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Show CONSTRUCTION CO. BUSYJVITH PUNS Purchases Equipment for Road Work, to Commence in the ' Near Future. i The officers of the Iron County Con-, struction Company have been busy for . several days past deciding upon the purchase of various articles of equip-' ment and supplies required in carrying carry-ing out their road building program for the present season. Presoident Day of the Company and Director II. J. Doolittle of Lund have been in Cedar City in conference with local directors, nnd with representatives of vnrious companies dealing in machinery machine-ry used in road construction J Tho most expensive nnd important purchase thus far made is a 7-h. p. Holt caterpillar tractor. Two medium sized graders, plows, scrapers, fres-nos, fres-nos, trailers for tho tractor, etc., make up the equipment ordered. There has been a lot of figure work to do, also, in nranging for the subcontracting sub-contracting of a considerable portion of the work. While teams are scarce and many qf the men are busy with their farm work just now, it is not anticipated that there will be serious difficulty in getting the required labor to keep the work moving satisfactorily. Of course tho tractor and trailers is expected ex-pected to take care of tho most of the heavy hauling. It is expected that the work will begin within a very few "weeks at mdst. |