Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-25
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ANOTHER EARsEsr TRIBUTE.
The board OF equalization oHprePses
IL regret uf She 90 ltu OF Alf. Cannon b.
the following heartfelt lansuagG
This board having learned Of tho death
OF Hon. Abraham n. Cannon, loved
citizen ot Utah, pautos tor whil0 from
IL deliberations 10 enter upon It's records
a iributeuf respect % hl. memory.
la Abraham II. Cannon Utah had a sou
VI whom rho could VOL bu proud. At
AN early age called 10 high Office, no
diH charged ~ dutlos with such humble
grace and manly dignity ~ a. win his
way Ia % The hearts u his people, aud ~
his great intellectual strength diyolopcd,
a. many gazing iuto the future the form
" Abraham ~. Cannon lolmOd up ike
a prophet pointing 90 greater days.
Placed "a position whore enterprises
Affecting to a large oNtout ihu material
prosperity OF bis State rested upon his
young shoulder. hc, iu his puio manner,
assumed these important duties ~ N 80
tho manner born,H and created by his
sterling integrity that iooung which be.
gois confidence and Is Ia itself iororuu-
nor Of aucce1s.
Faithful to every trust. his liio and
work Is - hitting example for mon to
follow.
uut TOW days ago and no stood before
~ eloquent aud iorcoiul, honest and
true, and Of commanding personality,
and now nothing remains save the sad
evidence Of mans mortality. Ia a day,
~ !, were, a pillar among men has been
stricken down aud the hopes OF ihou-
sands vanished forever.
IL ROMANS for u 90 write those few
links and close tho ohaptor-ior the pride
" q iathor and tho hope OF "a people Is
gone. Tho Intellect which shuuO 30
brightly Ia dark In doAth. Tho warm
heat which beat Tor all IL cold aud still.
A career which would have become ".
lustrious In the annals Of Utah IL ended.
To his family We tendon our sympathy,
and In common with tue people OF Utah
We mourn.
The members Of tho board Of directors
/ OF tho salt Lake Chamber ~ Com
morcr, extend 90 tho relatives and
| friends u tho lat1 Abraham II. Cannon
their sincere aud heartfelt sympathy.
The untimely death Of Nj. Cannon
removes from this community an ideal
citizen who generously and unho,ita,ing.
" gave 10 tho promotion Of every In.
| tofc,i his best efforts and energy.
His wns singular and impartial
mind; aud his lif', Illustrated by gouOr.
and noble ouduayur-, stands a porpelual
model ior the young mon of Utah Of this
day aud genera lon.
Truo 10 himself and every conviction
Of his heart, he could not fall TO have
| what he take. with him 10 the grave, the
esteem aud affection of every person
whose good fortune Il wis to be admitted
To bis acquaintance and friendship.
| A faithful adhoront 10 tho religion lac
1 q rs..N .a.s. IL
| oyOryact OF his lifo. llo was inherently
| good; all Of hls trait, were boncnc0ni,
aud bis manifold virtues wcro given
| greater splerd1r by hts unfiliering trust
| In his Maker, aud by his strict obedience
| u tho rules OF his faith.
| In hi. private Ito ho was the ombodl-
| mont OF punty, simplicity and affection
a confederation for those around him.
Ia positions Of trust 40 was faithfll 10
high degree.
Ia all mluors uf public concern he
took an Intense lnIor0st, and by that In
| tofust gave in thrm an Impetus which
| lrroyistlbly ted 10 their success.
In all scholarly attainmonts ho had
| reached a high dugryo OF excellence,
| which made him hlnOrOd by every
! bright intellect IN tho state,
| Asa business man his career was filled
! wien activity aud WAS characterized by
commanding ability.
| These, aud many more, were tho Ut
/ tributes ~ Mr. Cannon, and because VI
| thom, though dead Tho will still 1.-Two la
| the affections u lho people % luah,
| For many years ho was an active MON.
ber ~ this chamber, and A. tho tlme Of
his death was it, first vice president.
| 10 tho keen interest which he took In
~ affairs to his wisN council
aud uncrring judgment, Is du0 Ia
| great m0A.uro whatever success A
| has attained n recent years HIS loss
| to this I'M l'on IN lrrepAiahlc, and / .
| directory u,vsut IA the universal ,rui At
| his domisC.
| SALT LAKE CIV, July -, 1850,
lutpLWCK II. AUEHnAuu,
President
W. \. NELuEN,
Second Woo President
EuWAUp r. CuLuuuS,
Director aud Secretary.
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