Show MEETING HELD HELO TO PLAN RITES FOR PIONEER S John W. W Young Son of Brigham Young Dies at Home in New York City Aged 80 Years Relatives of ot John W. W V. V Young who died Monday In New York City will meet today with Colonel Willard Young in charge to perfect arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar for funeral services and burial upon arrival of ot the body here hete John W. W Young was an outstanding ing figure in Utah pioneer life Ute He lie was a son of ot Brigham Young pioneering pioneering pio pie president of ot the L. L D. D S. S church and was 3 years old when brought to this territory by his par par- He was In his year and had been a resident of t New Now York City for the past thirty years when death culminated several weeks of Illness and suffering News of Mr Youngs Young's death was received h here re Monday night by President Heber J. J Grant of ot the theL L L. D. D S. S church and members of the Young family FAVORITE SON A favorite son eon of ot the late l President resident resi resl- resl dent Brigham Young and Mary Ann Angell Young he was born October 1 1 1844 In Nauvoo Ill coming to I Utah with his parents In fn 1847 When 20 years rears ears of age he was ordained an I apostle in the Mormon church and andon andon andon on the death of ot George A A. Smith in 1876 was made first counselor Inthe in inthe inthe the presidency of ot the church which position he held until the presidency was reorganized after the death of ot Brigham Young In 1877 The beginning of his career as a railroad man begun In 1867 when he became a subcontractor under his father during the construction of the Union Pacific railroad through Echo canyon In 1869 the year of the completion of the transcontinental railroad Mr Young was one of the organizers of the Utah Central railroad Mr 11 Young became the secretary of that I company I RAILROAD O ORGANIZER 1 Ho He was also one of ot the organizers I of ot the Utah Northern railroad another another another an an- other branch line connecting Ogden with Franklin Ida by way of Lo Lo- Lo- Lo LoI I gan Work was commenced on thi this j I line In 1871 and It was completed In 1874 Mr Young became the i president and superintendent of ot f this I company In 1872 Mr Youn Young became president president dent of the board of ot directors and general superintendent of ot the Salt Lake Lale City railroad Salt Lakes Lake's first streetcar line then operated by horse power When the Salt L Lake ake chamber of commerce ce was organized in ln 1887 Mr Young was one of ot its early members taking an active e part palt in its enterprises He was one of the projectors of ot an original and highly successful enterprise designed for forthe forthe forthe the advertisement of ot Salt Sait Lake City and and- Utah's resources resource which consisted consisted consisted con con- in the sending out of a special cial ciul car called the Utah Palace Exhibition Exhibition Exhibition Ex Ex- Ex- Ex Car lo loaded ded with literature and exhibits This car sent out under under under un un- un- un der the tho auspices of ot the chamber of commerce and in charge of H. H L. L A. A Culmer then editor of the Journal of Commerce was gone from Salt Lake for three months traveling miles visiting sixty cities and distributing fourteen tons of ot litera litera- ture The success attending this I advertisement in the way of ot attractIng attracting attracting attract attract- ing settlers here was so BO marked that other states i Including Including- California adopted the Idea |