Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-13
His Death viii Have No Effect
On Local Sugar Con-
ditions.
NEW PRESIDENT W. B. THOMAS
7. A. Cutler Pays Tribute to the Late
President and Tells Of His Part
In Building Up Beet Sugar.

General Manager Thomas r.. cutler
OF the utah-Idaho Sugar company has
received word OF the appointment OF
Mr. Washington d. Thomas OF Boston
as acting president OF the American
Sugar Renniug company TO succeed the
late Henry o. Huvcmeyer AIR. Thomas
was the former vice president OF the
company. The vacancy u the board is
ullea by the election of Ar. Havemey-
crs son. Horace.
The new p.,sIdeut has visited salt
Lake City several times, and is euty
lutcrtsteu lu the development OF tnc
pcet Sugar industry of lue west lie Is
wen acqaaiuted with the people OF
Utah ana IGauo, ANA has been assO
ciated with Ml HaN,meysr during the
beet Sugar developments oI recent
years. Mr.. Iuuu.a7 ls ID tarsigutcd uust-
ness man, one who has immense i'm
tercsts in and outside of the sugar
business, and like Mr. HaYcmeyeE mas
amassed large fortune
Nr cutler ls frequently asked wheth-
or the Death of Mr.. HaEcmeyer VIII
have any effect upon the AFFAIRS Oi tne
several beet sugar companies of the
west. but his answer is that no change
iu conditions viii occur The gIOap ul
eastern sugar men interested with the
local men iu the beet sugar uulstrv
are well posted and I'm close touch with
operations ia Utah. Idaho, Colorauo
and elsewhere that they have made
investments, so that matters Will cone
tinue as smoothly ana tremendously
in the future as they have done in the
past.
Mr. Cutler had q high personal re-
gard for the late Mr.. HaVcmeyer. who
bee says was tower Of strength In
the financial ana sugar worlds. His ca
paCity for organization. and his bril-
lint strokes I'm the conduct of his busi-
ness. made him famous. and his name
was "a synonym tot rutyrpIa,, .tI,u-.l
and daring METHODS. Not many people
realize that Do was due 90 the far
sighteduess of Mr.. HaNemeyer that the
sugar industry of Utah and Idaho has
reached IT'S present enormous proper
tions. The same can be said TO oven
larger extent regarding Colorado. Tho
sugar industry throughout Utah, Idaho
and Colorado was only relatively a
small affair when Mr.. Havemcyer be-
gan To Investigate it, and realized some
thing of its VICE possibilities. He ana
his associates thercupou entered Into
arrangements with local capitalists In
fhe three states for the enlargement Of
the industry, and the capital they
furnished lea to the multiplication OF
factories not only in the three states,
bun i'm Michigan. Montana and else
where tili the beet s. gar industry Of
the west has reached the commanding
position 1t enjoys today.
MIR. HAVEMEYERs CAREER.
Mr. Havemcyer's funeral occurred at
his residence iu Sew York on Satur-
day last. The New York Herald of "A
recent date gives the following sketch
OF his life.
Henry Osborne Hdvemeyer, president
OF the American Sugar Refiueries COM
pany. and regarded as one Of the
worlds fnanCiers, was born In New
York, oct is. lS41. lie was the grand
son of Frederick G.. Hayemeyer, one
Of the two brothers who came to this
city as German immigrants and found
ed the fortunes OF the havemeyer
house by opening "a little sugar bakery
in Vandam street His father, Fre
Christian Havemeyer, was entered as
an apprentice at his establishment,
and later became the chief factor in its
development under the sucCes sive
names OF Havemeyer Townsend q CO.,
and Havemeyer q Elder into one OF
the largest sugar rehneries Of the
world. His fathers cousin was William
T.. Hayemeyer, mayor Of New York.
Scion OF a family Of large wealth and
brought up 10 the traditions of a greas
and successful business Henry O.
Havcmeyer made the sugar industry
his life study. His education was IN
private schools and Immediately upon
ifs completion he became an employe
im his fathers company and was int-
tiated into methods OF manufacture.
His training took him through an de
partments OF the plant.
At the age of % he was admitted u
fun partnership, and In short time