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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06

sas City railway, the equipment and money
earning capacity of which brought the con
summation Of the deal making Il a part Of
the Santa Fe.
With no fortune hut his talents, and no
friends but those whom his big heart won
for him in his humble East Texas home. be
has risen high on tbe ladder Of success and
Influence and his power In the circles of
hnance now extends beyond the llrnits az
his State. His purpose has been ret TO
build up a fortune Tor himself alone, but
to develop these latent resources that will
offer new opportunities for the labor seeker
and add new sphere Of trade for his ma
AS receiver OF the Houston Electric Rail-
way company, his administration OF It's az
fairs was marked with good Indictment sub,
roadbeds Of Its various belts and the main
tenance Of splendid service.
The hum OF the buzz saw as well ar the
pufrs Of the steam engine eeholns through
another sphere Of energy to which he has
directed his abors, and the lmber In
dpstry Of Texas has been stimulated by
his activity IN advancing that commodity
In the markets Of the world, He controls,
or Is Interested In many smaller business
Institutions In and out OF Houston, alnl
those who know him best feel that his
bright career has only budded and viii
reach Its full bloom with increased spien-
dor. The Industries he VIII set on foot
by the two companies Just launched are
numerous. and the results Of his future
gigantic work will rebound rs that Of the
past has done to the upbuildpE of the
State and the betterment Of the people
from whence he came
His achievements have been the triumph
OF n big mind, IN ndomitable viii .nil
tireess energy, and are an encouraging
example TO the youths Of the land that
merit can and viii win, Generous gentle
and genial are the attributes that have
made his friends so numerous. An m
falling devotion to duty and 'astlng rdel.
lty To friend are qualities thtt ate art
OF his character A magnetic personality
and brave nature add lnster - his gifts.
independent In thought he has alwa5s an
nornced his convictions In public matters
without fear, and has welded large piit-
iaaI Influence
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
JOHN ii. KIRBY.

When z man reaches that point In O.
worthy career where he can pause and look
back upon pathway blazed by his own
hand and behold the splendid wisdom with
which he mas removed each obstacle and
see shining before him the reallzations Of
those results that inspired his hoyhopd
hopes and prompted his manly efforts. ne
might have lust cause for congratula ton
u john Henry Kirby We're disposed u sit
and muse like other conqueroIs' he would
easily find food FOR the indulgence Of sush
reflections. But he Is not OF the kind
ifhet would rest upon his laurels what
eVersdegree of eminence they might attain.
ana 50 long as the hand is Instrumental to
THE head, he win be found looking for new
enterprises TO put in motion, new fields Of
labor TO open for the employment OF las
The work he has Just accomplished how.
ever. is undoubtedly the greatest effort OF
Lis life of usefulness. and one thar even
such leader In the financial anG industrial
world and doubtless will be willing to
make his life task. II is a work that Will
broaden In scope and power daily and that
win constantly add to the wealth and pop
ulation of Texas,
sketch OF the life Of man whose good
work has been 50 farreachlng II lts e.
with Its benefits.
beginning life on a farm in East Tsyas
In 1860, he resided In Tyler county during
his childhood and his genial soul early
won for him the love Of those good people
with whom he lived and whom he mas NJ
ways held closely TO his heart Deprived
OF the advantages OF an oarly education,
he made valuable nse Of n small amount Of
schooling later, and after term at me
Georgetown Southwestern university, pro
cured n cerkship Ia the Texas seDase,
where he added much to the knowledge be
had gained. He was Admitted to the bar
in Woodyile AT % whore he studied under
the Second districts brilliant congressman.
Pursuing the practice OF his profession IN
Woodyilie he was brought into connection
with Eastern capitalists, and this associa-
tion led him into the formation OF cnln-
panics that controlled extensive pine tnnd
districts. He moved 10 Houston in 1870,
at, once taking rank in professional and
been his home lie then began the CON
strnctlon OF the Gulf .Beanmnnt aud knn.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06

