| Show STARTS AS A'S COlt TOR AND ti Ability Gets Mu Colt Con Col Continued Murray ay r tinned Adva Advancements t eme te ts in in int t I Tel phon Y i V C CAME TO UTAH UTAH FOR H Hl s HEALTH lI lIt t t 8 5 J His Uncle W Was s Governor iy of Jf Utah ro j nent Family Connections I David S. S Murray br it in Kerr Ken Kentuck 1 tuck tucky coming from f t fant- fant fly lly with tho the highest 11 aortal if i and po i r rieal leal ical connections U a j he youth uth e contracted tu tuberculosis r the l e lu lungs p and d i H 5 k early in 1834 1 came camo to R IT to uncle Governor EU Ell l Murray who S was appointed tri territorial governor r o Uta Utah January 28 f vand 4 r reappointed re- re appointed January 28 1881 a The Tho Utah Ut climate roe pron Q beneficial to Murray urra who was abbu ye years rs of ot ota a age e and ho he decided toccata here Hese lie He ho se secured temporary employment aS man manager man man- j a ager er of the A. A D. D DT T T. mess n service wIth headquarterS in t nt O at tho tim Nati National nal building nail anti a fow few months later too the employ employ em em- m. m ploy of f tho the Roc Rock Rocky M l Tel phone company as a col coll V When the tho telephone fox rop its Butte exchange e Mt Mi VM by this time timo had econ with itI tho the technical end ond of t th w lIP d a orana l i ba ho bo was appointed pi rn n t Montana IJ 1 on t c. c t. i i l c U Jv 1 tp i Cj t Mr MiT 1 6 in iti e etho tho satisfaction f the telephone company com company corn com pany his bis mana managerial and executive abilIty ability ability abil abil- ity was appointed general superintendent superintend superintend- ent of the Rocky Mountain system with headquarters in this city and a 3 afew afew few years later was WM made general mana man man- a ager er His advancement from collector to the mana managerial crial position in little less than ten years was most favorably commented upon by his many friends friend who arB are aro at a loss to understand why he should show such remarkable ability in business and yet et lack the strength to quit the drink habit which was fast undermining his health and ruining his bis career Was Sent to Coast I After Mr Murra Murray had served as gen gen- en oral eral mana manager er for over ten years it was I thought best beat that he be transferred to I got get awa away from his drinkin drinking associates Ho lie was mado plant superintendent for forthe forthe the tho Pacific Telephone and Tele Telegraph raph company his reputation being that of ofa a thorough h and practical telephone ex ex- ecu ti tive ve Realizing that drink had caused his bis downfall in Salt Lake Lako City Murray broke the tho habit upon going to San Francisco but it is generally believed by even his most mOAt intimate friends that he be contracted the dru drug habit He became be boo camo came indolent and careless in his habits habits hab hab- its with the result that he be was forced to resign early in the tho spring of ot 1909 Upon his return to Salt Lake City Mr Murray who had h secured the local n agency ency for tho the Little Giant electric heater a contrivance to heat boat waiter ater a again ain took to intoxicants and he was WItS frequently under the influence of liquor or I In Tn 1907 1007 Mr Murray was married to Miss Olea Olga Marix Marir a sister u to Mrs Wilbur ViI Wil bur W. W Flags Fagg and a R. niece of Commander Command Command- er Manx Marix who was waR a member of the tho Maine disaster board of inquiry Mrs Murrays Murray's twin sister r is the wife of J J. J A. A Jevne prominent grocer of Los LosAn An Angeles eles at whoso whose home bome Mrs Murray Murrar and her daughter lived af aft after t er Mr Murray came to Salt Lake City last During the tho last two years of their residence tee res in Salt Lake Lak City Mr Murra Murray and his hiB family lived Jived at the tho Whitehall on n South State street just st north of the new quarters of the tho Rocky Mountain Bell Boll Telephone company He Ho was WIS a member of Salt Lake lod lodge No 85 B. B P. P O O. O E. E and a member of the Alta AHa club Friends Loyal to EnDuring End En Durin During his early residence in Salt Lake Luke Cit City Mr Mt Murray made many warm I friends who stuck to him oven even through adversity and who are aro today doin doing everything ev eVe in their power to make proper disposition of the tho body hody Pending the I arrival in the tho city tomorrow afternoon of Mrs Murray and daughter no funeral funera funer funer- a al arrangements hn have ve been heen made mado Mrs Murray was wal comin coining here from Los Angeles to visit with Miss Maymo Noble d daughter u of W. W P. P Noble East Kast South Temple street a longtime I friend of ot the family Miss Mius Noble this mornin morning said that Mr and Mrs Murray wore devotedly in love lovo with each other and that nil all of ot their interest was waR centered cen ecu around little Genovieve I II Any statement to the effect that Mr Mrs Murray contemplated divorce or that Mr Murray ended his bis lifo life i e because of domestic trouble is falso Miss Mills Noble It is true truo that Mr Murray was in financial trouble but there was positively positively no family trouble Mrs Murray and Genevieve planned to stay with me mo until Mr Murray could find a fiat flat or apartment for tor them thorn to return to house- house keeping As an evidence of the tho esteem in which Mr 1 Murray was held by tho of- of of tho the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone com company pan a sumptuous farewell banquet as tendered him on the thc ni night ht of ot Juno Tuno 31 31 1908 at the Elks club shortly b before fore his departure for hi his bis now new San an position At this time timeo o a handon ome e gold watch and fob th the tho wa watch ch cn engraved aved with Mr Murrays Murray's signature signature sig sil nature was presented him Prominent officials of tho the telephone phone company including in in- eluding 11 H. Vance Lane president and g general manager er who succeeded Mr Si Murray were wre in attendance and ad the tue event W was 18 one of great Allen Murray Murra a brother of David pa S S. S 1 committed suicide in in a box ca cain car carin carin in Oregon on over a n year a ago o. o |
