Show G. G CO O. O HARRIS FORMER SALT lAKE UKE MAN DIES Drol Broken en In health and totally blind C. C 0 O. Harris former general superintendent superintendent of the time Utah Independent Telephone Tele Tele- phone company n and later secretary of or tile tHe old Merchants and Manufacturers association now the tho Manufacturers association of Utah died at Ios Los Angeles Tuesday l accor according ln to Information re received re- re ed col In Salt Lake Lako yesterday Mi- Mi lr Harris went to Lo LOS An Angeles eles from St St. Anthony Ida last laRt January upon recommendation recommendation rec rec- of oC physicians h I who pre prescribed pre pre- serl scribed be a lower al altitude tit ude Mr Ir Harris was born and roared reared In floch Rochester ster N. N Y 1 Y and for man many years was a associated with the Stromberg- Stromberg Electric company at t Rochester and later at Chicago He is survived sur by his widow and two sisters Mrs C C. P r. r Brown Blown and Mrs Irs Agnes Anes Simmond both bothof of ot Rochester Shortly after arter Its or organization In 1905 th tho thic Ind Independent Telephone company compan obtained ob ob- tamed the services of Mr Ir Harris as general superintendent Ho He built up un telephone service along lines of oC rapid rapid- ity in calls at which he is said to have a achieved phenomenal success Ho lie was the Inventor of or many contrivances which contributed to speed peed In making telephone calls For a a. year car he was se secretary of or the tho Merchants and anti Manufacturers Manu Manu- association of or Salt Lal Lake While leaning back in a chair of tho the operating operating- room o of the local exchange of or the Independent Telephone company compan Mr Ir Harris fell backward striking on the head The Injury affected the optic nerve resulting resulting- ultimately In total blindness s Later ho went to St SL An An- thony where ho managed a local telephone tele tole- phone exchange at assisted b by his wife |