The Arvada enterprise., 1916-06-01
JAMES J. HILL IS DEAD
EMPIRE BUILDER DIED At 7s IN
ST. PAUL HOME.
Life Of Railroad Magnate Was the
History OF the Development of
Six Western States.
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Western Newspaper Union New Service.
St. Paul, Mimi, May St.-lameS
Hill, railroad builder, capitalist and
most widely known figure of the
Northwest, died at his summit ave
nue. residence Monday morning as the
result OF an infection due to bowel
trouble.
Mr.. Hin was unconscious for near
ly two hours before he died. rr. Ger
man NJ. B,ggs and DR. Stanley Sea
ger, together with members OF the
immediate Hill family, were at the
bedside when the end came.
Saturday Mr.. nm became much
worse and Dr Mayo. with his brother.
Charles. agarn rushed to It luul ON
a special train. An operation was
performed Saturday afternoon. a car
hunclc on the postcriOr Of Mr. Hills
thigh being drained. After the opera
ton ii was stated that it had been
critical and the patients condition
was grave on account OF his advanced
age.
The family statement made Monday
was as follows:
Mr.. Hnl passed away very peace
fully after several hours OF mCon.
sCiousness. All members of the i'm
mediate family were present except
one daughter, Mrs. Ansou Beard. who
will arrive tonight, and one grandson,
James n. b. liill, son OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Samuel Hin, who win arrive from
Cambridge Tuesday,
Vicar General Gibbons attended
MIR. Hin during his last hours. and
will otficiate at the funeral services
at the house and also AT the grave
The public services will be AT the res
idence. 2iO Summit avenue. at p IN.
Wednesday. lnterment viii be in pri
Nate AT North Oaks, where a family
mausoleum or memorial chapel will
probably he built.
Because OF the simplicity which
the family know would be the desire
| of Mr.. ilill, the request Is made that
M flowers or floral offerings be sent
to the house. Tuesday, at y. M, nj
the residence, an opportunity will be
| given the veteran employees oi the
Great Northern Railway Company to
pay their respects and take last
! farewell OF their old employer
The active pallbcarcrs viii be NJ.
h. Brown, Ralph Budu. Charles W.
Gordon, J. NJ. Gruber, +. l.. Howe, W.
! X f'hurl.g h.GtI.nI
A. MACPHERSON, Theoaorc Schultz
and j. J. Toomey.
MIR. I'm was born in lockwood, u
| Canadian hamlet Sept 1G, lS3S His
| father and mother had cmiEratoi
from ireland with their parents years
before; took out Canadian claim
and settled on a farm. For a time
! llills father kept small tavern
When the future magnatc was II
years old his father died. James then
quit school and became n clerk In u
village store
Mr.. Hin married Miss Mary Niche
gan, young and comely irish lass
who served at the hotel where I'M
boarded.
James j. lin discovered the bread
basket OF the world" ~ the great
Northwest; he lc" In its development
from wilderness into what now
comprises six wealthy states doltou
with 1000 farms. and hc blnzcd u
TRAN for transportation wl ich reached
eventually from Buffalo To Asia. with
total mileage OF rail and steamship
facilities that would nearly rirdlr tho
. earth
Mr.. INNS wealth II estimated al
the way from SIUo,0OO,0oO to sjD0,OO0,
90. lie was probably worth between
s210.o0o.0uO and S25O,OOu,O0O.
IIIll had nine children, six girls anC
three boys The eldest son, Louis
| Warren lin, who has succeeded 10 9
large portion Of his lUthcra rcspon
sibilitics married trained nurse h
Minnesota. The lIills have never pon,
In Tor social affairs, and although
their residence IN 81 pauI cost ovcp
$75o.Oop, ana they possess ocyora
country places. they hay" lived sim
ply and quietly