KIRBY CORP
SC 13D/A, 1999-10-20
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 Schedule 13D**

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 8)*

                                Kirby Corporation
                                 (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, Par Value $0.10 Per Share
                          (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    497266106
                                  (Cusip Number)

                                W. Robert Cotham
                           201 Main Street, Suite 2600
                             Fort Worth, Texas 76102
                                 (817) 390-8400
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 October 8, 1999
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

     If  the  filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G  to
report  the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for   any   subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would   alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to  be  "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the  Act
but  shall  be  subject  to all other provisions of the Act  (however,  see  the
Notes).

**The  total  number  of  shares  reported herein  is  2,823,532  shares,  which
constitutes approximately 14.0% of the total number of shares outstanding.   All
ownership  percentages set forth herein assume that there are 20,119,489  shares
outstanding.

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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Trinity I Fund, L.P.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
                                                       (a) /   /

                                                       (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                        /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware

               7.   Sole Voting Power: 2,823,532 (1) (2)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 2,823,532 (1) (2)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     2,823,532 (2)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                       /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 14.0%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: PN
- ----------
(1)  Power is exercised through its sole general partner, TF Investors, L.P.

(2)  Solely  in  its  capacity as the sole stockholder of Portfolio  Associates,
     Inc., which is the sole general partner of Portfolio A Investors, L.P.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     TF Investors, L.P.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
                                                       (a) /   /

                                                       (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                       /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware

               7.   Sole Voting Power: 2,823,532 (1) (2)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 2,823,532 (1) (2)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     2,823,532 (2)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                       /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 14.0%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: PN
- ----------
(1)  Power  is  exercised  through  its sole general  partner,  Trinity  Capital
     Management, Inc.

(2)  Solely in its capacity as the sole general partner of Trinity I Fund, L.P.,
     which  is the sole stockholder of Portfolio Associates, Inc., which is  the
     sole general partner of Portfolio A Investors, L.P.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Trinity Capital Management, Inc.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
                                                       (a) /   /

                                                       (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                       /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware

               7.   Sole Voting Power: 2,823,532 (1) (2)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 2,823,532 (1) (2)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     2,823,532 (2)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                       /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 14.0%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: CO
- ----------
(1)  Power is exercised through its President, William P. Hallman, Jr.

(2)  Solely in its capacity as the sole general partner of TF  Investors,  L.P.,
     which  is  the sole general partner of Trinity I Fund, L.P., which  is  the
     sole  stockholder of Portfolio Associates, Inc., which is the sole  general
     partner of Portfolio A Investors, L.P.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     William P. Hallman, Jr.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
                                                       (a) /

                                                       (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                       /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: USA

               7.   Sole Voting Power: 2,823,532 (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 2,823,532 (1)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     2,823,532 (1)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                       /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 14.0%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: IN
- ----------
(1)  Solely in his capacity as President and sole stockholder of Trinity Capital
     Management, Inc., which is the sole general partner of TF Investors,  L.P.,
     which  is  the sole general partner of Trinity I Fund, L.P., which  is  the
     sole  stockholder of Portfolio Associates, Inc., which is the sole  general
     partner of Portfolio A Investors, L.P.
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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Portfolio A Investors, L.P.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
                                                       (a) /   /

                                                       (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: 00 - Partnership Contributions

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                       /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware

               7.   Sole Voting Power: 2,823,532 (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 2,823,532 (1)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     2,823,532

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                       /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 14.0%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: PN
- ----------
(1)  Power  is exercised through its sole general partner, Portfolio Associates,
     Inc.

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1.   Name of Reporting Person:

     Portfolio Associates, Inc.

2.   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group:
                                                       (a) /   /

                                                       (b) / X /
3.   SEC Use Only

4.   Source of Funds: Not Applicable

5.   Check  box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
     2(d) or 2(e):
                                                       /   /

6.   Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware

               7.   Sole Voting Power: 2,823,532 (1)
Number of
Shares
Beneficially   8.   Shared Voting Power: -0-
Owned By
Each
Reporting      9.   Sole Dispositive Power: 2,823,532 (1)
Person
With
               10.  Shared Dispositive Power: -0-

11.  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:

     2,823,532 (1)

12.  Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares:

                                                       /   /

13.  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11): 14.0%

14.  Type of Reporting Person: CO
- ----------
(1)  Solely  in  its  capacity  as  the  sole general  partner  of  Portfolio  A
     Investors, L.P.


