Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-07-24
ANGUS A, GRANT.
What the Los Angeles Times Has to
Say About the Deceased,
HIS MANY RAILROAD CONTRACTS.

! The Los Angeles Times Of July q.
In its article on the death of Angus
\. Grant, which occurred in that city
last Saturday morning. with burial
in this city yesterday afternoon, has
this to say:
Angus a. Grant. of the firm Of Grant
Bros, prominent contractors of Los
Angeles. died yesterday morning at
the home of his brother. Louis A.
; Grant. No. 917 south IIill street.
Heart disease. Superseded by n com
plication ~ ailments. caused his de-
mise.
The deceased. who claimed Albu.
querquc. N. NJ, as his home. had long
been affiliated with railroad construc.
ton In California. and has divided his
residence between the New Mexico
city and San Francisco. Although
he has In the last, decade been n fire..
quent visitor In Los Angeles. he has
mover made his home here continuous.
ly only n month.
Angus a. Grant was born "a years
ago. near Williamstown, Ontario. Can.
At the age Of 81 years he migrated to
the states. and for two years was nc.
tive In the lumber business in Mich.
Kan. Later he engaged In the railroad
business, and In the early seventies
went to Lawrence. Kan. where he was
employed us foreman OF n construction
crew on the old Santa Fe system.
Some years later he was engaged in
building the lines of the Kansas a.
Pacific road AMI the Denver a Rio
Grandc in Colorado. After completing
this work. he was again identified with
the Santa Fe system. and from 1878
until the time of his death. he was
more or less affiliated with the work
OF extending that company's lines. lie
extended the lines of that system 10
Pueblo in 1878. and then continued
the work rs far south as Albuquerque,
taking IN his residence at that place
in 1880. Five years later he was In
charge Of the construction Of the San
tn Fc railway to California. and since
that time has been prominent In rail
road construction In this state.
The last work done by Grant Bros
in the railroad line was the construc
tion Of the new coast line Of the South.
ern Pacific company. including the
Chatsworth cutoff.
Mr.. Grant leaves one on. Daniel q
Grant. 20 years old, who will arrive
In Los Angeles this morning from the
east, where he has been attending col
lcgc. Mrs. Grant has been dead fol
eighteen years.
Mr.. Grant was In perfect health nm
III last January. when he was attacked
by the grip. He never fully recov
cred from that trouble. but was moi
considered III until about n month ago
when he commenced to complain. For
the last two weeks he has been con
fined to his bed, and Friday he became
so much worse that the end was look
ed for. Death occurred at & 80 O'Clock
in the morning.
At the dine of his death, Mr.. Grant
was receiver of the California and Ne
vada road, n short line running out
" Oakland. He had large holdings In
Albuquerque, and his estate Is valued
at several hundred thousand dollars
lie was the largest individual property
owner in the New Mexico city. Amoni
his holdings there are the water. ga,
and electric light plants.
The remains have been embalmot
and are now lying at the home %
Louis a. Grant. This evening they
will start for Albuquerque. where fun
eral services will be held Tuesday I'M
der the auspices of the Knights TEN
plar, of which the deceased was {
member. Louis A. Grant will accom-
pany the ,emains to Albuquerque.
/ Angus A. Grant was at the head oI
the firm of Grant Bros, but that firm
will be continued here. as before the
death. by the terms Of the will Of the
deceased. three trustees. among them
lLouis A. Grant. are nominated to look
after his interests.