Obituary

John Henry Goehst, Construction Superintendent of the Commonwealth Edison Company, President of the Federal Sign System and Treasurer of the Minerallac Electric Company, died at his home in Chicago on January 1, 1918 after a long illness. Mr. Goehst was born in Chicago on January 19, 1864 and was one of the pioneers of the electrical industry. In 1881 he went to work for H. M. Wilmarth & Bro. On December 5, 1882 Mr. Goehst secured employment with the then recently organized Western Edison Light Company of Chicago and from that time until his death he has been employed by them or their successors the Chicago Edison Company and the Commonwealth Edison Company. Mr. Goehst was a member of the Jovian Order, the Chicago Athletic Association and an Associate of the A. I. E. E.