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Show A. J. HALL, HEAD OF LARGE CANNING INDUSTRY, DIES AT DEE HOSPITAL AFTER ILLNESS OF A FEW DAYS Albert T. Hall, prominent member of the canning industry and president and general manager of the Fiah Packing corporation, died today at 12 06 o'clock at the Dee hospital, following fol-lowing four days' illness of pneumonia. pneu-monia. The fatal ailment was contracted con-tracted by Mr Hall last Friday while he was hunting ducks at one of the local lo-cal duck dubs. He was rushed to the hospital, but from the first stages of hi affliction his condition seemed hopeless Mr. Hal had been prominent In Og-deD Og-deD rind Utah during ihe past two years, since his arrival from ( alifor nia. He came here to organize the I'tnh Packing corporation and prev-ious prev-ious to his work in Ogden. was auditor audit-or of the California Packing corporation. corpora-tion. I turing the two years in Ogden, Mr Hall was recognized ns one of the foremosl experts in the canning industry. Under his direction an president and general manager of the Utah racking corporation, five factories, formerly the property of the Parker canailnR Interests wi re taken over. New plants nnd improvements of factories in the vicinity, which were duo tn ho completed com-pleted this year, were brOUghl about through the efforts of Mr. Hall. Mr. Hn.ll was p. m mber Of the execu-tive execu-tive committee of the Ogden branch of rtah Associated industries. Director of Darls-Weber County C nal com pany, director of rtah Manufactun l I association, member of Elks. Webei j club and Country dub. Mr. Hall was president of tho Utah fanners' association during 1918 and at the time of his death was a director direc-tor of that organization. He was 42 j years of ago. Mrs. Hall and two young children i survive the deceast d |