The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-09-22
Stone and Webster Activities.


1t is always pleasing when learn of the
terprise continued prosperity and general advance
ment of friends. So it is a pleasure the friends
generally throughout this state of the Stone and
Webster company, which and operates the
street lines in Jacksonville, Tampa Pensa-
cola, to learn of the big business it is putting
Contracts for construction a the of
nearly s1.ooooOO week for aggregate of about
$40, oO0, 900 have been taken by Stone Webster
since April 1.
In addition the firm has interest in other
construction contracts aggregating upwards
of s1o,oooooo, and has been asked to investigate
and submit proposals projects fast taking form
that will call for expenditures of s25.ooo,o 600
more. New business is steadily developing.
These contracts for construction actually placed
being considered reflect large of
public utility industrial and other development
that is being undertaken in United States Cam
ada and foreign countries. American money, man
ufactured products and man-power will be required
carry through the enterprises
Business interests are preparing large
domestic and foreign trade says George O. Null
field, in general charge of Stone & Websters
struction and engineering business. Business men
the world over are becoming and conf
dent an era of unusual trade activity is OPEN
ing; they backing their judgment in this
spect with investments that will enable
help it along and to share in the ensuing
perity'
stone & Webster contracts taken since April
represent work be done in sixteen states
United States and Canada Of the $50, 000, 900
will be invested in electric light power about
$4,000 in Industrial development and the balance
in miscellaneous enterprises
Among the important American contracts
is with Great Western Power Company, call
ing for erection of 10000 X. w. hydro-electric
plant in California, involving expenditure of
from 100000 s5.ooo0Oo: with Hartford Electric
Company, for erection Hartford Conn, of a
100000 steam power plant; with the United
States Rubber Company for erection of $1,000 900
factory building for subsidiary company at In
darapolis Ind, and with Whitman Com
pany. of Chicago. for the erection a $1,000 600
machine tool factory building that city.
THE U1en Engineering Company. jointly owned
has recently taken large contracts for municipal
work in South America
! Japanese interests have asked Store ( Webster
j to undertake hydro-e1e development in the
| Orient that will involve about SIS oto 9oo. The
/ firm is also figuring a mammoth dock develop
ment at Mediterranean port that will require an
outlay of from s1o.ooo.ooO to s12,ooo,ooo It's en-
gineers will soon TO Greece to investigate big
hydro electric project In the vicinity of Salonili
that will cost upwards of IS. 100000.
In the course of the past years Stone &
Webster have done construction work that cost
over s5oo.ooo.ooO Regardless Of great business
in past years, the firm believes time
it's history has the business outlook been prom
Using at at present and that projects presenting
themselves but fraction of those certain TO
tionai conditions assured..-Tampa Tribune