Show COWBOY TO RICHES ED L DOHENEY OF TEXAS HAS MADE RAPID ADVANCE Plainsman Accumulates Millions by Ventures In 011 In State of Cal Ifornla and In the Republic of Mexico Denison Tex Thirtyfive years ago Ed L Dohenoy rode out of Texas on tho back of a paint pony driving a herd of cattle toward Wichita Kan He was employed by tho firm of Lee Reynolds then the great traders of Indian territory His fortune was represented In his six shooter and his boots The other day after a trip back to the old state he knew as n cowboy Dohenoy again departed from Texas this time in a special car of which he Is the owner Times have changed for Dohoney Salted away In California banks ho has a dozen millions or so and planted In Mexico he has the monopoly of the oil production which Is netting him millions more While In the state on his last trip he visited Columbia and the oil district dis-trict being developed by Capt Lee son of his former employer associated with W C Hoggard and others It Is on tho banks of the Brazos river from where Dohenoy formerly drovo tho long horns to Wichita The 35 years that havo Intervened between the wild life of a cow puncher punch-er and tho wild life of high finance wore thoso of experience A year before be-fore Doheney came to bo a millionaire he was riding around Ios Angeles on tho high seat of an oil wagon guiding a team and measuring gasoline to customers cus-tomers Afterward he steered a drill into the oil sand and made tho stake upon which he started Then he turned tho screws of a contract into the Santa Fo Railroad Company and made a fortune At the same tlmo ho mado things so Interesting for President Rlpley that tho two became business associates Mr Doheney did not say whether ho expected to Invest in tho Columbia oil field but the association of his trip there caused a number of others to Invest He said ho did not want his name to Influence anyone to mako an Investment They seem to havo found some oil down there ho said What they aro going to find remains to be seen As for my going In I cannot say It Is possible but at present I do not know Asked concerning his rapid rise nnd career Mr Doheney said Any mans career is interesting If you get down to brass tacks Thirty five years ago I was a cowpuncher In rexas Thats about all thoro Is to It ItFrom From tho saddle on the back of a paint pony to the upholstering of a private car represents what tho career of Mr Doheney happens to be The first thing ho bought when ho became rich was tho car he ildes in now That was all for comparison Mr Doheney is president of an oil company in tho southern republic that i is selling COO barrels of oil dally to the Mexican Central railroad That means almost as many dollars every 24 hours Y A |