For this purpose Yerkes, Widener, and Elkins organized the United States Construction Company and made contracts for installing the new electric systems on the lines which they controlled by lease or stock ownership.

为此，Yerkes、Widener 和 Elkins 组建了美国建筑公司，并签订了在他们通过租赁或股权控制的线路上安装新电力系统的合同。