The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
TAPS SOUND FOR
j. WILL HOWARD
SOLDIER SOUTH
ONE OF THE PIONEERS IN DEvEl.
oPMENT PHOSPHATE INTER.
ESTS DEAD.
HAD AMASSED A GREAT FORTUNE
Developer Of Mines, Builder Of Rail.
reads, Leader in Promoting Maury
Countys Great Mule Market, He
Achieved Great Success.
CFrom Fridays Daily Herald. }

(From Fridays Daily Herald)
j. W. Howard, one of the wealth.
..CSt, most prominent and successful
men who eve" lived in Maury county,
tuown far and wide in financial cir
-es, died at his magnificent home in
Nashville this morning. Although he
mad been in poor health for some time
and his condition for two or three
weeks had been exceedingly poor, his
death came as a shock TO his many
friends.
Mr.. Howard is survived by two sons
Gerald and Lawrence and by his sec.
ond wife, Mrs Lucille Branch Howard.
He was born about seventyfour years
ago and served as q beardless youth
in the Confederate army He was
one Of the most gallant young sol
diers in that noble aggregation of
fighters and had the esteem of his
comrades all through life. A sister,
Mrs. NJ. T. Cecil, survives him.
Few men have attained greater
business success than Mr.. Howard.
He was one of the pioneers in the
development of the phosphate inter
est Of Maury county. He entered the
field quarter of u century ago upon
the discovery of rock here aud soon
amaSsed a fortune. He was long
active in the mule industry. be .ng the
builder of the present stock yards
He probably dealt more extensively
in mules than any man in the history
Of the Columbia market.
Mr. Howard later became interest
ed III railroad construction. Together
with his partner, John H. Carpenter
he constructed the Nashville interur-
ban railroad, the first interurban road
to be built in Tennessee. They also
constructed the Middle Tennessee
from Franklin to Leatherwood and
Mt. Pleasant. Mr.. Howard was inter
oated in the building of the Hermit
age Hotel at Nashville. In later
years he has been actively interested
in promoting the fertilizer interests
Of the South being large stockhold
or in several corporations.
The deceased was business man
Of unusual acumen. He had sound
Judgment, plenty of courage and
wor.d of energy. He had confidence
in his fellow man and that confidence
was reciprocated, for few men stood
higher among his friends acquitances
than Mr.. Howard. He was honorable,
truthful and upright in his dealings
with his associates, Of generous, char
table nature, ready to help the needy
u deserving. He was however, with
Jut a particle OF ostentation. He
mover heralded his goodness or his
achievements. He was unassuming,
quiet and gentle. He had hundreds
OF warm friends in this county who
will sincerely mourn his passing. Mr..
Howard was resident of this county
and took an active interest in all its
affairs pntil few years ago when
he acquired a palatial home In Nash
vile and has since resided there. ),
The remains of Mr.. Howard will he
brought back to this county and the
funeral will be held at st. Peters
church Sunday with the interment at
st. Johns. The funeral will be at
2 o'clock, conducted by DR.. Watts.
The following will act as pail bearers:
Honorary: John Howard, w NJ.
+ ChCairs, Ed Armstrong, Geo. T.
Hughes, Dr. Robt. Pillow, Otey J. Por-
ter, JOS. +. Brownlow, G. A. Foreey,
William p. Ridley Joseph L. Chap
man. Judge Sam Holding and Robert
l.. Mckinney
Active: c. "a Fry, Robert Pillow.
Jr., Henry Chcairs, Willis Armstrong,
James killobrew, Charles p. Hatcher,
Roy Hardison, Jack Carpenter and
John Cant, and w. Andrew Dale.