St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-04
vANQUIsHED BY DEATH.
A. j. Sawyer, the Grain Man,
Taken From Earth.

A. j. Sawyer, the Grain Man,
Taken From Earth.
Early yesterday morning death
claimed one of the solid men of Mime
apolis, a man identified for years with
the biggest interests in the Northwest
A. j. Sawyer, the millionaire grain
man.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Sawyer went
to Washington as the representative OF
the Northwestern grain men. to make a
fight against the WashDurn anti-Option
bill. He made the fight, and made such
good one that the bill. in the form it
then wore, became ineligible to pas
sage. Mr.. Sawyer became one OF the
most talked about men in the whole
country. But the brilliant fight he made
there is what cost him his life.
He came home about week ago, worn
out with the struggle. He spent one
day at his office and then went to his
home never to leave it again alive. His
ailment was collection of waste mat
ter in the intestines. The trouble grew
worse so rapidly and all attempts to re-
lieve him were futile. His attending
physician, DR.. Hunter, called council
of physicians and surgeons and it was
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life lay in the performance of an opera
ton to relieve the intestines. The OPP
Grafton was performed Wednesday
night. Mr.. Sawyer, already weakened
by his illness and by his hard work at
Washington, succumbed to the shock.
He began to sink Immediately after the
completion of the operation and, at 5
O'Clock yesterday morning. breathed his
last.
The deceased was the head of the
firm of A. j. Sawyer Il Co., grain COM
mission merchants, and president of the
North Dakota Elevator company. He
was one of the best known grain men in
the country and looked upon as an au-
thority by the other grain men of the
chamber of commerce. He was also an
extensive breeder Of fine live stock and
patron of the arts.
Mr. Sawyer was born at Gasport, New
York. in 1885, being fifty-Seven years
old at the time of his death. His earlier
years were spent upon farm. He
taught school for while after leaving
the farm. and soon after went into the
the handling of horses. He came West
in 1870 and located in Duluth.
Entering the wholesale and re-
tail grocery business, he soon be-
came prominent in this line and was
acknowledged on all hands as superior
business man. He was the first presi-
dent of the Duluth board or trade, and
became one of the boards most inf1u-
en- tial members. He was engaged in
the grain business in Duluth until six
years ago, when he came to Minneapo-
lis. He at once entered into the grain
business i'll Minneapolis, and has ever
since been identified with the chamber
of commerce, much of the time being
director Of the board. He was married
in Gasport, his wife and one son sur
viving him. His son, B. j. Sawyer.
lives at Willard, MINI. Mr.Sawyer was
not only prominent in chamber of COM
merce circles, but was one of the most
prominent elevator men in the country.
He was president of the Northern Da-
kota Elevator company and the Duluth
Elevator company.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow at the home of the deceased,
Park avenue and Twenty-sixth street.
The remains will be taken to Lockport,
n. Y, for burial. The chamber of COM
MERGE will adjourn on the day of the
funeral.