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Show THE LEADERS SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1916 HERALD-REPUBLICA- N, THE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WORLD IN IL William Montague Ferry Heber L. Cummings Squire Coop 4- - great Q- QUI HE COOP, recognized as one ofis the MONTAGUE was Salt born of at March Grand 12, Lake, Mich., mayor a native oratorio leaders of the northwest, Haven, 1LRR, YyJTJjTAM 1871. Hi early education was acquired in the public schools of Michigan and later he was graduated of Leeds, Encland. He came to the United States from Olivet college, Olivet, Mich. Choosing mining en gineering and metallurgy for a profession, he became n carlv child- a stnilent at the Colorado School of Mines at hood and received Golden, Colorado. He received his degree in a public school 8:)1 and in 18.8 he came to Salt Lake City. in He married Miss Ednah Truman, and there Ogden. During are two sons, William Montagu Ferry, Jr., his boyhood days and Sanford Truman Ferry, born October 4, he exhibited a 1853. marked musical talent. He began Mayor Ferry has always been a RepubJs is musical lican in national politics. Shortly after detrain. x ... u . " Salthe became on home as his L. D. under Ijike ciding V ing v n v . in In t welfare interested the the of Eil con1905, ' wards . V and V: t city. , v; . A ' . "i , .. . ."on the American ticket, he was elected a tinued it under . lr-Y . ' v ; V Ho council. in served the member of the able tutorage city , , four the aldermanic for of the late Anton body years, during . 1 . . V 1 i r . .... . ; v. comi . ho finance was which chairman of the Pedersen and he . I '. mittee. In the fall of 11)11 he was elected studied with on the ticket. the state Senate to other who artists Republican 1 . During his term in the Senate he championed successfully dethe bills providing for the relief of the aged veloped his muschildren ical talents. aid destitute for indigent; providing . . Mr. Coop then and another to protect children against unadean enforce to and conditions went to Boston, labor just condi. where he entered i quate wages scale and proper working Squire Ocop. - , . r. the tpw Fno-lnntions for women. He was elected mayor of Conservatory of Music. He took uj the study of V Salt Lake on November 2, 1915. A .''I ' under Dusoni for two vears and devoted con- the one is of piano young popular Mayor Ferry fiderable attention to the cultivation of his voice . 'I"' f financiers of the state. He is a director of - .j . ' ' .' ,' the Walker Brothers bank, and vice president under some of the best masters. Upon his return west he became supervisor of of the Utah Savings & Trust company of music in the public schools of Ogden, a position are many Salt Lake. His mining interests which he filled for about ten years. During this of the and diversified. He is a member ' ; i he v time Coaliconducted the Ogden tabernacle choir and board of directors of the Silver King the Ogden Eisteddfod chorus. From 1900 to 1902 tion Mines company and of the Mason Valley he studied nnder Godowsky, in Berlin, and in 1903 Nevada. of V company he studied in Paris. Returning to Utah he became well has Mayor lerry's municipal activity of he music which with at the University of Utah, the professor fitted him for the position to first fill that the chair. was honored at the last election and policy As director of the great oratorios much credit is which has been outlined by him contemplates reforms which will result in much good to due to Mr. Coop for the betterment of the public the people of Salt Lake. He advocates the taste in music. In 1911 he produced Beethoven's securing of additional water rights in order "Mount of Olives." The following year he pre- William Montague Ferry. tr. rroteet the citv in its future demands for sented Haydn's "Creation." In 1913 he conducted and the same year repeated water. He favors municipal improvements, paving, sidewalks, lighting and sewer extensions, as well as Handel's "Messiah," ' the September 27, 1858, of American education ... ' h - ... : ...-- . ? - ;:,rr,'v-- . v ' ; . - , . , . , -I f. .