Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-09
MILLIONAIRE TO
BECOME FARMER
10 Enron as Agricultural Stu
dent n the Fall
MS FARM A SHOW PLACE.

Arc lights Stunning AL Nt9he llIumino
the Many Tiled and 0ravsIsd Reads
Of Four Hundred Aers Trset-0irard
9. Psrssns, the ownsr, Will Raise
Fancy Live stock.
Although 10 was brought up In the
had mining business and was assistant
manager Of one Of the largest lead COM
panies Of the United States at salary
approdmating that Of cabinet minis
ter. With $4,000 house rent free. CT
rard s. Parsons has resigned his o.
cial duties with the St Joseph (ldo.)
Lead company. . $30.00o,O00 corpora-
ton, and will turn farmer.
When Parsons' omcial connection
with the lead company ceases he will
90 to his farm at Riverside. Mo-, with
his wife. who was Miss Flora Bow
man, daughter Of DR.. G. A Bowman Of
3605 Delmar boulevard. St Louis.
Parsons 10 one Of the Ave heirs 30
the estate Of @. B. Parsons. who first
developed the lead belt Of St Francois
county. Mo-. and left q fortune esd
mated at between $5O00.000 and &c.
100000. The greater part Of this e.
tate Il held in trust BY the widow and
will 30 distributed to the heirs at her
death.
The farm to which Parsons will re-
move, while IL has no more than 400
acres. probably Il the best developed
in southern Missouri. Virtually the en-
tire farm - lighted With large electric
arc lights. the power being brought
from, Herculaneum, few miles south
and the site OF the ST. 80 compaHJ's
smelling plant
Reads Lighted Al Night.
Tiled and graveled roads, built by the
late millionaire miner, gridiron the es-
tate, and along all these roads are cleo
trio lights which burn the night
through. Along the Iron Mountain rail-
way tracks, which bound tie estate on
the west, 10 ten foot wall Of solid
masonry one-half mile long. The fields
Of the estate are in an intensive state
Of cultivation. and there are large or
chards Of the best grated fruits.
Not having had much experience in
agriculture. young Parsons will add
to his meager knowledge by taking the
winter course at Missouri State uni
versity-that known a. the ''shorthorn
course"
Parsons was ono Of the omcials Of
the St Joseph Lead company. who
were criticised for exhavagances BY
Robert Holmes Of st. Louis In his suit
to have receiver appointed for the
Doe Run Lead company. 10000
mining concern afnliated with the St.
u company.
Il was when Harsons' salary - a.
sistant general manager was cut that
he rendered his resignation ana turned
to bucolic pursuit He win continue
to do much motoring. but has disposed
Of his racing car. In which he was ac-
customed to make hair raising records
on the chart covered roadways Of St
Francois county.
Will Raise Fancy Live Stock.
Parsons will retain his position with
the Mississippi River and Bonnie Terre
Railway company, Of which he has
been treasurer for several years. He
also will retain his stock in both the
St Joseph and Doe Run Lead COM
panies, each Of which for years has
paid regular per cent annual divi-.
dend, aside from large SURPRISES, out
Of which stock dividends are declared
from time to time.
In his new pursuit Parsons will de-
vote his attention particularly to the
growing Of fancy live stock, and in
this will become competitor Of young
Martin L. Clardy, Jr., son Of the gem
eral solicitor Of the Missouri Pacific
railway, who maintains an extensive
live stock and horse breeding estab-
lishment on the outskirts Of Farming.
ton. the county seat Of St Francois
county.