The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-10
CHARLES READ HAS
EXCELLENT SUPPORT
American Nominee for Com
missioner Backed by Lead
ing Business Men.
ABILITY IS RECOGNIZED
Without Regard to Party AZ
filiationS Prominent Citi-
zenS Favor Candidacy.
ABILITY IS RECOGNIZED

By his petition OF candidacy. which
/ was fled Saturday with city Recorder
! Ben :. Rives. Charles Read American
| nominee for commissioner for the four
year term. has proved that he Is a real
nunpartiSal candidate FOR city commits
sioncr. Further than that IL is clearly
| shown by the petition that he is r. real
| business mems candidate for commits
sioner.
On this petition are bankers ana bust
ness men OF every political party. Many
of these are Republicans and many are
Democrats In political affiliations All
OF them. however unite in testifying TO
the good qualities OF Mir. Read, who is
seeking the nomination for commissioners
at the primary election and election at
the coming city election
Included among the signers Of Mr.
Reads petition arc a dozen bankers, Two
former governors Of Utah and more than
100 other prominent men of the city.
mostly business men. Several millions
OF dollars in wealth ara represented i'm the
l27 signers OF Mr. Reads petition.
Support Is Deserved.
Those best acquainted with Mr.. Read
VIII testify that this testimony Of conf
dence by the cream OF the business world
OF the city Is not misplaced. BY his
have enjoyed his acquaintance. Mr., Read
IS regarded as man Of good iudS
worth and unauestioned ability He is
one OF the Younger pioneer business men
OF tho state and though seldom in tho
public eve n" was actively connected with
the development Of the state.
For forty-eight years Mr. Read has
been a resident OF Utah. He has
achieved an enviable place in tho bust
ness world OF the community and IL is
certain that he will make "A great sue
cess a member OF the new Salt Lake
commission. He VIII doubtless prove
ficcr, II Is worthy Of note that among
the American signers . Mr.. Reads pc
tition are the lenders of the BranSrord
and the anti Bransford wings OF the
party. This Is Indicative Of the fact that
all Of the members OF the American
party. irrespective Of past preferences,
arc united for the success OF tho party
and the ticket named BY The party
Charles Read is an Englishmau by
birth. His birthplace is Cambridge Eng
land. Early in life. however. he came 10
ntsh l, and ,, in Utah he has since re-
mercantile business In Ogden when the
Union Pacific and the Central Pacific
railroads met in 1869. completing the first
great transcontinental railroad. Later.
Mr.. Read was member OF the firm Of
Clasbey & Read. engaged in mercantile
business at Alta In Salt Lake county
Since 1874 he has been prominent in the
mining Industry.
Oversees Big Estate.
Macintosh in 1900. Mr.. Read has been
executor of the Macintosh estate. He
has general supervision over the ore
sampling works at. Park City and over
various other mining interests. which
formed part of the estate. He is promi-
nently idcntifed with the Diamond and
Excelsior mines OF Eureka, New.
Mr. Read has never held an elective
office. but served Il member OF the
state board Of corrections for two wears.
He WAS named TO this position by former
Governor Heber VI. Wells who Is one
Of the signers OF Mr.. Reads petition. MIR.
Read is a strong American in local poll
ties and is a Republican in national poll
tics.
The following list Of signers Of Mr..
Reads petition OF candidacy reads almost
like d directory OF prominent men of the