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Show K. L. A. CULMER. -in tho passing of H. L. A. Culmcr B the state of Utah has lost oue of its B iwt eminent citizens, no matter how B judged, aud all humanity has been dc- jirived of a true brother. Mr. Culmcr 's B entire life was a struggle upward, oven B us i little llowcr springing from a seed B in a rock cleft ever turns its face to B thf pun and climbb up and up. His be-B be-B ginning was humble. Xo advantages B came to him from indulgent parents. B While yet almost an infant he was tompollcd to become self-supporting. B And thus life began, a life reliant upon B self alone for maintenance, for educa-B educa-B Hon, and for everything else that more B fortunate children have provided 'for Though he loved nature in all her B jnoods -and though art appealed to him B in its mystic call, tho stem demands of B bfe compelled tho subordination of B Miclinatiotj to duty, so that fur years B his great passion that of painting was indulged in as a recreation, to be bp'iringlv cnjocd and onlv in moinrnts B of relaxation. Having cdurntcil him sHl, he iM-f.-ipir a master ol bu iiif aJTairs, and for many yenrs after coming com-ing to Utah waa known ns tho head of successful commercial concerns. Less than" a half dozen years ago he retired from active business, and he had since devoted hia unflagging energies' to Lis paintings and to public affairs in which ho had for many years displayed a deep ami genuinely philosophical in-iorefct. in-iorefct. Tn his career as an artist hn touched the public heart, deeply with soveral notable paintings that will remain his most lasting monument, for thoy evince the sympathetic brush of the man of broad outlook, the idealist with the oxaetly trained brain of tho business man. "Mr. Culmcr was always a consistent supporter"1 of his state; not an uninformed unin-formed patriot, but always highly informed in-formed and prepared to demonstrate .with statistics and data why Utah is superior to other commonwealths. He was a valuable aud valued member of the Commercial Club, in fact ono of its. founders, and always subsequently a working member in anylhing that might be holpful to the club, the city and tho Htatc. In a ereat variety of ways Mr. Cul-mer Cul-mer was wonderfully endowed by a bountiful nature, though no gift was more beneficent than the kindly heart which drew to him so many friends. Three scoro years were his all lined to overflowing with work. No rest camo until tho Great Painter touched him gently on tho forehead and summoned him to the Beautiful Laud. |