ity capital standard Oil company from mo
nopong natural We think we can
command all these qualities.
this mornings Post show how
well Kirby has Kept his promise
~
July 5This record breaking day In
the history states department Two char
fled with mammoth capital stock The States
on charters alone amounted to S2o140.
Oil OF Texas with principal bust.
Houstoni capital stock S300oO0o Of which
100000 preferred aud S20oooO0o common.
The directors j. Wilcox Brown OF Baltimore, who IS
president Maryland Trust Finis D. Marshall
the Continental National bank, St Louis and
Henry T. Kent. Of ST. Louis y. D. slsbee Of Boston
following well known Texans: s. B. Cooper
beaumont Wilson. b. f. Joe II Eagle and o.
c Drew. all of Houston.
the capitalization Of corporation
ganzed Texas ana the charter shows that 30 per cent OF
the subscribed for and 10 paid
it understood practically the whole been subscribed
and subject call Of the Maryland Trust
Of Baltimore, which the financial clearing house through
which this great transaction Is being carried.
S that Hon. John H. Kirby OF Houston Is the
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IMMENSE OIL COMPANY |
Thirty Million Dollar Company /:
Chartered Yesterday. :
ITS z s e., VII BE AT HOUSTON.
The Standard Oil Will Not Be Able TO Control
The Texas ~0 Field Plans of
the New Company.

An oil 100000 capitalization and with Of
Aces Houston.
The POSTS dispatches today such a com
pany was chartered at Austin yesterday
It's capitalization any company or cor
poration before organized the state.
It means for the perhaps than any ten or
twenty enterprises heretofore launched Texas
Just at this time signifies than may on
the surface for It trust or cor.
poation that of the company can con
troll the oil ned
That such a company was being planned has been wbIg
pered about and limited for the past thirty sixty days
Those who close Henry Kirby have known that
1t was in process Of formation since oil discovered
at Beaumont and II was also known that the or
ganlze That such gigantic company organized
in so short time thought possible however, ana
undoubtedly true that other than j. H.
Kirby could have put the plans through and
financial backing necessary.
Now that the company announced IT is learned
that the plans take much wider supposed
They show that Texans demands made upop
them through the discovery Of their mineral
II VIII be demonstrated that with independent
with amount capital behind it, and, with
various other companies in the hed the need
not fear that monopoly viii control their oil
output or the marketing thereof
~
The Houston company of Texas is capitalized NJ $40
100000 of which 100000 preferred stock ana $40
600 is stock In addition this capital the com.
pany arranged TO borrow 100000 whenever
needed at all which gives it strength S4oOooooo
The directors
Colonel Wilcox Brown, president Maryland Trust
company of Baltimore, Md
Finis Marshall cashier Continental bank of ST.
Henry Of ST. Louis president OF the soutb.rr o
company.
Nathaniel D sisbee Of Boston, mas large Texas In
terests.
the following well known Texans: S B. cooper 81
Beaumont the veteran congressman; c. Drew W. w Will
SON. - f. Bonner and Joe II Eagle of Houston.
The company proposes to refine and
market same, build Pipe lines lines steamers etc
and to engage in every branch of the oil business.
1t Will take than 100000 of oil land in
Texas some of which In the Coscana Nacogdoches and
beaumont fields already producing and all viii be
promptly prospeeted and developed The Of the
oches and Beaumont, comprising the following counties:
Jefferson Liberty Hardin, Tyler Newton Orange Jasper
Sabine Polk, San Augustine, San Jacino Angelina Nstop
doche Navarro Nueces Bee, and Aransas and
all other counties Texas all states and Terrto
and In foreign countries
The company will the fee simple and exeu
siye of their oil values said WORTH approximately
S50O0OOO0. -
said:
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
FRIENps VIEWED ReMAINs.

Citizens OF Michigan Took a Last Look
at Their Former Governor.
Detroit Mich, July 5.-Thousands OF
sorrowng friends and admirers Of Hazen
5. Pingree, formerly governor OF Michigan,
passed through the corridors Of the city
hall today, where the ex-governor's body Is
tlfu flowers.
Two BY two the citizens reverently MED
by the open casket, about which a military
guard Of honor stood throughout the day.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
ase.eeeesesssessssseee.ssee
NEGRO MURDERERs HANGED.

