Arizona republican., 1913-12-10

Death removed from the midst of the activities of Phoenix, yesterday, George NJ Hahn, business man. financier, pro-
 mOter and club man, one of the most active of the men who have worked for the upbuilding of Phoenix and the Salt River valley in recent years. MT. Hahn succumbed to an attack of heart failure in his apartments in the Adams Hotel at 9:30 yesterday morning. For the matter of a week or so past, MT. Hahn has been obliged to remain away from his usual business haunts be- cause of the re-occurance of the heart attacks, from which he has suffered for several years Within the last few days MT. Hahn has been occupying apartments at the Hotel Adams having moved from his orange grove home to his recently acquired residence on Cen traI avenue opposite the Heard resi- dence While the new home was being arranged he thought it best to take apartments down town.
 MT. Hahn is survived by his wife two sons, Arthur c. and George Willis; two brothers, Granville and William: and two sisters, Miss Frankie Hahn. now visiting in Hollywood, California and Mrs Nelson Sims of Columbus, Ohio. His elder son has distinguished himself at Stanford University in California where he was recently elected presi- dent of the student body, one of the
 highest honors that can be bestowed
 upon a student. The younger son is
 attending the Phoenix high school
 where he is an able and popular stu
 dent.
 The Salt River valley owes to George
 NJ. Hahn, the Buckeye railroad. He
 promoted it. It owes to him also the
 Arizona Fire Insurance company of
 which he was president and of which
 he has been the ruling genius since it's
 organization, the first company of it's
 kind organized in the state. Further than that he has always been con ] sistent advocate of the future of the valley showing his belief in it since his coming here some seven years ago by making heavy investments in Salt Riv- CT valley realty. He was a successful orange grower and his grove has all ways been one of the show places of the valley.
 In temperament Mir. Hahn was all ways sunny and cheerful. He had many 1 many friends. Democratic in the eX- treme he drew men to him. His death will be a severe shock to his friends 1 His advice will be missed in the coun- cils of those whose future is bound uT | in the verdant valley of the Salt i MT Hahn was born in Columbus Ohio in 1855. he grew up in that vicin- l ity going through school there. finally attending the Ohio Wesleyan Univers- | ity from which he graduated bachelor 1 of arts in 1876 He read law for year l in the office of Ingedsoll & Williamson going from thence to Harvard law school where he finished his course. He 1 did not long practice however. being called upon to take charge of the busi- l ness of his father Michael Hahn. a fur niture manufacturer. From that time
 on he gave his life to business. After eight years with the furniture business he went to Cincinnati and engaged in | the fuel business being in several sue cessful ventures up to the time he came l to Phoenix in 1906
 Arriving here he was so struck with the country that he immediately made heavy investments which he has since maintained. In 1909 he organized the Buckeye railway afterward sold to the Southern Pacific. For four years he was a member of the board of gover- 1 horS Of the Water Users aSsOciatiO He has been president of the Orange Growers association vice president of the Valley Bank. member of the Ari- zona club, tn California club of Los
 Angeles, the Queen City club of Gin cinnati. and in addition was a life member of the Cincinnati lodge of ElEs.
 He took but little part in politics. but stood for state senator in 1908 and for
 the constitutional convention in 1910
 as the nominee of the republican party
 The remains were taken in charge by Easterling and Whitney and the fun
 eraI arrangements will be announced
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