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Lawyer: Todd Stroger is real target in county contract case
BY NATASHA KORECKI Political Reporter/@natashakorecki March 25, 2013 7:36PM
Updated: April 27, 2013 6:34AM
Todd Stroger may be angling to head back into public service at a time when he could be heading into the federal fray.
A September federal trial for his longtime friend and top county aide Eugene Mullins promises to make Stroger the marquee name as the defense lawyer for his buddy said it's the former Cook County board president who the feds are really after.
Mullins' attorney, Brunell L. Donald-Kyei, said on Monday that Stroger would end up in the witness chair for the defense.
"We don't have a choice but to call Todd Stroger," Donald-Kyei told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Donald-Kyei maintains that federal prosecutors really had their sights on Stroger and asked her client to cooperate against the ousted board chief just weeks ago.
On Friday, Stroger told the Sun-Times he was lobbying committeemen to appoint him to the Cook County board to fill a vacancy left by Cook County Commissioner William Beavers. Beavers was convicted Thursday in a federal tax case.
Stroger has already provided an affidavit for the defense, which "essentially destroyed" the indictment, she claimed. In it, Stroger laid out Mullins' powers with the county as his chief media spokesman, and they did not include having authority over contracts, she said.
Federal authorities allege Mullins, Stroger's best friend since childhood, accepted thousands of dollars while still working for the county in exchange for steering government contracts to four men. In announcing the charges last year, officials said in a written statement that between January 2010 and January 2011, "Mullins allegedly used his county position to submit and cause others to submit false documents to the county to assist the four co-defendants in obtaining professional and managerial service contracts and payment from the county."
He's accused of taking $34,700 in exchange for improperly steering four county contracts for disaster relief, energy grants and census work.
Donald-Kyei characterized her client as a "casualty of war," saying when Mullins was arrested last year, investigators immediately asked whether Mullins had passed any kickbacks to Stroger. Mullins has denied any scheme.
Asked if she believed investigators were still interested in Stroger, Donald-Kyei said: "Is the sky blue?" She offered as evidence that in a meeting with prosecutors last month, "We were told if we had anything else we wanted to share, we were welcome to come to talk further. Who do you think they want to hear about?"
The U.S. Attorney's Office had no comment.
For his part, Stroger said he had no hand in wrongdoing, has not had any contact with authorities and did not have a criminal lawyer.
"Sometimes things happen — and I'm not the one to say guilty or innocent — but things happen in administrations, but I don't think that's a reflection on me," Stroger said of the charges against his friend. "That's nothing on me."
Asked if he could say that the investigation would not lead to him, Stroger said: "No, it certainly will not be. As a matter of fact, this has been going on for two years, I believe."
"Why hasn't the U.S. Attorney called Todd Stroger?" Mullins' lawyer said. "Why didn't they ask him what happened? Why? Because he's the target. They don't want the truth, they want his head, that's all."

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Another slow day in Winter
Paradise. Snowflakes aside, not much to
report here in Indy. We finished up the
league PR Meetings this morning, mostly concentrating on the explosion of
social media and how baseball can best integrate its communications efforts
with the Facebooks and Twitters of the world.
At noon, the annual Managers Luncheon was held at the Marriott, an event
solely held for the benefit of sports writers covering the Winter Meetings. There's a half-hour reception, followed by an
informal 90-minute lunch and Q&A session.
Each major league manager is placed at a round table and media join
in. Bob Geren hosted our A's media, Joe Stiglich of the Contra
Costa Times/Oakland Tribune, John Shea of
the San Francisco Chronicle and Tom Singer of MLB.com (filling
in for the departed Mychael Urban). I
had to chuckle a bit, however, when five Japanese media joined our table. Clearly, an unfounded rumor that the A's are
interested in a certain pinned-striped free agent from the Pacific
Rim had rattled a few cages.
What I have found over the years is this: if there are no real stories to report,
rumors start to surface with great regularity.
But no harm, no foul. Geren was
his usual gracious self, engaging in conversation with the Asian journalists,
asking them questions about professional baseball in Japan
and where they are stationed in the U.S.
About a dozen of the club PR
directors met with MLB President Bob DuPuy
yesterday afternoon. It's always good to
hear his perspective on things and also appreciate the fact he asks us for our
opinions. Offering a big-picture view,
he said he was very pleased with this past baseball season, particularly since
it started with less than ideal conditions.
There were the concerns associated with a sagging economy. Then the A-Rod revelations during spring training followed, along with the
early-season suspension of Manny Ramirez. But as those steroid-related stories began to
fade, baseball fans seemed to turn their attention away from that issue,
perhaps confident that baseball, indeed, was restoring its reputation through a
serious drug testing program that even penalized some of the superstars of the
game. Add the amazingly smooth launch of
MLB Network, a World Baseball Classic that drew more fans than the Winter
Olympics, President Obama's visit during the All-Star Game in St. Louis, and exciting playoff races, and
the sport gained tremendous momentum heading into the postseason. And that momentum continued throughout the
division and league championship series, thanks to good baseball and several
large markets represented, so it was no wonder TV ratings and public interest
were well above normal in 2009. While
it's hard for us A's fans to swallow, there's no question the vaunted Yankees
winning the World Series only added to the overall national interest of Major
League Baseball this year.
Final observations and notes from the Winter
Meetings: First, for those of you just dying for my restaurant
review of St. Elmo's Steakhouse, the legendary eatery in downtown Indianapolis, let me put
my food critic hat on. I would rate St.
Elmo's among the better steak houses I have ever eaten at, certainly comparable
to Bern's in Tampa,
Peter Luger's in Brooklyn, Morton's in Chicago
or Manny's in Minneapolis. I ordered the bone-in ribeye, which was truly
big league. It was recommended I also try their famous
shrimp cocktail, which was very good.
However, the horseradish in the cocktail sauce was almost nuclear.
I still wonder if it destroyed some of my nose membranes. Of course, the real fun at the Winter
Meetings is you are apt to run into other baseball people at such
restaurants. There was a contingent from
the Cardinals there. I had to give a
double-take when I saw Tony LaRussa
there. Tony is well known for his
vegetarian views, so a beef haven like St. Elmo's wasn't exactly the obvious
place I expected to see the Cardinal skipper.
When we returned to the hotel, the lobby was still buzzing. Ironically, most of the conversation was not
about trades or player rumors, but centered on Peter Gammons' surprise move from ESPN to the MLB Network, which
was announced yesterday. Of course,
we're thrilled to add the Hall of Fame writer to our network lineup. If you want to talk "ball," what could be
greater than a panel that includes Gammons, Bob Costas and Tom Verducci?
Billy Beane held his final session with the Bay Area
media this afternoon, moment before he was to catch a flight back to the Bay
Area. He acknowledged that he and David
Forst had had additional meetings and phone conversations with player agents,
mostly just kicking the tires to see which free agents might be available. But basically Billy reiterated his earlier
contention, that the Winter Meetings are good for setting perimeters and
gathering information, but player deals are much more likely to crystallize
once GMs return their offices. In other
words, my bone-in ribeye very well might have been the highlight of the
Meetings. But next time, I think I'll
pass on the shrimp cocktail.
