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Show I Weber County Man Endorsed for Governor I ( -" ":f W H. WATTIS Mr. W. H. Wattis, of Ogden, is now an aggressive candidate for the Re-1 publican nomination for governor, and his candidacy is growing in favor throughout the state. He announced that he would be a candidate several , weeks ago, but started no active campaign cam-paign until about ten days ago, when 250 Republicans of Weber county formed a "Wattis For Governor" club and urged him to carry his campaign to every part of the state. The forming form-ing of this club was the result of requests from prominent party leaders lead-ers from various counties who know Mr. Wattis' reputation as an indus- j trial leader, and his exceptional abil ity as an executive. ' There are few . men in the Inter-! Inter-! mountain country-whose experience; had lead them into so many fields of business activities as lias the experi-i experi-i ence of Mr. Wattis, and his diversified diversi-fied interests have proven uniformly successful, while at the same time , being a big factor in the upbuilding of the State of Utah. Native of Weber Born in Weber county, he started as a young man working by the day un-1 til he accumulated enough money to enter construction work in a small I way himself. Today he is president and general manager of the Utah Construction company, one of the largest concerns of the kind in the United States. For several years his company has specialized in major development de-velopment work in the west, handling large railroad and reclamation projects proj-ects in the western states and Mexico. Mex-ico. Mr. Wattis is also a practical rancher and farmer his company owning own-ing large ranch and farm properties in Utah, Idaho and Nevada. These ranches contain upwards of 300,000 acres of deeded land and are stocked with 200,000 head of cattle, 42,000 sheep and 2000 horses. ! All of Mr. Wattis' properties and investments are handled through his Utah headquarters, which is a clear-ing clear-ing house for the entire business. j Tribute , to McKay i Sponsoring the meeting which urged him to become a candidate for the Republican nomination for govrenor were such men as A. P. Bigelow and Fred M. Nye, both of whom had been frequently mentioned as possible gu-' bernatorial candidates, and Apostle David O. McKay, who paid Mr. Wattis the-following tribute: . j "I respond cheerfully to the sugges-; tion that I say something regarding, the candidacy of Mr. Wattis. If you would succees in business, you must study business; if you would succees in politics, you must study politics. I ( come as a friend of W. H. Wattis, Ij came as a loyal Utahn. . I do believe most sincerely that W. H. Wattis is the right man at the present time to occupy the governorship of this state. "There are four great factors in life: The ability to see clearly, the ability to imagine vividly, the power to think independently, and the power to will nobly. We need a business j man who has these qualifications. Mr. j Wattis has these qualities. He has j the ability to see clearly, to see the; sage brush desert and then its recla- j mation. We need a man of vision and i a man who has handled big - things. ! Mr. Wattis fulfills that need. He has proven that he can and does think in-1 dependently. He will take advice, 1 but will not take dictation. He will be a governor of Utah, fair and just to all. "W. H. Wattis deserves this nomination, nom-ination, and this election for the party loyalty that he has shown. If you , secure his nomination, we'll elect him, j and Utah will have one of the best, governors any state ever had." j Outstanding Executive j In addition to his construction work i and ranch activities, Mr. Wattis has taken an active interest in many other lines, and has always been prominently prominent-ly in the civic and political affairs of Ogden and the state of Utah. He is vice-president and general manager of the Utah Idaho Sugar company, a director of the First National Bank and First Savings Bank, President of Board of Trustees of Thos. D. Dee Memorial hospital, vice-president and director of the Superior Rock Springs Coal company, director of the United States chamber of commerce, with headquarters at Washington, D. C, and vice-president of the Associated General Contractors of America. He was also three times elected president of the Weber Club and Ogden Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce. During the accumulation of all the properties his companies now control, con-trol, he was the directing head and manager. If nominated and elected governor of Utah, his fine executive ability and his broad experience will be at the service of the state, and his organizations are so arranged and officered that he can give his entire time to the business of the state. I If the' Republicans of Utah nominate nomin-ate W. H. Wattis for governor at the i convention to be held in Ogden August Aug-ust 16, and elect him in November the citizens of Utah will be assured a progressive business administration based on the practical experience of a man who has made himself a leader in business, finance, building and ranchings. |