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Show 1 1 UTAH CONSTRUCTION HAS 1 ' EXTENSIVE INTERESTS IN t VAST WESTERN TERRITORY If Ogden Corporation's Business Throughout Many States Is Vital Factor in Upbuilding; Immense Ranch ill Nevada With Other Properties Proper-ties in Utah and Idaho; Vast 1 Works Under Way , "dy Tremendous In Its si" with busl- nesa Interests extending Into the var- I J luUB v ' V I li - " ' be ' I'll I eLru il most Important corporation! Phi Sfc duiri' . thai in bpoii or ' H -,!' l k Irrigation system building io the -. a- f ershlp and operation ol - :" ak orld'a greatest vine- i yard property In N HsV Tin.- mammoth proportlona ol this Hr I'Kd-ii LH ' recently shown In a financial report issued In connection with a bond - aue. tho balance sheet showing the KH total assets oi the con il i" be near- 9 ly nine million dollar, the net worth M to be oxer six and a half millions, j M I only re.entb the eo.np.uu dec ..rod a KM dlVlden.i -I a .,,.ail.-r .no on .lollars. I 1 UIGE S 1KDS in "'" 9 '' Not only are the genera ottlc or mm the Utah construction company locut- d in ogden. but also iii. vjrj; JJ 9 repair shops and yards of the CO - fl j aifon. These are on PaOltlO W M 1 near Thirtieth slreel. along the "' g gon Short Lane railroad tracks and tfl 1 runnlnK back to the Weber rhw. The t- y ihopl emploj a Large numb t I m n 4 i for tb. tTJ -he yai loui oonsti u I Ion loi - I The local - a .... tM nanelal l .,., ' ' i ii "' gS I rled on through Ogden. Si f Land holdings oi the Ltah Conatruc- 3 ! . lo mi 1 9 m1' acres ore In Ltah. "i.H'U "' ,d,,r,u and 196.(00 acres In Neva 1 1 r W property ..n ' 1 "rn LLaaaal are agnenlt ut a I and bottcm lands 1 - mmm mg along atroams, 19,41 J IcMf.w BmmZ HUaarenoa undei irrigation and loo.- EK ooo aoree are grazing ami pasture mmmm lontl- Primary- water rights appttrteh HKS ant to tho land are owned t the com- t U oany. I BTOBAOS 1U1SF-R OUW. fcH Included In the rompanj ranch .le- V velopment work haa been the con- IH etructlon. at a cost of approximately Hl $21 1,000, of two storage reservoirs, E with a combined capacity of 18.500 EH aero feel, which hold back the flood Bl waters and provide for their orderly distribution during the irrigation sea- H son. and for a moie complete Utlllsa- H Hon of the water supply An Import BH ant feature In connection with the H company's land and water holdings Is H that they arc located in such manner ' H ... .1 .i rg, sections of both V summer and winter range. This en- El ables the moving of flocks and herds H from the summer to the winter graz- H sary to incur any Kre.it expense for EH feeding sheep during the winter sea- H In developing the property, the CH management has constantly endeavor-ed, endeavor-ed, with uniform success, lo follow IH a consistent general plan, calculated H to bring about efficient and icunoml- H cal operation. fl In addition to the land owned In EH fee. the company leases from the Cen- 1 tral Pacific Hallway company 36.- 294.94 acres of adjacent range l i. j H comprising each alternate section within the railroad limit In the ranch H boundaries. Through tho agency of EH its land and water ownersrlp. tho BEH company has access for livestock rait.- H lng purposes to an approximate total 1 of 2,000.000 acres. EKDS Oh LIVESTOCK. mmmj At the present time there are about j ' 2S.000 head of cattb and 21 1 BH of sheep on the range, all of which are WmW In excellent condition and provided IH with ample range and ample feeding m -'acllltlcs cosy of upprouch from that 1 range. The property described In the B mortgage nnd deed Is served by the Oregon Short Line Railroad on the north nnd the Southern and Western Pacific railroads on tho south. The j Company also owns extensive feeding yurua near Twin rails. Idaho Its i tanchlng business is administered from a Held ofllOC at Moatello. Nov., under the general direction of the principal pfilcu at gden. L'tuh All improvements, buildings, fences, und the like are in good repair and are adequate for me successful operation ol the property Included In the recent appraisement report! b Ifr. C B. Knight, former I ili.ni of tin agricultural college of tho University ot Nevada, and Mr. rJ 1 Fleming In charge or the government ; cp rimehtal at itlon at the University ,of Nevada, la mis statement Adequate w.i-ei riK'i'ti iro held b the company for the successful opera- i 1 1 m of all land ami the general as- poct of the property, as an operating' unit, together with Us excellent present pres-ent organization provides for the suc-ceSSXul suc-ceSSXul operation of the ranch. We are especlully pleased with the general Improvement Im-provement of the property and the condition of the ilvestock." 1 1 1 it I us IKE PROMISE I Tho financial leaders who are offl- ' cere and directors of the L'lah Construction Con-struction company, are nil Interested I In i Igden development and are affil-lated affil-lated not "niy with this Ogden company com-pany nut with others as well. The' Idling me i - i liat lit Ihn . . f 1 1,-.,. r onri directors, together With a mention of their more important duties outside its manaffsmsnt; W. H. Wattla. presidont. director ! and general manager, director and , general manager Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., .Salt lakc City, Utah, president Union Stock Vards, Ogden, Utah, dl-1 rector ogden-Portland Cement company, com-pany, IgdSn, I tah. B, O. Wattls, vlce-in esldent and dl- ' rector. Director Utah Kapid Transit OOmpany, Kden. Utah, director Lion Coal company, ogden, Utah. M. s. browning, vice-president and director; vice president ana manager J. If, & M. 8. Hrownlng company, Ok-den, Ok-den, Utah; president Utah-Idaho ('en- ! tral Railroad companj, ogden. Utah, director Consolidated Wagon & Machine Ma-chine company, Salt Lrfike City, Utah Warren L, Wattls. secretary-treasurer and director; managing vlce-, vlce-, n Ident Utah National bank, ouden Utah. .Manlner S. Ecclea. director, presl-dsnl presl-dsnl I'irst National bank and ogden Savings bank, Ogden. Utah, president Utah Condensed Milk company, Logan, Lo-gan, Utah. K. B Porter, director, president 'gden Iron Works, ogden, Utah, lce-president lce-president und director Klrat National bank, ogden. Utah. Koyal Ecclea. director, secretary and treasurer Utah-Idaho Central Railroad ompany( I 'gden, Utah. Joseph Scowcroft, director. president presi-dent and general manager John Scow - I "it Ji Sons company. Osden. Utah, president Lion Coal companv, Ogden Utah. A. H. Chrlstensen. ilirector; president presi-dent Uaggs Livestock company. Salt Lake City. Utah; director Superior Rock Springs Coal company, ogden Utah. L. 8. Corey, assistant secretary ajid assistant treasuror. Although the Nevada ranch property prop-erty Is tho chief holding of the company com-pany Its construction bu.sJncss has been the most notablo of its Industrial Indus-trial lines. At present It Is building Hi" Kreat lletch Hetchy project, for San Francisco's water supply in California Cali-fornia and during the pat year has carried through several notable railroad rail-road building contracts In western states. Besides It Is operating the Ulg Lost river Irrigation project In Idaho, for which canals and other Irrigation works. Including reservoirs, were built several years ago. |