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nice posts, thanks Bob for keeping us informed about the A's during the winter meetings


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The revised national hours of service regulation, expected to become effective July 1, would increase the amount of rest truck drivers would be required to take in many cases, said Steve Lohman, North American transportation manager for Chiquita Fresh North America, Charlotte, S.C.
Drivers who have put in 60 hours during seven consecutive days or 70 hours during eight consecutive days would be required to take off 34 consecutive hours before hitting the road again.
But those 34 hours now will have to include two periods between 1-5 a.m. — something that didn't used to be required.
If a driver finishes in the morning, the rest period could extend to as long as 51 hours before he could legally climb behind the wheel again.
But if the driver doesn't come off duty until the evening, the period could be as short as 34 hours.
In the case of Chiquita, Lohman said about 80% of the loads are picked up or delivered during the morning.
Lohman said he'd heard industry estimates the new rest provisions could extend overall trucking times by up to 10%. So he examined Chiquita Express' routes, which included 48,000 loads last year, and found the impact would be about 12.5%.
The impact most likely will be felt more by long-haul routes, where drivers routinely max out allowable time on the road, Lohman said.
Although it's too early to tell what impacts the revision will have, he said it could possibly cause freight rates to increase.
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This rule comes on top of existing driver shortages.
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Labor = ran by unions.
Unions = retards.
Ipso facto...
Labor = ran by unions.
Unions = retards.
Ipso facto...
Parmi | #1 draft pick | Jake King is **** | Big Bash League tipping champion of the universeCome and Paint Turtle
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"People make me happy.. not places.. people"
"When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." - Samuel Johnson
"Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself" - Tony Benn
#408. Sixty three not out forever.
Lol. I love the Murphy smilies.
Australia's economy began in 2007. Before this time there was mass unemployment, crippling debt, and our economy was an embarrassment.Low unemployment, low inflation, low rates, low debt, am efficient IR system which resolves disputes quickly, an economy the envy of the world,
Joyce rings Abbott tens minutes before the announcement, which was 3 hours after the Government knew.Joe Hockey admitting tonight the Coalition knew in advamce Qantas was going out and said nothing thereby stranding tens of thousands of people,
And the dispute was resolved despite the current IR laws, not because of them. Correlation doesn't equal causation (i.e. that the dispute was resolved doesn't mean it was because of the IR laws).
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As I understand it, Qantas CEO said he raised the possibility of a grounding with the Government himself several times before it took place. So the Hockey revelation is not really that significant. Good god, Labor's not blaming the Abbott Coalition for something else again! According to Labor, although they're not actually in Government, they are the cause of everything.
as i understand it we can't trust what any of them say
Indians can't bowl - Where has the rumour come from as I myself and many indian friends arwe competent fast bowlers ?
With the English bid I said: Let us be brief. If you give back the Falkland Islands, which belong to us, you will get my vote. They then became sad and left
Spikey's political commentary is as insightful as Jayasuriya's cricket commentary.
truth hurts doesn't it
Now let's have a look at this highway
Why should the government care what Qantas do? They aren't government-owned anymore....
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Darkness falls...despair abounds...evil reigns....
Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, have just saved the rebel state from destruction by the mighty forces of King Galbatorix, cruel ruler of the Empire. Now Eragon must travel to Ellesmera, land of the elves, for further training in the skills of the Dragon Rider: magic and swordsmanship. Soon he is on the journey of a lifetime, his eyes open to awe-inspiring new places and people, his days filled with fresh adventure. But chaos and betrayal plague him at every turn, and nothing is what it seems. Before long, Eragon doesn't know whom he can trust.
Meanwhile, his cousin Roran must fight a new battle, one that might put Eragon in even graver danger.
Will the king's dark hand strangle all resistance? Eragon may not escape with even his life.
©2005 Christopher Paolini (P)2005 Listening Library, a division of Random House, Inc.
"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one." - Jojen Reed. #ADanceWithDragons
"You see growth in the Author"
I found myself enjoying this title the more the title progressed. It was one of those books that tends to build so smoothly up to those points of sheer action. Also of specific note is the growth that one is able to witness in the general writing style of the author. The way Christopher Paolini seems to tackle certain issues in this book as opposed to book one (Eragon) also lent to the book being even more enjoyable than the previous.
Book 2 of the Inheritance Cycle is your typical mythical fantasy novel. I couldn't help but notice slight similarities with Star Wars regarding some of the twists that the story takes. That being said, I found the entire title put together very well. In this book you get a glimpse in the lives of the elves and see as Eragon himself grows into an impressive Dragon Rider. Another great addition to this story was Roran, Eragon's cousin, whose own struggles and quest becomes even more challenging and exciting than Eragon's it would seem. A number of new characters were introduced in this title and it would seem that no one from the previous novel was forgotten either, all reappearing in some form or another through the scope of the title.
The narration grew on me throughout this book. You sometimes forget that it is one person doing the narration even though there are so many distinct voices, tones and intonations in the title. The narration in this case only adds to the title here.
Truly an impressive listen all over. I look forward to listening to the third book in this series.
"Great Story"
Great story. A standard hero quest but very enjoyable to listen to and I found myself caring about the characters. It built well upon Eragon and I'm looking forward to the next book. I found myself admiring the narrator more and more as the book went on he did an excellent job. I think this is one story best heard, I agree with another reviewer this may have been a bit heavy reading, but being able to relax and enjoy the ride was perfect. Good job and definitely will finish out the series when it is done.
"Top 5 Frm Audible"
Absolutely enjoyed the book. Gerald's reading is the best of any Audible reader I've heard. Story detail is outstanding and has you looking for more. Not everyone will appreciate the author's effort in so fully developing a story; for these the abridged version is recommended. For those of you who are enthralled by dragons, dreams of 'what if', and the notion of Riders, this is the book for you.
"The female dragon's voice has a sex change"
I really enjoyed the Eragon audio book and was looking forward to Eldest.
The Eragon plot was good and the voices suited the characters including a female voice for the female dragon. In Eldest the same female dragon now has a rough male voice which ruined the audio book for me.
Eldest has an extremely complex plot and seemed to go on and on and on and on. My daughter enjoyed it but I could not finish it.
In summary Eragon was like the Hobbit, readable, concise with great character development. Eldest is more like the second book of the Lord of the Rings and I just lost patience with it.
"Almost 'Analgesia'"
As another reviewer noted, the middle of the book seems to be bloated with excessive details about Eragon's training with the elves. That part -- about eight hours that could have been reduced to two without losing anything necessary to the story -- reveals signs that the author has discovered his own importance and lost sight of the goal of storytelling. Fortunately the beginning and the end were good enough to bring this up to four start combined with the excellent narration. Hopefully the third book will show that the author has moved beyond using a thesaurus to impress the reader and that he says just what is needed to move the story forward.
The story is without a doubt, one of the best I've ever been exposed to. It is simple to follow, yet full of enough adventure to thrill any reader.
If the book doesn't keep your attention, the reader, Mr Doyle will keep you interested. His voice inflections, various voices, etc are the very best I've heard since becoming an Audible member.
Everyone with the remotest interest needs to download/ buy this book!
Richard Allen, RN
"Good Book"
As a mother of young children, I am always looking for books to listen to that are children friendly (no vulgarity, cussing, etc) yet interesting enough to hold my attention. The book does drag a little bit, but I don't mind really long books. I thoroughly enjoy the narrator and think that Paolini is doing a great job considering his age.
