| Show ASSOCIATION PRESS UTAH Age had made meet his Maker and near and dear to him keen intellect and his mellow his soul He was truly prepared to so we should not mourn And yet those cannot but feelvoid in their lives for his profound wisdom will be missed Truly indeed may it be said in the immortal words of Shakespeare so familiar to our departed friend His life was gentle and the elements So mixin him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world This wasman JAMES MERCER KIRKHAM Lehi Banner Born November 18 1872 Died July 1957 Installed in Hall of Fame at Salt Lake City 1967 An entrepreneurial businessman with an eye for opportunity and when found the ability to capitalize on it James Kirkham did not initially plannewspaper career but proved extremely skilled when he becamepublisher His introduction to the business world was in barter and trade in company with his brothers Travelling from their Lehi hometown to Salt Lake City byhorse-drawn wagon they began selling vegetables rags bottles etc that we grew collected or bought in Lehi his memoirs recall This early experience developed into the firm of James Kirkham and Sons The Lehi Merchants The family builtsizeable brick building to house their project and the enterprise flourished for many years partly because observers said the boys exercised their love for selling and public contact to the enth degree But as time passed and the family members added years to their ages some chose to go to school or on missions Others wanted to marry And so they scattered in various directions in order to make more money than could be developed by the 572 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
