Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-09
JACOB NORTH
CALLED HOME
President OF Salt Lake Brewing
Company Succumbs TO
Cancer of Stomach.
AT WIESBADEN, GERMANY
Active In salt Lake Business, Mining
And Political Circles for
Number OF Years.

startling intelligence was received In
this city. toward noon today from
Wiesbaden, Germany. OF the sudden
death there Of Jacob Moritz. president
" tho salt Lake Brewing company,
VINO went abroad last November FOR
his health. The cause of death was
stated to be cancer of the stomach and
lungs. a combination ~ man can be
expected TO battle against. Mr. Mortz
hud heen railing for some time prior
70 his departure but IL was conf
IDENTIFY expected that the ocean voy-
agr and the mineral springs II the
continent would restore him 10 health
Mrs Moritz accompanied her husband,
taking every possible care OF him and
the two travelled through italy and
southern Europe during the winter,
going thence north 20 the German
springs The best medical advice was
secured. hut the disease had got suth
q hold ON Mr.. Moritz that he was
found 20 be beyond medical aid. al
though efforts to prolong life we're
maintained until the last
WILL BE CREMATED
Mr. and Mrs. Moritz were not alone
IN Germany Mr. MOritz was a native
or Bavaria. where he leaves brothers
and sisters who. II was stated today.
were with him and Mrs Moritz when
he died. Manager Lehman 81 the
brewing company. who was left ia
charge of the business during Mr.
Morttz's absence. stated this afternoon
that I'm all probability the body would
be cremated. and the ashes brought to
salt Lake for interment In the Jewish
cemetery here. But just when Mrs
Moritz would return home was not
known.
q
here was the cause of general surprise
and regret. IA no ono seemed TO have
| any idea that the disease would end
| thus fatally. The deceased had n good
| many friends, both In business and
| social circles and although he was 81
| years OF age, he did not look over IS
| Mr. and Mrs. Moritz occupied one of the
| pleasantest homes In the city. at the
corner OF Fourth South and Tenth East
| streets
| MIR. MORITz' CAREER,
Jacob Moritz has been active in salt
Lake business circles ever since hs
came to this city in 1871. Al ,tlae fintv
OF his death he was vice pfesfdehs
treasurer and general manager of the
| Salt Lake City brewing company, a df-
| rector I'm the Little Chief Mining com
| pany, holding an interest In the Burn
| ing MOSCOW Mine & Milling company.
| Dtsluts Dtlng n large nOldeT OF SAT-
| Lake city real estate.
He was born In the country in which
| he passed away, having first seen the
| light at Ingenhem, Rheinfslz Ger
many. Feb, 20 1s4e He attended tho
schc ols OF his native city subse-
quently graduating from business col
| lege In Mannheim, Germany He at
once entered upon business career.
Sept. II, 1866, he emigratcd to America,
securing emploN1nent with the r. NJ
Schaafer Brewing company, one of tho
largest In New York. He remained
I'm New York two years. when re de-
cided 10 try mining out west. He
went TO Helena, Mont, where he en-
gagged in mining pursuits until 1871.
when he came to Salt Lake.
soon after arriving IN this city MI
Mortz started the Montana brewery.
near Warm Springs, under the Arm
name OF MoIitz & Richter. where he
successfully conducted his business for
four years. when he built the large
brewery within the city limits. In 1873
Mr. MoritZ purchased the interests OF
MI. Richter. also the interests Of Mr..
Jonasson in the Tenth Ward brewery.
OF which Mr.. Moritz was brewmaster
and manager, He then formed pnrt-
nership with Aaron Keysor which
continued until 1881, when the keysor
interest was purchased by Matt Cul-
len and the name of the firm was
changed to Moritz & Cullen. The part
nership continued until 1883. when the
company was incorporated as the salt
Lake Brewing company, which II Is
called today.
Mr. Moritz served a term in the state
legislature. and was member OF the
constitutional convention. In Nav.
1889 Mr. Moritz was married 10 Lshela
Loulsson who was born In Honolulu,
OF Prussian ancestry.