Show UTAH COPPER superintendent DIES last wednesday the death of J D shilling general superintendent of mines for the utah copper company at bingham was announced death resulted from an attack of heart trouble only a week before mr shilling was 68 years of age he was born in wurtemburg Wurt emburg germany december 30 1854 at fifteen years of age he came to america and began life as a coal miner he is survived by his wife and two sons one of whom J D shilling jr is now superintendent of mines a position he has held since the promotion of his father to the b general the other son ro roy y Shi shilling fling is general track foreman at the utah copper mines the funeral obsequies were held in this city may J D shilling first as superintendent of mines for the utah copper company a position he secured more than thirteen years ago and later as general superintendent was the one man on the job directly responsible for opening up tip of the mammoth steam shovel mines of the company everything b had to move like clockwork clock work at mine or else the thousands of tons of ore that had to be moved to the mills daily would not reach its destination and milling would be retarded that lie he never failed in his task gives the clearest possible idea of his energy t and sagacity y in in i handlin handling Z the mine his work for the utah copper company therefore was the crowning success of his long career in the handling of miries where stupendous i operations were involved and which included propositions in various parts of the cou country previous to his coming to utah |