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        Pursuant  to Rule 13d-2(a) of Regulation 13D-G of the General Rules  and
Regulations  under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the  "Act"),
the  undersigned  hereby amend their Schedule 13D Statement  dated  October  27,
1995,  as  amended by Amendment No. 1 dated November 29, 1995, Amendment  No.  2
dated January 17, 1996, Amendment No. 3 dated January 18, 1996, Amendment No.  4
dated  August 15, 1996, Amendment No. 5 dated May 5, 1997, Amendment No. 6 dated
July  31,  1997, and Amendment No. 7 dated March 13, 1998 (the "Schedule  13D"),
relating  to the Common Stock, par value $.10 per share (the "Stock"), of  Kirby
Corporation (the "Issuer").  Unless otherwise indicated, all defined terms  used
herein  shall  have  the  same meanings respectively ascribed  to  them  in  the
Schedule 13D.

Item 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

        Item 2 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

     (a)  Pursuant to Rules 13d-1(f)(1)-(2) of Regulation 13D-G of  the  General
Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Act"),  the  undersigned hereby file this Schedule 13D Statement on  behalf  of
Trinity  I  Fund,  L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TIF"),  TF  Investors,
L.P.,  a Delaware limited partnership ("TFI"), Trinity Capital Management, Inc.,
a  Delaware  corporation ("TCM"), William P. Hallman, Jr. ("WPH"),  Portfolio  A
Investors,   L.P.,  a  Delaware  limited  partnership  ("PAI"),  and   Portfolio
Associates, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("PA").  TIF, TFI, TCM, WPH, PAI and PA
are  sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Reporting  Persons."
The  Reporting Persons are making this single, joint filing because they may  be
deemed  to  constitute a "group" within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3)  of  the
Act,  although  neither  the fact of this filing nor anything  contained  herein
shall be deemed to be an admission by the Reporting Persons that a group exists.

     (b)-(c)

     TIF

       TIF is a Delaware limited partnership, the principal business of which is
the  purchase, sale, exchange, acquisition and holding of investment securities.
The  principal  business  address of TIF, which also  serves  as  its  principal
office,  is  201 Main Street, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.  Pursuant  to
Instruction C to Schedule 13D of the Act, information with respect to  TFI,  the
sole general partner of TIF, is set forth below.

     TFI

     TFI  is a Delaware limited partnership, the principal business of which  is
serving  as the sole general partner of TIF.  The principal business address  of
TFI,  which also serves as its principal office, is 201 Main Street, Suite 3200,
Fort Worth, Texas  76102.  Pursuant to Instruction C to Schedule 13D of the Act,
information with respect to TCM, the sole general partner of TFI, is  set  forth
below.

     TCM

     TCM  is  a Delaware corporation, the principal business of which is serving
as the sole general partner of TFI. The principal business address of TCM, which
also serves as its principal office, is 201 Main Street, Suite 3200, Fort Worth,
Texas  76102.  Pursuant to Instruction C to Schedule 13D of the Act,  the  name,
residence or business address, and present principal occupation or employment of
each director, executive officer and controlling person of TCM are as follows:


                     RESIDENCE OR            PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
     NAME           BUSINESS ADDRESS            OR EMPLOYMENT

William P. Hallman, 201 Main Street          Director and Shareholder
 Jr.                Suite 2500                 of Kelly, Hart and
                    Fort Worth, Texas 76102    Hallman, P.C. ("KHH")

W. R. Cotham        201 Main Street          Vice President/
                    Suite 2600                 Controller of
                    Fort Worth, Texas 76102    Bass Enterprises
                                               Production Co. ("BEPCO")

     KHH  is  a law firm whose business address is 201 Main Street, Suite  2500,
Fort Worth, Texas 76102.

     BEPCO  is  a  Texas corporation, the principal business  of  which  is  oil
exploration  and drilling and producing hydrocarbons. The principal  address  of
BEPCO,  which  also  serves as its principal office, is 201 Main  Street,  Suite
2700, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.

     WPH

     See answers above.