-Four Colored Men Paid the Penalty for a
Crime Committed in Florida.
Pensacola, Fla, July Sat Vernon SIX
teen miles from here four negroes were
hanged today for murder. They were Ben
ton Hamilton, John simmons, jim Harri-
son and Viii Williams They had been
convicted Of Killing helpless negro aud
almost killing his wife
a negro named Davis was driven out
away He went bnt came back after MS
household goods and his wife; lie was
waylaId by the negroes and Killed,
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coMpREss FoR rRlNITY.
II VIII Be a Good Thing for the Town ir
MANY Wavs

Trinity Texas, July BLAND has been
secured and arrangements made to put In
a square bale cotton compress here to be
In operation by September l. The ma
chinery has been ordered and work VIII be-
gin at once to erect the building, tracks,
etc. This VIII give employment TO large
number 81 man and viii be a big thing for
Trinity from a financial standpoint. TOO
much praise can not be given Mr.. j. II.
stanley who has been the chief figure In
securing this plant for Trinity.
MIR Sam j. Thompson ~ Dallas Is here
and Is hooking for Ills oil drilling machinery
10 arrive tomorrow. II Is understood that
Mr. Thompson Is "a bore or the land leased
by John T. Poe Co. OF Longyiew.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06
HOUSTON WILL BE HEADQUARTERS.
Eight Billion Feet of Lumber Bought from the
Houston Oil Company of
Texas.

Second only ths houston OH company In exsag asr.s
and vassness Of the Kirby Lumber oompauy with
capitalization of the charter OF which was ais,
eled Austin yesterday.
It is the lnrssSt lumber company In the world
The directors OF this ave citizens q Hou.
ton and three other sections Of the state tn.
directors are:
John II. Kirby
John II. Kirby
l.. Kirby
W. w Wilson.
Maroelus % Foster
Bonner.
b. A. Reichards
Fl. B. Rice
S y. Cooper, 3r.
Kirby father Of yohp a. KiDy ana James L.
Kirby is his
The purposes OF tho manufacture luuber
on large scale aud to the delivery of
tity Of the Texas product wherever needed.
1t win concentrate at Houston business that win
this lumber change the
aspect VIA 10
conditions Industry satisfactory
heretofore.
The company rderopoly In any sense Of the
word, and IT does acquire all or
che timber newanaper
reports that pretend 20 forecast It's organization.
The company win buy from the OH company Q
soooOoOooO long yellow pine atanding In
win at once enter into
the manufacture lumber. holdings will
be position TO meet demand something that could
heretofore be guaranteed Texas Its lumber
interests
There will attempt on part OF the company 20
dictate prices control the output Of
elimination of ffeen years of EFFORT part
John II Kirby who born In this forest
reaching manhood recognized its possbies Tex
is favorab situated than yellow pine IN
world and there is pressing need for nsttnon hay
Ing manufacturing capacity
The Kirby Lumber meets that condition and here
shipment that frequently
abeggng in America because there is concern lg
enough handle them, will to Texas The company
expects handle 100000 feet OF lumber per the
first year which amount win be steadily Increased
Kirby said night that his first official the
president would be Issue bnletla
ducing hours labor the mills.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06

shaft OF the new water works at florence
road late this afternoon Those fatally
injured are: Martin Mclaughlin, James
O'Brief Robert Barnett, james Bryant
Those seriously injured are John Smith,
Robert Thomas, William Thomas
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06

luenezting and Illuminating. lsgl
and carload shipments.
SOUTHWESTERN OIL COMPANY
HOUSTON. TEXAS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06

