Show JOHN U. U PACKARD CALLED BY DEATH Founder of Salt Sal Lake Library Passes Away in J California I PROMINENT MINING MAN Interested in Utah He Takes Active Part Pati in Its Development John Q Packard known knon to many of or the citizens of or Salt Lake although he has not been a resident of or this city for tor eighteen years one of ot the wealthiest men of ot Utah and founder an and dun donor or of or th the Salt Si Lake fr free e public library died clec at G GG oc ock lost last night at Santa Hanta Cruz Crux California where ho had lived l cd for some years car liSa His Iia nephew Edward W. W Packard of or Salt SaU Lake wae was notified of or the death and ana left lor at once for California to take charge of or affairs arf's and to arrange for forthe forthe the funeral The deceased was originally originally origin origin- ally aly from New York and the Interment Interment Inter Inter- ment will wi be made at Albany the tho capital of or that state John Packard wag waa WUI born 1 In ip Johnstown N. N y Y November 26 1822 He 10 was wat of o ot the seventh s generation generation genera genera- tion Uon In direct d decent nt from Samuel Packard who tho came to America from tromEn En England in lii the year 1638 on omi tho the ship Diligent which landed at Boston 1 Mass 1 ass II Ills father way was Joseph Packard Packard Pack Puck ard a it I merchant of New ew York City but jut who was closely Identified with both Johnstown an and Albany N. N YU Y HI U Start In Life f John Q Packard was wa educated at athe Ithe he schools of or Johnstown and ant Albany rhut hut but made hU his hL first start In life as a a cerl clerk In Now New ow York While hlo so en engaged I the California gold old excitement began and In 1 1849 g 4 9 with other friends he ro sc tho time Isthmus o of Panama bound for or San Francisco He lIe 10 settled at lc Ca Cal which w wits was s then the center of ot an active mining district and formed ormed a partnership with Colonel Edwards EdwardR Woodruff with wih whom he hind had man many Interests lusting lasting until the litters litter's death In iii II 1899 During the time sixties ho acquired an interest In sortie some cotton colon plantations and anc spent s several serl erl winters In New Orleans In 1371 1811 en route from front California to New York with Ith his Colonel 1 Woodruff oo ru f ho ha paid a a visit to Salt Sni Lake Luke City and was as so 80 attracted by representations made mado to him ilm- of conditions condition In th the l t that hut ho he acquired an all rent lute In Iii II the thc Iu Eureka ka kR HUt Hill which was wa mill ni illy d unU ho lie and his hil brothel of ot Now New York City cir h held ld ll a IL majority of ut the the toc Q ai iM pro o. ild t i n 5 n. n ILl J le it fl r J located io with Joni John S in tt years year lie lia td tal tho the Gemini und and still later the thu Of Ot both of ot these ho lie wins JIH president up to the tho Ua time of ot his death The Tho of ot Utah proving detrimental t ta Mr r. r health he tic r removed his novel to ar lc Cal In 1890 h ho still tl retained the time interests acquired ff fifty years rH previously Being unable to abstain from In Interested interested In in- active work ho lie afterwards became d In business bu at Santa Sant Cruz where hero ho bought a controlling Interest in the Santa Cruz Limo Lime company compan arid and andIn In ln the Big Creek Power com company pan He Hes Ic In both In 1906 Ho lie soil old s his Interests le and vice president wo was a life member nf or the Society of Calf California Pioneers and und a charter member of tho the Alta AHa carter club o of Salt Sal Lake Th The body will wi be taken to Alban Albany N. N Y V Y where s several veral I generations of ot the family are ar burled buried A sister who now lives In Chicago o survives tur as a n member of or his Immediate lato family Ho lIe le levas married was vas never |