The daily sentinel., 1907-04-08
.CHAS. MOCK
IS NO MORE
He Was Largely Re-
sponsibIe for
City's Growth
DIED SAT U RDAY
Founder of Sugar Fac
tory-Of Distinguish
ed Family
DIED SATURDAY

kilograms were received in this
city yesterday conveying the very un-
expected and sad intelligence that
Charles Norton Cox, well known
here. had died suddenly at his home
1864 Gaylord street, Denver on Sat
urday night after an illness of only
SO hours of that dread disease, spin
al meningitis.
Few of the pioneer residents will
not hear with the EXTREMIST regret
of this sudden death. Charles N.
Cox came to the valley with the 60
ing out of the Indians and engaged in
the cattle business here on an extern
sive scale. This was along in the
years of 1882 and 1888, practically
the years of the settlement of the
Grand valley, The Cox range was in
the Unaweep country and he did
much for the upbuilding of the cat
tie industry of southwestern Colo
rado.
A few years later he settled on Or
chard Mesa and planted the very
large orchard and built the beauti-
suburban home now occupied by Ed.
NJ. Hardy, one of the handsomest
ranch properties in western Colorado.
In 1898 Charles N. Cox, imbued
with the idea that the culture of beets
would prove profitable in this valley
raised a considerable quantity and
under chemical test 1t was proven
that they contained sufficient saccrine
matter for sugar production. At
once and under the cost unfavorable
conditions he began quest for capi-
tai to erect a sugar factory in this city
surmounting obstacles that appeared
at first insurmountable, he finally In
duced Charles H. Boettcher, OF Den
yer. j. R McKinnie of Colorado
Springs, John F. Campion of Lead
Vile, to advance sufficient capital, ap-
proxlmately $1.000,000 to build the
first beet sugar factory in the state OF
Colorado in the city of Grand juno
ton. The announcement that he had
been successful in raising this great
sum of money came to the daily
Sentinel one afternoon In the early
fall and 1t was hailed as the most mo-
mentous and significant telegram Tor
the future of Grand Junction that
had ever been received.
From the beginning of the build
ing of that factory in 1898 marks the
period of industrial activity in the
Grand Valley. Property advanced at
once and there was a general spirit
of hopefulness in the mind OF every
citizen. Great credit is due to the
deceased for this act, Charles n.
Cox was q son of General j. ID. cox
who was secretary of the interior
under President Grant. The father
was later elected governor OF ohio'
then United States senator from tne
same state and later dean OF the law
school of Cincinnati His mother was
the daughter of President Finney: oil
Oberlin College, Ohio, one t@l,lie @
famous revivalist. Charles N. cox
was a brother of Kenyon Cox the
mureal artist of the Cosmopolitan
magazine and painter of great re-
nown on both continents. The DE,
ceased is survived by widow ana %
four children, Charles. Norton Jr.;
aged "a. Seth, aged 10; Agnes ageu g
10 and Ellen aged I. In all propaoil-
| itv the remains will be taken to the
old home in Ohio for burial in tn. the
family plot The deceased was aDoul U
Al years of age. marked man IN
any community. traveller ana man
of genius.