Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-06 | Page 9 | Loss of Kramer Serious Locally

LOSS OF KRAMER SERIOUS LOCALLY Something of the Career of the Man Who Had Become Such a Factor Fac-tor in Utah. 1 STRONG man, an able e.xccu- lL livc and a formidabl onpon-J onpon-J cnt," is the verdict of those among tho railroad men in this city who were acquainted with the late George "W. Kramer. The news of his sudden death case as a great shock to everybody. A prominent promin-ent olllcial, who was vysiting in Denver last we'ek, said that he had had a two hours' conference -with the late vice-president vice-president of the Colorado Midland exactly ex-actly a week ago. He was then slightly Indisposed, but tho danger against which he had been warned was pneumonia. pneu-monia. Mr. Kramer Is better known in Salt Lake ns the vice-president of the Utah Fuel company, especially on account of the way In which he handled the recent strike in Carbon county. His policy then and at all times .was that of thc iron hand beneath the velvet glove. When he put his foot down It stayed down. Mr Kramer was about 53 years old. In 1873 he went to Donvcr from his home- In Ohio and started his career with WellK-Pargo & Co.'a express. He became manager of tho D. and R. G, express ex-press in 'Si and later formed the Western West-ern Express company, which was owned by the Rio Grande Western railroad. rail-road. Of this company ho was president presi-dent until its purchase by the Denver & Rio Grande. He was also Col. Dodge's assistant when the latter was general manager of the Rio Grande Western and later on assistant to President Pres-ident Jeffrey of the D. &. R. G. with jurisdiction over the western end of the road. In 1902 he was elected vice-president of the Colorado Midland railroad, and later vJce-presldent of the Utah Fuel company. His latest work was the formation of thc Globe Express company, of which he was president, which extended over all the Gould lines of railroad.