Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-07 | Page 7 | At the Side of the Oil Trail

1 At Ai the Side of the Old Trail I i J. J C WIL WILLIAM IAM S SMITH who vho commanded com com- V deep sea clipper dipper ships ships' half a century ago and was for years one of the countrY country's best known sailing men died the theother other day in New York He had retired a m number of years ago and ad had built a home near the entrance of New V York harbor so that he lie could sit on his front front porch w with th his glasses and watch all the ships that entered and left the port Day after day he sat there he lie had a system of signals signals' arranged so that he lie could exchange greetings with ca captains he he knew That sounds to us like Jike a pleasant peaceful peaceful peace peace- ful Jul old age To r retire tire with the memory of a aus us useful ful and satisfying career and to sit where the tile panorama of familiar r ships can pass befort be- be fort for your Jour eyes each day waving your handt hand t tb to skippers who go down the trails you no I longer follow there follow there is something appealing about b it It was a good end for an old s sailor ilor