- -..' f - ; . j. V . , ' .. vn . n improved park svstem, always consistent, however, with the ability burden. of taxpayers to stand addtional chairman of the board of commissioners it is hi policy always to be mindful of the health and and to provide nmnle nrotertion to propertv interests. He appreciates that the present fafety of the day demand in efficiency, economy and'intcrritv and he will insist that in these regards the taxpayers hall b? satisfied. Speaking for the other members of the board he invites the people to make known their wishes and to consult with the commissioners regarding the many problems which may present themselves from time to time conrcrnincr the publir With the of eilier.s Mayor Ferry declares that he will bring about a better, and cleaner city, morally and physically, than ever before in its history. A iti! fr wt-lfare- . ...... , I I I J. H. Wheeler Arthur Pedersen Freber t T IL WHEELER. county commissioner of Salt J Lake ri.u'it v, w born at Murray. Utah, in lbul lib t'athT wns lhotr.ai A. v heeler, proma-- t inent among the c.iriy settlers ot thctate. He e . aft . conductor of orchestra, is a native of Salt Lake, although of Norwegian extracTo his tion. the late father, Iike Prof. Anton he owes Pedersen, li is early musical education. As a child he exhibited Iake City erain ness a Ar T- a decided Sn! a tronsr. -lilifd fc J mnrried Iien Dty of was lie roa.I nTtprvior. For eleven a etectrd to the when !. di-tri- i't yean prior to the ti::.e bnrd of county lie sales manacvr for the Studebaker Itrothrs company, covering Salt Iike and Tooele rnm-miionf- n, counties. Mr. Wheeler i an ardent anl active Progressive, and was elected county commissioner on the ticket in PHI. He has always taken a keen interest in public affairs. bth state and county, advM-atand i a of I road--- . He ha made a specialty ,f road building. I'ro-gressi- e la.. re eto-n- E. A. Culbcrtson i CULBERTSON, president of the National of the Republic, was born at Chariton, a son o! John ulhertfon. a October 23. native f Ohio, a ba kt r a d EA. 1. 11 11 II i s financier. education early was attained in the public schools of Chariton, after v hith he became :; -- tudent at Par- ' ,:-l- r;s collece, Fair- - d. vhich 'i V". ... f -- . . s , - ' ' -- ; : ' J ""W '..'""' , A'. y:V; from Ia., he grad-- 1 nted in 190J. A. , .1 of w.--i i-- j..f ;V M. and the fit her of en children. For three year Daring the time that he was attending schol lie .jent much time at the State Savof bank ing Chariton, with which father was Ia.) his con- nected, acquiring a valuable bank E. A. Culbertson. ing experience his future career. which laid the foundation In lftr2 Mr. Culbertson came to Salt Lake Citv. securing a n'.vn with the National Bank of the Republic as ren.ittanee t lerk. From this position he worked up through ovrry department of the bank until he succeeded to the presidency of the institution January. 19I". Mr. Culberts n i a member of the Alta and clubs of Salt Lake. fr -- Uui-tersi- ty fosh i s him every opportunity to develop his natural abilHis first ity. appear-- , public ance was at a concert in the Mormon Tabernacle when he was only 4 years Susrar ?tatior. J. H. Whcclcr. i. reir.Jin- grocer nr.d and era in dealers, in f y' ' V . "v Pinni'k of f r .. tnu.-d-c father who gave Finnic!;, lie t tl;e firm ... for fond- and this was tered by after which, with II. IL dealer, V ! hvcrv bnv at th a i- o r 17 years fur T. C Arrn- - a- - y I FREBER, ARTHUR PEDERSEN" Philharmonic be-lif- 4 ' - ' j ) 5. J.- v i, operation. From 1883 to 1891 'he was in the employ of the Rio Grande Western From railroad. 1891 to 1893 he was with the Short Heber L. Cummingc Oregon Line. He then be came cashier for the Springville Banking company, in which capacity he served for ten years. In 1903 he was appointed chief clerk of the lower house of the state Legislature, his clerical education having fitted him eminently for this position. At the next session of the Legislature, 1905, he was appointed secretary of the state Senate. In 190G he became secretary and treasurer of the Baxter Straw & Storrs Construction company, which built the. Y'ellowstone branch of the Oregon Short Line from St. Anthony, Ida., and fifty miles of the Western Pacific railroad along the Feather river in California. Always a Republican, Mr. Cummings' political affiliations again carried him into public life, and in 1908 he became an attache