Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-11-19 | Page 11 | Prominent Denver Banker Passes On

PROMINENT DEN ER BANKER PASSES ON I ICharles Charles B. B Kountze Dies of I Pneumonia When Thought I to Be Recovering Denver Nov NO 18 Charles Charles B. B Kountze president of oC the tho Colorado National bank of or Denver and member of ot the time New York brokerage firm of ot Kountze Brothers died at his home hero earl early this morning of or pneumonia Mr became ill iii in New Nework 1 lork p ork about six weeks a ago o Physicians declared and a aSOli ason his recovery doubtful son soil Harold Kountze chartered a special aPe aPe- cial train on which to travel from Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver to Now New York to reach his fathers lathers bedside Mr Kountze however re recovered TO- TO covered ored strength and returned to Denver Denver Denver Den Den- ver a a. a yeek a-yeek week ago Since his return his condition had shown show continued improvement an and his I physicians had pronounced him past serious danger dangel Yesterday afternoon I however ho showed sl signs ns of or a a. relapse and a rapid decline followed I In addition to tho the Colorado National bank holdings and hl his New Y York rk Wallstreet Wall Wallstreet street interests Mr Kountze was a largo large shareholder In the First National bank of Omaha He had Interests Inthe Inthe in the tho Denver company and in various other mercantile enterprises and anil controlled huge mining properties and extensive tracts of or land In almost every western vestern state A widow and find thre three children survive him A brother Luther Kountze Is head of or the Brothers New York firm Mr Kountze came to Denver In 1864 then a youth nineteen years ears and entered the employ of ot his brother Luther who two years ears before had opened a n bank In this city