The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-01-19
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pie " possesses the rarest Of all
gifts--the faculty OF human under. AA
standing. His heart IL big an AA
doors and beats In fun sympathy 49,
with the Of the common people W%A
lie tells that he will be the peoples 80 ~
governor and there Is every reason TO
believe that he intends to keep his word
This too. Notwithstanding the fact that he <>ssZ
II a Of wealth. WX|
The governor Is q selfmade man The W
chronicle Of his experiences reads like ro- -
nance. II II the old. old story of the poor hoy Of
humble origin carving out his and
eventually finding his to high estate OF Jew
ish descent the second OF family Of six children, he
was born in fine old city Of Darmstadt (Germanyb
while ytin a boy he succeeded in saving enough money
TO purchase ticket TO America. II in the great
American metropolis that he found his first empioym
The that his job TO set up pins in bowl
ing alley but not altogether sure on this point
any rate. he only managed Co support himself but
able aside sufficient to bring the family
to the United States.
Sometime later the future governor moved to Indiana
engaged in the mercantile business The family fol-
lowed and there they made their home. But the young
always the alert for opportunities. migrated
to Missouri and while in that state
his naturalization papers honored and he became
fufedged citizen Of the United States. In all prob
ability. he accepted his political faith at the same time
for he Of fixed opinions and has been lifelong
democrat His stay In Missouri not long. Eventually
ne moved To- wyoming aud became manager OF an adj
vance supply depot for the company having under
the old Union Pacific railroad lie continued
this capacity until the ruiH OF uanNcontinental
systcm Joined at promontory Point In tSGe Then
he came Utah To- stay.
Governor uambcrgrrs IN the state Of his adop
ton period Of fory-cght years lie frst settled
at ogden engaged In the hotel business for time
lie moved subsequently Salt Lake city and this place
has his home. II would require farsizcd vol
chronicle IN detail his various enterprises during
the years that followed The mining Industry then In ts
infancy attracted his attention for time aud he
tho main IN his mining undertaking. Tn.
like his fellow democrat Uncle Jesse" knight the
location the hidden wealth revealed 10 him
In dream and he compelled TO take miners
luck and the customary risks and chances that
haunted the trail Of the early prospec,ors
Hut u developed that mining was CO. he simply side
with him The governor encountered his chief
cess the development Of transportation within the
state. was with the construction Of or
utnhr railroads and his achievement
the building the electric line connecting Salt Lake CITY
ogden. This rund IL conceded O. De- OF the finest
OF IT, Kind In the country and stands fttng
mont the constructive genius of IT, organizer aud
orator s hobby years has been the development
inefurhnn transportation within the state aud be-
been q guiding spirit In the completion 81 uhh's other
two lines which with the Hamburger
at both ends and enable II extend iu scryic,
southern Idaho the north ana 60 Central Utah IN"
south.
IN connection with his railroad nnd metal mining
nrtiyes tho present has been successful in