Deseret Evening News | 1903-05-13 | Page 2 | Francis Tiernan Dead

I I FEANCIS DEAI Well Known Railroad Promoter Passes lassca Away In lii Nw York Vork J 3 0 O 1 Jacobs general manager of at the Salt Snit lAke take railroad morning received rt n a dispatch dIspatchIng Ins Ing the Iho death In New N W York of hIts his Francis Tiernan This Tills news newts will be a n shock hoc to many ninny residents in this city lOllY V who know knew Mr Ir when he lie resident resided ll In Salt Halt tiled during the tine latter Jailer part of ot the Ws SOI Mr TIernan woe was known all alt over the coun coon country country try as BIt a n successful mil railroad rend promoter having In tile his time UnItt built a portion ot or what Is II now naw known as all the he Dig Pig Four a n line from Fort Scott Scot t Km to Wichita n a part arl of the tho Missouri Pacific system anti and n It tint line out of St Loul known as the St Janus City 8 Colorado During his residence In Utah ho he spent pent money on surveys for a IL aline aline line from Salt Sait Lake to 10 I tos os Angele and secured option on t the tue th vast coal roal Iron fields 8 of or Iron lino county I 1 lie also bought about 2000 acres acre a of ot coal land lands In lit that district dl anti ami organized the tine Southwestern Coal Coat company III 11 y yNo No particulars of ot hit hi death are forthcoming at thin time line but bUl as J Mr Ir Tiernan was wan u It very large man map It is thought that hot apoplexy was nas WIl the came cauce cau I