Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-12-18
office Of scc'y Independence Mile
Company.

Oocs iLtn, 1900
The Board of Directors met at O'Clock
p. NJ, pursuant TO adjournment. Present,
Messrs Bryant, Cobb, Clark, Purdy, Sher.
wood and Woodward. Absent, Messrs CamT.
bell and Stout.
Mr.. Bryant, the vice President, in the chair,
announced the death Of p. g. Wilcox, our
late President, in the following language:
GENrLEMEx Sure l an that no words
from me are needed to impress your minds
with the solemnity of our M Getting here to-
night. That vacant chair by its very silence
is lar more mn ressive than any utterance
from my lips. What Is it, language? Our
honored President is no more yss-no
more. And shall |, gentlemen, attempt to
speak Of him?
1t were vain in me to presume to call your
attention to the noble qualities which made
him the man Of marx that he was. Need l
say o xsrd touching bis business tspabili.
ties and his business habits1 His works
speak for him, for they are all around us
and will remain before our eyes. Shall l
say anything Of him Is citizen, as neigh>
Dor and friend. anything AZ husband aud
father, OF in alor any bis social relations
Why speak Of one whose very name is SO
dear to us--eve r. one, Of one 90 bonored and
trusted in private and in public, one 90 large
hearted, whose every pulsation beat for the
pui,..ic welfare; why speak at all Of one, the
very though! Of whose sudden death freezes
our life blood! need not will not de.
tain you. gentlemen, one minute by any de-
tail ofthose manly qualities which have cha
acterized him in oil the relations be has sus-
tanned to US and to this community. what
l know, ye know also.' That heart, great
as it was, will beat no more. That brain,
massive a. II was, will labor no more for the
private or public veal. That cheerful face,
that warm hand, will welcome us no more
to the business mart, to the 6reside or the
social board. Heart, hand and brain are
alike still in The grave.
In yonder yard among the dead,
Hcslseps sleep that knows no waking
The sleep We al do SO much dread,
And yet IT'S each Of ~ o'ertaking.
There is but one thought, gentleman,
pressing upon my mind. Il is this; Let
this terrible providence Of Almighty God
teach us-each one Of US, so TO number our
days that we may apply our hearts unto
Heavenly wisdom
On motion OF Mr.. Woodw ward committee
of three was appointed by the chair to re.
port resolutions appropriate to the occasion.
The chair appointed Messrs Woodward, Pur-
dy and Lake such committee, who reported
the following:
wnEREAs, Hon. p. C. Wilcox, chairman
Of the Board Of Directors Of the Indepen>
dence Mills Co., died on the Sd day Decem.
Der. 1868 asd
WHEREAS, The remaining members Of
said Board, are DESTROYS Of bearing testimo-
ny OF the esteem in which he was held by
said Board for his sterling integrity, bis un.
wavering devotion to the interests Of those
whom he represented, his great anxiety for
the growth and prosperity Of his adopted
town, Ito the growth Of which be has con-
tributed 80 much and his high sense Of hon.
or, by which he was always actuated in al
his business relations with sail Board %
well as with all our citizens therefore,
Resolred, That this Board has los: one Of
its most valuable members, upon whose judg.
mcnt and counsel, the members thereof al
confidently reled-that as . presiding off.
Ger, he Was always courteous to the menu
beers, and ever solici.ous that their proceed
ings should tend most TO the advantage OF
those who had intrusted their interests in
their hands.
Resolred, That the people Of Indepen>
have lost one oftheir most respected, esteem.
ed and enterprising citizens, one who had
done most for the growth and prosperity Of
the city, who had given it name abroad,
such as no othel man had done.
Resolred, That the county has lost true
and faithfal Representative, who honestly
and faith fully represented its interest, in the
connsels OF the State.
Resolred, That the Board tender to the
bereaved family Of the deceased, its most
heartfelt sympathy in their great affection, in
the loss Of an aGectionate husband and
father.
Resolred, That these resolutions be pub. |
lisbed in each Of the county papers, and that |
q copy Of the same be presented to his sor>
rowing family. -,
Which were on motion Of Mr.. Cobb
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Woodward the entire |
proceedings were directed to Be offered to
the county papers for pu blication.-
NJ. Woodvs then moved that out ofre.
spect to the memory Of our late President,
Hon. P. C. Wilcox, we do now adjourn,
which Was carried.
JED LAKE,
Secretary.