Show OEN GEN PALMER DIES AT RIPE OLD AGE gen william J palmer who built the denver and rio grande system of raimonds died at his home near colorado springs colo last saturday death coming as the result of a fall from a horse in october 1906 which resulted in an injury to his back he was a soldier in the civil war he leaves an zm estate of about fifteen millions of dollars general palmer was president of the denver and rio grande system and its directing per personality tonality for several years until august 1883 when he resign resigned d to give greater attention io to his railroad enterprises in mexico t the he Alex mexican ican national but he continued to be president of the rio grande western road extending from grand junction to ogden until april 1901 when he lie withdrew from personal participation in its affairs in 1901 general palmer disposed of his colorado and utah railroad holdings to the goulds it was then that he grave gave about a million dollars to old employed emp loyes of the line ten thousand dollars each to the hospitals at salt lake city and twenty thousand dollars to a fund for the building of hospitals at castle gate winter quarters sunnyside Sunny side and clear creek this county and at somerset colo ogden hospitals and other charities in the slate state were also handsomely ay remembered |