Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-10-24
RAILROAD MAN
IS CALLED HOME
Robert Craig, Travelling Freight
agent for OREGON Short Line.
Died This MOraing,
AFTER A PROTRACTED ILLNESS.
Resolution Of Respect Framed TO the
Memory Of ! 0, Rebef-- Railroad
Offices Closed.

The hand OF death has again visited
local railroad circles and another traffic
man has passed into the Great Beyond.
At o'clock this morning Robert Craig,
travelling freight agent for the Oregon
Short Line with headquarters in this
city, succumbe1 to tuberculosis at his
residence, 1926 First street.
Bob" Craig. as he was affectiouately
known throughout this and contiguous
states died peacefully after a long NJ
ness extending over nearly two years.
during which period he was maintained
on the Oregon Short Line pay roll ana
always had hopes Of recovering and
holding up his end Of the work COM
nected with HIS position.
Mr. Craig was I'm his fortieth year.
and leaves widow. but no family. He
came to Salt Lake IN 1899 when for sew
eral years he was chief clerk at the To-
cal agency. a litlle over two years
ago he was promoted to the position OF
travelling freight agent. Prior to COM
ing to Utah he was employed I'M the
freight auditors office of the Burllns-
ton at Omaha, but left that position to
take one under w. u, Hancock, the
freight claim agent Of the Union Pa
cinc.
BORN IN SCOTLAND
Mr. Craig was a native Of scotland
and possessed Of considerable dry hui
NOR His sterling qualities and busl-
ness capabilities made him a host OF
friends I'm this city, and 10 quote an
Official Of the oregon Short Line mo
n"n ever Naerd anyone say mean
thing regarding Bob" lie was both
.ructa. and generally liked.
No arrangements have yet been made
for the funeral and the body Is being
held pending adyices from his sister
I'm Deerfeld m, ana the relations OF
Mrs Craig In the east,
Mr. pERFR pEeprrrrD
m ,--,.,
ms Qe2In, coming WITHIN a few hours
"Lyel '"a' VI d ~ ntpCI vi tue N9DdsI
Cuu'es - 6ICIu sIuCA 70 'le ran ioAa
ttIleIHlyy on tnls uiyy. ~ marx OF
teoPsII "Iueis were lssueu lmls morning
LOT tHe t.osiis OF every I5lIIoadd once
III wy Cl'y tnis a.tSi noon, ing Iuoils lhe
49," tlVIs" O,lOEo VI '"c OieBoH
SuoIl Line ana Hl9 Giahue, only ledV-
iHs one man IN eacH o. the lcNel 9Uloes
w nltlI'u 10 business, el"een 'He hours
OF -,lo ana = O'Clock when special SER
YVES uNSl wy ieluIIns OF d. ~ Reper
Mete 20 Dg nTlu az ~, Ey tnV Undertaking
pJstVLs WilH DedH Euuy IN charge
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, .tIss.' -'eS.vl'' o,oy' dlker ana
NJ u'u., 'oON u. we ul'llSt OF 'ne To-
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paIesu, IialosoIIle ,lo!ul ueslshs We're
it'su, ~ q ''u pi w "s.llNca lloIii Eve
~, ~ ls't.otu Coi ny, n S. EtrS uesls-
ii",eu 10 NC az 'lo wv oinlue uvpol 10
paE W,H taaS ITs!VvtS WHei lhe re-
Inulus OF d. ~ ne00eI NIe sniP.ea 70
De,yer Oh INe GOV 'Ia'i' tomorrow
'"O'H'"s' ,,-,,,r,r,r
iN MEMoI'lAM'
The following was also drawn up and
signed ana handed 10 Mrs Reber TINS
afternoons
The Vlsltatlons Of death are always
painful; but they are especially 80
when the messenger with the inverted
loren beckons one TO depart from the
sprlngume OF lie ana from amid
nome but just founded and hopes Just
giving promise OF realization.
such a visitation was that which
came on October 23rd Of the present
year 70 our friend ana associate MI
j. o. Reber
MI ReDer had endeared himself TO
us ana to the community generally by
bis sunny ways, his high standard Of
manhood, and the universal courtesy
which characterized MS daily associa-
ton with his fellow men.
No TgWTpt his l1nLllnUIE demise. and