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Show SUPT. SHILLING DIES Jacob David Shilling, Sr., 68 years of . age, general superintendent superin-tendent of mines for the Utah Copper company since 1919 aijd superintendent for the sante company for thirteen years proceeding pro-ceeding his elevation to the general gen-eral superintendency, died at his home here on Wednesday morning morn-ing at 5 :30, as a result cf a heart attack suffered about a week ago. - , . ' " f - Mr. Shilling -was a veteran fti mining ctivties,. with.whkhj had been identified since he wis 15 years of age. He was born in Zainingem, Wuertemberg, Germany December 30,1854. In 1869 he came to the United gan, an underground proposition and had general charge of the Shores mine in Wisconsin, belonging be-longing to the Biwabic Mining company. From 1902. to 1905 Mr. Shilling Shill-ing was general superintendent of the Cornwall Ore Banks com. pany at Cornwall, Pa., in charge of that corporations iron mine from which the ore was mined with steam shovels. In 1906 Mr. Shilling was appointed ap-pointed superintendent of mines for the Utah Copper company which position he held until 1919rwhen he was promoted. to thegensra,superinendencVi ojf the company, . , the position he held at the time of his death. Mr. Shilling is survived by his widow, who arrived in Salt Lake Wednesday night from National Nation-al City, Cal., in response to a telegram sent to her Tuesday notifying her of Mr. Shilling's critical condition, and two sons, J. D. Shilling, Jr., superintendent superinten-dent of mines for the Utah Copper Cop-per company, and Roy Shilling, general track, foreman for the company. I ' Funeral services were held at the home of J. D. Shilling, Jr. on Thursday 'evening. The Rev. Elmer Goshen of Salt Lake City officiating. There was a magnificent magni-ficent display of Floral tributes. The body was shipped to San Diego, California on Friday morning by the E. O'Donnell Undertaking Co. for interment J. D. Shilling, Sr. States and at once procured employment em-ployment in a coal mine. Being a diligent and faithful workman, he was rapidly advanced until he had . been promoted through various departments and 'made superintendent of the . McCkrdy Coal company at Churchill, Ohio. He held this position for two years and was put in charge of the limestone quarries belonging to the Briar Hill" Iron and Coal company in western Pennsylvania, Pennsylva-nia, which position he held until un-til 1885. . From 1885 to 1887 he was superintendent of the Hen-roid Hen-roid iron furnaces at Youngs-town, Youngs-town, Ohio. T From 1887 to 1895 he .was superintendent of limestone lime-stone quarries for the Bessemer Limestone company in western Pennsylvania. , Mr. Shilling, was then made superintendent of the ; Biwabic Mining company on the Messabi iron range at Biwabic, Minn., in charge of all steam shovel work in that company's iron mines. While holding this position he also was general manager of the Swansea iron mine to Michi- |