The Beginning of an Era UTAH CONSTRUCTION/ UTAH INTERNATIONAL 2007 Symposium The Beginning of an Era UTAH CONSTRUCTION/ UTAH INTERNATIONAL 2007 Symposium October 18,2007 "Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." ~ President Theodore Roosevelt, 1903 Three years before the 26th president of the United States spoke those words, Thomas D. Dee, David Eccles, and brothers Edmund O., William H., and Warren L. Wattis were poised to do great things. Just eight days after the turn of the century, these five entrepreneurs founded the Utah Construction Company. It was an opportunity seized. It was their chance to "work hard at work worth doing." It was the beginning of an era. 2007 UTAH INTERNATIONAL CENTER FELLOWS Dr. Thomas Alexander, Dr. Stan Layton,John Sillito and Dr. Becky Johns 2006 UTAH INTERNATIONAL CENTER FELLOWS Dr. Susan Matt and Dr. Stephen Francis In October 1999, the late Edmund Wattis Littlefield and Broken Hill Proprietary, Ltd. donated the Utah Construction/Utah International Collection to the Stewart Library Special Collections. The company archives contain more than 300 boxes of minutes, financial records, correspondence, scrapbooks and project reports, and more than half a million photographs. In These Pictures: 1. Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico; La Quemada to Tepic, Mexico; 1923-28 2.O'Shaughnessy Dam; Tuolumne River in Northern California, Hetch Hetchy Valley; 1921-24 3. Hoover (Boulder) Dam; Colorado River in Arizona, California and Nevada; 1931-36 4. Southern Pacific Railroad; Alturas, California to Klamath Falls, Oregon; 1927 5. Southern Pacific Railroad; Black Butte, California to Oakridge, Oregon; 1926 6. East Canyon Dam; East Canyon River in Morgan, Utah; 1916 7.American Falls Dam; Snake River, Idaho; 1925-1927 8.Denver and Rio Grande Railroad; Soldier Summit, Utah; 1913-15 9. Western Pacific Railroad; Northern California Extension (Keddie to Bieber); 1930-31 10.Deadwood Dam; Deadwood River in Cascade, Idaho; 1929-31 11. Southern Pacific Railroad between Calva and Peridot, Arizona; 1928 12. Western Pacific Railroad; Feather River Canyon Route (Oroville, California to Salt Lake City, Utah); 1906-10 Visit library.weber.edu/ucc for more information on the symposium or the collection. Thursday, Oct. 18,2007 CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST & EXHIBIT 9 a.m. "Utah and the Western Pacific Railroad" Presented by WSU visual arts students, this photographic exhibit retraces historical points of interest along the Western Pacific Railroad, specifically in the Feather River Gorge area. The continental breakfast and the presentations will be held in the Hetzel-Hoellein Room, located in the Stewart Library Special Collections area. The photographic exhibit will be displayed throughout the library. PRESENTATIONS BY THE 2007 UTAH INTERNATIONAL CENTER FELLOWS: 10 a.m. "David Eccles and the Origins of the Utah Construction Company" Dr. Thomas Alexander, Lemuel Hardison Redd Jr. Professor of Western American History Emeritus, Department of History, BYU 11:15 a.m. "The Wattis Brothers: Spanning Distances, Spanning Eras" Dr. Stan Layton, Visiting Instructor, Department of History, WSU 2 p.m. "Thomas D. Dee: Founder, Builder, Public Servant" John Sillito, Professor and Curator of Special Collections, WSU INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH IN THE UTAH CONSTRUCTION COLLECTION 3-4 p.m. Library staff will be available in the Thomas D. Dee Reading Room to assist symposium attendees with their research in the Utah Construction/Utah International Collection. The reading room is located in the Special Collections area of the library. The Beginning of an Era UTAH CONSTRUCTION/ UTAH INTERNATIONAL 2007 Symposium The Beginning of an Era UTAH CONSTRUCTION/ UTAH INTERNATIONAL 2007 Symposium Luncheon& Family Dinner YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US FOR TWO SPECIAL EVENTS. October 18,2007 LUNCHEON 12:30 p.m. John and Telitha E. Lindquist Alumni Center, Weber State University FAMILY DINNER 6 p.m. Ogden Country Club Please join us for cocktails, dinner and a special program. The Beginning of an Era UTAH CONSTRUCTION/UTAH INTERNATIONAL 2007 Symposium October 18.2007 LUNCHEON & FAMILY DINNER ? I/We will attend both the luncheon and dinner. ? I/We will only attend the ? luncheon or the ? dinner. ? I/We will be unable to attend. Name _ Spouse or guest _ No. of vegetarian meals _ Your telephone number Please return by Friday, October 5, or reply to Car la Price at cprice@weber.edu or 801-626-7628. BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST-CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO 118 OGDEN UT POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE ATTN: DEVELOPMENT OFFICE - 4018 WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY OGDEN UT 84403 - 9983 NO POSTAGE NECESSARY IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES