Scope and Contents Publications and reports from Utah International, a company founded in 1910 by David Eccles and William H. Wattis with $25,000 in capital. It merged with General Electric in 1976, resulting in the largest stock transfer to that time in U.S. history. The company underwent two name changes, from Utah Construction Company to Utah Construction and Mining, and finally to Utah International. Marriner S. Eccles was appointed director in 1922, president in 1931, and chairman of the board in 1940.