Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-19
SUDDEN DEATH OF
0. ]. SALISBURY
Chairman Of State Republican
Committee Of Utah Succumbs
To Heart Disease.
END COMES IN NEW YORK CITY
Or His WAY 10 Seek Rest and Rccrc-
ation at German Health Resort
When Taken 10 Hospital.

New York, June 1S.--Qrange J. Sails
bury. chairman OF the state Republican
committee OF Utah, died at ST. Luke's
hospital here of heart disease Mr..
saisbury's home was IN Salt Lake City.
lie came east 10 days ago Intending to
sail soon for Europe for his health.
With him at his death We're his wife,
his daughter Mrs. Lewis b. Mccormick,
and hts son. Orange j Salisbury, Jr.
Another son, K. Walker Salisbury. is I'm
Salt Lake City. The body VII be taken
to Sal, Lake CttN Mr., Salisbury as
mine owner real estate dealer and
Z barker had long been identih d with
leading interes.s of Utah, Idaho. Mon
tans and South Dakota He was a.
member OF the finn of Gilmer Salisbury
a. Smith, which before railroads pene-
traied tho Rockies operated lines OF
stages through the mountain region.
For years he was prominent IN party
politics, Since coming to New York La
had signed the presidency Of the Titan
state board OF equalization.
Mi. Salisbury was born near Buffalo
SO years ago. He IN AFRICA Miss Mar.
gsret Blaine Walker, daughter of tho
late Maj. X. c. Walker 4. S. A.. and a
hlNtt Va NV ltNt JHNhFS " l'tAillN.
The news that Hon. @. j Salisbury
lis dead has come as great shock
Ito his host of friends IN Utah, While
II was known by his Intimate friends
thai his condition was somewhat seri-
Gus when he hurriedly left Salt Lake
few weeks ago for a lower altitude,
1t was generally understood that the
purpose Of the trip was " prepare Mr..
Salisbury FOR n visit 10 Germany by
giving him short period of complete
rest. and MI salisbury had prepared
to leave for this "Trip on a steamer
sailing last Thursday.
Mr. Salisbury has played an import
ant part In the upbuilding of thu west.
He came here young man, dug out
his fortune from the resources of the
great country which he found a viii
dorness. and in leaving his life's work
he leaves A namc honOrcd among all
men, a splendid family Of boys To
follow in his footsteps as western
men of energy and determination.
STATE CHAIRMAN.
In public life Mr.. sslsbuly's most
recent activity has been as Republ-
can state chairman. In the trouble
some political times OF the past rev
Years he was not one OF those 10
leave the party to which he has given
his allegiance from boyhood, and
when i'll health TO which he has Civ
en- his allegiance from boyhood, and
when III health compelled James j.
Hammond TO give up the Republican
state craftsmanship in the last state
campaign, Mr., Salisbury accepted the
position, and managed affairs In mis-
party until the time of his death.
WORD RECEIVED HERE.
The first notice of Mr.. saiisburys
death was received in a telegram from
.. J. salisbury. Jr.. TO p. II. l-annan
last night shortly after O'CLOCK, 1t
read; Father died this afternoon
We leave tomorrow for home" With
Mr. Salisbury was his WIFE his daugh-
ter, Mrs Louis d. Mccormick, and his
son, o. j. Salisbury, Jr., who with
survive him. Their son Blaine
salisbury died about a year ago, and
this was so keen blow TO both Mr..
and Mrs. salisbury that 1t IL believed
to have helped to bring on the heart
weakness that finally resulted i'll
death.
plans 10 leave for Europe last
THURSDAY were frustrated Wednesday
by DR. Janeway of New York who de-
ciared that Mr.. Salisbury was in no
condition to undertake the journey
During the following week he gradu-
ANY grew worse until finally the END
came late yesterday afternoon
UNION PACIFIC CONTRACTOR.
In western life, Mr. Salisbury was
first known as a Union Pacific con-
tractor in 1858, his brother Monroe
salisbury having preceded him here
as a freighter. j. r. Gilmer and John
W Kerr were partners in the pnsi-
rcss but o. j. Salisbury bought out
the Kerr interests then the company
took the name OF the Gilmer-Salisoury
firm.
The purchase of the Wells Fargo
Express followed and lines were ex-
tended until there were 5000 miles
Of them, all carrying mail under con-
tract. through Idaho, Nevada, oregon.
Washington, California, Colorado.
Arizona and New Mexico.
In the late seventies Mr.. Salisbury
was married to Margaret Blaine
Walker, niece of James G.. Blaine,
and few years later the ianllS
moved to salt Lake City. where their
home has been ever since
MINING VENTURES.
Thirty years ago, Mr.. Salisbury
made his first mining venture IN the
Highland Boy mine, and since then ne
has extended his mining interests un-
III they cover many western states;
out OF this business he has amassed
fortune of great size. his estate IN
Guiding In addition to his mines, many
Naluabl real estate holdings among
which are the Kenyon hotel corner
and tho New York hotel site on Mar
ket street,
'LEApEp" IN IDAHO.
In 1884 Mr.. Salisbury received injuries
which affected his heart while mining
IN Idaho. He built the BAY Horse smell
ter IN Custer county. ana while opel-
atine II became beaded an atflction
from which he never recovered and
which finally resulted in heart disease.