The Detroit times., 1909-12-07
arthur HILL IS
] DEAD. IN SAGINAW
Well Known Lumbermsn and Cap
italist succpmbs To Attack of Apo
plexy-PAsses Away. Peacefully.

SAGINAW. MioL, Dec. 1---.Arranse'
plepts fOr the funeral Of Arthnr hili.
II the well.AnowH mmberman and caadi'
date for the United states senate N
the ,aft election. viii not be mao
until his son arrives here from san
Francisco FRIDAY, Nj Hill died Mon.
day afternoon shorty after 3 o'clocN
I'm his home, 100 North Michigan.avc.
from an apcpicctic attack. The cn1
was peaceful. He suffered the attack
last Friday, rallied briefly Saturddt
but his condition DeCane dTdTUTT7r-
Sunday and he sank rapidly un,il
death came.
MIR. Hll was stricken with his iu
Illness year ago following the eio-'.
Cf the gubernatorial campaign IN
which hc had taken "a lively interest,"
The attack degsioped grave cnldi
tion OF the heart He wen 10 Atlanlc
City with. Ms. Hill.-put secured utilS
relief aud later went 10 the North
Shore health resort al Evanston. lie
remained there until six weeks aeo
when he came home. There was ht
tle change IN his condition and an
Iarently little hope for hts recovery
Arthur Hill, lumberman. vesselmHn
mining man banker and milliundl
was born in 81 Clair 5S ycsrs ago tip
came OF an old revOutionarH ldWiit.
his grandfather. Daniel Hill, belns q
soldier ia both the American reNo.'.-
ton and Lhe war OF 1872 He was ll
the latter struggle, in what is now
Michigan. being a member OF G%n
HuiIs forces aud escaping when the
latter surrendered TO the British lie
fought with Commodore Perry az Pui.
jn. Bay. His son. Arthur Tfi'rs father.
located on 4 -Crgtm at St Clair after
the war closed-and spent bis time-'e
tween sailing ON the lakes and small
numbering operations Shortly afic"
Arthur Hills birth he removed in lS5o
10 Saginaw aud operated 4 small saw
mill.
Arthur Hill attended the Union
school in Saginaw and spent his spare
time learning the ins and outs of the
lumberman's business. Yielding 10
the opportunities OF one of Arthur's
teachers the father sent him 10 the
University OF Michigan. He graduated (
as a civil engineer. He then sptnt a
wear at railroad work in NiRu esot q, 2
returned 10 Saginaw and spent seven
wears as a landlooker. He travelled
Though every county in the state
containing United States or stale
lands. During this time he underwent
many hardships, tramping day after
day through the woods and carrying .
his pack OF GRUB" and clothing upop .
his back. He worked partly on shares Z
and after seven years elapsed was aole I,
TO 90 into business and formed part
nership with his brother. W ri. Hill. +
This-firm was soon numbering exten
siveIy and Arthur Hill & Co. was then
organized. From this company Mr.,
Hill transferred a portion of his ID
terests 10 the Cranberry lumber COM
pany.. The two concerns operated
separately. however. He then, with
Bay City and other people organized
the 81. Anthony Lumber Co. and Enis
company secured control of the booms
on the Mississippi river in Minnesot'.
This company later began operations
in Canada. where II IS now cutting
timber on large scale.
srn'Many Large Enterprises
Mr.. Hill. at the time OF his death, I
was associated with many large en- .
terprfses. Ills principal business. that :
of lumber, was conducted through the
firm of ArtAaF HiA & Co. win head
quarters in Saginaw. His other IL
terests were principally mining and
shipping He was president OF the
following concerns: Madeira Sugar
Pine company, California; Midland .
Navigation company. Midland. Ont; /
ST. Anthony Gold Mining comp9ny, /
Ontario; St Anthony Lumber com
pany. whitney. Ont.
lie was "A director In the North At
lantic Navigation company OF New
York; director in the Bank OF Sag
lnaw.- and heavy stOckholder in the /
Booth-Kelly Lumber company. which ,
operates In Oregon and is composed !
largely OF Grand Rapids capital
Mr.. Hill was interested in "A mum
Der OF other enterprises, including
manufacturing in Saginaw. banking .
and mining. He owned several tracts .
Of ore In the northern peninsula which .
retted him magnificent income from
royalties The only public Office hef
ever held was that OF regent OF the f
university, to which he was appointed
by Gov 4 + Bliss in 1901 10 FL a
vecancy. lie was reelected In 1905 .
As TO his wealth. there is consider
able speculation and IL has often been
overrated it is claimed Men closest
90 him say that-hiS foTtane was be-
tween s700oo00 aud Sl0.600 0a6 He
sava large tract OF land near Ann
Arbor TO the University OF Michigan
for experimental forestry purposes
and also a scholarship 10 the uniYers-i 4
fly for graduates from Arthur I'LL.
high school at Saginaw. West Side
FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE
BOYNE CITY, Mich. Dec 7-tSpe-