The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-05-22
Second Largest Deal Ever
Made by Commonwealth,
Government or Corpora
ton Consun1rnated at Sac
ranento by the Advisory
Board of Engineering
1,5OO, 900 BARRELS
WILL BE BOUGHT
Old Mission Portland Com
pany Wins Order Which
Places It in Position to
Fight So Called Trust
Price to Be Paid Is the
Lowest Ever Recorded
Especial Dispatch to The calp

Especial Dispatch to The Cal1
SACRAMENTO. May 21-The state
of California arranged today to enter
into the second largest cement con-
tract ever made by any state, govern
ment. corporation or institution in the
world
incidentally the state saves $1,000
900 on a s3.45o.ooo contract and makes
possible the financing of company
which will fight the cement trust. The
advisory board of the state board of
engineering adopted unanimously this
afternoon resolution authorizing
State Engineer Mcclure to enter into
a contract with the Old Mission Port
land Cement company of San Fran
cisco and San Juan Bautista for the
purchase by the state of 100000 bar
rels OF cement during a period of 20
months at net price of s1.15 barrel.
The contract will provide for renewal
of the contract at the same terms.
The signing OF the contract will give
the state cement at the lowest price
ever obtained for state work, and will
mean the addition of another industry
to the commonwealth The contract
makes 1t possible for the Old Mission
Portland Cement company to finance
its affairs and thus become real com
cement to be bought by the state will
be used on all its work and highways.
MEANS GREAT SAVING
The lowest price ever paid by the
state heretofore for cement was s1.27.
obtained by Former Engineer E11ery.
but the average price paid has been
$3.50.
The Old Mission Portland Cement
company has a plant at San Juan
Bautista. with Offices in San Francisco.
J. c. Kemp Van Ee Of San Francisco
Is president. The company already
has invested $1.700.00o in plant and
property. but has had a hard time OBJ
tanning financial support because of
opposition of the cement companies
alleged to be in the trust
The Old Mission Portland Cement
company was the only concern of seven
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the proposal sent out by the state
board of engineers May 10. All others
refused to conform to the terms. The
company gives bond of $15o.ooo for
performance Of its contract
READY FOR OPERATION
It's plant is almost ready for opera
tion and will be completed by January
/, 1914 The contract calls for delivery
OF cement beginning on March /. 1914,
at a maximum of $4,000 barrels
month
Prior to letting the contract the state
board had state geo1ogists go over the
company's properties, and reports show
the company is able to deliver the
goods.
The awarding of the contract today
by the state board. consisting of Gov
ernor Johnson, Superintendent of Hos
pitals Hatch, State Engineer Mcclure.
President Of the Harbor Board Dwyer
and Highway Commissioners Blaney.
Towne and Darlington. is the result Of
an investigation which has been on for
several months. Acting under instruc-
tions of the board. Secretary A. H.
French has gathered data and collected
Information regarding cement COM
panies that resulted in the awarding of
the contract at saving to the state of
more than $1,ooo.o0O. If the contract
is renewed. it means saving of more
than s2.000,o0o.
New surveys for state highways were