moving spirit In this organization Though his does not
appear Of the directors six Of these directors viii be
recognized doubtless his nomination.
~
The other big charter 6led the Kirby Lumber
Houston; capital 100000 S5oOoOOo
preferred and the remainder This Ia the largest
lumber company In the world, eighteen mills
sO00OOoOOo standing yellow pine stumpage The
directors John II. KIRBY, James H. Kirby John Thomas
Kirby W. w. Winson, Marcelus r. Foster r. r. Bonner
A. Rechardt Baldwin Rice all OF Houston
John r. father john H. who resides In Tyler
L. Kirby, who resides IN Hardin and s B
Cooper, Jr Of beaumont
John H. Kirby viii be the principal stakeholder and
president, and his Headquarters III be in Houston
speaking the The Post correspondent Mr.
Kirby said I'VE shall be able by doiLg business large
the production, better to
promote the material and Of
forest Is the gulf giving access to the
markets. share Of the worlds
business In yellow pine.
81 associated With Ia the directory o this com
paay OF the brightest in Texas every one
natiYe the business
world and confidently good results Of me nine mem
OK ana those
two father and brother
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06

Cincinnati, July 5-Bpur men were fqta'-
iy and three others seriously Injured py
gas explosion in pit No oil the series
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-06

1T viii be the duty Of the people to keep this
great oil field free and independent beneh of the oil
consumers not only OF this country, of
world as can be distributed to- The
oably located 1t is right at sea- and Gods
own highway can not be monopolzed by anybody.
"As plain common business proposition. Is
need for the Standard oil company develop
ing the Texas oil field in refining marketing products
This country has plenty young lnei-
gence the and the ambition situation,
and ample be had for that purpose
1--WE develop wells, build pipe lines storage ap,
paratus, shps Of the world get our
product the ends of the asking
the Standard Oil other monopoly for permits
do
The few OF land comparatively speaking that the
OIL and It's representatives may able
to get control the immediate vicinity of Beaumont viii
any give them control Of the oil field. The oil
territory approximately miles
square extending Of Mexico,
occupying portion OF Texas between the Sabine
and Trinity approximately,
every ground the larger quantities being,
course 10 q Of fifty miles Of Beaumont,
tending ont under rhe the Gulf Of Mexico.
requires srong determination business
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-01-03

reading of the law seemed such a dull
and tiresome drudgery. Never before
had the pages blurred into a mass of
meaningless black marks. But, then
never before had a betwitching young
face come between him and his books,
a face WI 4 reddish-gold ringlets clus-
tering around a white forehead. and
shy eyes the color of woodland vio-
lets!
He leaped from his seat as a bright
thought struck him. He would hunt
up the cabman. That was the thing to
do! But, although he hung around
the Unio~ Depot for two whole hours,
and questioned every jehu within
reach, he could not find the man he
sought. 1t was evidently that particu-
lar claimants busy day.
Tired and disguised, Ross Stafford
took a plunge at the Athletic club, got
himself home, shrugged himself into
his evening clothes, for he was going
out after dinner, and went down to the
parlor to find himself face to face with
the divinity Of the red-gold ringlets
and the violet eyes!
ROSS, my DEAR" cooed Mrs. Stat
ford, "let me introduce you to Miss
Chester, whom somehow you managed
to miss this morning. Why, you
For they were smiling at each other
-merrily, spontaneously.
Indeed, no, mother!" Perhaps he
held the pretty hand she gave him a
little longer than was necessary. 81
met Miss Chester this morning. Did
she not tell you I put her in a cab?"
Miss Chester laughed. Ross Stat
ford laughed. And the bewilderment
of the head of the house of Stafford,
of the golfing son, and the studious
son, as they in turn presented. set
them laughing again.
Lord bless mel" cried Stafford Sc
nior rufiing his hair, your father said
you were a little grill"
80, I shall never be grown up to
papa!" cried Miss Chester.
HE said,' stammered the young
gentleman who was getting up an arti-
Gle on the architecture Of the tenth
century. "that-that you were a Rice
child"
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A COUNTRY COUSIN

