Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-06 | Page 15 | I. A. Clayton Sr. S. L. Business Figure, Passes

I. A. CLAYTON SR. S. L. BUSINESS FIGURErPASSES Salt Firm Official Was Active in City Growth Isaac Ambrose Clayton Sr, TO, of 1204 East Seventh South street treasurer of the Royal Crystal Salt company and prominent pioneer business man. died at 2:25 a. m. Friday of a protracted Illness. A son of William Clayton, secretary secre-tary to Brigham Young, and Augusta Au-gusta Braddock Clayton, he waa born in Salt Lake City, May 1, 1S67, and had been active all his life in upbuilding of the community. Started at Z. C M. L CM. L'atVage'oMjTne worked tip through various positions to that of cashier of the retail and grocery departments. In ISM he joined his brother, the lata Colonel N. W. Clayton, as assistant as-sistant recorder of marks and brands and acting territorial librarian li-brarian of Utah until the federal government took over the positions in 1892. He was associated with his brother broth-er in the establishment of the Inland In-land Crystal Salt company In 1889, later organizing the Intermountain Salt company, which operated several sev-eral years before merging with the Inland Crystal Salt company in 1898 In 1922 he became general manager man-ager of the salt company, continuing continu-ing in that capacity until 1924. when the firm became the Royal Crystal Salt company. At the time of his death ha was treasurer of the company. com-pany. Kin of Founder In 1890 Mr. Clayton was married to Fannie Van Cott Young, youngest young-est daughter of Brighara Young. Besides Mrs. Clayton, he Is survived sur-vived by four sons and three daughters, daugh-ters, I. A. Clayton Jr., Mrs. Richard W. Burton, Lyndon W. Clayton, Mrs. Calvin Behle, Waldemar Y. Clayton, all of Salt Lake City; Mrs. W. P. Bledsoe of Washington, D. C, and Richard Y. Clayton, Pocatello, Idaho: six grandchildren and a sister. sis-ter. Mrs. Rosa Jackson, Oakland, Cal. Funeral services have been set tentatively for 1 p. m. Sunday in the Eighteenth L. D. S. ward chapeL