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Show JOHN SIMS SMITH PASSES AWAY MONDAY EVENING AFTER LONG, RRAVE BATTLE AGAINST DISEASE John Sims Smith has finished his labors. He passed on neacefully at 8:05 Monday evening, leaving his immediate family and the entire community sorrowingly mindful of a 1 Mr.Smith had been prominently identified with the - civic the social, and the industrial life of Provo for the last ten years. His innate modesty would have kept him in the background but for his sheer ability to do things where others failed. His skill as an organizer and rare executive commanded recognition in many lines of industry. Mr. Smith began his business career at the age of 16 years with the Consolidated Wagon & Machine company at Idaho Falls, then under the management of G. G. Wright. Later Mr. Smith was called to the management of the Black-foot Black-foot branch, from which position he left for a mission to Great Britain. Here as elsewhere Mr. Smith's ability was soon recognized and President C. W. Penrose called him to the secretaryship of the British mission, which position he fillpH until the time of his release. Mr. Smith came to Provo first in 1'jijS direct from his mission field taking a position on the office force ' of tbe Knight Investment company. His ability as an executive was early recognized and he was soon 1 placed in charge of the Silver City office, from which place the Knight Investment company was operating it's Tintic mines, smelter and railroad. There Mr. Smith . was called to the bishopric of the Silver City ward, which position he ! filled until he was transfered to Provo as general auditor of all the i Knight interests. f "Uncle Jesse" Knight and John j Smith formed nu attachment for ' ench other which ripened with their years of contact, into an affection seldom found except between fath-i fath-i er and son. This same spirit of confidence and love marked the relationship re-lationship between John Smith and every other member of the Knight family and so on down through the ranks of all his co-workers. When the Spring Canyon Coal company was ready for production V ,'and the necessity of an able nnd re-tiotti''I re-tiotti''I sql. . i r ".v.jir became apparent, ap-parent, John Smith was the unanimous unan-imous choice. This necessitated Mr. Smith's return to Salt Lake City, i the place of his birth. This opportunity oppor-tunity gave one more demonstration demonstra-tion of his versatility as an industrialist indus-trialist and this very versatility in the course of a few years returned .Mr. Smith to Provo. Mr. Knight had in the meantime taken over the Provo Woolen Mills and after vainly trying to resuscitate resus-citate this industry under technically tech-nically trained hands, ho asked Jnha Smith to return to Provo nnd assume personal charge of the plant. His success in this enter-. enter-. prise is history, well known to the j citizens of Provo nnd the state. X Through all these busy days nnd ! years John Smith had the time and Inclination to serve unsparingly nnd unselfishly in affairs of church i and state. He served for years as director, vice president and president presi-dent of the Provo Chamber of Commerce. Com-merce. He was an active member of the committee which secured the contract with the Columbia Steel company assuring the erection of their plant for Provo. He was a member of tbe Provo Rotary club and his memory is securely enshrined en-shrined in the heart of every one of his brother Rotarlans. In March 1921, the Utah county council, Boy Scouts of America, was organized nnd Mr. Smith was elected elect-ed it's first president. Previous to this time he had worked intensively to Interest men in Provo and Utah county towns in scouting. Later when tho council was enlarged to include Eureka nnd the Tintic district, dis-trict, he was elected president of the Timpnnogos district council nnd he held that office until his henlth failed a few weeks ago. Much of the splendid work accomplished in the Boy Scout organization is due to his unselfish and untiring efforts. ef-forts. Mr. Smith was called to the high council of Utah stake, December 6, P-'lti. Here, as elsewhere, intimately intimate-ly to know and to associate with John Smith assured nn abiding personal per-sonal friendship in the heart of every associate. Mr. Smith's health had been poor for several years hut his cheerful disposition kept Ibis hidden from nil but his most intimate friends; his masterful mind forced his in-nrtoqimte in-nrtoqimte body to sorve him skill- fully up to the last few months. ' Mr. Smith was married in the Salt Lake temple. September 7. THO, to Dorcssa. the daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Simon P. Eggertsen of this city. In the influenza epidemic of March 1010. Mr. Smith A was widowed hut not until his life's companion had left a son and daughter as hostages of love and remembrance. re-membrance. Mr. Smith was later married in the St. George temple to Miss Myrtle Hone, daughter of the Into Joshua Hone, of Provo. The second union was nlso blessed with n 'laughter and a sou. Jidm Sims Smith was tbe son of 'Ii'1 late John (;. nnd Esther Sims iiiith. early pioneers of Salt Lake ('ity. at which place he was born. October 21 . 1SS2. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife. his sons John Aldwyn and r!i'il; his daughters, Marjorie and H"th : his mother : his brothers, fienrge A.. Douglas S., and Joseph Tmirnian nnd his sister Mrs. Tessio Johnston, nil of Salt Lake City nnd "is sister Mrs. Bella Spa f ford of this city. |