Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-29
ENROLL ARMOUR
IN HALL OF fame
Late Chicago Packer Given
Place in Institution of
Illinois Farmers.
EXERCISES IN CHAMPAIGN
Son and Successor Presents Painting
of Father-PubIic Men Deliver
Euloqies.

Champaign, H.. Jan. 29.-Hailed n:
the leading spirit of his time in de
veloping tie packing industry and de
veloping a worlds market, the name
( of Philip ID. Armour, the late Chicago
packer and exporter, yesterday was
! formally enrolled in the Illinois farm
ers' hall of fame. founded to record
the services and commemorate the
achievements of Illinoisans who have
| left enduring marks in the progress OF
agriculture in the state. His is the
fifth name to be honored.
Educators. business men, and ag-
riculturists joined in tributes to the
lasting influence of the packers work.
Three generations of Armours, headed
by J. Ogden Armour, styled by Col c.
+. Mills. secretary of the hall Of fame
commission. as a worthy son of a
worthy sire" came from Chicago on a
special train and occupied seats on
the stage OF the auditorium.
A group of white haired men, old
time employees OF the packer. also
came from Chicago to do honor to the
"old man." as they still refer to. him.
a. p Grout OF Winchester. president
sided.
Big Audience Attends Ceremony.
An audience of $500 persons. in
Guiding many farmers and their wives,
here to attend the university short
courses in agriculture and housekeep-
ing. filed the auditorium. the cere-
monies being a part of the program of
the annual meeting of Illinois corn
growers and stockmen.
The portrait of Philip d. Armour.
painted by F. l.. Timmons of Chicago,
covered by an American flag, occupied
the center of the stage. After the
eulogies the portrait was unveiled by
the late packers granddaughter, Miss
Lolita Armour.
J. Ogden Armour presented the por-
trait to the university. His remarks,
read by Col c. +. Mills, were:
This privilege is esteemed the more
because it marks recognition of the re-
sultful character of my fathers life.
His vision was never restricted. He
was broadly and unseifishlg and crea-
lively purposeful ir all of his activi-
ties. During his lifetime. if given his
choice. he would have asked no other
memorial than evidence of helpful in
fuence upon his times and surround
ings.
Son intcrpTets Armour's Life.
Ny father has been called an in
dustrial nd commercial pioneer He
was that and much more. He saw OPP
portunities and analysed possibilities;
and for their proper development con-
ceived methods and standards. Then
whatever pioneering was necessary he
clTee.fully undertook and pushed to the
end.
ut was inevitable, therefore, that
he should leave his mark upon the en-
terprises and industries which enjoyed
his attention and upon all related en-
terprises and industries: for the new
fields he opened. the methods he inaug-
urated, and the standards he fixed
simply expressed without words his
ambitions and ideals.
THE Intrinsic merits of his guiding
principles are demonstrated by the in
huences they still exert. # his metho~s
had not been sound and his standards
correct they would not have survived"
Dean Eugene Davenport OF the col
lege of agriculture accepted the port
ra!, for the university.