The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-12-03
Till. F0HDE' s BODY IS
BURIED IN GREENWOOD


who died saturday aftelnooa at hi
q home on Temple avenue. WasssssdlEEi
, ed sIondaF sniorning at lgzocIock a
the residence. Rev ]. J. TAYLOR, d. D
pastor Of the First Baptist church, OF
6 ficiated. Inteiment was ia. Greenwood
r cemetery. Pail bearers were John 1
! Boyd, d. G. Boyldn, Geo. r. Loyal,
: Allen smith, Alex Bonnyman, and j
! c. Howell, of Chattanooga. The de
ceased lis survived by his widow, on
son and three daughters The bereave,
family has the sympathy of hundred
.of friends in this bereavement.
Attending the funeral were severa
prominent railroad men from othel
towns aad cities. Mayor II. c. Thomp
son, Of Chattanooga, was present.
IN the death of Maj Fonde thc
Southern railroad loses one of it,
Iablest representatives and the city o.
! Knoxville loses one of its most .loya
and progressive citizens
Maj. Fondee had been ill for about
two and a half weeks. having beer
stricken with pneumonia about the
middle Of November. His, condition
was considered quite critical for one
and one-half weeks. and his brother
(Dr. G. H. Eonde, of Mobile, was at the
bedside Of the deceased several days.
I However, about one week ago, it was
believed that Mai F'onde had passed
the crisis in his illnesssand his brother
Ireiurned to his home Maj. Fonde
kept improving, and Saturday morning
ut was stated that the deceased would
soon Dc able to go to Mobile to visit
ihs brother, However, q relapse came
shortly after noon Saturday, and soon
aver o'clock the end came.
Mai F'onde was The son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Fonde, and was born in
Mobile en-. April n, 1851. He spent
the greater part of his life as a resi-
dent of that city He was by profess
sion a civil engineer, and for MANY
years vas connected with the Mobile
n Ohio railroad. AHe constructed the
Montgomery division of the road and
held other responsible positions with
The company. ~
About twelve years ago Maj. Fonde
was appointed general agent, or per-
sonal representative of the president,
Of the Southern railway, with head
quarters in Knoxville. Since that time
Ire has made this city his home. he
has been active in the upbuilding Of
the city and has .labored hard to in
crease. the paiiway facilities in East
Tennessee, and thus hasteh the devel-
opment >of this territory. One of the
plans projected by him soon after COM
ing TO Knoxville, was the building of a
spur tack of the Southern railway
into the marble center asst of the city,
in the forks of the~.riTor. This =
track was completed, and The new
ttanspol tation facilities afforded b. II
have done muelis to develop that sec
ton which itapenehates
One sBeciatifa pT0Hement which is of
much value to BUSINESS men. was the
building Of e. spur track along First |
creek, On watclf jUbbeCs and others
could load amd~unioad their cars,
avoiding the long haul from the old X
& o. yards in North Knoxville. A |
strip Of lang !. lying between First
creek and Central. avenue. was nur-
chased for this track,
AS general agent for the Southern
railway, Maj fsonde was brought in
close touch With city officials and Off
Gals Of the county, also with officials
in other counties and towns of East
Tennessee. Rights-of-way, new sta
tons or depots which involved the pur-
chase Of property, were under the .su-
pervislon of Maj. Fonde, and in the di-
lection OF this work he was always
kind and courteous, and was just as
affable to the small land owner as to
those Of more affluent means.
Maj. Fonde looked after the reaityl
of the company in this sec
lion, and at the time he was stricken
II he was negotiating for better ter
ninal facilities in CHATTANOOGA. He
vas chairman of the board of control
# the Chattanooga Terminal company
and had charge Of the station and ter
nina!s in chattanooga.
MAI Tclde was loved by the rlen
Who were under his Supervision and
40 ore viii be missed from heilseir-
les mere than he. lie Nas'oVer .nligi,t-
'ul Of tnea interests Of the employees NJ
he goa1,a8nd believed tltaISl~at re-
suits can come from making eapioyos
eel that they have an interest IN The
success Of the colapanl, sogS,gshiSh they
york. Ills regard TO- the ,.e;ll !oyegt
added dignity to then positions, and
lis words Of inspiration and encour-
tgement will not be forgotten BY. those
whom he touched, ~ : NJ. 49,
. The deceased was a close, persona! I
riend Of the late w. ". Finley, ares !
dent of the Southern railway, and al
% Of Fairfax Harrison, now president
# the Southern railway -.-KaoX, lie | !
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GAHOR WILL