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Show THE WATTIS CONSTRUCTION CO. U With a mechanical equipment and plant which H is one of the largest in this section of the coun- M try the L. R. Wattis company has gained an en- H viable reputation in the construction field. The H company was originally incorporated in Oregon in M 1909 as a railroad construction company and for M five years devoted its efforts to handling large M contracts in Oregon, Idaho, California and Ne- vada. Two years ago the company moved its gen- M oral offices to this city because of the unusual M opportunities which L. H. Wattis, the president of M the company believed to exist in this territory. M Following its re-incorporation under the laws M of Utah the company began a campaign of big M work in this state. Contracts were also taken for JM big work in adjoining states. M Among the bigger contracts which the com- M pany has completed in Utah may be mentioned M iMy work on the Utah railroad, a detour line of the kmt ' Denver & Rio Grande; the construction of the H railroad, tramway and tipple yardH for the Stand- Hj( ard Coal company; the tipple yards at Panther for H , the Castle Gate Coal company; the same char- IBj j acter of construction for the Cameron Coal com- H If pany; the railroad and tipple yards for the Car- i I bon Fuel company and four miles of grading and i it construction for the Union Pacific Railroad on the I I ' new cut-off east of Ogden. ' ff , ! While the company is to all intents and pur- I poses a railroad construction company, it does not I; wholly confine its activities to that field. About V a year ago it became associated with the Christ- M ensen Construction company in a sub-contract B . for the Utah Construction company in excavating ( 1 i a and levelling work of the state capltol grounds. I j Other work of equal magnitude is now being com- ; j! " , pleted in other sections of the state and the early ,H j faith of Mr. Wattis and his associates in this com- ij ' munity is being rapidly realized. ) I The plant of the company is especially note- f ' ' worthy for the up-to-date character of its equip- I ment as well as for tlie size of the organization X ; , I , itself. No contract is too big for the company $ fj ' and nothing too difficult for rapid execution. In j&j 'li, t addition to its complete equipment for railroad H ' tih construction the company is the owner of a com- H l pleto outfit of automobile trucks, heavy wagons Eg j q and teams for ore hauling and freighting. A very y ! I considerable amount of this work is being done S i I 'in this section owing to the opening of new ore- K ifP bodies and the Wattis organization is outfitted t. '! l to give prompt attention to prospective patrons (i'l J I of its facilities. & 'i I' The organization of the company comprises m 4 L. R. Wattis as president and general manager; pi' M. C. Myers as vice-president and W. W. Taylor Ww as secretary. H i Mr. Wattis is one of the most progressive resi- Wfit dents of the state and is a staunch advocate of mitt ' civic improvements. A stockholder in many in- Ify'l dustries he takes a keen interest in furthering PfElf tlie Browtl1 of enterprises that are for the good BtIEM of the city and state. |