Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-09-22 | Page 9 | Eccles Heads Utah Unit of Six Companies

HE HEADS DS 1 T H UNIT Of I COMPANIES den F Financier and Industrialist Indus Indus- list New President Wattis' Wattis Wati Wattis' Wattis Wat- Wat i Successor I. I i O ADEN DEN Sept 22 22 Mariner Mariner S S. S MM awas was was elected eJected president of ot the Construction 1 company at a reon reon re- re on meet meet- meet w 0 of the rite board A a t Mars rs called to select elect t ofU officers i ac- ac W. W x I I pa nt of the death eath t S Spa president tC t. t Its s b H H. Wattis y I isa fie tte company any t Corn Corn- Com f Ine v. v r. r the O g over dam Mr of its is 15 Also ako p prest pres pres- cs tt t 4 t of the First corpora corpora- o 0 t I Earn oa system stem E. E Earths fatUs was elected man of the ia i ij j Ii h. S. S Corey ne and y oral manager d Herman Way le and l r. r I rr E. E G G. Bennett s tee flee president and M. M S. S Eccles I rural l manager of ot the First Firs Firste e unity corporation Paul Wath Wat- Wat I h and ind Allan ChrIstensen were eJected to fill vacancies on the board 0 directors These with the follow follow- ton following ow- ow i ing now constitute the board oard E E. O. O wattis George Bowman Bo a H. B B. Por- Por Eccle Eccles H. H J. J Lawler Lazier and Mr fir Cey Mr Sir Bennett was elected to tofie tot t fie bowd to suc succeed eed William H H. Wat Wat- BL tx the meeting E E. O O. Wat- Wat fr c who has been vice ice president ate of at ofie ie e company and associated with his trotter brother W. W H. H Wattis in m the active feeding of its affairs since said he felt that because of years and health concHis concH condi- is it would be to the best Inter- Inter si tJ of the company to place the theire theor ire or active phases of oC its operations 3 a the hands of j younger men As of ot the board he heill will ill serve 11 f supervisory and consult- consult af at capacity H will also remain as a vice pres- pres and director of the Six Compa- Compa is e Inc Ine which the Utah Construe Construe- sa ica company heads for tor the purpose i f constructing the Hoover dam la is Mr Eccles and Mr Corey i WatUs said I feel that the com com- lay sy WIn 11 have direction and man man- of the highest order Its af- af ars will be In Co good ad hands and its dress will wUl continue to be bo steady Mr Lawler who will be in charge Ube Uhe company's San Francisco oft of- of t tt Has been associated with the tho ua for more than 30 years He Hea Heu a u aL ilso dO been chosen as one of the representatives on the thed theof ur d of directors of Six Companies Companie x L Mr Eccles the new president of s 4 Utah Construction company compan isal ise is isad ad e of al the youngest and most prom- prom t I bankers and nd business tJ itS tl In the west He was born in ojan Utah 41 years ago the son of 2 ea a Stoddard Eccles and the late ate vid id Eccles la Ia his youth he worked in his faiL fa- fa iL I. I hOrt northwest west lumber mills and from the Brigham Young tre fre at Logan He organized the tin Investment company and was wast 4 x of or the organizers of the First corporation system which 1 1 1 f operates 29 banks throughout the Intermountain Intermountain in- in region He Is also president of ot the Sego Milk Products company the Eccles I Hotel company and th the Stoddard Lumber company and is an officer and director of a number of other I Utah corporations