| Title |
531_1971_Weston Bourret to Jose Louis Montemayor |
| Creator |
Utah Construction Company |
| Description |
In 1928, Utah Construction Company completed its first project outside of the United States with the 110 mile railroad for Southern Pacific of Mexico. Over the next 30 years, UCC continued to work on projects in Mexico including dams, roads, mining, and canals. The collection contains several booklets and correspondence along with approximately 500 photographs. |
| Subject |
Ferrocarril Sud Pacífico de Mexico--History; Mexico; Dams--Design and construction; Asphalt pavers--Mexico; Canals--Mexico; Sonora (Mexico : State); Chihuahua (Mexico : State); Sinaloa (Mexico : State); La Quemada (Mexico); Tepic (Mexico : Territory); Railroads--Design and construction |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Digital |
2010 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1923-1928; 1945-1958 |
| Item Size |
8.5 x 11 inch |
| Medium |
Correspondence |
| Item Description |
one page of typed correspondence |
| Spatial Coverage |
Mexico, http://sws.geonames.org/3996063, 23, -102 |
| Type |
Text |
| Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation |
https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/212 |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
| Source |
MS 100 Bx 93, 100, 101 Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
| OCR Text |
Show September 15, 1971 Ing. Jose Louis Montemayor Supte. De Producction Hylsa De Mexico, S. A. Xoxtla, Pue. Dear Jose: This is a personal note of appreciation to thank you for courtesies extended in visiting the Hylsa Steel Mill in Puebla. This is the first time that either Mr. Douglas or I have gone through a plant employing a direct reduction steel making process. It was my first for a sponge iron plant. It goes without saying that this visit, together with your briefing and description of economics has proved very helpful. Obviously, there is a growing need for such a plant, assuming of course the raw materials, including low cost natural gas, are readily available. We were first attracted to the HyL process through joining in a multi-client research study conducted by Battelle Institute. The papers on direct reduction contained in this report was written by Hal Lownie, Jr., who I believe you know. An excellent description of the process is provided in this Battelle study; in part from a paper presented in 1970 by Gearhart & Jackson before the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers. By coincidence I had a telephone call this morning from Mr. Ray Litton, an Engineer with Swindell-Dressler in Pittsburgh. Apparently Mr. Litton learned of our visit through your company. In any event he has agreed to send me a copy of a paper presented earlier this year on the HyL process, which of course I am looking forward to receiving. Hugh Douglas and I both thank you sincerely for a most pleasant day. I am looking forward to coming to Mexico again and seeing more of Puebla including historic sights. At that time I shall, of course, call you. Yours sincerely, Weston Bourret Vice President WB:co |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s68gf5v5 |
| Setname |
wsu_ucc_mp |
| ID |
58554 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s68gf5v5 |
