Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-15


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and n her oid sss sorroon3sd b III
the comloe1D and hspr<neus Which
wealth eas suppiy. erscufuIly prs-
siles over fhs ) brsufiful Nome a
her two sarvis,ne COO. Col n Crofton
Fos and chsxiss Fox. sifuafsd 10 Grad
ksplds. shich they conp.e<sd Ia ls9l.
if VS. shortly after The birth a Charles
Fox that the family rsmosed - Grosss
Iaie. and here his ssriy childhood vss
spsht In 1s61 his uotkar iocstsd ia
Dstroit and the nsxt ss<>n yunss af his
he was deyofod ~ eku63 a 49, nrixst.
school Of Prok r. ~ PAftsnoon. Tksy
thea moved 70 Ann Aebor. uhers. After
graduating from the high school in
ISL. no catered the university. takinx
The classical courss
Mr.. Fox ssems q, have carly dessI-
oped desire 10 -ses the world in 4
literal sso.e. e. much a hn tine sincs
early manhood has been devoted 20
travel and exploration. and Il \ perhxps
% this excellent educator that rsnch a
hls success in life may BE- attributed
In 1874 be spent eight weeks on the
Gulf Of 81. Lawrence on : nackersl
schooner for the bene8t OF his health.
and Immediately after graduating from
the university In 1877. In company with
his brother. DIR. q. T. Fox. his mother
and an uncle and auck Sir VIII
liam ard La<ly For % New Zealand spent
. year ia Greet Britain and the cont.
nent Visiting EngIsnd. France. der
many, Italy and Egypl In March.
lsl6, Mr.. Fox came 10 Grand Rapids
and engaged In the mnnufacture a.
lnmber q . member Of the firm o. o.
t,rhont. Fox a Co. since become the
Osterhout & Fox Lumber company. of
which he 10 as present secretary and
treasurer.
10 1883 he again visitsd Europc. frav-
cling in Ireland, scotland. Franco
Spain. Algisrs and other countries. d.
voting six months 70 the tim In 1858
be Waited the provinces Of Nav Bruns.
wick. <sva Scotia and Prince Edward's
Island, and In 1850 made "a extended
journey through Old Mexicn Starting
from the city Of Chihuahus In ompany
With small party Of gentlemen and
their guides. he travelled some $50 milss
on mule back over the Sierra Msdre
mountains to San Joss de- Crucss re-
turning BY the same msfhod This trip
was a. well for invseticnfion of thr
country and is people - IN his mining
interests. aud as detailed by Mr..
For Was most interesting ex-
perieuce Another journey. and Of
equal interest, he made Ia 1907 10
China and Japan. during the trip visit
ing the city Of Pekin, Tan exceptional
and difscult journey 10 an Americanl
and also touching st Corea and Waiting
is capital. Seoul
In 1850 Mr.. Fox Organised the firm Of i
Fox & May. which operated along the !
Grand Rapids 4 Indiana railroad. and |
was later recognized into thu Grand |
Rapids Tile & Lumber company, extern
i've lumber manufacturers Ia northern |
Michigan Mr. Fox is president Of this |
'ompany. and on its organization be- |
'ams director in the Michigan Trust
company. aud 10 also 9 director Of the /
irand Rapids board OF trade.
In 1901 he was instrumental In oxran-
King the South Grand Rapids Imnrove-
ncnt company. Of which he became
resident. This company has laid cot
nd added 10 the city some five hundred
Dts for residence and manufacturing
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