The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-12


Eted with Mr.. Chambers than T. J.
Almy, who was for twenty years en-
ployed i'm the Office of the Ontario com
pany Mr. Amy was very deeply
shocked at the news of the death of his
former chief. He had seen Mr. Cham
beers but a few days ago. and ne then
seemed as well as ever. i don't know
anything but good OF Il. G.. Chambers"
said he.
During the long years of my asso-
citation with him 1 knew him intimate
". and his nature was such as TO en-
dear him 20 all with whom he came in
contact. Ills acts of quiet charity, that
he never told the boys in the office or
anybody else about, were countless
Nobody will miss Mr. Chambers more
than the miners at the Ontario He;
took almost a fatherly interest in them.
There was never a time that they
couldn't bring their grievances 10 NM
and be sure that they would receive
careful attention. l have heard him
advise the men 10 save their money,
TO ne sober and industrious. They re-
spected his words and looked up TO
him at all Zines as protector
Mr.. Chambers, when once he had
made UP his mind to do anything, al
ways rushed It through. 1t has been
said Of him that he would plan an inn
provement all spring, prepare Tor II an
summer and then rush II through IKE
lightning in the winter, no matter what
the weather was This is illustrated
by the race he ran with the Union
Pacific from COalvi'le 20 Park city IN
the winter of 1S79-SG.
Al that time the ontario was using
several hundred tons OF coal a day. 10
keep it's pumps going This coal had
to be hauled yer by team from Coal
Vile, and by the time il reached the
mines il cost $3.50 a ton. Mr.. Cham
hers organized the Utah Eastern rail-
road to build from COalviHe to PARK
City His ultimate intention was TO
build on to Salt Lake, but ne was ailN-
ious TO get into Park City first.
The Union Pacific had had line
from COaIville to Echo, but had torn
il up. When il heard of Senator cham
hers proposed line lit at once lald It's
rails bacE f-om Echo to Coalville ana
then started 70 Try TO beat the Utah
Eastern into Park City. The Union
Pacific was putting in broad gauge
tracks and she Eastern was narrow
gauge. They had il nip. and tuck,
can tell you
f-rees below zero. but Mr.. Chambers
was out with his construction gangs
through IT all He beat the Union Pa
Cinc 90 Park CITY oy less than nan
day. arriving there jan ], 1880. Then
be acted as switchman for the first
train over the road. with Bishop Rob
ert T. Burton as sssist9rt SuoSe-
ouently the Union Pacific bought the
Eastern and tore up the tracks that
had been built with 90 much labor and
hurry You see, the canyon through
which the roads ran was almost too
narrow for both of them
Purchase of Ontario.
Speaking of the requirement of the
Ontario for the Hearst syndicate by Mr.
Chambers. AIr. Amy said: The orig
fuaf rlisCoverer of the mine. Herman
Budden. had given "a bond on il To Al
Guiwits and jim Berry for $3O,uOO.
Tney were developing the property so
Tast that Budden saw II was great
thing and frequently expressed the
houe that they would be unable 10 take
II No at the expiration e the fifteen
days which formed the life OF the
bond.
Berry and Guiwits didn't have the
money to take up the bOad, but they
were very anxious TO hold ON TO IL
Mr Chambers heard of the proposition
and went TO Park City TO look into It.
lie examined the ground IN an appar-
emily careless manner ana then Went
away without saying a word He
knew that if he personally made the
icasers any proposition they would
hunch the price on him, so he sent a
third party. George Iunroe, TO conduct
the negotiations.
Munro succeeded in getting the
mine Tor $4,000, and Mr.. Chambers
at once began work on It. He took
his time about developing il, but 1t
WASN'T long before the Ontario became
known
As Remembered by. Gallagher.
Another man who was deeply affected
nv the pews of Mr.. Chambers death
,,-as Joseph T.. Gallagher. II have
known Mr.. Chambers since 1874 when
the Ontario wasn't much more than
= prospect. He was like a father to
his men and 20 me. I went 70 work for
him in 1877 and stayed with him Tor
Ten years. Everybody who worked FOR
him had the greatest confidence in him
and well they might FOR he was a man
of the strictest integrity.
MANY of the old employees wouldn't
trust their savings to the banks az al.
Instead. they left their money with Mr..
C,han.bt rs and he took care Of it for
them until the number of employees and
the accounts he had TO carry made the
burden too great. Mr.. Chambers was
= man of the greatest ability. 1t was
6r,f entirely to his efforts that the On
"a no became so great a mine. It was
his foresight in acquiring gro and
around il and in looking closely after
an tn, details of the business that
made the big dividends possible.
sAs to Mr.. Chambers scrupulOus in
4aVrftv. let me cite you an instance:
remember once ne was buying a
Quantity of timber. One of tn con-
fraetors offered 10 supply the amount
he wanted for 10000. Mr.. Chambers
told him the price was all right and
il the timber was as represented he