of the office of secretary of state. During the legislative session of 1909, on a leave of absence from the office of the 'Creation for the benefit of the National Edu- secretary of state, he acted as secretary of the state cation association. All of these oratorios were pro- - Senate. From 1910 to the close of 1912 he acted as deputy duced as a part of the work of the department of music at the university. secretary of state. He has been secretary of the Mr. Coop is a member of the Weber club. Ogden, Republican state central committee since 1910. He an e Commercial and Timpanogas clubs of has been chief clerk of the state board of equalization ' since January 1, 1913. Lake. Salt . . . . . .. t ... I co-orti-on , l - . - - V"' V r i ' his having been born here on December 13, 1863, the son of William X. father being James W. CumJones, of North mings. He was Wales, England. educated He attended the and S a c al p u b 1 i c grew to manhood in this citv and schools and later in 1885 was marthe University of to ried Zina Utah. His boyWood of Spring-villhood days were Utah. on the spent Mr. Cummings farm. On reachV" wsspent the earlier ing his majority his of he started in the life years parentage, - - -- V of the board of piIOMAS W. JONES, chairman sheep commissioners, is a native of Salt Lake, e, - . ' 1 a '.re. Having mode Arthur Pedersen Freber. r a p l (i progress under his father, he went to New York whero ho continued his studies in violin, piano and harmony under of the foremost masters of the old and new worlds. His attainments were quickly appreciated in the ea-s- t and he rapidly gained recognition lor hi splendid interpretation of the music of the great masters. For three years Mr. Freber was a member of th New York Philharmonic Symphony orchestra under (JuMave'Mahler. At the present time he is director of music at the All Hallows college and he conducts a studio at 715 Mclntyre building, teaching violin and harmony. He numbers among his pupils many who are winning recognition locally, reflecting the unquestioned ability of their instructor. I Frederick Charles Loofbourow 1 V - judge FREDERICK CHARLES LOOFBOUROW, judicial district, was born at Atlantic, la., February 8, 1874. He came west in 1S89. He acquired his legal education at the University of California a d shortly after securing his degree he came to Salt Lake C i t y . . ' A , Elected to the office of district . ? attorney for Salt Lake county, he served in that capacity from January 1, 1905 until April 1, 1911, . . 11 . -- .(. ' 4 . -- ""hen he assumed the duties of judge of the Third judicial district, having been the choice of the an d people elected on the Frederick Charles Loofbonrow. Republican ticket at the previous election. On October 31, 1901 Judge Loofbourow was married to Maud Huntington Reed. Three children were the result of the union. 4- - I Jesse D. Jewkes I Brigham Clegg t 4 D. JEWKES, present state treasurer, who urged by hosts of friends to become a Jones W1. 4- - "LTEBER L. CUMMINGS, clerk of the state board of equalization, was born in Salt Lake City K- ' Thomas I - e v v t j. v s .v.1 X sheep business, taking an interest in the business of Ira Reed, then of North Point, Salt Lake county, one of the pioneers in the sheep industry in Utah. Three years later he became established in the sheep business by himself. His first range holdings he obtained by lease and afterward purchased from Beckwith and Quinn of Evanston, Wyo. Since that he has developed a portion of this land into an extensive ranch, raising cattle and horses and proving that, profitable farming ma' be followed on the plateaus of high altitude. Since 1908 Mr. Jones has been a member of the board .of directors of the Utah Woolgrowers' association and has always been a loyal supporter of both the state and national organizations of wool-meIn .1909 he was appointed a member of the state board of sheep commissioners by Gov. William Spry and was reappointed for a second term in March, 1913. Upon entering his second term he was made president of the board. He is a director in four corporations in which he is interested. Mr. Jones is a member of the Fraternal Order of Elks, No. 85, of this city, and is a member of the Salt Lake Commercial club. He was married on December 4, 1897, to