Annals of Emporia and Lyon County . n. He opened anoffice for the practice of law, and wassoon after appointed deputy collector ofrevenue. He was afterwards elected thefirst mayor of Emporia when we becamea city of the second class. He filled sev-eral local positions with marked ability,including a directorship in the M., K. &T. railroad. He was always conspicuousfor his unselfish devotion to the interestsof Emporia. He was appointed as oneof the receivers of the M., K. & T. rail-road when its financial troubles came onsome years ago, and showed such abilityas a financier and railroad manager
Annals of Emporia and Lyon County . n. He opened anoffice for the practice of law, and wassoon after appointed deputy collector ofrevenue. He was afterwards elected thefirst mayor of Emporia when we becamea city of the second class. He filled sev-eral local positions with marked ability,including a directorship in the M., K. &T. railroad. He was always conspicuousfor his unselfish devotion to the interestsof Emporia. He was appointed as oneof the receivers of the M., K. & T. rail-road when its financial troubles came onsome years ago, and showed such abilityas a financier and railroad manager thatthe road was relieved from receivership,and he was then appointed president andgeneral manager of the company, whichposition he held till his death. He wasthe leader in establishing the NeoshoValley bank, which soon after becamethe First National, which has prosperedfrom the start, and was its president formany years. Colonel Cross was success-ful in all his undertakings, and made arecord for good which lives after HOME OF MRS. H. C. CROSS. ANNALS OF EMPORIA AND COUNTY 55 aH3 C O § n ?^ i. as _ rt- s n * fl c„ — » . ^ n p c/i 3 -^ —C3 p „ -I r^ a o r. > O ^^^ t30 . ~ p 2 •* fj « 3 (^w 3^ f» - CO ^ t ^c« or ft p rt pD. ~ = STfTw 3 3 (fl «• 3= 3 3 1» O ,-^ ^ 2— O 3 n O i 5- S 5 J^ p p rl) <! ft a ? c. » -? p _E-« S = c 2S • - ^.
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