"Fabulous for all ages!"
The narration on this amazing book is excellent! I listened to this book while on an exercise bike, and increased to 1 hour a day because I wanted to hear what would happen next! It's a great listen for a long drive, as well.
I would recommend this to any fantasy/sci-fi fan for a great adventure.
The author doesn't talk down to the audience, and he has taken a character through a difficult changes with help from wise mentors and good friends. A good reminder for those of us on either side of that equation.
I am a "Life is Awesome! Strive to be Worthy of it." student of life kind of guy. Feeding on Chaos and Empowering the Good. Group Hug!
"Great Book! OMG!"
I would.
None to compare as of yet.
Gerand Doyle was amazing all the way through.
The Rasaak
For some reason they didn't save my first review of this book. I am sorry I didn't feel like typing it all over again. It was a good book and worth the money..
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Numlock activate at startup in login screen
It is very annoying that the numlock is not activated at startup in the login screen GDM, especially when using a password that contains numbers.
Make sure that the universe repository is enabled.
Execute the following commands in a terminal
sudo apt-get install numlockx
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Updated: January 8, 2013 10:43PM
A Merrillville weight-loss doctor and his wife will pay the federal government $5.2 million after the doctor pleaded guilty to illegally dispensing amphetamine-based drugs to patients at three weight-loss clinics, officials said. Both also pleaded guilty to tax evasion.
Dr. Rakesh Anand, 57, a licensed doctor in Illinois and Indiana; and Meena Anand, 53, officially entered guilty pleas this week before U.S. District Judge Joseph Van Bokkelen at the federal courthouse in Hammond, prosecutors said Tuesday.
The plea agreements were announced in December.
Anand and his wife owned and managed Doctors Weight Loss Clinics in Merrillville and in Tinley Park, Orland Park in Illinois, prosecutors said. Rakesh Anand, of Tinley Park, Ill., admitted he and Dr. Dinesh Saraiya bought and dispensed more than 4 million pills containing the controlled substances phendimetrazine or phentermine between January 2002 and February 2010, prosecutors said.
Both doctors dispensed the drugs as weight-loss medications without conducting physical exams, medical tests or reviewing patients' records, prosecutors said. They also did not determine if patients had made an effort to lose weight through diet and exercise, which is required before prescribing controlled substances for weight loss, according to prosecutors.
During the investigation, several undercover agents, including two with slight builds and body mass indexes below obesity levels, were able to buy controlled substances, prosecutors said.
Anand paid Saraiya based upon the number of patients he saw daily and the number of pills he dispensed, prosecutors said.
Saraiya, 75, also of Tinley Park, Ill., is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court in Chicago to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, prosecutors said. He is cooperating in the case.
As part of their guilty pleas, the Anands agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million in restitution, which includes failure to pay $745,872 in taxes on nearly $2 million in unreported income between 2005 and 2008, prosecutors said. They also agreed to forfeit more than $4.45 million seized during the investigation.
The couple are free on bond until their sentencing March 20. Rakesh Anand on Monday was placed on electronic monitoring, prosecutors said.
Rakesh Anand and Meena Anand face prison sentences of 4 years and 21/2 years, respectively.
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The closet and how the bathroom is situated in the master bedroom.
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The open floorplan of the dining room and living room.
The open floorplan of the kitchen and dining room.
The living room with two chairs, a coffee table, pullout sofa and a gas fireplace in the corner next to the second bedroom.
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High Low Sweater Dress
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With cold shoulder cutouts, perfect scoop neckline and a flirty hi-lo hemline, this bebe sweater dress is sure to revamp your winter style. Try it with a pair of studded heels and a crossbody bag for a quick day look.
- 80% rayon, 15% nylon, 5% spandex
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I wear this around the house as much as I wear it out, it's so comfortable and soft. Definitely a versatile dress.
My only complaint is some slight puckering along the side seams on the skirt.
July 31, 2013
A very versatile dress
I don't agree with the two other reviews about the dress fitting huge. I'm tall (5'8") & average frame (140lbs) & I bought a size medium. Yes, the dress could hang a little long on a petite frame but the actual cut is perfect. I've worn it over a very thin legging too & it's a very classy yet comfortable look as well. Because the knit is very thin it's better that the dress doesn't fit too tight if you're worried about bumps & bulges as the other reviewer stated. A versatile, simple dress that can be easily dressed up or down! Take advantage of the sale price!
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Runs a bit big
I consider myself a athletically thick girl 36DD-27-40 and the size small in this dress was falling off of me. I agree with the other reviewer when she states that it is a bit long and thin material. I had to pass on it. I really liked how it looked on the model though :(
April 25, 2013
Nice, but not for me
I ordered this dress in XS since that's my usual size. It fit ok, but it is a bit too long for my taste since I'm only 5'3". Also, the sweater material is a bit thin, so any body ripples will sort of show through. I don't ever wear slips & don't want to add another layer to this dress. I love the color, shoulder cut outs & overall style, but I'll have to take this back because of the other points.
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With sheer slash detail at 3/4 sleeves, chic scoop neckline and exposed nude lining, this bebe cocktail dress is sure to sculpt a seriously sexy look. Fabric has a lightweight stretch. Try it with a pair of well-heeled boots and a leather jacket.
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Ordered this dress with the idea of wearing it for nye. It's a nice dress but didn't have the va va voom I was looking for. It fits well and slims the body I'm a 32B, 5'1 and ordered an XS.
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Perfect For Its Purpose
Let's not deny anything lol, this dress isn't for a classy venue. It's a club dress, you wear it when you want to break necks and get attention. It is super tight and super short and sucks in whatever you want to hide. It has lng sleeves and a nude liner to make it appear like your skin is showing. Now, your arm skin does show but otherwise it's the liner. It gets warm though, so be warned if you sweat a lot. It rides up big time, so if you want to hide a little of your legs, try it on first! I absolutely LOVE this one, it is the only dress that gets more male attention then my ottoman shines. You can wear a bra with it too! I got the P/S and it fits even tighter then the Ottoman shine, very tight and thick stretch. I'm 5'4-5'5 125 39DD-26-39...highly recommend if you want a daring dress. If your a little shy, try it on first. This is probably my favorite 'in your face' i.e. 'club/sexy' dress....seriously ladies. You won't be disappointed
December 1, 2012
Sexy head turner!
If you're looking for a sexy, head turning dress, look no further! bebe does it again, making a perfectly fitted dress to any body type. Hugs your curves and I believe would look good on any woman, smaller or bigger. If you don't like attention or looks, this dress probably isn't for you! ;) Of course, you can always pair it with a cropped blazer and/or leggings if you prefer a bit more modesty!
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Sexy & Classy!
Here's a quick tip for those of you that are body cautious, body con dress with 3/4 sleeves slim you down once you put them on, and still look very sexy & classy!!! why you ask?, the 3/4 sleeve makes arms appear longer and thinner, and the texture from Bebe bodycons suck your body together, giving your body the look you need to feel 10lbs thinner! The sheer slash detail with exposed nude lining will give you that extra WOW factor on a night out with the girls or with that special someone!
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As summer starts to dwindle…it means it is legislative scorecard time! NFIB/NY's scorecard will be released within the next couple of days, but in the meantime, the Business Council and Unshackle Upstate have both released their respective scorecards within the last 24 hours.
