Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1914-02-12

Denver Poyt. Feb. 8: rhsoSor
Q. Henry, formerly bhe OF d,
weaithiest men In Kanaas and late,
!. promoter of'lsrge iFrisatIoa ana IN
dustrial projects Va col3rAdo, died
last hight lat 81. Luke's Hospital
from the shock Of an operation.
i Mr., Henry was an empire builder
In two states. In each OF which he
did much TO promote the material
prosperity OF the commonwealth. His
early home was in Ontario. N. Y.
In which state he was born June 81,
lS4l. He was intensely ambitious
and bis efforts to get ahead led him
into costly farming experiments In
Alabama at the close OF the war. He
later went TO central Kansas, where
he made his headquarters ut Abb
lene and introduced the growing of
winter wheat in that state along the
line OF the Kansas Pacific railroad,
then building. He made the Smoky
Hill valley mighty wheat field,
and 1t was advertised all over the
country as the Golden Belt" That .
was the beginning, II made Mr..
Henry wealthy and prompted hun
dreds of others to grow winter :
wheat on q large scale, and. Mr.. ,
Henry was the uncrowned king of
he wheat belt.
He was president OF the state fair II
association from its organization in q,
$50 until he left the state: was a a,
member OF the state senate, was a W
Centennial exposition commissioner m
nd was a candidate for governor h,
gainst John P. St. John. q,
Mr.. Henry came to Denver In 1888 tn
ith a capital of nearly $1,000, 900, Tt
I'D almost unlimited credit, and es- fe,
'blished the Colorado Loan and op
rust company. He was interested to
the Denver Circle railroad and tic
ought the Denver Daily Tribune, Ly
hich afterward was consolidated las
tn the Republican. He brought j
igene Field to Denver, and F. J. &c,
skiff. director in chief of the San eer
ancisoo exposition; Charles s. ems
eed, president of the Missouri & fun
nsas Telephone company. and
mber of other equally we'll known LII
n were connected with the paper
ing Mr.. Henry's ownership.
But the great work of Mr.. Henry 7
colorado was his pioneer efforts In :
promoting irrigation and land the
erprises. During the existence of viii
loan company Mr.. Henry loaned city
100000 on real estate in Color :"
!; $S,OO0,OOO worth of stocks and a I
ds were negotiated. Great irri- read
ng system of the San Luis val pear
the Grand valley, the Uncom- any
gre' the Lower Platte Valley and mum
Arkansas valley owe their in emu
AN NOhoLIuClIOu TO the of- uo
OF Mr.. Henry. He organized the
Ita Town company in the Grand EAR
~, where fruit growing ON a
scale was entered into, a pi-
r undertaking; laid out the "A
"of Henry, now the. flourishing Kans
4cf Monte Vista. in the San An
Iv.m u
valley also the towns OF At days,
= Mosca and others. He placed Sterl
cultivation 10000 acres Of birds.
In Colorado and inspired hun town
Oh others to similar efforts. is me
the meeting of the Kansas Day be
last Thursday commemoratine date
ifty-third anniversary OF the builds
Of Kansas. Judge TulIy Scott Many
3 supreme court elogizeti @the early
OF Mr.. Henry as one who had poster
Iplished much in two great pany
ana nominated him for presi-
u the organization. The nom INSTA
was enthusiastically receiy-
:. Henry, in word or two of
ance. outlined plans for the Tele