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Show The L. R. Wattb Construction Co. The L. R. W'attis Construction Company, though one of the older construction companies of the intermountaiu country, is new to the state of Utah. It formerly was an Oregon company, but in 1914 reincorporated in the state of Utah. It is a close; corporation, corpora-tion, of which L. R. Watt is is president and general manager, and TV. W. Taylor secretary, and its field of operations extends all over the west. During the past, year the company com-pany has been very active, having hav-ing '-(instructed a considerable luilea:." of new railroad track. Anions its activities uia.y be mentioned the const iiiction of something over four miles of railroad track for the Union Pacific Railroad company, east of Ogdeu, Utah, which contra"!, con-tra"!, ha only recently been r: on 1 1 jJ -: i o i i. Tin; com i 'any lias also built, two miles of railroad rail-road from the. liio Grande main line to the Carbon Goal "Mining; I company "s ;.i oimd in Carbon count, v. and has also const UKled the lipple yards for the same compimy. While the Watt is Conf ' ruction Company is lo all intents and purposes a railroad const rnd ion company, it does not wholly ',,, line its activities to that class of work. During the past summer sum-mer the company suppli"d about forty teams which were encaged in hanlimr ore from the Cardiff "line in Bite Got ton wood canyon. This v.ork. how ever, has been dis'-onl inued, and il is an open Oi.'s:!"!! as 1'i whether If will '..o -cs'imofl in the spiiuir. No work of a eons' rud ion character is under way this win-Icr. win-Icr. with the exception of tin: work which it now has under way on the grounds of the state capitol, in connection with the Christensen Construction Company, Com-pany, working under a- sub-contract with the Utah Construction company. According to the management of the company, there is apt to be a great amount of railroad and other construction work for the company's plant duriug the coming season. No contracts have as yet been signed up, but there. i every reason to believe that, the company will have a. very busy year, and that 193 6 will be. a banner year in the history of the corporation. Secretary Taylor of the company, com-pany, speaking of the possibilities possibili-ties of the neve year, said that from all indications thore will lie a great revival of railroad construction in Utah and other near-by states during lDlfi, and Mi at, his company is making every ev-ery preparation to be. able to enter en-ter the field as soon as the work : materializes. Mr. Taylor refrained from pointing to any specific work along tins line that, is likely to be undertaken, but stated that from all he can hear it will be considerable, and that his company com-pany would be. in on any thai. Mould show up. The plant of the L. R. Wattis ( 'onslruction Company is line of the larger plants of its kind in this part of the country, and is constantly kept up to date. The. winter will be spent by the management man-agement in placing the plant, in the best possible condition. The company's livestock is a credit, to any corporation. No finer or better kept teams can be found in any part of the country. The greatest care js being taken or the stock (luring the winter and it and the plant, in general will be in prime condition for any contract that, may come in 1 he company's "ay during lIMij. |