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Show Steel worker cited for safety record Amasa Rowland was the recipient this week of a letter from J. G. McCall, president of Columbia-Geneva Steel, congratulating con-gratulating him on his long years of service and for his outstanding safety record. Mr. .Rowland retired last month after 39 years and three months with the steel company. He drove a team .of horses to turn over the first ground for the construction of Ironton, later helping to build a track to the Orem railroad to haul in material. He then went on a crane and helped dig basements base-ments for the plant buildings, and unload coal, pig-iron and ore. Mr. Rowland noted that the first crane locomotives had steam engines, but for the past several years have been deisel-electric deisel-electric propelled. Previous to working at Iron-ton, Iron-ton, Mr. Rowland was employed employ-ed with a construction firm, running an engine and helping to build a railroad from Sunny-side Sunny-side to Dragerton, which gave him experience for his lifetime life-time employment with the steel company. During the more than 39 years with the steel plant as a crane operator, he has not had a lost time accident. Mr. Rowland has not deci-cided deci-cided definitely what he will do with his spare time, but has 'managed to keep busy thus far. |