Miss Mary Staples of Salt Lake City. Four children resulted from the marriage, but only one, Marion Jones, survives. Thomas W. Jones. n. 1 James Elmer Leon Carey j TAMES ELMER LEON CAREYr, chairman of the board of county commissioners of Duchesne was born at Pine River, Wis., January 31, candidate for the nomination for secretary of state near Heber City, Utah, December 30, 1876. His county, 1889. Born 'on a were parents at the coming farm, brought up Henry and Ann ?:v. election, is a on a farm and both native of Utah, Clegg to be a educated natives of Enghaving been born still he attendfarmer, land. He at Fountain a has fondness ed the public ' Green, June 11, ', ( . for agricultural 1 schools and for i ify 1871. His educaHis pursuits. four years he tion was received education the in worked early at the Brigham was received in office ot IJ printing Vfgr Y'oung university, 1fV2?-VC- 3 the local schools the Wasatch after which ho of his home He Wave. then . taught school for vC town. Through a bout .thirteen his individown at the Brigham years, the greater ual efforts, and Young university part of the time V without T'4ri x:at after any fiProvo, as principal. For s V4 assistnancial fM, which he taught two years comance he worked school three for mencing in 1905 his way through years and filled he was county 4 1 the mis9 a two years' s4 University of treasurer of ColWisconsin Morsion the for county. Emery mon church in lege of AgriculHe was elected ture, from which' the southern state auditor for he states. graduated in E. L. Carey. J. Returning the term begin-in!- ? Jesse D. Jewkes. Brigham Clegg. the of spring: took to he a Utah 1909. 1909. He was as horticulturalist of employed course that S. D. in He the'L. was The popularity of Mr. Jewkes and his standing three year university. to on admitted the bar of a institution until October of the same year, when he Utah and 1904, 9, May among the people is evidenced by the fact that in few months later he was admitted to resigned and came west, locating at Fruitland, practice in Duchesne the race for county treasurer of Emery county, as the district court of the United States and county, which at that time had not even in 1907 well as for state auditor, he scored the largest ma- in the United States court of appeals. He was mar- a postoffice, the nearest being at Duchesne, twenty-nin- e miles away. jority of any candidate on the Republican ticket. ried on August 28, 1900, to Cloa Huffaker of MidMr. Carey arrived at Fruitland with scarcely Six children Avere born to them. For state treasurer he was one of two with the way. more than two enough money to file on a homestead Politically Mr. Clegg is a Progressive. For heaviest majorities. He was elected state treasurer terms to prove up he worked at various ocand in order he represented Salt Lake county in the state in the fall of 1912 and is now serving his third vear In the meantime he devoted as much Legislature, from 1907 to 1911, and during both cupations. time as in that capacity to the complete satisfaction of the sessions he was chairman of the judiciary committee. possible to study and, with the assistance a of course, he fitted himself for 1912 correspondence candidate he was In for the Progressive people. county the real estate and brokerage business as well as Mr. Jewkes has always been a staunch and loyal attornev of Salt Lake eountv. but was defeated. in the science of surveying. e Republican. Moreover, he is a man, who Mr. Carey helped to organize and promote the has made his own road to success in life. As a young f Creek Irrigation company and for five years Red man he struggled against man.y odds and step by S. Corless t was secretary of that organization and one of its step he rose from the labors incident to farm life, directors. He surveyed, platted and promoted the leadIds he became until a mind, always improving townsite. Fruitland in in which he lived. the factor His ing community S. CORLESS, sheriff of Salt Lake county, JOHN His as "one of the people" have been political career had its inception when the early eeriences born in Salt Lake City in 1872, the son of invaluable to him and have endeared him to the Thomas Corless, a native of England, who came to controversy arose between the east and the west