111 truth th in inI inthis inthis JT IT 1 not he be difficult to uncover unco I this dispute between the thc street paving contractors and them that furnish h the Utah rock asphalt for winch the rant contracts roots provide Their adverse claims dc- dc pend wholly upon conditions of fact susceptible of proof or disproof Either the promoters of the thc Utah material are lue furnishing ample mple supplies of the substance substance substance sub sub- stance or they ther arc aro not cither the paving pa contractors ire are ruining mining the material because they wish to discourage discourage dis dis- dis- dis COW courage gc its use or they nT are arc not doing so When the facts ha have e been developed doubtless the city government govern govern- mont ment will know what to do Contractors who pave pao Salt Lake streets no doubt understand that the taxpayers wish the Utah product employed if it is feasible Many logical reasons support support sup sup- port that attitude tude Primarily asphalt produced in Utah will be he loss less expensive and will vill effect a saving in inthe inthe intile the tile expense of street improvements a n. not inconsiderable able item in iii the tho cost of living Another impelling circumstance is the economic fact that money e ex expended for Utah asphalt remains in Utah and continues con con- to do Utah work That in itself insl inspires ires enthusiasm enthusiasm en on- for the use of the local product The proponents proponent of imported paving materials have ha I alleged that the Utah asphalt is not durable and that it cannot be furnished in sufficient quantities As to the form former r charge op opinions niong are aro not uniform as to the tho latter the thc contractors seem f to be establishing n its accuracy either because it is actually a fact or be- be cause they are ale manufacturing ning obstacles to throw in inthe inthe inthe the way None is so childlike and bland as to misunderstand misunderstand mis mis- understand the attitude of the contractors tho the country country country coun coun- try over They prefer to use California asphalt t and find that from other othor sources of supply for bu business reasons rca rea sons that nned no elaboration here The taxpayers would fould prefer that this matter be settled If Utah asphalt Is a n durable paving material and can be provided in quantities s such ch as Salt SnIt Lake exigencies demand then it should be used to tho the e ex exclusion elusion of everything thing else This is a propitious time timo timeto to erp expose se the tho truth once for all The people who pay fur for street paving will make the decision and ond they need all an the tho f facts ts that they may act with wisdom and justice |