Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-08-17 | Page 2 | Was Dean of Utah Dry Goods Trade

WAS AS DEAN OF UTAH DRY GOODS TRADE Tommy Atkins Had Been Familiar Figure in Trade for fo Many Years 1 Thomas honas Hewitt bettor better known as lt B Tomm Tommy who V O for foe years ye rs had been connected with the F FAuerbach FAuerbach Auerbach Brother dry goods com corn hy died at the family residence re i ML ft Third North street last night of Mr Atkins in the thet t years ear had made Hi of ot people of the theU city U and anil state Mr Yr Atkins was born in Sparta Can IWa February 10 1849 In 1873 he hew w went nt to ib Toledo O Q where for ten years ne lIe fie was manager at the aton Lyon Co dry goods house In 1883 1853 he dant t Ut Lake and was employed as aa a clerk for F Auerbach Brother After remaining as s a clerk for som some some rume lime e he wan wall promoted to the position f manager man ger which position he held for tor fora tora fo foa a number of years pears ears Of ot late years on account ace nt of his hs declining health and the great gNat amount of work which he was called to do he be was given the position of credit man of the company which position he held at the time of his death While acting as credit man he was waa also atoo floor manager of the establishment establishment and p was better known kne than any an other man In the city About ADou one year ago ao a o his health start started started started ed td t fall l U nd a month ago he started for tor a trip to California His health failed so BO rapidly however that he be was unable to t go and he lingered on at athis athis his home until death came oame H lL J Wallace of F Auerbach Brother Drother said SaM last night Mr Atkins was one of ot the most I efficient men in the company During the en years ears he had been beel us he had kad always given the 1 greatest t satisfaction Of late he had acted as credit man and was possibly better informed Inform on retail credit than any other man in Hn the city cU For a long longtime longtime longtime time we have tried to get him to take a vacation but he was one of those fellows who insisted on working as alii long log as is he was waa able to stand up and anda asa a a result It we were were unable to get him hima a away Besides B a large circle of friends and business acquaintances who will mourn his hili death he ha leaves lelles four children and anda a widow His children are arc Mrs F p Kent of this city Mrs H ll J of Toledo 0 O Mrs Carrie Higgins of this elty city and Jack Atkins The arrangements for the tire funeral will be made later