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Show ICrmer's Dtsth and Hit Prediction. The death of George W. Kramer in Denver removes re-moves a man who has. unbounded faith in the future of Utah. "Utah," he often said, "is destined to be the Pennsylvania of the "West. You have here the largest larg-est coal bodies in the intermountain country, and the nearest coal in any considerable quantity to the Pacific coast. The extent of your iron deposits has only been dreamed of. Your deposits of copper and lead are just beginning to be developed. Your agricultural agri-cultural resources have hardly been touched as yet. It may be years before my prediction comes true, but mark it: Utah will one day be the workshop of the West." Mr. Kramer was largely interested in the coal mines of the State. Of the tijoubles of his company with the strikers it is not necessary to speak, nor do they concern him in a personal sense. He was a vigorous, energetic, far-seeing business man. nis knowledge of the natural resources of this section was extensive and minute. His prediction, therefore, there-fore, was not that of an idle dreamer. His work of course'will follow him, but his sudden and untimely death is to be regretted. |