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Show Voters of the First Congressional District Send to Congress DLQ0 AM J o 0"TQ "ITIhe M am WBio Do8s;Tlh5irags T- -T U ' , f - Utah-Idah- - V ' if Is Able, honest and fearless, William II. Wat Us will dUplajr m your representative in Congress the same marked abilities that hare made him "a striking suaceta as a business man and builder of great enterprises. lie is a native of Utah, born in Ontah. Weber county, August 15, 1859. Ills parents came to Utah in 1847 and 1850 with bands of Mormon pioneers, and went through with them all the bitter liardsltlps Incident to early settlement life. Born to poverty, Mr. Wattis began a man's work when still a boy, and a man's work he has done ever since. lie early took employment with construction gangs building the Union Pacific railroad, and there found his life's career. . With a genius for construction, for organizing and controlling men and for financing large enterprises, it was not many years before he headed a company of his own, the Utah Construction Company, which has become by far the largest ncern of its kind in the West. Thousands of miles of railroad track, belonging to the Union Pacific, Western Pacific, o Central, Denver & Rio Grande, Oregon Short Line, Salt Lake Route, and various other roads, have been built ' under his personal direction. With wonderful resourcefulness, Mr. Wrattls extended the activities of his company until they now include the construction of large irrigation projects, the reclamation of thousands of acres and the operation of great farming and ranching pro jMvties. Of vast importance has been this last named activity in furnishing the supply of meat expected from the West to meet the great food requirements necessitated by the war. Aside from direction of these vast enterprises, Mr. Wattis has figured prominently in the success of such concerns as the o Union Stockyards of .Ogden, the Sugar Company, the I Jon Coal Company, Wattis' Coal Company, Superior Kock o Central Railroad Utah Springs Coal Company, National Bank of Ogden, Ogden Portland Cement Company,' and the Everfresh Food. Company. He Is president of the Vineyard Land & Stock Company of Nevada, president of the tiem State Water Company of 'Idaho, and director of the Nevada Copper Belt Railroad Company. Although for years a large employer of men, Mr. Wattis has been singularly free from labor troubles. ' Ills plain ways, genial, kindly disposition, and absolutely fair business methods command the respect of all his associates from day laborers to bank presidents. Ills philanthropies have found expression in such institutions as the Thomas D. Dee Memorial Hospital of Ogden, of which he Is president, and of which he has been a trustee ever since it was taken over by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- - . f tv - ' , N A f v Utah-Idah- . ( Utah-Idah- I I ' i- " , n s - "j- ? ,s ' i - " Saints. He is a member of the Weber Club and Chamber of Commerce of Ogden, of which he was president for three successive terms. He is also an honorary member of the University i Club of Ogden. . Mr. Wattis is ardently patriotic. At the outbreak of the war, he placed the entire resources of the Utah Construction He has Company at the disposal of the War Department been prompt in all war fund activities and is a member of the State Liberty Loan Committee. Two members of bis family are In the military service. He is also intensely proud of his native state and has centered all his efforts in her development. He has never sought political honors and was given the nomination for Congress by unanimous vote of the Republican convention over his own protest. He keeiOy realizes, however, that here is another opportunity for serving Utah and her people, and he may be depended upon to give to their interests in the national legislature the same energy and ability he has shown in developing the resources of Utah. ... -day I A. .VA? . ! - k ,V ! v ' ' A f 1 - S " " , , v , s;lh - if& -- - jr j ? ' " - - - A Personal Word from Mr. Wattis To the Voters of the First Congressional District: This is the first time that my name has come before yon as a candidate for public office, but whatever you find in the record of my activities to merit approval, you may depend upon its manifestation in the interests of Utah' if you honor , me as a representative in Congress. If I am elected I see, as my first duty, the support of every a supmeasure that will speedily end the war with victory ' port that must be wholly above partisanship. And when the war Is over I shall expect to study closely all the great problems that are bound to arise during the reconstruction period and to apply to their solution with my utmost ability, the principles of sound statesmanship that are inherent in the Republican party.; I shall stand for the protection of American Industry cheap foreign competition, which means, of course, that I shall also work 'for the best interests of American labor. And I shall count myself fortunate if I am able to employ to the advantage of our state the experience I have gained In reclamation work and stock raising in the West, when measures affecting the agricultural and livestock interests of our section come up for consideration. , - - nst WILLIAM H. WATTIS Candidate for Congress First District A. E. BOWEN REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME' TERM I COURT OF UTAH A native of Utah and a resident of Logan. Worked his way through Brlgham Toung College and graduated with high honors. Law graduate of the University of Chicago; lectured on law in the Brlgham Young College; has wide general practice and prominent in big irrigation cases; was twice attorney for Cache county, elected once when all other members on ticket were defeated. J. E. FRICK REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME TERM) (COURT OF UTAH Resident of Salt Lake City and one of Utah's most distinguished Jurists. Has been member of the supreme court for twelve years and Is now Chief Justice. Was admitted to the bar in 1880, and his knowledge of law is conceded to be unexcelled in the West. He has established a reputation on the bench, not only for deep learning, but for a strict and fearless sense of Justice and impartiality. JAS. W. CHERRY- REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME TERM , COURT OF UTAH j law office Entered Mt. Utah. Resident of Pleasant, of his father. Judge Cherry, and has been at active years invUtah. He practice for the past twenty-fiv- e served as district attorney for the Seventh Judicial District from 1812 to 1916. Is at present chairman of the Sanpete County Council of Defense; a member of the Legal Advisory Board, and has a son at the front In his numerous civic activities, Mr. Cherry has proved himself to be able and courageous. REPUBLICANS OF UTAH, HERE ARE YOUR STANDARD BEARERS ! Put Your Vote and Your Hearty Support to Their Election by a Sweeping Republican Victory November 5th (PAID ADVERTISEMENT BY REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE, W. D. CANDLAND, CHAIRMAN.) ' ' |