The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-10
SOME OTHER REQUESTS.
Quite a Number Were Made, But
Non Equalled Mr.. Packard's.

quite NUMBER We're MADE, But
Non Equal1ed Mr.. Packard's.
Very few of the rich men of Utah
have given a large portion of their
means, either during their lifetime or
by Will at death, toward educational
charitable or philanthropic purposes
Probably the first instance of this kind
was when Brigham Young, in his life
| time, gave large land interests and
other property toward the founding of
the college at Logan and the academy
at Provo, both secular institutions
which bear his name. Since then in
stances of the generous giving of
Utah's wealthy citizens for other than
church building purposes have been
rare.
Certainly no larger gift for a worthy
public purpose has ever been made in
Utah than in the bOunteoUs favor of
John G Packard. The value of his
gift toward a public library is S95. OOO
and it is the first Offering of the kind
made in this state A gift as rare and
for as fully a worthy end was that of
Mrs. Thomas kearnS in building the
new orphanage for St AIMS at - cost
of SIS, zoe.
Notable in the direction Of helping
the good work of the hospitals was the
bequest Of DIR. William r. Groves of a
sum aggreSating about 200 for the
founding of a hospital to be known as
This bequest was made about four
years ago. but Notwithstanding that the
estate has been settled no definite move
has been made yet to found the place
for the care of the sick and wounded
as intended by the decedent.
The local hospitals have, however,
Jared very we'll as benehciarieS of the
wills Of <merOuS departed Salt LakerS.
The late Frederick H. Auerbach left
legacies, payable within five years at
re- in of
aggregating thousands of dollars to
charitable and other objects, among
which were $500 each for st. Marks, St.
Mary'S and the Deseret hospital, the
latter of which has gone out of exist
ence. To the orphan asylums and other
benevolent institutions in Salt Lake he
bequeathed a total of $1,575. His gift
of $500 to the Odd Fellows library was
the first instance in the history of Utah
of any benefaction as large for a like
purpose.
The late James T. Little remembered
ST. Marks and St. Mary's hospitals to
the extent of a few hundred dollars
each when he made his will and DIR.
John F. Hamilton made memorable his
life work at st. Marks hospital by
making a handsome contribution to the
institution.
In the educational line the largest gift
by viii was that made known last Sat
urday, when the last testament of DIR.
John r. Park was published, showing
a bequest of bis entire fortune, esti-
mated to be worth nearly $4,000, to the
University of Utah for the creation of
endowment funds for a library of
American history and literature and
for a teachers fellowship. The first
gift of any considerable means to the
state university was in the win of the
late Nathan Sears, who left $4,000 for
the object stated about three and a
half years ago.
The old-time high grade free sec
tartan schools maintained in Salt Lake
by charitable eastern people until the
founding Of the public free schools here
in 1890 received handsome endowments
from wealthy fasteners. Notable in
this class are Rowland hail and Ham
mOnd hall.
Other and smaller requests and gifts
than those mentioned have been made
for the various purposes stated, but
the foregoing are the most conspicuous