Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-10
Es-Presidcnt Of Chamber Of Com
meree Succumbs to Apolesy.
WAS ILL ONLY A FEW HOURS
something OF the Career OF u Useful
aud Progressive Utiseo-sfsd
Many Good Traits.

WITHOUT hluNlt uutf OF NAfNlnNs
Fred simon. one Of the best known
business men Of the community. was
stricken down with apoplcxy today.
death occurring at the family residence
shortly artcr six o'clock this morning.
The news Of his sudden demise will
prove n severe shock to his friends. who
were very many. throughout Utah and
the intcnnountnin country. not only In
these sections but elsewhere. Zoe the
deceased was we'll known In other
states and across the Atlantic In his
native land.
Mr. simon's Illness was Of very
brief duration. Yesterday afternoon,
while at business. he experienced COM
siderable physical distrcrH and PAIN
and called upon Dr. worthlngton. who
prescribed for him. During the nlght
the trouble continued and gradually
became worse until the end came at
the time Indicated. lie leaves wife
and ,hrcc children To mourn hiA demise.
lie also had too brothers In this city.
both weii-known business men. Louis
and Adoiph.
THE FUNERAL.
The time % the funeral has not yet
been definitely decided though u will
probabl. b. held on Friday ut the fam
~ residence. corner Third and q
streets. Mrs. slnon'n mother and sis
ter. Ia Han Francisco. were notified BY
wirc. OF tho Had event and viii leave
for Salt Lake tonight
BIOGRAPHICAL
The career of Mr.. simon l. q commend.
able one. whether reference IL made TO
him nn "a gcnliUman or u man OF bust.
ness Tor he WAS the former In both
spheres, He was an earnest and cnthu.
Hiahtlc worker Ia the creation and pro-
motion % all Interests having Tor their
object che growth and development of
ihia city and state. which he had
adopted aa hia home. AIR. simon was
practical man u the world. Il might b.
aided, % the orthodox school lic was
born ~ ycafn aRO In the village OF
Thorn. klngd0m of Prussia. An he grew
~ years and observation, he acquired
the rndimcntH o. an education. and
secured an experience thai especially
cquirrci him Tor tho duties % llfe. No
was ever a student Of nature and had
D constantly KroNlnE mind. His clna-
nicai clnrfo at COLLEGE waa begun under
auspices uinfuiariy f,llcitioua and
promising. Financial rcvcrscs. how
ever. interrupted the designs
fond parents had Zoe the
ambitious boy who, when but 10 years
81 axe, landed at Castle Garden. New
York, stranger without friends and
with but little means, For two months
he was subject 10 extreme hardHhigs
ana prlvailuua, al the end OF which
time, he obtained employment IN tho
ONCE 81 German journalist. who're he
probably imhlbod tho literary bent.
which remained with him throughout
NJ lifc, The work there was hard, but
he never allowed the severity ~ the
fcrtico 60 nncct the faithful discharge
~ III dutilr and constantly grew la
The favor % his employer A. "a result
h. soon saved sufficient means Tor his
transportation West, and IN 1876 he ar
rived IN salt Lake city. ~ that date
tho present municipality was not large
or pret0ntluua. The conditions were
new 20 the young man. but h. was anN-
ieuH 10 adapt himself o. the clronm-
stances and he did 20 very successfully.
lie was much Impressed with the adj
Nhntagca afforded by location here In
business way, and he soon became
ldcntincd with the business and social
intefcfla Of Utah. II might hcre be add.
81 that he was ever oppnnHd % the
inaufufntlon or continuance ~ violent
measures urged from time IN time by
radical clements In various parts ~
Utah, when a move was made 10 dis
franchise tho people he opposed II with
ail the power al his command and was
lnrgely Instrumental In defeating
scheme that would have worked lrrc-
parable damage To many persona, lie
was In all particulars connected with
the welfare ~ Utah and her people,
MI, Simon was also a very generous
man. lie never grew rich though nt
one time he accumulated considerable
of this worlds goods, Probably he had
~ much 90 do with the organization OF
the chamber OF commerce ~ this city ne
any other man and was FOR n time H.
president. His conduct Of the institution
was regarded ~ eminently successful
and Dc declined a denomination al
and he declined denomination al
or tho bureau of TRANSPORTATION. being
particularly familiar with the duties ~
that body.