The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-21
Byron H. Robb's New Role.

Byron H. Robb's New Role
The memory of Byron H. Robb has
not vet died out of this community.
He was a man Of great though peculiar
enterprise. Eight years ago he oper-
a,ed here with a patent fire kinder.
He advertised il extensively and sold
territory and working samples. In
his circulars he held out vague induce
ments of steady employment at big
salaries to those who bought an outfit.
which cost about four dollars. He
sold thousands of outfits 70 men all
over the country. but We never card
of an; body becoming successful
peddler of the kinder. There was Il
wonderful ingenuity shown i'm the
way in which Robb worked the bnsi
ness TO gull the credul"us. He in
vented preparation which he called
"Incino In Gin. o } to encourage
and promote the growth of the nous
tache. Ambitious boys in their teens
patrenized il largely 1t rarely failed
to bring out the hair on the upper lip.
if the Young man waited long enough
Robb's next enterprise Was the sale of
lamp chimneys that could not lie
broken. Men aud boys "dcsir,us IF
light anu easy EN- ,.loyment in which
they could make from fifty 70 a hun
dred dollars a week" bought lamp
chimney outfit, and the express com
paDies did an extensive business l., de
iivering the samples all over tie
country.
After the peop.e who hadn't fire
lighters on hand were supplied with
non-breakable lamp chimneys, Roth
turned his ingenious faculties in anoth-
er direction. He established, on pa
per, a grand comprehensive criminal
detective association. Anyone could
become a member and obtain a badge
by sending Robb certain amount Of
money; then thev We're independent
detectives authorized to arrest any
criminal, bring him to justice aud
claim the eward that might be offer
ed. He advertised largely, printing
a sort of Police Gazette of his own for
that purpose. Thousands of gulIible
fools from all parts OF the country
sent their money to Robb and obtained
their commissions and badges. Com
plant was made, and al one time the
postOffice authorities of Cincinnati re-
tained his mail matter. But he always
had shrewd counsel employed and got
out of these trifling embarrassments.
AS side speculation one summer
Rohb took lot of ponies to Cleveland
and conducted a pony track for chill
dren. on grounds owned by Mr.. H,r-
ace Weddell. He became quite fav-
orite there. Having accumulated
considerable money by his operations,
RObb went to Texas two or three
years ago and invested in ranch
about twenty miles from San Antonio.
He is known there as Col. Byron Van
Raub, IAN old Prussian officer" He
is sand to have 5000 acres of land,
stocked with 1000 head of cattle and
sheep, am 400 ponies. He has open.
ed school on his farm for the practic
al training Of stockmen, charging
800 for three months instruction in
rearing. tending, caring for horses, cat
tie and sheep, with board and the use
of good horse and a young man af:
ter learning TIE business can get i'm.
employment in it at $50
month or more, 80 he SAYS. His plan
is Ito teach young men to he stock.
men by making their daily life for a |
time, steady accumulation of results
indelibIy fixed by experience. Each |
branch of the business will be thor.
ougbly taught by experienced men.
including breeding. feeding. herdine,
lassoing. marketing, riding,
and thousand things about camp life
that can only he learned by expert.
snce. The pupils will not only be
taught by the work of his own ranch,
but will be taken to visit the other
great ranches in the vicinity"
The New York Sun of Tuesday con-
aims q half column notice of "Col.
Byron Van Raub's" school for cowboys.
Robb is an enterprisiDg man. and it
surprise us to hear Of his
'tartlng a school in Texas for training
'oys to he president OF the United
States.
Ssme women are constantly making
and otherwise getting them
elves into frnuhle. She wanted In