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Take flights to Frankfurt for shiny skyscraper views, exclusive shopping and meaty feasts in apple wine taverns.
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Catch Frankfurt's glitzy skyline at its best from Eiserner Steg bridge. On the other side of the River Main, skyscrapers give way to the cobbled streets and half-timbered houses of the 16th-century Römerberg square.
Big designer names can be found at the Zeilgalerie and on Goethestrasse, right next to Frankfurt's grand Alte Opera. Buy an exclusive dress for your flights from Frankfurt – or simply join the chic set leisurely window shopping. Saturday's Flea Market offers quirkier finds.
The dimly lit taverns of quaint Sachsenhausen serve hearty Frankfurt fare like pork chops with sauerkraut or green herb sauce. To complete a Frankfurt holiday, try the sour, cider-like apple wine - Ebbelwei - served from large stone jugs.
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Some records fell in what turned out to be the only home meet of the year for the Galesburg Girls Swimming and Diving Team.
Robertson, Illinois State Rally Past Western Illinois
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Galesburg 35 – Quincy 28 OT
Stark County 32 – United 6
Princeville 41 – Mid-County 7
Rushville Industy 22 – West Prairie 6
Abingdon/Avon 50 – Elmwood/Brimfield 29
Mercer County 43 – West Central 8
Peoria Richwoods 14 – Alleman 2
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Rock Island 21 – Moline 20
Annawan-Wethersfield 61 – Ridgewood 6
Galesburg Silver Streaks Football vs Quincy Blue Devils
The GHS Silver Streaks fought hard to beat Quincy 35-28 Friday night. Galesburg never lead until the game went in to overtime, but they never gave up either. They kept tying it up every time Quincy answered back with their own TD's. Once in overtime, Galesburg scored off of their first play and lead for the first time 35-28. Possession then went to the Blue Devils and they fumbled on their first play and the Streaks quickly recovered thus ending the game and winning it for Galesburg. This makes the streaks eligible for the play-offs and this is the first time in 23 years that Galesburg got a piece of the conference championship. This as well as the new Van Dyke field being dedicated tonight makes this night an extremely special one. The Streaks will play again next Friday against Peoria Central.
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Edmund Littlefield and the Modernization of Utah Construction a commemorative lecture presented at the 2006 Utah Construction/ Utah International Symposium The Beginning of an Era by Susan J. Matt Wednesday, October 4, 2006 2 In 1960, in a speech to the New York Society of Security Analysts, Edmund W. Littlefield, the Executive Vice President and General Manager of Utah Construction and Mining Company, reflected on what he termed " the transition of the " 50s." He noted: Our company today stands in sharp contrast to what it was in 1949 when the headquarters staff of 41 was comfortably housed in the Crocker Bank Building, [ in San Francisco] serving some 150 reasonably satisfied stockholders, making a little better than $ 1,000,000 a year almost entirely out of the heavy construction business which has been the prime source of our livelihood for the preceding 50 years. Every one of our 8 private offices was still equipped with a spittoon which the old- timers could hit with reasonable accuracy. We had no private secretaries, published no annual reports, had no inquiries from brokers or investment bankers, less term debt than working capital, and few problems in employee communications that couldn" t be solved by merely raising your voice. Perhaps we should have left well enough alone, but we didn" t. In the next decade we complicated our lives by getting into the mining of iron ore, uranium, copper, and coal, as well as ocean shipping, land development and real estate, and hydraulic dredging. Our simple corporate structure became a complex of 26 subsidiaries, some 25 affiliated companies, and numerous joint ventures. We are concerned with operations in 15 countries on 6 continents and now have some 2500 stockholders in 47 states concerned about us. If sometimes we long for the relative simplicity of the good old days, we are consoled by the fact that the changes we made have increased our profits some eight- fold, the price of our stock even more. i What Edmund Littlefield was describing was the modernization of Utah Construction. Under his leadership, the company changed from a family- owned and largely family- run concern, to a modern business. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, Littlefield decentralized authority, added a professional staff, brought in trained specialists, diversified the activities of the company, rationalized hiring processes, updated communication practices, and standardized many company functions. What happened at Utah Construction was a classic example of the rise of bureaucratic or 3 managerial capitalism. What makes the Utah story interesting to historians is that it defies many historical expectations. Traditionally, historians have thought of the modernization of the American corporation as a process that happened in the period 1870 to 1920. This idea was most famously put forth by Alfred Chandler in his classic, Pulitzer Prize winning book, The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business. Chandler argued there that in the late nineteenth and early 20th century, America changed from an entrepreneurial to a corporate economy. During that time, businesses, beginning with railroad companies, reorganized themselves. Formerly small, and run by families or limited partnerships, they began to adopt the hallmarks of modern management – a multi- unit structure with different sectors of the company operating independently, administered by a core group of professional managers who generally had no ownership stake in the company. ii One of the corporations that Chandler saw as epitomizing this process was General Electric, founded in 1892 through the merger of Edison General Electric and the Thomson- Houston Electric Company. iii Companies such as General Electric, built on the foundations of smaller, individually run businesses, became large, multi- unit enterprises, employing thousands and generating millions. GE was typical of modernizing businesses at the turn of the century. During that time, small companies were replaced by large bureaucratic structures, and American capitalism, rather than being dominated by striving entrepreneurs instead grew to depend on managers who could orchestrate and coordinate large numbers of workers. This model of economic change, while generally endorsed by historians and 4 economists, does not explain what happened at Utah Construction, or for that matter, many of the other western construction companies that developed around the same time, such as Bechtel, Kaiser, Halliburton, and Morrison- Knudsen. These companies all followed the older, entrepreneurial model of the family- run firm until after World War II. Only in the 40s, 50s, and 60s did these companies begin to look like the ones Alfred Chandler described – only then did they become modern. Why was this case? Historian Gerald B. Nash maintains that the history of capitalism in the western U. S. differs from that of the East. In 1995, he offered some reasons for differences between the 2 regions: following Bernard DeVoto, Nash described the relationship between western states and eastern ones in the nineteenth and early 20th century as a colonial one. The West was the colony of the East. The East extracted raw material from the west, but discouraged manufacturing through discriminatory tariffs and high freight rates on the railroads. Given such structural impediments to economic growth, the western economy followed a different pattern from the east. It lagged behind, providing the fuel for eastern capitalism, but reaping few of the monetary rewards. In addition to this imbalanced trade relationship, one may conjecture that the fact that Utah Construction was founded in Utah, by Mormons, also affected its development. Brigham Young" s desire to make Zion economically self- sufficient may have influenced the economic outlook of many a Mormon business leader in the nineteenth and even the early twentieth century. Businesses in Utah kept themselves apart from some of the main currents of national economic life, at least for a time. Then too, a certain resentment of the eastern establishment may have led the leaders of Utah 5 Construction to keep it independent of the national economy. Marriner Eccles once noted that his father " took special pride in the fact that unlike most other men, he never had to look to the East for capital. He produced his own capital for all his ventures, saying that a business, like an individual could remain free only if it kept out of debt, and that the West itself could