Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-05
GEORGE A. JOSLYN
HEARS LAST CALL
President of Western News
paper Upion and Said to Be
Wealthiest Omahan Dies.
WAS ILL FOR LONG TIME

George A. Joslyn, president OF the
Western Newspaper Union, reputed
to be Omaha's wealthiest citizen,
died at noon yesterday.
Mr.. Joslyn had been in i'll health for
several months and for the last month
his death was expected at any time.
George A. Joslyn was bor' June 80,
184S, at Northfield, VT, and remained
on his fathers farm until he was 10
years of age, when he started out in
the world for himself. He went to
Montreal, where he was given EN-
ployment in a shirt, collar and cuff
manufacturing establishment owned
by relative. He was married in
Montreal to Miss Sarah Selbeck, who
survives him. There were no chill
dren.
Leaving the shirt factory he learned
the printing business and moved to
Des Moines where he resided for a
brief period.
To Omaha in 1880.
He was very -dept in acquiring
knowledge of the printing and gem
eral newspaper business. In 1880 he
was sent to Omaha as western mana
ger of the Western Newspaper
Union. At that time he had small
interest in the company and with
thrift and hard work he increased his
stock and in time became the head
of the company. He invested in real
estate and he possessed an unusual
faculty of making his money earn
more money for him.
1t has been said of Mr.. Joslyn that
he was one of the luckiest men in
Omaha in that he made his invest
ments count and could see good
investment in the dark. He bought
interests in unpromising rlines near
Joplin, Mo-, but they turned out to be
veritable gold mines," figuratively
speaking.
Was Judge of Men.
In his successful career with the
Western Newspaper Union he had
the faculty of selecting efficient men
for the responsible positions. He
built up splepdid organization from
an administrative standpoint. The
company expanded until it covered
most of the country, serving thou
sands of daily and weekly newspapers
with patent insides." His, ready
print company is the largest OF its
kind. in the world.
The Joslyn residence at Thirty
ninth and Davenport streets, has been
known for years as "The Joslyn
Castle" 1t is one Of the show places
of the city, with spacious, well-kept
grounds. A few years ago Mr.. JOS
lyn took exceptions to what he be-
lieved was excessive taxation, and,
closing his beautiful home, moved to
New York City, but afterwards re-
turned to Omaha and resumed his
home at the old location.
Not Public Figure.
Joslyn was man of retiring dispo-
sition. He spent his life at his Of
flee and home and rarely was seen
at any public function. He was quiet
in his mode OF living and positive in
his likes and dislikes. /
In a suit brought by the govern
ment against the Western Newspaper
Union Mr.. Joslyn went to Washing
ton and offered to show tina: his
company is not trust in that it re-
duces the price of inside pages of
newspapers to many patrons through
out the United States. The case is
pending.
Mr.. Joslyn invested much of his
money in Omaha real estate and i'm
proved some OF those holdings.
The funeral will be held at the
family residence Friday afternoon at
2 o'clock, with interment at Forest
Lawn cemetery. The services at the
cemetery are to be entirely private.
1t is also requested that no flowers
be sent,