The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-23
BERNHARDT TO USE HIS PLAY
y. 70. DEk ~. BEEF NO>OPOLfST,
NOV NiN or IETTEIS.
Win Two secretaries AMI some TYPE
writers He u nj the wol-oti he sias
Rren Printer. IIiacE, IiiiiS Publisher
aud Also n tattieman IN Mr>sco.

Rren Printer. Hack Iilii> Publisher
and Also tattieman IN Nr>scO.
Tho literary colony at IN" Wolcott has
been augmented by the arrival of John
Wesley pekay. who recently achieved
fame a. a play right ia the announce
ment. confirmed 10y Nine sarah Bern
hardt herself that that actress Is Ia play
a piece that MIR D-Kay wrote Mr.
Delay il b"tter known in Mexico and
London than IN New York
From biographical material supplied
by the playwright u appears that he has
traced his ancestry a. far back the
tenth century and even beyond He IL.
according tn this material IA descendant
OF AN ancient family of picardy. France.
whose central fortress was tn" famous
Chateau d" CouCv. built in tn. tenth and
greatly enlarged IN the thirteenth and
fourteenth centuries. He belongs to q
Protestant branch driven from Client by
the spanish lnqUisitIon of the sixteenth
century, seeking refuge first in London
and later IN Haarlem. Holland The
head OF this branch. Gillaume do Kay.
was on" of tn" lord directors OF the Dutch
West India Company. and his son. Willem.
born in London, educated in HARLEM.
was IN" ilrrt To come to America settling
at New Amsterdam He was treasurer
OF sfhc colony in 1911 His descendants
became large landownars merchants.
Common Councilmen. &c in early New
York. and one of these. the immediate
ancestor of John " Drkay. was Michael.
the fourth son OF Thomis Dekay OF
Wawayonda. Colonel OF the Orang. County
Horse in the old French war Michael
had farms in sullivan county. New York
Our hero was born in Chickasaw county.
Iowa about thirty eight wears ago and
at an early age gaze evidence Of what the
biographical material referred 10 terms
great executive. ability and capacity a.
an organizer and operator Of large al.
fairs. for by th. time he was I6 h. had
learned the printer trade and at 10 was
IN. owner Of th. pIGiude1isr. published
AZ Whitewood. IL the Black Hills Of South
Dakota He subsequently purchased
other BLACK Hill newspapers says the
biograr hical sketch. and conducted them
with great success unit! 1895 when h.
purchased several daily and weekly news
paper- near Chicago and published this
syndicate u papers for two years
la his spare moments he turned to
IN. newspaper business hl. cer.bruro
reached ont and promoted the BLACK
Hills. cattle Company. Eventually he
went To Texas. where ". next hear OF
hun A. IN" organizer Of the North Arnsri-
can Beet Company. This. however. was
ch!ld's play for "A many sided man. and
when Mr.. bekay hoard IL" cal! from Mex
100 for men 20 come and help develop
the country h. h"ark"n.-d and went
In - uFaNa 49,.
and NloyicAn officials Mr. D-Kay OBJ
famed valuable concessions from the
MEXICAN Government. including a mon
opoly uf the beef business IN several
cities The United States Packing Com
pany was organized IN New Jersey in
isr2 with n capital stock OF 81 600 GO.
Tn. name vas changed 20 the Mexican
National Packing Company in 1879 IL
was soon after this that Mr.. D-Kay
was discovered hy the New York ship
news reporters
One ~ the big liners was coming up
th. bay. A. loon A. IN" had reached
Quarantine and III" reporters had climbed
g" ard several stewards volunteered
tn" Information that John " D-Kay,
tn- Mexican millionaire. was On hoard
with lIrg" party of "arl- and baron.ts
and knights imported direct from Lon ,
don. who wer" his guests on the trIp and
who w.r" TO be. taken IL a privat. car 10
Mexico ls Mr. D-kay'- guests 20 inspect
pany Non" of rh" -"agoing ~Cyib.s had
heard Of Mr.. Dckay. but som- inter
viewed him. and h" received them with
great courtesy Ihr-. who met NJ
nekav saw a snort rnan. reminiscent
in feature OF him who was orc" known
A. the -P."rl"-s- with long hair. frock
coat w,d. trimmed sombr~rn and A
monnc."
When Henry peKay John " : brother.
Wa appointed r"Ca's"r II me MaNIcan
National Packing Company last Iehrri-
RTy. owing ~ -'IIi instituted by the Brit
ISL and M-NICau Trust Company. It'd
~ London. II " said that tn. bonds
stocks and debts Il tn. concern wsra
held mainly in England samuel Tu'er-
myer. counsel FOR English bankers and
investors. said that the temporary an
barrIssrl.n' Il tn" company was dI.
to IN" wing up Il "a lHrg" amount Il the
concern : resources Nv Tho suspension of
IN" United States Blinking COMPANY 81
Mexico
Mr. Dekiv has taken AZ ~" WoIcott the
biggest amount II room HcCpmm odation
ever re-"rved hv any person AZ that hotel,
m" "0tirr front e the second
floor. with -iN h"droom-. 'hr"" parlnr-
and four bathrooms some u m" rooms
Mr DekRv has had altered into work.
shops He has w. ~"Cre'nric- a supply
nt tvDawrItinR machines ruu~ICal instrL-
men,S and a lot - plpar
His play for Mn" B"ruh1rdt j. by no
means ~" 'irst ~ W. D,.kav- writings
According to ~" AMERICAN Who's Who
and N. Land ! hey Iovc." IsOS. Long.
Irg- 1898. Tn" Weaver and the NaY 81
J ~" IfH~ and i contributor 10 news
papers and magazines.
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