Show JOHN Q PACKARD PACKARD In the death of John JohnQ Q Packard Salt alt Lake loses its most generous benefactor tor or and one of its most remarkable men Although he was i S nearly near 85 So years old at the time of his death he was wonderfully vigorous and active re retaining retaining retaining his interest in life and finding an an n outlet for his energy in business when most men thought it time to retire Mr Packards genius was as essentially constructive lve Possessed of ample means he might long ago ago have aban abandoned abandoned abandoned the strenuous activities of or min mining minIng mining ing development for a more leisurely life lire but for him inaction was impossible Impossible Impossible sible He enjoyed achievement for tor Its ita own sake and abhorred the thought of idleness under any condition Probably that accounts for his unusual health and the clearness of his mental vision up to the time of his death This city owes him a debt of gratitude gratitude gratitude tude for the library which un unsolicited unsolicited unsolicited solicited gift girt and the most generous present Salt Lake has ever had With Without Without Without out consulting anybody but his law lawyer Ia lawyer yer er Mr lr Packard bought boug t the ground where the public library now stands and announced he would erect ere a suit suitable suitable suitable able building if the city woula under undertake undertake undertake take to support the institution prop properly properly erly erl The agreement was made and the result is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city cit In this connection conne the donor made a characteristic re remark remark remark mark when some one suggested that the building ought to be known as the Packard library AI It If I gave g lye you a jackknife he said would you ou expect me to put my name on it The com corn comment comment ment was characteristic because the theman theman theman man hated publicity and hid his gen generosity generosity generosity whenever it was vas possible He belonged to the sturdy generation that made the west the type that con conquered conquered conquered any sort of difficulty and en enjoyed enjoyed joyed joed even the hardships of the battle so long as they won Now that he has gone the library libra which he gave should be named for him not only as a memorial of or the giver but as a mark of honor to one of the states state big men |