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fl:1 unday, April 11, 1948 Mines and Markets Two Airlines To Merge Upkeep Units Maintenance and overhaul functions of Challenger Airlines Co., now performed in Salt Lake City, will be consolidated with those of Monarch Air Lines at Denver April 15, Donald A . Duff, Challenger president, announced Saturday. The move, he said, follows recommendations of the congressional aviation policy board that the highest degree of consolidation, in the interest of saving operation expense, be exercised by air carriers. Consolidation of maintenance at Denver will affect approximately 40 employes, some of whom, it is expected. will be absorbed into Monarch's maintenance organization, he said. Operation in S . L. ~ard Okehs ~w Bank tilding Plan JTH SALT LAKE. April 10 ectors of the recently formed , State bank Saturday 11pj prelimin11ry plans for a ,o building to be constructed LO S. State. : k W . Winburn, Salt Lake eel. h a s been contracted to re building specifications for nterprise. according to Rob.. Fitts. bank president. A has been obtained on land iet Jong, with 91-foot front,n both Main and State. · new building will cover apnately 2500 square feet. Mr. .1rn said, and he constructed an eye to future expansion , modern "drive-in" type of single-story design. thP. bank ~ature a large , ·a ult and sevleposit boxes in addition to lier cages. Size of the lobby bly will b.e 16x28 square feet. inal plans Riso will include xecutive offices and a con- Realtors Assert S. L. Free Of True Slmn Conditions Ry HEBER HART Salt Lake City is singularly free of extensive slum conditions, although a numb_e r of substandard areas exist, agree realtors, planners and builders. Many of the nation's older communities were permitted to grow without guidance or · control, explained a contractor, but in Salt Lake City the streets were laid out "foursquare" when the pioneers arrived and the c ity thus r eceived practic al though primitive aspects of zoning. As a result of the large blocks, however, much of the standard housing now existent grew up in the interior of the bloc ks on small, unforeseen streets and alleys. · J\!alformed Io ts, inadequate streets. tenement conditions and similar marks of true slums are n onex istent in the c ity. Thougn squalor exists in certain rundown districts, adequate sunlight and playgrounds provide the differe n ce between slums and mere substandard conditions. Eve n the most inadequate housing in Salt Lake City has surroundings that lift it from the slum class, said one realtor. He emphasized, though, the danger of complacent thinking along the Imes of housing and advanced the thought the city should adopt and enforce ordinances setting up minimum requireJl1,,.ents. . Among the requirements should be areas free of rodents, with flush toilets in all dwellings, piped water and nonleaking roofs. Such a program was presented the city during the war, but pressure of the housing situation then dictated inadvisability of en for c em en t since it would deprive rriany of shelter. Challenger will con tinue ,to maintain its opnation headquarters at Salt Lake City, although the executive and accounting offices, closely allied with maintenance. v.;11 be transferred to Denver. Challenger and Monarch previously consolidated sales departn1ents in an earlier Pconomy move, he said. Mr. Duff stressed the fac t that the two consolidations in no manner reflect a merger of the companies. Each company, he said, hlls its own corporate identity and financial interests. The air line's president said Challenger will continue ta base aircraft overnight in Salt Lake City, which is one of three · terminal points for the company's four-state operations. The line serves 16 communities in Utah Colorado, Wyoming and Montana: Real Estate Sales Denver and Billings are the other The second consecutive "milterminal points. lion dollar week" this year in Airport Tickf't Offire Challenger will maintain it~ ticket and r eservation office at' the airport. Plans also have been completed for Challenger and Monarch to establish a joint city ticket office in the Hotel Utah, he said. Mr. Duff said Challenger deeply appreciates the cooperation extended his company by Salt _L ake City, the chamber of commerce and the new airport council. He pointed out that Monarch has been operating longer than Challenger and consequently has de,·cloped more extensive shops and facilities to sen·e as a nucleus for the consolidated maintenance opera lion . 'Important Air CPnll'r' ·e room . The airlin·e exPcutive said Chal)ring on the building PxlP•ill be either asphalt tile or Jengrr is sincere in its belief that Salt Lake City is one of the most :zo. im p o rtant air Cf'nlPrs of the na. r irrn ''F'Ar thAt rr~~nn .'' h P ~aid . IN CORPORATIONS \'tat.antch blotur · Salee, Inc .• Salt Lake City, capitalized al $50 000 $7500 subscribed, to 1ell motor' ve'. Salt Lake county real estate salea was recorded for the period ended Friday, announced Richard F. Harding, executive vice president, Salt Lake real estate board. Recorded by the board's multiple listing bureau were 97 sales totaling $1,019,400, largest sale being a $46,500 apartment house. Other sales Included nine vacant lots, one farm and 86 private dwell!ngs. New Variety Store A hardware and variety store soon will be opened at 1682 E. 17th South by Ray Watrous. Construction work ill contracted by E. L. Webb. Shriners Hospital Excavation work, provided the weatherman cooperates, will he completed In & week for the Shrlnen children's hoepltal, Virginia -st. and 11th .ave. Contract for construction of foundations likely wlll be let. a.a 110on a,, excavation work 111 flnl!lhed and work on the remainder ten~ tatlvely 111 11eheduled to start la early summer. 1 Metal Fabricatioll A 1300-square-foot office building for Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. is scheduled for completion· about April 19 at 550 W. 17th South. Olsen Construction Co. ill building the one-story structure. Offices o! the firm will be moved from Walker bank bldg. Fabricating plant of the firm is scheduled for completion about May 1 with production to start about June 1. Temporarily S~elved Plans of B . F. Goodrich Co. to build five super warehouses over the country, one of thein in Salt Lake City, have been shelve·d due · to high building costs, Salt Lake officials have been Informed. It was understood no new construc·tlon would be undertaken' by the firm this year. Drive-In Bank A modern drive-in bank at 21°22 Washington blvd., Ogden, soon will be bullt by George A. Whitmeyer. & Sons, contractors for Flrat Se. . Architect hicl~s. Officers and value or stock assl11ned are: Chester William Edmonds, president, Salt Lake City, S2900; Charles S. Buck, vice pre dent, Montrose, Cal., Sl490, a d Charles L. Stockdale, secretar·y--+~ - --.:r.;;==-~r.lf t rPasurer. Salt Lake City, $2990. ~~sb:_c rlbed 1tock represented by Despite the better aupply, pricea of many . building materials .con- • Bird II. Ev•n•. Inc.. Salt Lake City, •:apltallzed al Sl0,000, $200() tlnue to climb, points out Factory subscnbed, to buy and seJl equipManagement and Maintenance ment or .all clafi'ses. Ottlcer1 and magazine. During 1947, construcstork va1up asal2ned are: A. B. tion costs in general increased· Paulson. presldenJ , $1700: Elzy J. Bird. vice president. SlOO; Eva w. 18fc; at the end o! the year, the Paul~on, ,:erretary-treasurer, none; department of commerce comStanl•y C. Evans $100 and C w Wilkins. $100. ail Salt Lake City' posite lndex ·waa , 206.5,;more than twice the 1939 figure. · . · Sub,icrlbed stoc k represented by or cn,h. D,ayJa County .l \,lotor and J!:qulpm~nt (;o., L A~' lon. capitalized at .,c,0,000. $24.000 subscribed, to deal In hu,·i n'-?' Rnrl sPlllng ,n1 tnmnhlJ,.111