Show F Former Official Of Rio Grande Dies in Denver Major Shadrach K Hooper former forner for for- mer ner general passenger agent at Denver for tor the old Denver RIo TUo Grande railroad widely known among passenger traffic men of this city and said to be the man who made It Jt possible for tor the Rio Grande a few tew years ago to be known cnown as the best advertised railroad railroad rail ral- road in the world died Sunday at athis athis his ils home in Denver Hooper was 82 years old when he died Major l Hooper became affiliated with the Rio Grande passenger passenger department de di tl In 1884 and soon after fter began aegan a comprehensive campaign of ot g and publicity which made that road known as the the greatest scenic route In the world a at tone one time When Hooper came cam with the Rio Grande Harry CushIng Cushing Cush- Cush Ing ng district passenger agent In ln Salt Lake now was also with the road and worked under th the tha veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran eran for tor several years In workIng working workIng work- work Ing out his theory of ot publicity Hooper engaged newspaper men and some of ot the best beat known magazine magazine maga maga- zI zine e writers of ot that time among whom waS wag Cy W Warner ner to take trips s over the road and write descriptive descrIptive de de- de- de articles and paint word pictures of ot their impressions Hooper was a veteran of ot the Civil war and is said to have participated participated par par- In 11 the battle of ot ShIloh and Shermans Sherman's march to tho the tea sea He was at one time president of ot the national Shiloh association Word of ot his hid death was received by friends in Salt Lake today |