Show George G rge W. W Snyder Mining l Leader tead and Park City Native I Is n Dead d l George W. W Snyder 67 ent eat Utah mining man and chairman chair chair- lr f I Iman man of the board of the Metropolitan Metro- Metro 1 politan Water District of Salt Lak City died Wednesday night at home of ot aheart ailment i Mr Snyder also aIo had been active ac tive the in In Republican Party Party- affairs a ever ver sought ought elective e off of e. e 11 lIe S I named Republican national committeeman from f l f 0 m Utah Hi 1936 and a served rv d tor for several Bey sev sei- eral ral L He Hel p role In the I devel development m nt anati a of or vera Utah and Nevada mining properties s a including Combined I IMeta Meta Reduction Metals Co Bristol or er Mines Black Metals Co and Bluestone Lime e and nd Quartzite Co a gold rold Pro producer At the tI Ume Urne e. e of his deat death he ile waa was president of Snyder Mines hUna s. s Inc and Also of W W. F. F r Sons Mining Co eo Mr Snyder was wan first appointed to the board of ot directors o of or the Metropolitan i Water Wate t Dt t la In 1338 18 In ID th tb th same ear he b. WU ua nf ed d eci tar sc treasurer retrY In 1941 an and ta In 1948 1148 W was wu elected chairman a aa a dO position he held death Lbs bisida a number of Important d develop MY T Jo ata LI took sace Uc v ua thea were tU the J S. S Hon ot of the Deer Deer Creek project an and the the- Salt Lake Laka aqueduct to bring Deer Creek water wate to Salt Lake City The district obtained approval for a bond Issue to build a water tr treatment plant on which work Isnow Is la Isnow now under w way y A lover of oi outdoor life ure Mr r Snyder was wu known wn as one one o o Utah's Uta s ta outstanding He lie was a member r ot the Alta Club r T 0 Mr Mr Snyder was was' was one of the original a advocates ocate o of a Great Salt Salti i Lake project that tha w l I II I i cre create te ot r fes fresh tresh wa water er r Iq ina a ar r portion por lon of lake He lie was b born rn oh on March 31 1891 at atthe the old Snyder Snyder- ranch pear of WI F. F Park CIt City a son Boa n and Dora Wa Walker ker Snyder He at attended tended school In tn Salt Lake City anI and after graduating from the old Salt Lake High School went to work ork In the Ophir and Mercur mining districts Mr married mauled Dorothy Doroth Gilmer snIder 0 of Salt La Lak taIe e City CU She survives alone along with one son lon G George orie W. W Snyder Jr three brothers E. E H. H Neal D. D and Guy Guyn n aad and three all sU ot of Salt Lake Salt Lako City two latal Mrs lir H. H B. B Ivy Dr Laet Beach 1 Cult a and 4 Mrs MM O. O O. sel HI el BoUe eo n ni T 1 i 1 d |