The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-12-31
DIED IN
FRISCO!
End Of Great Sugar Nag.
nate--DleS in Elghtieth
Year.

san fFancisco, Dee. 2d.-lIaus
Spreckels, widely known as the ''sue-
ar king OF the Pacific coast, died At
20 O'Clock today at bis home In
this city In his eiRhtieth year.
The immediate cause uf death vas
an attack Of pneumonia which dayel-
oped alarming symptoms within the
past two daYs
Ills condition last night warned
his physicians that the end was near
aud relatives remained az his bedside
uutil the hour Of his death.
Rudolph spreckles, who returned
from Honolulu yesterday 10 the
steamer Nippon Maru, vas one OF
the number, ]. d. spTeckIes, pro-
prietor OF the san Francisco Call and
head Of the Oceanic Steamship com.
pany, was also In attendance at his
father's bedside, as we're Mra. Mary
Ilolbrook and Mrs. Alex. Hamilton.
the daughters OF Mr. John ID.
Spreckles. Despite his advanced
age, Mr.. Spreckles had devoted q
large share OF attention 10 the vari-
Gus enterprises IN which he was In
terested, and IL Is less than a month
since be appeared before the ways
and means committee OF the house
ln Washington as an authority on
the sugar duties. Two years ago be
was attacked by severe illness. but
bis vigorous constitution enabled
bin TO Withstand his sickness and
he wins, after time. restored 70 his
usual health.
Apart from the Importance which
= attached TO Claus Spreckles as the
T. pioneer sugar retiner OF the coast and
Y an investor Of millions in California
c and the Hawaiian islands, ths
/. spreckles family has for many year
IS been the most prominent 10 th'
!. state. John ID. spreckles bis eides
J. son, has been for years directing
.e influence 10 oriental trade, apar
s. from his other interests, and Ru
re dolph, president OF the First Nation
VI al bauk Of this city, has been a SUE
lie porter Of the grant prosecution .
(, San Francisco TO the extent Of thou
" sands OF dollars In addition 70 hi
~ active participation.
Mr. spreekles recently retune
v from New York. On bis afTivi
IS home he was suffering from the q
81 tects OF q cold which developed int
It. pneumonia. lie was not thought I
" he seriously III, but his son Rndolp
OF Spreckes, who was Ia Honolulu, ~
IT. notified OF bis fathers poor healt
and hhstened home.
w Claus spreckles was born IN Ian
:, stadt, Germany, In ISIS and came
- the United States Ia 1875. After b
~ Ing employed for some tine
~ Charleston, ). G., and New Yorl
w be came 10 San francisco, reachin
/" this city IN 1856. lie established
ei store aud later conducted brewer
''' In 1865 he built the Bay sugar renr
~ cry and began the importation
y" raw material from Hawaii. Prospe
ing Ia this business, he establishe
." other rednerles and promoted n
~ beet sugar Industry by establishin
:" renneries and engaging 10 the grow
ing OF beets on a large scale. He .
50 built a refinery at Philadelphia
Invested largely In the ocean steam
ship company aod many other entel
'n prises. Including the building OF tn
a., san Joaquin Valley railIoad. Man
''i Of bis interests 10 Hawaii are report
I'm ed 10 have been disposed Of by hi
% son. Rudolph, during the latter's n
.e cent trip ~ the islands. They 10
~ cluded the banking house Of. Ciau
10 spreckles & Co. aud considerable rsa
=. estate.
" Superior Judge Graham today ap
10 pointed Rudolph Sprcekles and G. A
ga Spreckles executors Of the will 0
ol their father Claus Spreekles, nxinl
their bond Il s5oQ, o00 which was fur
oy nished In applying for letters o
On administration, IL was stated ina
- sDme matters connected with tn'
hR estate needed immediate attention.
a. The will Is In possession OF IN
wldow. Mrs Anna Spreckies, and
will be opened Mooday. It IS said
IN an the dead capitalists children arr
"a mentioned In the will aud each eiSef
IS a share Of the estate. the value OF
.et which is yariously estimated at about
lls a.. ooO oOa. II VAS stated in eoar'
be that tbe income from the estate en-
be eeeded a quarter Of million doilaf'
e. a wear.
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