The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-11
MIR. UHLFELDER DEAD
WAS STATE MANAGER OF EQUITA-
 BILE LIFE COMPANY.
Prominent Montgomery Citizen Expired Suddenly in Building of His COm- pnny, While on Visit to
 New York.

The shocking news reached Mont
 gomery in a telegram yesterday after
 noon that Mir. Augustus Uhlfelder, one of the most prominent citizens of
 Montgomery, had died suddenly in New york city, caused great sorrow throughout the city. He was stricken | with heart failure as he stood in the
 Equitable Life Insurance building in
 New York about o'clock yesterday
 afternoon. and died almost instantly. It was a peculiar incident that Mir Uhlfelder should leave his earthly | fields of labor in the office of the in-
 surance company to which he had de- voted many of the most valuable years | of his life and which he has strength ened in marvellous way in it's Ala bama business. As Montgomery loses In his death one of her most prominent l and respected citizens, SO does the Equitable Life Insurance Company lose one of its most valued workers.
 Few men were better or more widely known in Alabama than MT. Uhlfelder His duties as State Manager of the Equitable Insurance Company necessi-
 tated frequent travelling over the State.
 and he was intimately known to a vast
 number of the most prominent business
 men in the State.
 His generous nature and agreeable
 personality made him friends wherever
 he went. Thousands of Alabamians | will feel that they have lost a good friend in the death of MT. Uhlfelder. MT. Uhlfelder was born and reared | in Montgomery and spent all of his life In this city. He was born March 9.
 1860, and was a son of the late Meyer
 Uhlfelder. who was In his lifetime an esteemed citizen of Montgomery. The | young man was educated in the schools | of Montgomery, and as youth entered
 the employ of Pollak & Company. His diligence in his work quickly brought
 him to the responsible position of cash
 fer of that firm and later he was one of the head saleSmen of the concern, At an early age, Mir. Uhlfelder gave promise of marked business ability, and when he had developed into a success l full salesman, he left the service of Pol l lak & Company and connected himself with the old firm of Goetter, Well & Company as a salesman. He continued
 with this firm until the summer of 1887, when he entered into the real estate | and insurance business with his broth
 CT, the late Samuel B. Uhlfelder under | the firm name of Uhlfelder Brothers. | About two years after the organiza- | tiOn of the firm, S. B. Uhlfelder died and Augustus Uhlfelder continued the | business until 1889, when he sold 1t
 and embarked exclusively in the life 1 insurance business.
 He had been manager for Alabama of the Manhattan Life Insurance Com pany of New York, and he continued
 in this capacity until 1897. when he was | appointed State manager of the Equita- | ble Life Insurance Company. From | the outset of his taking control of the | business of that great insurance com | pany in Alabama, a material increase
 was noted. This increase was due 10
 the watchful care of the company's
 business and MT. Uhlfelder's acknowl- edged ability as a man of affairs, and
 extraordinary business sagacity.
 | A natural love for his native city and progressive public spirit enabled MT. Uhlfelder at all times to forsake his large business to work for the good
 of Montgomery and he was ever fore
 most in movements which had for
 their object the upbuilding of the city.
 He had been for number of years
 an active member of the Commercial and Industrial Association and took a Lively interest in its welfare. He was
 also one of the leading members of the Standard Club, a member of the An cient Free and Accepted Masons, a Trustee of the Jewish Congregation of Montgomery and a member of a local Hodge of BNai B'Rith.
 Having strong faith in insurance. his
 chosen profession, as safe and profit