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Show THE UTAH IMPLEMENT -VE. HICLE COMPANY. To Expand Capital Stock and Increase In-crease Official Force. The Utah Implement-Vehicle Company Com-pany arc out with the announcement that they arc to increase their capital stock from $100,000.00 to $350,000.00. Arrangements have been made whereby where-by they consolidate with the Burton Implement Company of Ogdcn, and it is their announced policy to establish es-tablish several branch houses in a number of the more prominent towns of Utah and Idaho. The expansion of this large and flourishing business has made it advisable ad-visable to increase the official force as well, and with this end in view Mr. Jos. F. Burton will become manager man-ager and head of the sales department. depart-ment. Mr. Burton enjoys a very extensive ex-tensive acquaintance throughout the inter-mountain country, and in selecting select-ing him for this important position the Board of Directors has made no mistake. His extensive experience with the Salt Lake Hardware Company, Com-pany, as buyer for the Consolidated Implement Company, and as manager for some years of the Burton Implement Imple-ment Company of Ogdcn, gives him an experience that will admirably fit him for the responsibilities for his navv position. It is also announced that Mr. A. J. Colt, who cannc (o Salt Lake City about one year ago, taking charge of the business when it was very 'badly involved, and who has been so -eminently successful in establishing the business on a firm foundation, wil' continue his duties as secretary and treasurer. While Mr. Colt is not so well known to the people of the state, yet his success of the past year is sufficient assurance of his ability. Among his friends he is generally recognized as a strong, capable busi ncss man. He will devote all of his lime to the financial management of the business. On the Board of Directorate arc found the names of men who have n high standing in the business life of Utah, and the farmers of the state will have no hesitancy in dealing with men of this standing. The Board of Directors consist of W. S. McCor nick, M. S. Browning, David Ecclcs, John Q. Critchlow, and A. B. Irvine. The officials arc, W. S. McComick. president; Mv S, Browning, vice-president vice-president r A. J. Colt, secretary and treasurer; ,T. F Eiurton, manager; II. S. Ilutchings, assistant manager. The success of the new concern with such -a, strong array of business men at the ljiclm is already assured. |