The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-26
SALE Of PROJECT
COMES NEXT MONTH
No Definite Information as to
Who Will Bid the Con-
Germ In.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
OGDEN. Feb 25.-ln verificaton OF a
report received from Idaho. Judge II. II,
Henderson. attorney for the Corey
Brothers Construction company, has con-
flrmed the announcements that the re-
oeiver's sale of the Sig Lost river irriGa-
ton project will not be held until March
H. On the request OF Attorney Hender-
son. the sale was postponed for twenty
eight days from the former sale date,
This information was contained in
letter written by John r. Henderson, at
torney for the receiver TO the Arco Ad-
vertiscr, a newspaper In Arco, Idaho.
also declared that the Utah Construction
company of this city would bid In the
project, but this is not definite. accord
ing TO Warren Wattis. general superin-
tendent of the company.
In the absence of w. III. Watts, presi-
dent of the company, the general super
intendent was questioned regarding the
possibility of the Utah Construction com
pany taking over the project. He said
that a postponenent of the receivers
sale had been requested pending an in
Testigation. but that no definite decision
had been reached. The engineers OF the
company are now engaged In investigat-
ing the title TO the property and the
physical work required to complete the
'If the Utah Construction company
becomes identified with the Big Lost
river project, il will not be on Il COM
peutive basis with the Corey company,
said MI. Wattls this evening. The two
companies have a thorough understand
Ing and have worked together too long
to enter into competition. 1t is pos
sible that our company will undertake
the remainder OF the construction work
for others who would bid In the property
when the sale Is held
In the name Of Warren Corey. the
Corey Brothers Construction company,
the concern which performed the initial
work on The project, holds lien on the
property. The announcements OF Mr..
are contained in the following letter:
The Utah Construction company.
r through w. II, Watts, president, Will
bid the project in. This is sure.
Mr.. Clinton. the receiver, had made
a all of the arrangements to con-
Monday, AT the last moment word
was received from the Utah Con-
struction company asking for post
ponement, as there were some de-
tails that they wished TO look into.
After a conference with one Of
their attorneys. the attorney advised
q was granted. Today The receiver was
advised that Mr.. Watts wanted only
q tan-day postponement and greatly
sc deprecated the additional delay.
6 Haley. II will not be possible TO
p change the date as has been set.
The above ma med company is going
ahead on the assumption that II
VIII receive the hearty cooperate
of all the settlers and / am sure
that 1t will. Abundant capital is be-
= hind this company and 1t Will make
e the project take its place in the
: ranks Of the very best, as IL should
he. because it is considered one of
the best In the state of Idaho.
The Utah Construction company of
flcial. who denied certain parts OF the
above letter. said that a definite de-
cision in the matter would not be rea ched
until the return of W, II. Watts, the
president.