Show I LOCAL 1 OCA 11 RAILROAD BUILDER CALLED CAD BY DEATH J J. J Fewson Smith Succumbs I to AttacK AttacH of Ataxia I J J. J Smith pioneer civil engineer land I and railroad builder baUder of oC this state mate died I at the home Third avenue lad la night alter r a protracted illness t of f loco loco- motor ataxia alaxia The members member of the fam- fam ily surviving u n hint him are the widow a and C Ci three sons J J- J Fewson SS Smith J h. Jr Joseph Josephi i V. V Smith and Runold Smith The funeral 1 services will be held at the twenty first ward chapel at 1 12 o'clock noon Sunday i J J. J Fewson Smith was waa born January 1 1834 1831 at Pre Preston ton Enl EUR Ills III father was a successful farmer fanner Mr Jr Smith studied his ble profession In England and came to Utah with Ith hl his hili elder brother David Smith In 3 accompanied by his b bride On the t 11 eiM r trip a across the plains with 1 ox teams Mr Smith and his brother were prostrated by the heat and the brother brothel died During the h spring of 1864 Mr Smith ga r. r be became an assistant engineer g r for the Union Pacific In the location n and construction construction con con- lo d departments rm The road was then building through Ogden Mr Smith at that time proposed that the road drive e Its line directly across the lake Instead of making a detour around Its shores Tho The suggestion was not acted upon at that time It being considered daring to tor the point n of f rashness s This suggestion M nh was carried r out u by the Bs Southern u uM Pacific however however how how- ever when the Lucin cutoff was as constructed constructed constructed con con- years afterward afterward- Remarkable Record 1 Mr Ir Smiths Smith's latest work was In connection connection tion with the building of roads In Mexico foe tor American capitalists lIe He was as active In the tho construction and location of the Utah Central tine line between Salt Lake and Ogden in to 1872 he located the narrow narrow- gauge road which ran Into American I Fork lork ork canyon anyon In 1873 1813 he began the construction construe construe- tion of or the road running Into ham yon cap In 1875 he h was chief engineer and leading promoter of the tho Pleasant valle valley road running between and the c coal fields at Pleasant t valley I r This s road d dc was s later absorbed o by t the Rio Grande rande lIe He also built the Salt Sat Lake Ea Eastern tern running through Parleys Parlors canyon canyon can can- yon Fort with a a. branch through Red Butte canyon and used to convey building ma ma- I teria This roa road has been beers removed Ho lie also aillo built th the Ketchum branch of or the Oregon Short Line and the Utah Western Western West Vest em ern to Stockton The latter tatter property has since been absorbed by the Salt Lako Lake route Mr Smith was waa al active in local municipal affairs and in 1888 was a 8 member of the city council from rom the fourth precinct He was re-elected re In 1890 While In the council Mr Smith was chairman of tho the suggested many water ater commission and of th the the means since adopted to give to the growing city an adequate water supply For or many years he was associated with A. A F. F Doremus the present state engineer under the business name of Smith Doremus |