Show u Li C GETS BIG S P P CONTRACT Between Two and Three Thre Three Millions Reported Involved The Utah Construction comp ny I IThe was awarded one of the largest contract in recent years Saturday Satur- Satur I day according to Warren L Wattis who ho was Informed of theaward the 8 asard ard by a II telephone message from San Francisco The TIme contract consists of borIng of about t two tao 0 mile miles of tunnel tot fOI the Southern rn Pacific company be- be be between teen tween lew and Summit Cal Cal- CalIfornia Cal California near time tIle summit of ot the Sierra Nevada Neada mountains mountaIn Mr Ir Watt Wattis Is laid uld this thle long tunnel and the he work now under construction in connection with It would make about seven miles of ot new line for forthe forthe forthe the Southern Pacific and would e the road eliminating a number of cur cur es sheds and sharp grades The c 1 work ork has been under con con- consideration con consideration for long time and some preliminary work on the project has bas beeR done by other com corn companies panic A short time ago E 0 Wattis aWs and W I H Wattis went sent to San San Francisco and conferred with the superintendent and the con con- con construction construction engineers regarding the proposed work Bid Bids were ere called for on March March- 5 S and among I halt half a 1 other companies the Utah Construction company was the contract R it Is reported that tha t the olves In between two tso million and three three- million dollars nn |