The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-09
DEATH OF FISHER s. HARRIS.


Mr. Fisher :. Harris, secretary and
manager OF the Commercial Club. has
been ailinc for a long time and yet
he seemed i'm fair vitality and full of
reserve forcc; and II was tho hope of
every ono that he would hive for q
good while to bc of great use and high
service 10 the club and TO the com
muuty nj large. But il was not 10
be Ills illness became acute, and ON
SUNDAY night he passed away.
Ills death is ericvcus loss 10 the
community, especially 20 the business
world and TO the Climb of which he was
the life and central force. which be
has taken so much pride in building
NJ from the beginning. He made the
interests aud growth Of the Commercial
Club his life work and entire study.
Ignoring everything else, he devoted All
his energy. all ms great abilities, so
cial. executive. and power Of organi@a
iiou, TO the advancement OF the Club
and TO making il the exponent of The
salt Lake business community Ho
was eager 20 increase The membership
of the Club. studious to do everything
that would be 10 lis advantage.
in getting him as manager and up
builder Of the Club, the governors OF
IL made such an cminently wise choice
that there has never been anything
but the warmcst approval Of the CHOICE,
aud OF Nh Harris methods, service,
-;,,,,,,l.,,.l,. y,-Ill
adapted 10 iust that position OF en-
incut social gifts. OF friendly nature,
and of great business capacity. IT would
seem as though the position which lie
had so long and acceptably held was
precisely that for which he was eX
ccptionally adapted, and IN IL he has
rendered such distinguished service to
the community and TO the Clu5 that this
service can never be forgotten. Always
alert 10 get for Salt Lake the different
conventions and asscmblages of al
kinds. he was remarkably successful in
getting them. aud in helping on with
enthusiasm all good work. he was
prominent in the enthusiastic work of
last summer in getting subscriptions
to pay of the $l5o.o0o debt of tho
Y. NJ. c, a, and The headquarters for
that bcnc6ccnt work were thc Com
mcrcial Cmb-and Mr.. Harris And
that was characteristic Of his efficiency
in all good work
OF all those who Iaborcd 10 make the
Grand Army. cncampmcnt of last Au
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the most distinguished place. He
worked in that cause with an anxious
soficitude that was jmmcasurably vam
able. lie was the secretary of the G..
\, X. cncampment committee, attended
all lis meetings. and was the life and
soul of the enterprise SO far as any
one man could he so, and in every other
convention or asscmblagc or any asso-
clation or order. Mr. Harris has been
recognized rs the moving spirit and
the central one about whom the whole
enterprise must yally.
Ii is great praise TO say these things
of any man. but it is no more than
Just and fair TO say them about Mr..
Harris. Ard when we add that in the
discussion of any question here in the
years that have gone by aud in the
general advancement of the city he
was always 10 he relied on as a pro.
grcssive, earnest worker, il is to say
for him no more than is his due His
death is gricNous loss to the com
munity, and particularly to the Com
mcrclal Club, where his services viii
always be remembered with gratitude
and honor. To his family The commu-
nifty extends It's warmcst sympathics.
and the assurance goes out TO them
that the great services rendered by Mr..
Harris can never be forgotten in this
community nor his brilliant record ever
f-rnur Him,