The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-25

gold miner gram merchant anu pdlh-
ing king. He prorisloned a great part
OF the world and is armies. He han
died a third Of the entire grain output
of the West.
He employed 10000 persons, with a
pay roll Of sl0.000O00 q year.
The Armours' annual output was
valued al $500 900 900
lie represented property interests
worth sl50,O00.0 900
His personal fortune is estimated
from $4,000 600 to $50 1000 900
tie loved children. was good to his
employees and aided everyone IN dis
tress He spent $4,000 900 on the Ar
mour Institute and Mission. His mot
20 was: "A man should do good while
he lives
Mr. ArmOur's charities were extern
Give. but thoroughly characteristic Of
the man. al Of his gifts being dis
pensed quietly and unostentatiously.
Thousands have been the recipients Of
generosity Of which the public knows
nothing.
Mr. Armour's pet projects IN philan-
ihr0py were the Armour Institute
school OF technology and the Armour
Mission. a non-sectarian Institution,
whose object is to promote the physi-
cal intellectual and moral improve
ment Of children and youth.
Mr. Armours public benevolence
first began IN 1881 upon the death Of
bis brother Joseph n Armour He
was given charge OF trust Of 100000
with which 10 fund an institution
whose purpose should be TO reach the
people with the teachings and infu-
ences OF the gospel Of Christ and to
insure the care and development of the
children and youth 10 that part Of Chi
cago IN which Il should be located Mr.
Armour took his brothers beQnest as
a suggestion. and his benefaction has
multiplied the amount many times
Aided Poor FamsIfe4.
The buildings that stand side b. side
at Armour avenue and Thirty-third
street represent an Investment by Mr..
Armour for the education and ethical
welfare Of the community amounting
10 over 81 100000.
In addition to his public charities.
numerous families have always been
the benchciaries Of his benevolence. At
Christmas times It had always been
one OF Mr. Arm0ur's pleasantries 10 lay
IN a stock OF gold coins and walk into
his Offices with q cheerful greeting ana
toss the coins around quite unpromis-
cuously among his two hundred clerks.
who scrambled for the coins much to
Mr. ArmOurs amusemeK2 The past
Christmas AR Armour's illness pre-
vented him from visiting his oiice. bat
it did not prevent All his clerks and
others IN his employ being substan-
TALLY remembered through his gener-
osity
Only those closest to Mr. Armour
during the last twenty years know OF
The fuli extent the thousands Of appeals
Tor assistance that came 10 him m ey-
cry conceivable shape No appeal that
was NOS a fraud on its face has ever
been ignored By him without inyestl-
CATION. he once said that he did not
Ike the idea or refusing any modest
appeal without investigation. as Il
might be from some person most un-
fortunate but worthy.
Hff Purse E,0rr Open.
lt WAS Mr. Armours daily custom
FOR many years to start the days busl-
ness 70 change a 800 bin into half
dollars Tor besgars who called for help.
During the Worlds Fair Mr. Armour
In company with ex-Aid. Henry $.
Fitch walked along Michigan avenue
on their way to start for the fair
grounds An old expressman at the
corner Of Van Buren street recogniz-
ed Mr.. Armour and saluted him. Mr..
Armour stopped and shook hands with
him and told Mr. Fitch that II was
one Of his old employees In days gone
by He asked the expressan how he
was getting along. and the man told
him that ho was doing well: that ne
had a wife and children. and was earn
ing an honest living. A mortgage OF
NNNu NA Ata ANAAr MAa the NNIJ iuInt
which mafred bis happiness. There
upon Mr. Armour gave the man the
money 70 pay on his mortgage ana
made him happy After doing this
be told Mr. Fitch that he felt happier
than n ne had seen the Worlds Fair
a hundred times.
Another time a townsman who was
acquainted with his old friends IN the
native town called upon Mr.. Armour
IN bis Office Mr. Armour inquired
about an old schoolmate. The visitor
told him that the man wanted to start
a retail grocery store In the town. but
that he needed 81 500 to do so. After
the visitor left Mr. Armour ordered
his cashier to make out a check for
81 500 To the man who wished 70 start
the store. and with a letter reminding
the man OF days gone by he sent him
the check with wishes to start in the
business al once.
When told that because Of the death
Of bis old friend in. Baltimore the
two young daughters Of the man would
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