The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-02
]. 0. PACKARD
DEAD At HOME
IN CALIFORNIA
Founder of Salt Lake City'S
Public Library and One of
Most Generous Men.
RETIRING IN DISPOSITION
HE STUNNED PUBLICITY
HEAVILY INTERESTED IN MIN
ING PROPERTIES OF STATE
FOR MANY YEARS.

John c. Packard died last evening at
his home near Santa Cruz, Cal. The mes
sage bearing the announcement of his
death was received by his nephew, Ed
ward w. Packard, who is now on his
way to California.
Heart failure was the direct cause of
death. Although il was known that Mr.
Packard had been i'll i'll health for "A
short time, an end sudden
will prove a surprise to those who knew
Of his decline in health, and believed 1t
temporary
Mr.. Packard was nearly Sc years of age
when he died He was best known to
Salt Lake people because of the fact that
he caused to be built and equipped the
public library in this city, institution
which is second to none in the land; its
f 0 ut HRs Mo no P sss than held great
was generous in his charities, but he
was adverse TO public mention of his &C
ished in Salt Lake, he built one In
Marysville. Cal. and gave bOuntiful do
nations to the library at Eureka in this
state.
Mr. Packard was never married. He
leaves number of relatives in the east,
besides E. W. Packard of this city.
Interested in Utah.
Mr.. Packard came to Salt Lake by
what may be termed a rare chance. He
was born in Johnstown, N Y. Nov. %.
Packard, who came TO America from
England in 1888, landing at Boston His
full name was John Quackenbos Pack
ard. His father was Joseph Packard.
merchant of New York City, but who
was closely identified with both Johns
town, n. Y, and Albany. N Y
John @ Packard was educated at the
schools of Johnstown and Albany. but
made his first start in life as q clerk
in New York City. While SO engaged the
California gold excitement broke out and
in 1910 with other friends Ia crossed fha
Isthmus of Panama, bound for San Fran
cisco He settled in Marysville, Cal.
which was then the center OF an active
mining district. and formed q partner
ship with Colonel Edwards Woodruff
with whom he had many interests last
| ing until the latter's death in 1899 Du-
ring the COS he acquired an interest in
some cotton plantations and spent sew
eral winters in New Orleans.
In 1871. while en- route from California
10 New York with his partner. Colonel
Woodruff. he paid q visit to Salt Lake.
and was so attracted by representations
made to him OF conditions in the Tintic
district that he acquired an interest in
the Eureka Hill mine. which was gradu-
ally increased until with his brother. JO-
seph Packard of New York City. he held
a majority of the stock John Q. Pack
ard was the president and manager of
this mine for many years.
In later years he located with the late
John McChrystal the Gemini mine and
still later, the Godlva, of both of which
companies he was president at the time
of his death.
/ The climate of Utah proving preiu-
dicial to his health. he in 1900 removed
| his residence to Marysville. Cal. where
/ he had retained the interests acquired
nearly fifty years previously Being un-
| able. however, TO abstain from active
work, he afterward became interested in
/ business at Santa Cruz, Cal, and bought
/ a controlling interest in the Santa Cruz
! Lime company and the Big Creek Power
| company. He sold his interest in both
| these companies In 1906.
/ He was a life member and vice pres-
dent of the Society of California Pho
( neers. and a charter member of the Alta
| club of Salt Lake City.
| The body will be taken to Albany n
! Y, where several generations of the fam
! lily are buried Mr.. Packard's own gen
! GRAFTON have all passed away. with the
| exception of a widowed sister who re-
| sides in Chicago. He leaves several
| nephews and nieces.
Always of Retiring Nature.
| a marked characteristic of Mr.. Packard
was his adherence of public notice He