Show WILLIAM WiLLIA MIff H IS IDEAL MAN TO SEND SEEND TO CONGRESS william 11 II wattis is known all over the west as a the man who ho does things and he will do big things for utah and for the he west the same as he has been dome doing for many years if he is sent to congress by the voters 0 of f the fir first 5 t district this is the statement of A B apperson in the news advocate of fice flee yesterday mr apperson has been closely associate with mr air wattis through the connection of their lines of work and their friendship dates to early manhood both beth are well known in corbon nod and emery counties where mi ali apperson was I 1 largely responsible fur for tho the building of the utah railway and waa was a large factor in the development of the united states fuel company and where mr wattle wattis through bis his organization lz iza tion the utah construction Cons ruction corn com pany built the utah railway and has done a large amount of other railroad construction work mr wattle la is also known through bis his connection with the wattle wattis coal cost company which is rapidly becoming a larger factor in the local field feld mr apperson was accompanied to carbon and emery counties by L R wattis general manager of the wattle wattis coal company and R P manly general super 1 they have been given assurance by the voters every where tl alt t the fitness of william H wattle for a seat in the lower house of oon gresa gress is unquestioned and that he is an ideal man to end send to Wu washington hington from this of tho the state la lu further of the qualifications of mr wattis mr apperson said the parents of mr wattis came to utah with the pioneers about 1850 the son was born in 1850 1859 in weber county and when a mere boy began begin his work of assisting to develop the resources of utah in which he has become such large factor hardly had he attained manhood when be he began teaming for grading on the union pacific by bard hard labor labar persist anew and detral organizing ability he boon soon launt launched lau nihed led into railroad construe construction con alon work for himself and in 1000 he organized the utah construction company this concern has been under his constant manag ment ever since and has his been an lnor in octant tant factor in the develop ment of the great west hia is company under bis his personal direction built the western Pac pacific ifiL large portions of the union pacific and southern Paci pacific nuT numerous nerous branch lines of the oregon short line and denver and rio grande and ally the entire line of the salt lake and loa los angeles in later beis A the company has at 1 co built a number iq of irrigation irris atlon systems and improved large areas of farm land in ln western states which required the building of reservoirs and ditches to successfully develop an immense lm mene famine farming and stock growing business bu the work of mr wattis has been entirely CB devoted to the active development and operation oper atlon rf rl productive enter arises in line with this policy he has been intimately associated with the organization and operation of a number of the leading J industries of utah in his various enterprises mr wattis has been a large employer of labor and it is significant that ho he has been singularly free from labor troubles those who work for mr wattis those who work wor with him and f trobo for whom be he has worked esteem 4 S him for his generous fair and aware tm mothes he inspires the confidence of men and has clearly demonstrated hie his ability and efficiency clency as a leader I 1 although entirely through hie ibis own j effort ahe she has bu achieved an unusual j success I 1 h a business way he h Is hauet justa a t plain democratic citizen without frills trills of any kind laboring men 4 who know him ana who bare have worked f 1 v i for him are now working earne earnestly stIf H for his election i in politics mr watles baa has always on go pato baj 4 D I 1 WiLLIAR H WATTIS continued from pae 1 been a an but lias bas never sought office he lie was the unanimous choice of the congressional convention and was nominated over bis his protest but since he found that such a large percentage of the people popl wanted him to take up the duties of congressman he yielded and if elected will arrange his personals person pers omil Alj affairs so aa as to five give his entire time to the duties of bis As congressman he will bring brin to bear in the affairs of the nation the same energy vigor foresight and good sound judgment that he has used in ibe conduct of his business enterprises mr wattis his h Ls loyally supported the government in his this crisis and immedi itly following upon the declaration of war with germany as president of utah construction company anil and with the full ap of his assoc aiex he tendered to the united states government on any basis which it might desire and on it its own terms for war purposes all the property po perty of his organization LatiOn including its camp and construction equipment a as 4 well aa as its horses cattle and sheep two members of hia family are in active military bervice ind hn hj has been prompt anil and prominent in all war activities and is 19 a member of the state liberty loin lon coming aiom old pioneer stock throughout gout bis his career the sympathies and interests of mr wattis have ben be n bound up with the welfare of the people of utah ami and he lie h bia always ways by woid and deed decu defended and worked for the benefit of this state and her elti citizens zens and he is eminently worthy of the high trust and honor boner for which h ho has been nominated by the republican Kc publican party |