Show CANAL NEARLY COMPLETED western construction co successful canal is pronounced one of the best waterways in the west with the close ot of the present near ear the big canal north of richfield Kich field will be near completion this coes not mean that the biz big irrigation project which the state is 19 putting through is id nearly finished as there is 13 much of the enlarging of the existing cana canal to be done et and the contract for the retaining retain ng dam has not bet been awarded there are twenty miles of canal which has been andor construction for a number of months beginning at a about two riles r iles porth of richfield Eich field and extending beyond redmond this work was nas awarded to the western construction company a richfield concern which ha engaged in this class of construction for the sole purpose of keeping the monea mone accruing from such work nork in theland the hand s of sevier county men this is a laudable object and one worthy the best efforts of the people interested the contract will amount to about when ahen completed this money will be through the channels of tr tride de in enell each town and there N will ill be a mat marrial ma trial rial benefit from that source tre tie western construction company secured the contract and it immediately set about s souring curing sub contractors from joseph monroe elsinore Elsin richfield aurora salina and redmond came mei who tirca were anxious to join in the work of completing the big waterway there were approximately men and teams engaged in the work and the western construction company has paid the workers vior kers emery eiery month as the work progressed in III letting the sub contracts a class of men was selected who were capable and honest in their work and as a result of such selection there has never been a moments friction between the contractors and the engineers in charge odwith the men employed at the different stations along the canal the state engineer in his last trip was as very well sati sned witti the canal and he be pronounced it tho the best waterway in the west that is a high recommendation but engineer tanner has seen all there is to see of canals in the west and he knows NN whereof hereof he speaks this is a high meed of praise for the western construction compin the subcontractors sub contractors and the workmen and it is ir most gratifying to all who have hane any part in the work the class of material which has beer been encountered has been vastly different from the estimate which was nas first made the formation along the canal in the vicinity of cedar ridge and willow creek proved to be made up for the most part of boulders bou arid and there has been much cement encountered count ercil this cement and hard pan is more prevalent N west est of salina and redmon th thin n el elsewhere after the first plo plowing NNing is token taken off the hardpan arid and cement is huncove uncovered red and the only effectual effect uil means of dig disposing posing of tins tills is by the use of pon powder der cement on head bead gates is now under anay ay and this work nork will amount to about or the cement and concrete mixer which the western construction company purchased is well vell adapted foi the vork and a better class of nork than would be turned out by hand with nith a big force of men the western construction company is compo composed ged of men who are active in this community its personnel contains the names of men nho iho are identified with nith every movement for the advancement of r county morten jensan is president A G young vice president J M lair lai r itzen iten secretary and treasurer R D young arid and john ross directors the idea of a construction company in this community with power enough and financial ability enough to enter upon large contracts and handle big propositions had been a pet theme of R D young for years he had considerable sid erable experience in handling of men and controlling cont roling and managing roana mana girg large proportions he saw where thre thi re was a leak in the financial reservoirs of this community and he advocated the securing of big contracts and working the men of the home county and thereby keep all the money from big contracts right at home he had noticed that concerns securing big contracts took more than half of the money away from the place where the work was done when the idea of a state irrigation project was first launched here he made it a point to talk big contract ros to his associates and he finally convinced them that the seeming of one big contract much enuch to a community like this the com adny nas lias formed and they went after the canal contract and secured it only home borne county men have been employed land and the money from the canal nere to 10 enrich the people with the experience thus gained the opening of bids for the big retaining dam was next watched the company pany made a bid the state land board and other contractors laughed the company to scorn it appeared that the bid was out of all proportion it was higher than the next highest bid everybody who thought of the matter at all thought that the western company was waa contract mad the land board A government expert was secured and he visited the site he pronounced the bid the only competent and rei reasonable bid submitted the company was vindicated the manager mi nager R D young and his assistant john ross understand their business the company is now a fixture and wherever there is work to be had which requires a big concern to handle I 1 t the western will be there to se secure cu its ts share |