yes
mo. sir. Didn't come. Sure? Course
I am"
Ross wheeled around. "Well! I'll
telephone the folks that she wasn't on.
Dad can wire her people and find out
4 beg your pardoni"
And he suddenly found himself bow
ing profoundly, hat in hand, before a
young woman with whom he had al
most collided in his haste, a slender
young woman, a graceful young wo-
man, a lovely young woman, as his
susceptible heart instantly acknowl-
edged.
She accepted his apology with a
slight bend of the head-a vivid blush.
Half way up the stairs he glanced
back, saw her standing where he had
left her. He hesitated-went back.
"You are waiting for some one? Can
I be of service?"
Thank you!" Ye gods, what a sweet
voice. 81 am afraid there has been a
mistake. No one has come to meet me.
May I ask you to call a cab?'
And when he had lone SO, when she
had thanked him, when he stood bare
headed on the curbstone as the We
hicle rolled away, he recolected that he
had not listened to the address she
had given the driver. and he walked
off in a towering rage at his own i'm
becility.
Never was there so dreary a day, al
though the late August sunshine found
it's way into his office. Never had the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-01-03
Rich Men Too Greedy.

If 1 had my way there would be n
law requiring men to retire from bust
ness as soon as they gain a compe-
tency, says a writer in the New York
Press. Our population is increasing
so rapidly hat there is nothing for
the newcomers to do. The aged en-
cumber- the ground. We don't want
the dear old veterans to die, but to re.
tire to ease and comfort on the interest
of their investments. What a happy
jolly, contented world this would be il
the successful man should step down
and out at so and give the boys a
chance. But he will never do it. He
works harder at 60 than at 40, harder
at 70 than at 80. 1t is a kind Of insan-
ity. The poor, starved, friendless
creature is obliged to toll on and die
in his poverty, but the rich man, the
fortunate millionaire, tolls on because
his soul is filed with greed for gold
and dies in his riches poorer than the
other.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-01-03
A Tale OF Two Shirts.

A discharged soldier, lately re-
turned from the Philippines, tells a
tale of a shirt which is too good to be
lost. His company was returning
from a long and tiresome scouting
trip, in which most of the men had
parted with the greater part of their
wearing apparel, when he saw on a
clothes-line in the grounds of a resi-
dence adjoining a big stone church
two very good shirts, hung out to dry.
AS he had at the time only half a
shirt to his back, he proceeded to help
himself to a whole one. Whereupon
a woman came out of the house and
said to him, in passable English:
You will pay for that on the judg-
ment day." Madam" he replied, eff
you give such long credit, I will take
both Shirts" which he proceeded to
do.-The Argonaut.
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Coming Millinery Creations.

Yelled effects of laces and lace-like
materials promise to be a distinguish
ing feature of coming millinery crea-
tons; and with this in view, there are
new and interesting manufactures Of
lace suited to the purpose; nets, re-
lieved with dots and spots, and the
new ring spangles, in black, and in
black, relieved with silver and dull
metallic c%olors; and piece goods woven
OF very narrow strips of wood fibre
and silk chenille cord in open work
design, in black, white, and the fash
ionable colors. These diaphanes will
be employed principally for the swath-
ing of soft satin in the construction of
toques, and of the drapery which shall
trim hats of other characteristic Mil
linery Trade Review.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1901-01-03

Others may cleave tho sleeps,
Soar, and in upper deeps
Sin In the heavens blue arches profound;
But. thou most To- ly Thing,
Teach me to keep my wing
Close to the breast OF our Mother. the
groundi
Soon shall my feeting lay
Fade from the world away
Thine, ever-during, shall thrill through
the years:
Love, who once gladdened me,
Surely hath saddened thee
Half of thy music is made of his tears!
Long may List thy note
Soft through the summer float
Far Ger the fields where the wild grasses
wave
Then, when my day is done,
Oh, at the set of sun,
Pour out thy spirit anear to my grave!
Lloyd Mifiin in Independent.
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the LARK.

Minstrel of melody,
How shall I chant of thee,
Floating in meadows athriIl with thy
song?
Fluting anear my feet,
Plaintive, and wildly Sweet-
oh, could thy spirit to mortal belong!
Tell me thy secret art,
How thou dost touch the heart,
limiting of happiness still unposgessed;
Say, doth thy bosom burn
Vainly, as mine, and yearn
Sadly for something that caves it UNI
blessed?
Doth not that tender tone, :
Over the clover blown,
Flow from a sorrow-a longing in vain?
Or, is 1t joy intense,
So like a pang, the sense
Hears in thy sweetest song something OF
main?