remain free only if it kept out of debt to the East." iv Finally, not just western prejudice against the east, but eastern condescension toward the west, may have influenced the growth and development of Western corporations. For instance, during the 1930s, when Morrison- Knudsen, in alliance with Utah Construction, approached Eastern bankers for help in financing the construction of Hoover Dam, company leaders were greeted with what scholars Peter Wiley and Robert Gottlieb term " skepticism." They write: " Utah and Morrison- Knudsen might be major construction companies by western standards, but eastern financiers viewed them as too small to undertake such a major project." v Imbalanced trade relations, regional stereotypes, and for a time religious imperatives, may have thus led Western corporations to look and behave differently from eastern ones and, consequently, to modernize later. This began to change as a result of WWII. The large infusions of federal spending into the West during the war led to the growth of western business. Certainly by the late 1940s, western corporations were well positioned for expansion and change. If we look closely at Utah International we can watch this transformation, and we can understand why and how the company became so attractive to suitors such as General Electric. By 1950, Utah Construction was 50 years old by some counts, older by others. The Corey and Wattis brothers of Uintah, Utah had begun to do railroad construction 6 work in the late nineteenth century, formally incorporating their business as Corey Brothers, Inc, in 1886. As Lester Corey, who became President of the Company in 1940, noted, " The Company was composed of hard working men who had high principles of character. Their word was good and they assumed the same to be true with others with whom they dealt. They were men of little education, for few schools were available, and had practically no background in corporate finance." vi Financial misadventures necessitated the reorganization of the company; in 1895 it reformed, this time as Corey Brothers Company. This reorganization brought into the company bankers from the First National Bank of Ogden, among them Thomas D. Dee and David Eccles. In 1900, the firm once again reorganized, taking the name Utah Construction. The company" s early history conformed with the general pattern of entrepreneurial capitalism. Family- run, without the aid of professional managers, it remained an often profitable but highly volatile enterprise. [ FIGURE 1] see small scale Despite small scale of the enterprise, during the first half of the twentieth century, Utah Construction did impressive work, with its most famous project, the Hoover Dam, completed 2 years ahead of schedule. By 1949, it was bringing in $ 1,000,000 per year in profit. During the 1940s, the company gradually shifted its headquarters to San Francisco, closing the Ogden office in 1952. Although the company was making money during the first half of the century, organizational strife plagued it, and by 1950, many on the Board of Directors wanted to make changes. The first step was finding good leadership. Marriner Eccles had already provided some of that. Eccles became President of the company in 1931 and Chief Executive Officer in 1940. Although Eccles 7 was a business and banking leader as well as a public servant with a keen understanding of financial markets, he was not specially trained in management. He had not attended college or business school, had not learned the academic discipline of management, yet he had a practical appreciation for it, and a willingness and indeed eagerness to appoint people with such specialized training. For that reason, in 1951, Marriner Eccles recruited Edmund Littlefield to become Financial Vice President and Treasurer. Born in 1914 in Ogden, Utah, Littlefield was the grandson of one of the founders of Utah Construction, Edmund O. Wattis. When he was 12, Littlefield started boarding school in California. Eventually he attended Beverly Hills High School before heading to Stanford in 1932. There he earned a B. A. in 1936, and an M. B. A. in 1938. Thereafter, he went to work for Standard Oil, the U. S. Navy, The Office of Petroleum Administration during World War II, and then, after the War ended, for Golden State Dairy. Although he was young, he developed a reputation as a skilled manager. In 1951, Marriner Eccles invited Littlefield to go golfing with him at the Los Angeles Country Club. After the game ended, Eccles asked Littlefield if he would be interested in becoming Financial Vice President and Treasurer of Utah Construction. At first, Littlefield was not interested, but as he recalled, Eccles " went on to prove over the next several weeks that he was not a man who took " no" for an answer very easily." vii Eventually Littlefield gave in; he later recalled the conditions he laid down: " Finally I said to Marriner, " I will agree to come on two conditions. The first is that it is very clear what my job is- who reports to me and to whom I report. The second is that I will be under no pressure to hire anybody's relatives and that includes yours as well as 8 mine." viii These demands presaged a shift in the nature of the company and its workforce– a shift from a family- run company organized on the entrepreneurial model, where blood connections mattered and business leaders, while often talented, were largely untrained, to a company run by a professional, specialized workforce with few blood ties to company founders. To effect this transformation, Littlefield engaged in activities that are the hallmarks of modern managerial behavior and really introduced them to the company for the first time. He reorganized the company and decentralized authority. He hired professional managers, with university educations. He and his staff clarified and rationalized recruitment, hiring, and morale building functions. A very significant change that Littlefield made was in the way the company promoted itself to its shareholders and to potential investors. He began this transformation in his first year at Utah Construction. He insisted that the company issue annual reports in order to keep investors aware of the progress. [ FIGURE 2] As he later noted, " The first Annual Report for the shareholders was published by the Utah Construction Company in the year ending October 31, 1951. Prior to that time, nothing had been sent to the shareholders. If they wrote in and asked for specific information, they were sent a balance sheet. Beside the Directors, only the banks and the bonding companies had any actual reports from the company." ix The first report was symptomatic of things to come. Over the course of several years, Littlefield changed the financial workings of the company and greatly expanded the number of stockholders. In 1956, there were 150 stockholders; by the end of the decade there were 2,550. By 1959, the board of trustees had increased the number of shares in the company from 2 9 million to 10 million. During his time at the helm of Utah, Littlefield also reorganized the board of directors of the company, and this in many ways proved a key transformation. He recalled, " One of the critical decisions that had to be made was when we decided that, like it or not, we were no longer a private company, privately held by a handful of individuals, but were, in fact, increasingly a public company and destined to become more so. And that involved a fundamental change in the way we approached the investing public and required a program over time of making our company known to the investing public, ultimately listing the stock on the New York Stock Exchange, and, in fact, doing all those things that were necessary to make that conclusion. It involved finally such things as bringing onto the board of directors people who were not associated with the original families, outside directors such as Mr. Arbuckle and, recently, Alf Brandin, and later people like Arjay Miller and Bill Hewlett." x The presence of Ernest Arbuckle, the dean of Stanford" s business school from 1958- 1968, and later the chairman of Wells Fargo, Arjay Miller, President of Ford Motor Company and dean of the Business School at Stanford from 1969- 1979, Alf Brandin, the Business Manager and Vice President of Stanford, and William Hewlett, of Hewlett Packard fame, helped transform Utah from a regional company to a national and then an international corporation. Of Ernie Arbuckle and the other new outsiders who joined the Board of Directors, Littlefield said, " He [ Ernie] also was the first outside director appointed to the Utah Construction Company. Ernie made a great impact on our board. He was followed almost simultaneously by Alf Brandin. Prior to the appointments of Ernie and Alf, the 10 board of The Utah Construction was pretty parochial. Most of them were directors of the First Security Corporation, Amalgamated Sugar and The Utah Construction Company. They all learned their trade from each other. Except