Arizona republican., 1919-08-23
MIR. JEwETT's REPORT
By a Taxpayer

by the general public that the board of governors of the Water Users Association should be sincere in their demonstration to the feasibility of entering into the manufacture of cement for their as well serving a good purpose in supplying building material at the right price to the general public and our county. Abstracts of the report made by J. Y. Jewett have been published which only further serve to confuse public opinion. In connection 1with MT. Jewetts report, it is pertinent that know who Mir. Jewett is. If someone the following questions believe it is due the farmers of the val ley to have these questions answered buntly and honesty-when we take into consideration that the unanimous vote of two-thrds of the Council recom- mended the calling of election by board of gov ernors allowing the farmers interested to express themselves to their idea of the feasibility of the manufacture of cement for the construction of PTS miles of road all of which the great agricultural of Maricopa county There has been suspicion an underground current of opposition by certain at tache of the board of in spite of the apparent desire of the taxpayers save the freight on cement Some of the ex-members of the board of governors have been loud in their protest against the experi- ment giving reason other than Cement cannot be manufactured locally" others bluntly stating that there would any cement manufactured local ly for road construction. They seem to have made good to date and the report they received from Mr. Jewett would indicate that they made sure select ing expert who would furnish report their lik ing Let the objectors following questions that we may all know:
 Who recommended Mir. Jewett as a cement ex- pert? What branch of the cement business has he been recognized as an expert in? Has Mir Jewett installed plant for the cement? Has MT Jewett had charge of the manufacture of cement at any time? If so where? By whom has MT. Jewett been employed for the past ten years? What have been the duties assigned him by his ern- ployer? How did Nr. Jewett arrive at the cost of cement plant installed he outlines in his report? Where did he get his prices and how did he proceed to determine the cost of the cement plant? Did MT. Elliott take active part advising or determining the cost of the cement plant? Did MT Elliott make
 
 time he might consume in making investigation in regard to the machinery for the cement plant? Is Mir. Jewett expert on cement machinery? Will the attaches of the board of governors us something of the number of mills in today that arc not using the identical machinery that used at the Portland cement factory Phoenix? Was the Portland cement companys machinery antiquated upto-date when installed at the Roosevelt reservoir? How long have kins of greater length in use in the United States in the manufacture of cement, than installed at the Portland Cement companys plant Phoenix? What advantage has a longer kiln the seventy foot kiln which is the length of those at the Portland cement company's plant? Were there any longer klns in use ten than the seventyfoot kiln Identical with the klns the Portland Cement company's plant? How long time did it require to install the Portland Cement com pany's plant at Roosevelt reservoir from the time of purchase until the plant was in operation? Where did Mir. Jewett arrive at the authentic information that it would require from six to nine months to in stall cement plant any of the sites for cement material near Phoenix? Why does he condition all of his and practically the whole of his report on short time given him to reach an intelligent decision in regard to installing a plant? Tell who of attaches of of governors hurried MT Jewet through with his report to the extent that he prompted to incorporate in his report the fact that his time limit would permit of any further detailed investigation to material, machinery or installation of same? Tell why the attaches of the Water Users Association informed members of the Portland Cement company to unload their plant if they rofa cha hefor irafo pleted of the deposits or machinery Tell us how the attaches of the Water Users Association board Of governors expect to transport this cement ma chinery from the factory to the site that may be se- lected in locality It that it could be car ried in nine months burros from the most distant manufacturers of machinedy. Tell us why it would require months to Timber up their proposed machinery after it has been installed. What expert advised this in connection with MT. Jewett? Is it essential that the attaches of the Water Users As- sociation should have the latest style cement ma chinery?
 We can say for the highway commission that they have at no time assumed the position sales men for the Portland Cement company. They sub mtted the report of MT. E. Duryea and no doubt they ready to every question applied to Mir. Duryea that we asking and applying to MT. Jewett The expert secured by. the highway commits sion to give advice along the lines of manufacturing cement needs no introduction anyone except the attaches of the Water Users Association, as he is known throughout the United States being at the tOp III tne pTOOuctOn or cement ana the investigation of cement materials well machinery Mir. Duryea has installed cement plants and tell where he installed them. He has operated cement plants and produced cement with them. We tell where he operated and where the cement was used
 In view of these facts think it only fair to the public, MT. Duryea and the highway commission and the taxpayers of Marcopa county, that the att taehes of the Water Users Association purge them selves of any suspicion of the cement asso- ciaton influence which may be attached to them by the general public when the manner in which they have conducted their investiga- tion is known to all parties interested in the manufacture of cement. We do not wish to censure them without first giving them chance put them selves right.
 Assuming that MT. Jewetts report is correct there would be saving of $1.44 per barrel at his low estimate cost and s1.22 at his high esti- mate. This would show approximately million dollars gain the of cement for the pro- gram and would bear out the contention of the high way commission that it would pay to manufacture cement for the road program. If the cement plant should cost s6ooO0O installed, there would be a net gain of s40o00O besides the salvage the plant in the road program Assume that the plant would be completely out after making cement enough to build the roads-there would remain a net gain of s400,000 in the operation. It to that it would be rather difficult get expert to make report that will show big gain in the local ufacture of cement. .s.. tss.,ss ....tss {.