The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-19

Early in 1919 II. Il. Fell, a young
man, who was practically unknown in
this vicinity. came to Ardmore. How
ever, he possessed q wonderful per-
sonality. with just the right amount
OF good nature. combined with mar
velous executive ability, which made
him one of the most popular men
here within three months after his
arrival. Today, he enjoys the friend
ship and admiration Of practically
every man of affairs in this city, and
is among the leaders Of the COM
munity.
Mr.. Fell came to this city as gem
eral manager Of the Peerless Steel
Company, and soon after was promot-
ed to the office of vice-president. He
is now vice-president and general
manager of the concern. which manu-
features and erec.s steel plate and
structural steel work. Due to his
previous experience and abilities along
those lines, Mr.. Fell is rapidly placing
the interests of his company TO the
fore, and the Peerless Is meeting
with remarkable success. The Peer
less Steel Company has field offices
at walters, Wilson, Cement and EN-
pire City, where they carry stocks
Of bolted tanks, wood tanks, boilers,
forges, etc, and has erection crews
for bolted tank and wood tank work.
Mr.. Fell was born at Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania, ON August 18th, 1889.
He attended the public schools and
the Harry Hillman academy at Wilk-
esbarre, and graduated from Mercers-
berg Academy. He graduated from
the civil engineering depar' ment OF
Princeton University, at Princeton,
New Jersey. with the class of 1911.
and he received his degree.
From the time he was fourteen
years old, he worked during every
vacation between school terms and
during his attendance at college. His
summers were spent in wire screen
manufacturing plant, and iron fence
works, and on wood, structural steel.
and machine design and construction
After graduating from Princeton
University, he accepted a position as
Inspector of Equipment with the Lee
high Valley Coal Company. His
work consisted Of inspection of all
breakers, mines, machinery, and pow
er equipment owned by the company,
and recommending improvements, at
approximately forty mines owned by
the company. He afterwards spent
two and one-half years in the mining
engineering department. where he re-
ceived u thorough training in all
branches of engineering work.
On April 1st, 1916, Mr.. Fell was
engineer with the Wyoming Valley
Water Supply Company, which con-
trolled thirteen water companies, and
! is n subsidiary of The Lehigh Valley
interests. Here Mr.. Fell had COM
plete charge of the operation, main
/ tenance and construction of all the
water plants under their control. One
of his duties was the supervision OF
design and construction OF earthen
and concrete reservoirs and dams
{ power stations and pipe lines, and
also the reforestation Of the water
sheds. Here he also had considerable
| experience with the drilling and
operation Of deep wells for water sup
ply.
In time Of war, as we'll as. in time
Of peace, Mr.. Fell displayed his re-
markable abilities along construc-
tive and efficiency lines. Soon after
the declaration of hostilities in 1917
he went to the Officers Training
Camp, at Fort Niagara, New York
where he was commissioned as an Of
ficer in the field artillery. He grad
uated from the School Of Fire for
Field Artillery Officers, at Fort Sill
Oklahoma. Superior officers were
quick to note the executive ability OF
Mr.. Fell. and when the war WIS
brought TO close he was in com.
mand Of the LIST battalion, 73rd Field
Artillery, with the rank of Major.
Mr.. Fell holds the honor of having
been elected first Post Commander
Of the George II. Anderson Post. No
50, of the American Legion. and Is
now Department Commander of the
Oklahoma Department of the Ameri
can Legion. the highest office the
Legion of Oklahoma can offer any OF
its members. Mr.. Fell is n pas,
president OF the local Rotary Club.
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