for Mariner and George Eccles, most of them didn" t have any experience outside the state of Utah. When I would bring up something they would say, " We do it that way at First Security and Amalgamated Sugar." Ernie would say, " We do it that way at Aetna Life and Safeway Stores and Hewlett Packard," and so on." xi While Utah Construction had been well run before the advent of Arbuckle, Miller, and the others, their presence brought the latest in management thought and expertise to the company and made it function in a way that was in keeping with national business norms. Littlefield" s efforts to increase the financial transparency of the company, to bring more expertise to its board of directors, to heighten its public profile, to increase its pool of shareholders, and its capital, paid off in many ways. One clear sign was that on April 2, 1969, Utah Construction was admitted onto NYSE with over 14,500,000 shares of common stock. xii [ FIGURE 3] Ed Littlefield, however, did more than merely change the external image and financial structure of the company. He also made fundamental changes in its internal organization. During his time at Utah, the number of employees went from 2,400 in the mid1950sxiii to over 11,000 people in 1961. xiv Many in the newly expanded workforce staffed the San Francisco office, and worked in managerial roles, but an even greater number were employed in the new multinational arms of the company- in Peru, in Australia, and in Canada. Indeed, Utah Construction" s growing workforce and increasing profits were due in 11 large part to its growth in foreign markets. In 1957, Littlefield reported in a speech to the Lion" s Club of Oakland: " It is literally true that the sun never sets on our operations which are scattered from France on the east to Pakistan on the west, Alaska on the north and Tasmania on the south. We are currently operating in the United States and eleven foreign countries, and our men have been on the prowl for business opportunities in many, many more places. . . ." xv By 1974, Littlefield was proclaiming: "" Over half of our funds are invested overseas and well over half of our profits are earned overseas." xvi His claims were not hyperbole: During his years at Utah, the company undertook a wide array of new mining and land development activities both in the U. S. and abroad. For instance, in 1951, Utah began construction projects in Australia and turned to coal mining in that country in the 1960s; in 1952, Utah began its operations in Peru at the Marcona mine, in 1953 at the Navajo mine in Arizona; in 1955, the company began its uranium mining business at the Lucky Mc mine in Wyoming; in 1957, Utah began stripping for the Pima Mining Company, near Tucson, eventually coming to own a share of that company in 1965. That same year, Utah became involved with the Island Copper mining enterprise in Vancouver, Canada. During the 1960s, the company also undertook construction work in Nigeria, Liberia, the Republic of Congo, Pakistan, and Thailand. xvii Not only did the company expand its reach geographically, but it also began to do a wider array of projects, including dredging in Alameda, land development in Moraga and Pauma, California and ocean shipping. While this expansion in size and function occurred in the 1950s and 1960s, rather than at the turn of the century, Utah" s transformation resembled the process that Alfred Chandler described in The Visible Hand. Chandler maintained that the modern 12 corporation " came into being and continued to grow by setting up or purchasing business units that were theoretically able to operate as independent enterprises." xviii Ed Littlefield effected this transformation at Utah by using the company" s experience in the construction field as a building block for other endeavors. As he explained to the New York Society of Security Analysts, Utah" s mining division evolved out of its work as a contract miner for other companies; its real estate division grew out of its earlier role as a building contractor, and so on. He confided to his audience, that before the company expanded and diversified, Frankly, we found ourselves frustrated by the fact that, like contractors everywhere, we were able to use our tools only at the time of someone else" s choosing. We were impatient with merely playing a part in executing someone else" s plans. We aspired to a more creative role, to being the playwright, the stage designer, the producer, the director, and not merely one of the actors or the stage hands. xix Under Littlefield" s leadership, Utah went from being an actor on the stage, to the director. The company assumed the multi- unit structure of the modern corporation. This change and expansion required the company to refine its organizational layout. To that end, Littlefield divided the company into different divisions: He recalled that in 1958: " When I became general manager, I, in effect, reorganized and that's the first time the company was organized in recognizable and reasonably well- defined divisions of construction, mining and land development." xx [ FIGURE 4] This division of functions represented a sharp break with the past, when lines of authority and the delegation of duties was not always clear. Particularly after he took over as General Manager, Littlefield broke with the traditions of his predecessors in that position: Earlier managers had organized the company as a wheel, with the general 13 manager as the hub of the wheel and all of the employees as spokes. xxi This centralized decision making, but as the company grew, it became a cumbersome structure, with too many decisions being taken to the highest level of management. The different style of management that Littlefield brought to Utah Construction was quickly noticed. By 1961, in the year he was promoted to president of the company, 3 years after he had been promoted to general manager, and 10 years after he was first hired, Utah Construction was rated " excellently managed" by the American Institute of Management, and was listed in that organization" s " Manual of Excellent Managements" xxii The reorganization of the company was visible in other ways, as well. Utah" s move from the Shell building to 550 California Street in late 1960 also signified the company" s changing business practices. [ FIGURE 5] The company newsletter celebrated the new building as " unique for the San Francisco area in that multi- colored partitioning has been effectively employed, permitting individuality in office decor." Far more important than its decor was the effect the new structure would have on company operations. Most of the departments could now be housed in the same building, rather than scattered in various locations. The hope was that this reorganization would " improve communications and facilitate administration." xxiii Littlefield" s management style also affected the type of employees who staffed the company. Littlefield had come to Utah with the condition that he have a clearly defined job; he asked the same for other employees of the company. He insisted that employees devote themselves to one type of endeavor rather than be generalists. For instance, in 1954, he issued " A Pattern for Progress," which called for the subdivision of 14 jobs: He noted there that he was troubled by the fact that Utah expected " the same people both to obtain new business and to supervise the performance of the contracts that have been obtained. This sounds fine, for it centralizes responsibility and makes for a nice clean- cut organizational pattern. However, I have become slowly convinced that it has a major flaw; it doesn" t work. It doesn" t work for two very fundamental reasons. First, the same individual is rarely equally effective at sales work and at operations. He is usually good at one or the other, rarely both. He" s almost always better at one then the other and by requiring him to do both the result is often that he either does neither well or he neglects one at the expense of the other. " xxivLittlefield wanted to change this. Rather than being jacks of all trades, the new breed of Utah employees were to be specialists in their fields. The desire to have specialists staff the company and devote themselves to one type of activity rather than many was a signal of Littlefield" s modernizing tendencies. He himself was a Stanford MBA, and he worked to recruit other experienced professionals to the firm. A key step in changing the workforce at Utah was the creation of a personnel department, in 1958. With the establishment of this department, staffing decisions were to be made in a coordinated way, with clear criteria established for hiring, retaining, and rewarding employees. Nationally, personnel departments emerged in the wake of the First World War, and were designed to bring principles of scientific management and efficiency to the previously unpredictable activity of managing large numbers of employees. With the advent of the personnel department at Utah, jobs