Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1912-05-09

Saginaw looks after the Saginaw
business.
Mr.. Wright's wealth is estimated at
from five to twenty millions OF dol
lars and this notwithstanding his
many munihcent gifts to various ed
uc ational and charitable enterprises
He only recently close out his hold
ings in the Advance Thresher Works
lof Battle Creek for $l,OOO,OOO cash.
He was a director in the Ann Arbor,
Grand Trunk and c. s. & NJ. Rail-
roads, stockholder in the Chemical
National Bank, New York City, The
Detroit Trust Co, of Detroit, Old
Detroit National, The Bank OF Sagi-
nav and the First State Bank OF
Alma. He has large real estate in
eapolis, Mimi, and thousands of acres
of ranch and rice lands in Texas
He is president of the Wolverine Ce-
ment Co. of Union City, Michigan,
and the Elliott Wolfenden Co. of De-
troit, is heavily interested in the Mar
shall-Wells Hardware Co. OF Du-
luth and the StonerOrdean Wells Co.
wholesale grocers OF Duluth. Mr..
Wright was also heavily interested
in the iron mines 100 miles north
west Of Duluth which were sold to
James Hill and party some years
since for four and one half millions
of dollars
For years Mr. Wright has been
one OF the heavy contributors to the
work of the y. w. c. A. and the An
ti-Saloon League. Never has a wor-
thy object of charitable or education
al interest been brought to his at
form Mr.. Wright.
Among the many gifts made in re-
cent years was beautiful Wright
Hall the girls dormitory at Alma Col
lege, the beautiful park to the city
of Alma and the Sanitarium valued
at 100000 to the Masons of Michi-
gan.
Mr. Wright did not relinquish ac
tive life until 1906 and since that time
has taken life easy at his beautiful
residence in this city.
Funeral services were held at the
home Tuesday afternoon by Rev. J.
Frank Jackson, pastor of St. Johns
Episcopal church, OF which organi-
zation Mr.. Wright had for years
been an active member The home
was crowded with friends of the de-
ceased who came to pay silent trib-
ute to one who through long years
of personal acquaintance they had
learned to love and admire.
Following the service the remains
were transferred to the funeral car
by Messrs Montigel, Richardson,
Ward, Pulfrey, Hutchinson and Leon
ard, and accompanied by the funeral
party, conveyed to the private car of
the superintendent of the Grand
Trunk r. r. which had arrived dur
ing the forenoon and been placed at
the Ann Arbor tracks near the STU
perior street crossing. Previous to
the arrival OF the body a steel vault
had been placed in the car and into J
this was placed the casket contain
ing all that was left on this earth OIL
the man whom the citizens of Alma /
loved to pay honor and whose name
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future ages be remembered and cher
ished by the residents of the city OF
which for years he has been an ac-
tive resident
Upon the arrival of the afternoon
train from the north the car contain
ing the funeral party and the remains
of Mr. Wright was attached thereto
and was soon speeding away on its
way to Chester Depot, Vermont,
where burial will take place.
The route of the funeral party |
was via the Grand Trunk r. R. to
Montreal, thence over the Central
Vermont r. r. to destination. The
funeral party was composed of Mrs. |
A. w. Wright. Mrs ]. Fl. Lancashire,
Miss Elizabeth Case and Messrs. |
L. A Sharp, w. T. Knowlton and
Ammi Lancashire.
At Chester, Vermont, the funeral |
party was met by Dr. J. H. Lam
cashire, who had made all necessary |
arrangements for the burial There |
were present with DR.. Lancashire,
Miss Helen Lancashire. Miss Lila |
Lancashre-two grand daughters of
Mr.. Wright-and Miss Mary Wright |
IA niece.
Out of respect to Mr.. Wright every |
business house in the city was closed
from 12 o'clock noon until 4 p. m. the |
day of the funeral, and all of the
numerous factories and mills Of the |
city suspended business for the day |
Immediately following chapel exer.
/ A.
taken for the day and at one O'Clock
both faculty and student body |
marched in a body to the Wright
residence to pay their last respects
to the one who had more than any
other furnished the means through |
which Alma college is today recog-
nized as one of the strong educational
institutions OF the state.