Show weber county man endorsed for governor I 1 AL aa aa 01 4 A W H wattis sir mr W II 11 wattis of ogden is now an all aggressive candidate foi the republican nomination for governor arid and his candidacy Is growing til iii favor bout the state ile he announced that he would be a candidate several weeks ago but started no active campaign until about ten days ago when republicans ot of weber county formed a wattis for governor Gov einor club and urged him to carry its his campal campaign n to every part of the state the forming of this club was the result of rc requests quests dom prominent party aiom various counties who know mr air wattis le as an all industrial leader and his exceptional ability as an executive there are few men ilien in the in tor mountain country whose expel expedience lence his has load lead them into so many fields of business activities as has the ex of 0 mr air lV wattis attis and his d diversified I 1 versi fied interests have proven uni firmly successful while at the same tune time being a big factor in the up building of the state of utah native of weber born in weber county he started as a soung niall man boiking by the day until he ae accumulated enough elou h money to enter construction work mork in a small way himself today ile he Is president and general manager of tile the utah construction company one of the largest concerns ot of the kind in I 1 the united states for several years rs his company has specialized in i major development in the west handling large railroad and reclamation projects in ili the western states and mexico mr air wattis is also a practical rancher and fanner his company compa iny owning large ranch and farm giop arties ca lies in ili utah idaho arid and nevada these T so lanches contain upwards of acres of deeded land and are stocked with head h ea d of cattle sheep and 2000 horses all of mr air wattis pio and investments are handled through his utah headquarters which is t clearing house for the entire business tribute by mckae sponsoring the meeting which urged him to become a candidate tor for the republican nomination for governor were such men as A P bigelow arid and fred al nye both of whom had been frequently mien cloned as possible gubernatorial candidates and apostle david 0 mckay who paid mr air wattis the following tribute 1 I respond cheerfully to the suggestion g that I 1 say something regarding the candidacy of mr air wat Us its it you would succeed in ili business nels you must study business if lou ou would succeed in politics you must blust study politics I 1 come as a friend of IV if wattis I 1 come as a loyal utahn I 1 do believe most sincerely that IV 11 II wattis 1 is the right man at the present time to occupy he ot of this r tate state there are tour four great factors lit li life I 1 fe the ability to see clearly the ability to imagine vividly the power tu to think independently and the power to will nobly we need a business man mail who has these qualifications ficat ions bir air wattis has these qualities ile he has the ability to see sec clearly to see the sage brush desert and then its declamation lecla mation we need a man of vision and a man wio has handled big things mr wattis fulfills that need lie ile his has proven that lie he can and does think independently ile he will take advice but will not take dictation ile he will be a governor of utah fair fail and just to all W 11 wattis deserves this nomination and this election for the baity loyalty that ho he has shown it if you secure his nomination well elect mill him and utah wll will have one of the best governors any state ever had outstanding executive in addition to his construction work and ranch activities mr air watus has taken an active interest in many many other lines and has always been prominently in the civic and official attalis affairs ot of ogden and the state or of utah lie ile is vice president and general manager of the utah idaho idalio sugar com company a director in th tile e alist national bank and first savings dank bank president of the board of trustees of thos D adte memorial hospital vice president and director of tile the superior rock hock springs coal company director ol 01 the united states chamber of commerce with headquarters at washington D C and vice president of the associated general contractors of america lie ile was also three times elected president of the weber club and ogden chamber of commerce during the accumulation of a all I 1 I 1 the lits his companies now control he was the directing head bean and manager if nominated a ad d elected governor of utah his fur fm executive ability and his broad ex experience prience will be at the of cie t ie state and his organization aie so ai ranged arranged and tha he can give his entire time to t business of the state it if the republicans of utah noih iriane W 11 II wattis for u the convention to be held in agov august 16 arid and elect him in I 1 ber tile the citizens of utah will r u sure a progressive business adrion based on the practical experience peri ence of a man wio wio has made himself a leider in busin sa fl fi 11 nance ance building and ranching paid adv |