became more clearly defined and rewards for employees more uniformly distributed. In 1958, the first 15 personnel director, M. C. Strittmatter, for instance asked all salaried employees to answer questionnaires about their positions. The hope was that the employee responses would clearly delineate the duties and requirements of the work, clarify the lines of authority and managerial responsibility, and ensure that employees of Utah were compensated at a rate that was commensurate with their peers at other firms. xxv To fill the jobs being defined through this process, and to find job candidates with the specialized experience required in a modern corporation, Utah established relationships with universities. This was a new direction for Utah and for many other companies, as well, because for decades many business leaders had dismissed the importance of a university education to business success. Particularly in the years after World War II, however, modern corporations came to rely on universities, and in particular, their professional schools, for new personnel. By the late 1950s, Utah was no exception. In 1957, for instance, a journalist for the Engineering News- Record, reported that Utah " maintains close contact with faculty members of engineering schools. And more and more, it has been making use of college students, including non- engineering majors, during summer vacation periods. In addition, it has employed graduate students working on fellowships or other advanced college programs for special studies such as geologic surveys ( last year the company set up its own fellowship at Stanford University's School of Engineering for a post- graduate student taking graduate work in construction." xxvi Stanford University played a key role in supplying Utah with engineers and managers as well as directors, but it was not the only school the company relied upon. * v. Harvard. By the late 1960s, Utah Construction and Mining Co. also was recruiting at institutions such as Berkeley, University of Nevada, University of New 16 Mexico, Colorado School of Mines, Michigan Tech, and UCLA. xxvii In addition to seeking out people with more specialized training, Utah also was a company that was increasingly concerned with rationalizing its business procedures– that is making them uniform, repeatable, and predictable. Such rationalized business practices were, sociologist Max Weber observed, a key feature of modern, bureaucratic life. xxviii While we take bureaucracy and standardization for granted today, business was in the past run more informally and haphazardly. To make a company modern, however, required that it become more predictable, and this meant changing the way that employees approached their jobs and thought about what they did. Employees needed to be educated in the ways of modern bureaucracy. For instance, during the 1960s, Utah" s chief of personnel, A. M. Chambliss, issued explicit and detailed directions for " screening applicants for employment," including tips on how to evaluate their education, their grades, and their outside activities, their references and their interviews. xxix Once hired, employees were to go through what the personnel director termed the " indoctrination of new salaried employees." This indoctrination included a review of the company's " organization and general management," a " brief summary of [ its] history and activities," and its method of communication with employees and shareholders. Chambliss also tried to standardize what he termed " Office practice"; to this end he offered new employee guidelines for appropriate " dress" and for " hours of work." xxx Essentially, Chambliss and the management were teaching their workers how to function in a modern corporate setting. Making uniform rules for recruiting, hiring, orienting, and retaining employees was but one manifestation of the quest for uniformity and the rationalization of work. 17 Managers at Utah worked to increase efficiency by standardizing all sorts of business processes. These processes ranged from the large to the small and mundane. For instance in 1961, management at Utah issued a directive to secretarial and stenographic staff, which had as it goal " To establish standardized procedures in the preparation of outside and inter- office communications" The memo" s author noted that:" A ' simplified letter' system has become widely used in business circles which reduces clerical efforts substantially and adds greatly to the efficient organization of correspondence. This method requires that two basic principles be used: ( a) Of the sender- the communication be simple, direct, and personalized by informal ' face to face' wordage. ( b) Of the typist- a standardized simple typing format, with all headings, paragraphs, and closings beginning from the left margin. No indentations will be necessary. . . . " The directions then went on to suggest the " Elimination of salutations in all letter writing." The memo directed that " Your first sentence should be provocative yet firm and convincing. . . . Organize and plan your facts in a logical order, then follow your logic. . . . Make your letters friendly and courteous with the tone you would use in a successful conversation. . . . When you have spoken your piece, break it off quickly and politely. . . . Omit complimentary closes and merely sign off." The memo concluded with directions about the use of letterhead, the proper spacing, and the way to avoid fingerprint smudges. xxxi This is a small example of the quest for efficiency and uniformity– with such directions, there would be no need to waste words, or waste paper, or waste time. While this is a mundane example of the rationalization of office procedures, it indicates the new level of organization that was developing within the company– everything from planning the annual company picnic ( for which an organizing 18 committee was created) to the composition, and layout of letters, to the hiring and retention of employees – was standardized and made uniform. On a larger scale, the company during this era also worked to rationalize business processes through the use of computers. A 1962 Utah Report noted that: " Application of electronic data processing to the accounting and engineering function in the Company is expanding very rapidly. We are now utilizing mechanical and electronic business machines in three separate phases, with the ultimate aim of performing a high percentage of the detailed accounting and engineering work through a centralized location." This early venture into computing relied upon the IBM 1401A Computer and replaced the calculator that the company had relied upon in the past. xxxii [ FIGURE] With the aid of new technologies and a new set of management strategies, Littlefield and his team were able to turn Utah into a highly profitable and very attractive company, so attractive that other companies were eager to acquire it. In December 1976, the Board of Directors of Utah International ratified a merger with General Electric. GE saw Utah as desirable because, as Littlefield pointed out, " Earnings and dividends have grown at impressive rates. The $ 4.2 million earned in 1956 became $ 179 million in 1976. 1976 was the 12th consecutive year of record earnings reported. It is the 26th consecutive year in which the dividends payment was increased. On a per share basis, earnings have climbed from 16 cents in 1956 to $ 5.67 in 1976 and dividends have grown from 4.9 cents in 1956 to $ 1.15 in 1976." xxxiii Outsiders confirmed the health of the company. At the time of the merger with GE, Alan Snyder, a security analyst, told a reporter for the New York Times, " I consider Utah to have one of the best management teams in the country." xxxiv 19 Utah International offered new opportunities for the East coast giant, GE. [ FIGURE] As the New York Times observed in December 1976, " close observers point out that the $ 2.17 billion acquisition of Utah International Inc. gives G. E. a long- sought access to Japan as well as the much more publicized advantages of diversification into the field of natural resources." xxxv Having come of age later than GE, Utah was invested in some of the most desirable industries of the time– coal, uranium, copper, petroleum, and shipping. It also had recognized and capitalized on the lucrative possibilities to be found in trade with Pacific Rim countries. The type of business endeavors that made Utah a success resulted in large part from the company" s western orientation. While geography and regional culture had at first caused Utah and other companies in the West to mature more slowly than their Eastern counterparts, by the second half of the twentieth century, that location and pace of development had conferred unexpected benefits on them. Well- situated to trade with Japan, Australia, and other Asian nations, Utah had made important connections with those economies; surrounded by a wealth of natural resources, like coal and uranium, Utah was able to