The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1941-10-17
COUNCIL PAYS
TRIBUTE TO A
BENEFACT0R

At its regular session Tuesday night
the Council unanimously adopted the
following resolution signed by COun-
Gilman Clifford +. Burke, praiSing the
character of the late John Il. Ford
and the dead induStrialist generosity
to The y, ople of Wyanduttt
The resolution reads:
1ReSOlvtd by the City Council of the
city of WyandOtte that the passing of
Mr.. John t. Ford on October ). 1871.
after long and useful life brought
mourning To Il very large number Of
the citizens of Wyandotte who knew
intimately of his remarkable achieve
mentS. sterling character and mani
fold benefaction> OF the latter the
full extent will ever remain. unknown
except ill the hearts of uhUSe whom he
befri, nded. but his industrial genius
was renowned throughout the land.
Mr.. Ford was born i'll Indiana OH
October -. 1866, and came To Wyan-
dotte i'll 1890 with his father aud
grandfather. the late Edward Ford
and Captain John H. Ford. To found
the mammoth alkali industry en-
trrpri>, destined To make WyandOttt
Il household word in many parts of
the world. Older citizens still rcmem-
Der that the country had just emerged
from a sewers. depression. and to
heighten the gloom the city had just
learned il WAS about To lose its prin-
cipal industry. With the coming of the
FortlS the news spread lik,. wild-fire
that Il new industry was coming to
WyandOtte and the people were filled
with great expectations. Down through
Tire years the deceased induStrialiSt
participated actively i'll the phenOmen-
al growth of an enterprise that has
meant much To the general welfare.
prosperity and happiness of the com
munity. For i great many years he
maintained his residence here and dis
played strong public spirit and Il
high degree of interest in civic pro
Sres> la 1901 he accepted an appoint
ment to the Board Of Public Works
and i'll this capacity he served with
loyalty and efficiency. assisting great
~ i'll developing and expanding the
Public Works program.
Not the least f the Ford benefac
tiOIlS was gift of the WyandOtte Gen
eral hospital as Il mt mortal To the late
Captain j. Il. Ford. In the alienation
of suffering and the reduction of dis
ability from disease and accident the
value of this splendid institution To
the people is incalcuable.
1t is with profound regret that We
mark the passing Of such an admir-
able citizen as Mr.. John Il. Ford and
the people of Wyandotte will cherish
his memory always. This Council be-
lieveS his service to the community
should he permanently recorded ia the
annals of the city. therefore he il
Resolved 10y the CRY Council of the
city Of WyandOtte that the citizens of
the city. through Us. their representa-
tivtS. do hereby declare their sense of
the great loss sustained in the death
of Mr. John Il. Ford And be il further
Resolved that as an expression Of
sympathy on the part of the members
of this Council. and To perl,etuate the
same Oh the records of the City, this
resolution be spread at length upon
the journal of this days proceedings !;
and uhat the clerk bP. and liz hereby
is. directed to transmit Il copy of this
resolution to the family of the deceaS-
ed