thousands who have known him for the years past. Utah in 1818. He end of Wasatch county over the forming of During the time that he was state auditor Mr. attended the pub- Duchesne county, winning the rich Fruitland disJewkes introduced many improved methods of aclic schools of this trict for the latter. He is a staunch Democrat and is proud of the fact that he walked fifty-fiv- e miles was in offices. various the the lie county counting city and while in on a rainstorm last the of treasassessors and first to get the county clerks, registration so day yet quite a youth as to be able to vote for Woodrow Wilson. He uniurers together for the purpose of establishing engaged in teamfirst county commissioner of form systems of taxation and methods of accounting ing and freight- was elected the on the Democratic ticket by a Duchesne for public revenues. county ing. With splenHe 87. believed to be the youngest is of Mr. Jewkes was the first state treasurer to did executive plurality a board of of chairman interest from the banks on daily balances subcounty commissioners the ability and a deever had. Utah of State he been in has check and during the time that termination to ject to office lie has in this matter increased the revenues r ahead in forge of the state by about $60,000 and by the time his he soon life, H. W. term expires the interest received on deposits will branched out into VST business for himargregate close to $75,000. Aside from securing inhas never state the state on bcento terest GRIFFITH, clerk of the supreme court of self and became funds, and state librarian, was born in New office office term Mr. Jewkes of for the employer of a expense during Xu Y'ork rent for the treasurer or for the furnishing of City. His father was a native of London, large number of V ' bond. men in the team- England. At an early age he came west, locating at That he is progressive and alive to the requireing and contract- Cheyenne, Wyo., where he attended the public 7" (",Vr ments Vf his office is shown by the thorough yet ing business. In schools. Upon leaving school he secured a position and 1901 he was mar-li-e with the Union Pacific Railroad company, with of filing inaugurated accounting simple system vl business the close of every day's to Emma which he remained for two years, when he acted as by him. At the record shows the exaet condition of the state's and a deputy sheriff in Laramie county, Wyo. While in Grcenhalgh, John S. CorlcEz. t.!if-n ro tliron Wyoming he also held the commission of lieutenant finances and disposition of the various funds amoner of the national guard. the banks of the state. The public is welcome at all children. Mr. Corless is a Progressive in politics and For twentyone years Mr. Griffith has been times to inspect the system in vogue in the treasurer's office and the clerks will be found courteous. active in the interests of his party. lie first came associated with the supreme court of this state, Mr. Jewkes' experience as county treasurer, state into public life in the fall of 1912, when he was first in 1894, when he received the territorial apauditor and state treasurer, and as a member of a candidate for sheriff on the Progressive ticket, pointment as supreme court stenographer. He revarious state boards, has particularly qualified him but was defeated. In 1914 he became a candidate mained in this position until 1905, when he was apticket and pointed clerk of the supreme court, a position which for the office of secretary of state. His knowledge for sheriff on the Progressive-Democrati- c of state affairs is extensive, and this, coupled with was elected, leading his ticket by more than 2000 he has held ever since. Mr. Griffith is a Republican, though not taking his wide experience in affairs of state, especially fit votes. He is a member of the Salt Lake aerie of him for the new honors of state which his friends the Fraternal Order of Eagles and of the Loyal an active part in politics. He was an ardent admirer Order of Moose. insist shall be his at the next election. of President McKinley and 'oted for him in 1895. JESSE CLEGG, lawyer and justice of the BRIGHAM Salt Lake county, was born on a farm - 1 hi '- -- f liftir"-- .St - self-mad- John ....... tie-cu- re ft-- Griffith 1 1 HW. A . his-offici- al 1 |