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Show I WELL-KNOWN BUSINESS MAN Of SALT LAKE Prominent in Commercial World. NATIVE OF POLAND, PO-LAND, RUSSIA Came to Utah From Coast in 1865.- Louis Colin, presi dent of the h. & A Cohn Dry Goods company,' and ono of tho bost-knowii business men of Sail Lake, was born in Doberr.yn, To land, Russia, April IS, JS-12. When 17 years of ao ho emigrated emi-grated to New York, and ttvo vonrs Louis Cohn later ho removed lo California, soft liner in Sierra county. In lStiS ho loft California, slart-inp; slart-inp; fifnn Poker Flat with a team for Sail Lake. Sir. weeks later lie Tcached Zion. A short while later ho opened a general store under the tirm name of Colin & blunter. Two years lalor. with his brother, Alexauder, now deceased, ho started (ho California sloro, which later was nicrped into tho Cohn Dry Ooods company. In ISS7 the present house was established, and has been n great success. Mr. Colin is a firm believer in Salt Lake, and has dono all iu bis power lo develop de-velop and upbuild tho stale. |