. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . years and on leaving the Chicago & Northwestern he was givencharge as assistant engineer of the building of the Chicago Burlington & Qulncyrailroad bridge across the Mississippi river at Alton. Illinois, completing the work to theentire satisfaction of the officials of the road. He next entered the employ of the UnitedStates government in the war department, making surveys for a deep-water canal whichwas to have connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic ocean. Mr. Goodrich spenttwo years in that work, or until the completion of the survey
. Utah since statehood, historical and biographical . years and on leaving the Chicago & Northwestern he was givencharge as assistant engineer of the building of the Chicago Burlington & Qulncyrailroad bridge across the Mississippi river at Alton. Illinois, completing the work to theentire satisfaction of the officials of the road. He next entered the employ of the UnitedStates government in the war department, making surveys for a deep-water canal whichwas to have connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic ocean. Mr. Goodrich spenttwo years in that work, or until the completion of the surveys. Having resigned hisgovernment position, he then entered the employ of the Union Bridge Company ofPennsylvania and was sent to Key West, Florida, where he was active in the execution ofvarious contracts for the company, remaining there for two years, when he resigned andcame to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1900, entering the engineering department of theDenver & Rio Grande Railroad. He was given charge of the building of the branch road to. HARRY C CnODRtCH UTAH SINCE STATEHOOD 829 the Utah Copper Companys mine and mills and continued with the company altogetherfor seven years. He completed the building of the designated railroad line and hiswork and excellent judgment attracted the attention of the officials of the Utah CopperCompany, who in 1907 approached him with a very liberal offer to become the chiefengineer of the company. He accepted the position and has since served in this veryresponsible and highly important capacity, having in charge the engineering projects ofthe largest copper mine of the world. He is also the chief engineer of the Bingham &Garfield Railroad. The same qualities which made his father a noted inventor andmanufacturer have been manifest in Harry C. Goodrich along other lines, placing himin a commanding position in the engineering profession. On the 24th of December, 1892, Mr. Goodrich was married to Miss Sarah C. Biemdieke,of Wisconsin, a daughter of
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