Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-08-06
MAJOR {. c. GORDON
WAS NOTED CHARACTER

To- leath o. this distinguished clt-
ilcu 100 Hs burial 10 our city On last
Tiur.iay recalls ono of the mot re-
rarE.bie careers uhich = hs over
'b,.n orr privilege 10 study Il has
been fII OF alternate egtremes. Of
good fortune anu bad fortune The
nraf ha bore tlth mOdesty. mo last
Nth Ilrnlt, Neither one or the
other moved hm from th" high plane
10 Witch hi. h.rh deals bed him, nor
could misfortune launt the absolute
confidence which he had that no task
aas too large f1r one Nho brought
10 n clear mind pure motive ar'
clean hands
Born On 1888. boz entered the q In.
federate army az fifteen LeavI" q
Jackson county for the front in the
company of hs brother. In0 Is Cor
don. aferuard Il.gt General Do" al
once began Co develop pre-"m'1"n,'
.udgment His active service ended
az me battle OF Nonocaci IrN''in1.
where though but lieutenH"t Do ~
aumod command of brifade after
every mounted officer had been shot
down and led II over The line 1' ID"
enemy. thus winning the ba''i". 'all
iug himself desperately wounded '1ii
at tho moment Of victory ron this
signal service he was mad" major,
being the only man OF This RANK 900
tho Confederate service under the
age of 90. be- then being barely TO
Before he recovered from his wound
tho war had practically ended
After o. Few ycnrs Of varied "c'u-
ration boz opened the belmont cool
Mines In Jackson county. harius in
dueed the Memphis and Charleston --
nov the Southern railroad 10 sihs'I-
tut. coal for wood AZ fuel for its en-
zines From this enterprise he r'-
tired with large fortune. selling
the mine 40 Grant and Ward a
banking firm of which Gen 4 :
Grant was senior partner lie next
.|bu.It the Georgn Pacific railroad eN-
tending from Atlanta % Greenvill".
Miss dcyelopin@ the mineral region
of western Alabama. changing Ia"
sparscs populated counties Of Walk
or aud Winston into busy comnu.
I Miles. tho cities of Cordoyl and Jas
Der being among others that sprans
from the forest following the con
struction Of this road
/ Ills next enterprise was th" found.
I .ng Of sheffield. now a city Of seven
thousand ana the building OF the
Carkyille aud Princeton railroad. Fol
\ loVing the successful completion OF
these he formed the Decatur Land
Co. and built the city Of New beca-
itur. nov numbering ten thousand IN
lhahitants His last years have been
spont I'm the west. where his untir'ng
energy found exercise ia building the
pIninyieW railroad and when ms
sudden death closed his earthly ca
rr.r be- had in excellent prospect of
success another line of railroad said
to be- of greater Development oppor'
tunity than the plalnyiew road
iIis death was probably such as
be would have desired. 90 tall full
stntured IN the fullness Of his
strength. aud in active pursuance OF
his work
In long life his conduct has been
stainless. and hs integrity unim-
peached and We are proud that the
soldier. gallant 20 distinction In an
army ~ gallant men, and distingu.
ishcd civilian of great achievement
was q citizen OF our town and that
his ashes were brought back 20 us a.
rest for ever among those he loved
aud eho loved him
Aud the rest rs silence Comrade
Limestone Democrat. Athens. Ala.