Arizona republican., 1922-06-01
THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE l, 1922
What aoondertul things are events!
The least are of greater Importance
than the most sublime ard compre-
hensiUe speculatioas.
-Beaconsfeld.
A. c. Bartlett

With the death of A. C. Bartlett at Pasadena
on Tuesday morning there passed away man who
has lad big Iart quietly performed in the affairs
of MS time. He had any public office hut
much his time given to the public service, in
small ways and in large ways. He Was the invited
coun selor of he powerful a,ld the weak: Of
high in national affairs and of thUse who were
charged only with local affairs
Though young not quite thirty. at the
time of the Chicago fire. he became active in the
rehabilitation that stricken city and in the fifty
years afterward in which it has the second
largest in the country he took active part and
maintained to the end the interest which he had taken
during the struggling years. The other leaders CT
that period have long been gone-te Fields the Far
wells the Letters the Armours. and the other giants
those days who left their impress on the city We
know of of that period who yet living have
long since gone into retirement.
Mr. Bartlett had never retired and lost
his interest in his own times. 1t keen when
few weeks ago he stricken as it was in the
vgor of his mddle-age. He had only left the dis
charge of the more active work he had performed.
TO younger hands, leaving time and greater
opportunity for public service which in the midst of
his business he had never neglected.
OF his personal life it is unnecessary to speak
to the people of this community in whose develop
he has had great part for than
quarter of a century, He is known for his noble
nesssof character for his unfaing good nature and
his unremittng optimism which inspired all with
whom he brought into contact He took every
where with him the spirit and the deeds of helpful
ness. OF his gifts and charities little is known out
side the circle of his benefciaries OF them neither
he the members of his family spoke and
the writer refers them more freely because
of the absence of those who We're nearest to him
He had for many years dispensed sums large
and small. A few years ago a gift of s45oO0o
made by him to institution in Wisconsin. Some
years ago it was brought to the knowledge of the
writer that Mr. Bartlett had established system
of circulating libraries out of the way places in
Arizona and perhaps throughout the west at points
where books were not easily accessible Carefully
selected books were sent in boxes and after time
they we're replaced by other books Persons familiar
With books were employed in the distribution and
COLLECTION of the libraries all of which entaiied
siderable expense. We learned of this benefacton
rathsr by accident from the late Andrew Downing
and airs. Downing who custodans of the
Libraries Arizona We mention these two incidents
oHy typical of the quietness with which the gifts
of Mr. Bartlett bestowed and with which his
public service was performed.
Mr. Bartlett got much out of life, in the
enjoyment of wealth but in the pleasure of
plishrnent and of the service which he able to
give to others In special way his later life
cf helpfulness and inspiration
Il think" said George w. Curtis "that 10 have
known good old man-one who through the
charces and msehances of long life has carried
his heart in his hand like palm branch, waving all
discords into peace-helps faith in God, in
selves and in each other than many sermons