invest in vital industries. While " westerness" had once held the company back, it now proved central to its success. Utah International offers a case study of the modernization of business in the American West. More remains to be done on this topic. Other companies, engaged in similar enterprises such as Morrison Knudsen, Bechtel, Kellogg, Brown and Root and most famously, Halliburton, seem to have followed much the same pattern. All were founded in the west, all remained in family hands for longer than many eastern companies, all professionalized later, and ultimately grew tremendously in the late 20 twentieth century. While historians have traditionally assumed that the experience of Eastern corporations and business leaders represented the national experience, the story of these Western companies offers an alternate view. These businesses modernized later than eastern companies, and while this may have suppressed their profits in the short run, long term, it positioned them to be at the cutting edge of contemporary capitalism. Littlefield" s vision and efforts transformed the company. Summarizing the effects of his time at Utah, he noted: " This is one of the truly great success stories in recent American corporate business history. It is a story where we took a mature fifty- one year old company, and converted it from its original business of heavy construction into a mining company with capabilities of ocean shipping and land development. When I came aboard, mining was a newly started side- line. By the time we merged with General Electric, we were the most prosperous in terms of annual earnings, and the most valuable in terms of stock market values of any American- headquartered mining company. We had passed companies we had thought of as giants . . . . Kennecott, Arsarco, and Anaconda. Eventually, we exceeded all these companies in earnings. We left companies like Morrison Knudsen in our wake. We made more money in a month than they would make in a year." xxxvi Halliburton founded in Oklahoma 1919, modernize, go public? Brown and Root founded in Texas 1919, modernize, go public? Bechtel founded in? 1898, modernize when Stephen Bechtel Jr. became President in?, was incorporated in 1932 and went public in? Morrison and Knudsen founded in Boise, Idaho, 1912, start modernizing in the1950s, and go public in 1946. ( Company History p. 12) 21 i. Address by Edmund W. Littlefield, Executive Vice President and General Manager Utah Construction & Mining Co. before the New York Society of Security Analysts, New York City, August 25, 1960, Utah Construction Co/ Utah international Papers, MS 100 Box 2, Folder 6. ii. Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business ( Cambridge, MA, 1977), 2- 10. iii. Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., The Visible Hand, 426- 432. iv. Quoted in Peter Wiley and Robert Gottlieb, Empires in the Sun: The Rise of the New American West ( G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1982) 10. v. Wiley and Gottlieb, Empires in the Sun, 16. vi. Company History by Lester Corey, 1954, p 2, Utah Construction Co./ Utah International MS 100, Locked Box, Company Histories, Box 49, Folder 10. vii. Edmund Wattis Littlefield, As I Remember ( Indian Wells, California, 1997), 23- 24, 31- 50, 54, 65- 72, 80, 101- 102. viii. Littlefield, As I Remember, 102 ix. Littlefield, As I Remember, 105. x. Interview: E. W. Littlefield, for Utah Report, p 34, June 29, 1979 xi. Littlefield, As I Remember, 53. xii. Sterling D. Sessions and Gene A. Sessions, A History of Utah International: From Construction to Mining ( Salt Lake City, UT, 2005), 80- 89, 195 xiii. E. W. Littlefield, " A New Company in a New Environment" 1977 General Management Conference, MS 100 Box 237 FD 16, Series 200/ 1.2- 1.8, 200/ 2.1- 2.8 xiv. Utah Report, July August 1961 vol 3 no 4, p 6 in Utah Construction Co./ Utah International MS 100, Box 56, folder 7 xv. MS 155 Edmund Wattis Littlefield, Lions Club Speech, Oakland, CA, April 10, 1957, Speech & Correspondence Collection MS155 Box 1, Speeches, 1952- 1961, Box 1, folder 42. xvi. Edmund Wattis Littlefield, " Intercollegiate Studies speech," August 14, 1974, p3, in 22 Edmund Wattis Littlefield Speech & Correspondence Collection MS155 Box 3 folder 26, xvii. Sessions and Sessions, A History of Utah International, 103- 200. xviii. Chandler, The Visible Hand, 6- 7. xix. Address before the New York Society of Security Analysts, New York City, August 25, 1960, p 11- 12. xx. Interview with E. W. Littlefield for Utah Report, June 29, 1979. xxi. xxii. Utah Report, July August 1961 vol 3 no 4, p 6, Utah Construction Co./ Utah International MS 100, Box 56, folder 7 xxiii." Utah Headquarters Move to New Location" Utah Construction Company Newsletter, vol 1, no 6, November 1, 1960 in Utah Construction Co. / Utah International MS 100 Box 56, folder 6. xxiv. " A Pattern for Progress" a plan for Utah Construction ( 1954) P2 Box 2a, folder 9 xxv. " Inter- Office Correspondence" From MC Strittmatter, April 7, 1958, Position Questionnaire, in folder4, Box 235, Annual Reports, Files of J. K. Allen xxvi. Barbara Lamb, " One Firm's Formula for Success: Diversification" Engineering News- Record April 11, 1957, 38, in Utah Construction Co./ Utah International, MS 100 Box 242 folder 5. xxvii. " Inter- Office Correspondence" Feb. 8 1967 list of college recruiting visits; MS 100, Box 235 FD5 " To J. M Ryan from W. Fontaine" Sub Established College Recruiting Schedule for 1967- 1968, March 20, 1967, all is Utah Construction Co./ Utah International, MS 100, Box 235 FD5 xxviii. Max Weber, " Bureaucracy," from Economy and Society: An Outline of Interpretive Sociology, in The Essential Weber: A Reader, ed. Sam Whimster, ( Routledge, 2004) 247. xxix. " Inter- Office Correspondence, To: Division Managers and Department Heads From: A. M. Chambliss Subject: Screening Applicants for Employment," December 8, 1965, in Utah Construction Co./ Utah International, MS 100, Box 235 FD4 xxx. " Inter- Office Correspondence" Feb. 7, 1966 To: Department Heads, From: A. M. Chambliss Subject: Indoctrination of New Salaried Employees ," Utah Construction Co./ Utah International, MS 100, Box 235 FD5 23 xxxi. " General instructions" " secretarial and stenographic" 7/ 61, Annual Reports, Files of J. K. Allen, in Utah Construction Co./ Utah International, Box 235, folder 4.. xxxii. " Electronic Data Processing," Utah Report July/ August 1962 vol 4 no4, p 5 in Utah Construction Co/ Utah International, Box 56, folder 7 xxxiii. E. W. Littlefield, " Utah International," " A New Company in a New Environment" 1977 General Electric Conference, January 5,6 and 7, 1977, in Utah Construction Co./ Utah International, MS 100, Box 237, folder 16. MS 100 Box 237 FD 16, Series 200/ 1.2- 1.8, 200/ 2.1- 2.8 xxxiv. Gene Smith, " G. E. Gaining Japanese Ties with Merger," New York Times, December 29 1976, d- 1, d- 5. xxxv. Gene Smith, " G. E. Gaining Japanese Ties with Merger," New York Times, December 29 1976, d- 1. xxxvi. Littlefield, As I Remember, 104. © 2007 WSU Stewart Library, All rights reserved.
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Peace and love and antlers to all!
I am purging 2010 (though seriously, what is there to purge? The Giants and the Rangers played each other in the World Series) by redoing my nail polish. Even so, I love New Year's Eve and am pumped for 2011. It's going to be very good. Armando Galarraga will do fantastically along with Eugenio Velez (he'll do well, but the Dodgers won't, of course) and Joe Martinez, who will be signed by the Rangers before the offseason ends. ::Diamond Girl gives Jon Daniels a very pointed look:: The Niners may also hire me as their GM (okay, yes, that's unlikely). Bud Selig will decide to do important things like make the wild card wild and rename the Winter Meetings (this year from December 6th-9th) because everyone knows winter begins on December 21st. The world will get over their Glee complex and watch baseball instead. And the world will accept the antlers as the truth of all creation and wear them all year round.
I'm not really into New Year resolutions, but I'm going to try it this year.
1. I resolve to visit my grandparents in Los Angeles without fighting over whether Wilson or Broxton is a better closer.
2. I resolve to dissolve my life savings and go to Citi Field or Yankee Stadium.
3. I resolve to carry a sign to an A's vs. Rangers game and get the object of my sign to autograph it.
4. I resolve to crash the 2011 GM Meetings.
5. I resolve to repeat my feat of walking over every inch of AT&T Park in stilettos.
Okay. I now have plenty to do next year. Soon it'll be time (It's Time!) to settle in for a night of delayed Times Square. Happy New Year everyone. Hugs and cupcakes and aviator Prada sunglasses to all in the coming year. 2011's gonna rule.
Diamond Girl
p.s. 2010 was my first year at this- blogging- and so I want to thank you all again for reading and commenting. 71 entries. A lot of talk about Ryan Braun. I dig the world.