Show O v OO I O William A. A Larkins Larkins' J I I ri 1 I s sr r r k T J The general contracting business was perhaps more seriously hampered by tho the war than any other one particular particular par par- line First the difficulty difficult an and eventually the Impossibility of or securing securIng In ing materials for tor structural l work almost al almost al- al most completely paralyzed the bull buildIng buildIng build build- Ing Industry Then came c me the thc rapid In Increase Increase In- In all of crease rease of ot wages age of mechanics which tended to make the cost of building almost prohibitive V. A A. Larkins general contractor of Fert building found that to be betho betho betho tho case and tho the large Jarge business which ho had enjoyed t since becoming es established established established es- es In Salt Lake ke City Cily In 1912 was t n as materially curtailed However Howe Mr dr Larkins was fortunate In to that hoAas ho was Aas enabled to continue although uner un- un leI ler er difficulties many many- Important contracts contracts con con- tracts already alread be begun un or planned I force lorce A lie He nas has managed to 10 Keep Y-ICV a v. v of ot from or men constantly employed and with tho the coming of or peace and tho the relief from tram abnormal conditions conditions con con- he hc finds rinds the business returning returning return return- Its time old-time volume ing Mr fr Larkins has been established In Salt Lake Lako City but seven se years ears coming hero here from Chicago o and San Francisco A thorough h master ster of ot the contracting business h he quickly made his presence felt fet In construction circles circles circles cir cir- cles an and found no lack Jack of or clientage The field of or his Op operations l has been varied ran ranging ing from large office buildings s to big mining pl plants such as the buildings s for the Utah Copper company com pan at both Arthur and Bingham the coarse ore crushing plant at Lark Lm-It for tor tho the Ohio Copper company compan and various various various vari vari- ous other othor structures In this line In Inthe Inthe Inthe the buildings and plants plant of ot this character character character char char- acter Mr tIr Larkins Js s recognized as a specialist Mr Ir Larkins quickly fell Into the civic and social activities of ot Salt L ko City and soon became widely and favorably fa favorably fa- fa known knot With the outbreak of ot tho the war he Immediately became active In all the work which the citizens citizen were called upon to do to aid In preparation and to meet the demands of ot the government nL He Hc was chosen chairman of ot the committee com com- of ot contractors in disposing of ot Liberty bonds and so effective was his work In that capacity that he wan wis I chosen for the tho same position In the Red Cross drive Personally Mr lr Larkins was a largo large purchaser of Libert Liberty bonds and War lr Savings stamps and a liberal subscriber er to all relief funds going oln to tho the ex extent extent ex- ex tent tont of his finances on er e every call Mr tr Larkins Is represented in th the social and business organizations of or orthe the Iho city Is a member of or the Country and Ct Commercial clubs and of the tho Elks club He lie Is an ardent devotee of ot golf rolf and finds rinds his greatest pleasure and chief recreation on the links Jinks Mr was married In 1915 to toan toan an in eastern girl Jirl an and resides at D. D First South street I |