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 Cal Paup At the start of this season we were wondering if we could keep enough work ahead of the crushing plants. With only a few weeks left to finish 2002, the sales staff has done a wonderful job keeping our guys crushing. We will be crushing to Christmas shut down as long as the weather permits. This year the crushing crews worked about 1400 hours less than last year, but our crushed tons are going to be real close to the same as last year. Our over all adjusted ton per hour is up, as well as our ton per man hour. Hopefully, after all the winter repairs are totaled, our cost per ton will be down. This is the kind of team effort that is needed to survive a slower year. Hats off to all the crews. Of course, without the support from the shops, quarry development, and lowboy department this would not be possible. I have been reading the proposed road construction bulletin the state publishes. In the next five years, there is a lot of highway 30 work coming up, or at least proposed, so don’t let these 40-45 hour work weeks become a habit. Soon enough the 50-70 hour weeks will be back. {Can’t wait!} The wash plants are still out there running also. It seems like, every year, I rob the men from their plants to help out in other areas, thinking that there is plenty of time to finish washing where needed before the weather turns cold. For some reason, it seems like I am always 3 weeks off. Sorry guys. Maybe next year I will get it right. We have had another good rip rap year. I have had Steve Boisen, and Sam King busy all year. They have been from Montour to Mt. Carroll, IL and a lot of quarries in between. Currently they are at Joinerville. Sometimes I wonder what keeps Steve from becoming cross eyed staring at that hammer all day. Whatever it is you do Steve, keep it up. With the heavy flooding the last couple years, I think we will have a lot more to produce. I’m looking forward to seeing you all at the Christmas party! Have
a very Merry Christmas,
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