     PAI

     PAI  is a Delaware limited partnership, the principal business of which  is
the  purchase, sale, exchange, acquisition and holding of investment securities.
The  principal  business  address of PAI, which also  serves  as  its  principal
office,  is  201 Main Street, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.  Pursuant  to
Instruction C to Schedule 13D of the Act, information with respect  to  PA,  the
sole general partner of PAI, is set forth below.

     PA

     PA is a Delaware corporation, the principal business of which is serving as
the  sole general partner of PAI and other affiliated limited partnerships.  The
principal business address of PA, which also serves as its principal office,  is
201 Main Street, Suite 3200, Fort Worth, Texas 76102.  Pursuant to Instruction C
to Schedule 13D of the Act, the name, residence or business address, and present
principal  occupation  or  employment of each director,  executive  officer  and
controlling person (in addition to TIF) of PA are as follows:

                    RESIDENCE OR             PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
NAME                BUSINESS ADDRESS            OR EMPLOYMENT

William P. Hallman, See answers above.       See answers above.
Jr.

W. R. Cotham        See answers above.       See answers above.

     (d)   None of the entities or persons identified in this Item 2 has, during
the  last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors).

     (e)   None of the entities or persons identified in this Item 2 has, during
the  last  five  years,  been a party to a civil proceeding  of  a  judicial  or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was  or  is  subject  to  a  judgment, decree or final  order  enjoining  future
violations  of,  or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,  federal  or
state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

     (f)   All of the natural persons identified in this Item 2 are citizens  of
the United States of America.

Item 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

        Item 3 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

        The  source and amount of the funds used or to be used by the  Reporting
Persons to purchase shares of the Stock are as follows:

REPORTING PERSON        SOURCE OF FUNDS        AMOUNT OF FUNDS

        TIF             Not Applicable         Not Applicable

        TFI             Not Applicable         Not Applicable

        TCM             Not Applicable         Not Applicable

        WPH             Not Applicable         Not Applicable

        PAI             Other (1)              $52,760,387.62

        PA              Not Applicable         Not Applicable

        (1)  Contributions from partners.

Item 5.  INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

        Item 5 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

        (a)

        TIF

        Because of its position as the sole stockholder of PA, which is the sole
general partner of PAI, TIF may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to
be  the  beneficial  owner of 2,823,532 shares of the Stock,  which  constitutes
approximately 14.0% of the outstanding shares of the Stock.

        TFI

        Because of its position as the sole general partner of TIF, which is the
sole  stockholder  of PA, which is the sole general partner  of  PAI,  TFI  may,
pursuant  to  Rule  13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the  beneficial  owner  of
2,823,532  shares  of the Stock, which constitutes approximately  14.0%  of  the
outstanding shares of the Stock.

        TCM

        Because of its position as the sole general partner of TFI, which is the
sole  general partner of TIF, which is the sole stockholder of PA, which is  the
sole  general  partner of PAI, TCM may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of  the  Act,  be
deemed  to  be  the  beneficial owner of 2,823,532 shares of  the  Stock,  which
constitutes approximately 14.0% of the outstanding shares of the Stock.

        WPH

        Because  of his position as the President and sole stockholder  of  TCM,
which  is the sole general partner of TFI, which is the sole general partner  of
TIF,  which is the sole stockholder of PA, which is the sole general partner  of
PAI,  WPH  may, pursuant to Rule 13d-3, be deemed to be the beneficial owner  of
2,823,532  shares  of the Stock, which constitutes approximately  14.0%  of  the
outstanding shares of the Stock.

        PAI

        The  aggregate number of shares of the Stock that PAI owns beneficially,
pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Act, is 2,823,532, which constitutes approximately
14.0% of the outstanding shares of the Stock.

        PA

        Because  of  its position as the sole general partner of  PAI,  PA  may,
pursuant  to  Rule  13d-3 of the Act, be deemed to be the  beneficial  owner  of
2,823,532  shares  of the Stock, which constitutes approximately  14.0%  of  the
outstanding shares of the Stock.

        To  the  best  of the knowledge of each of the Reporting Persons,  other
than  as  set  forth above, none of the persons named in Item 2  herein  is  the
beneficial owner of any shares of the Stock.

        (b)

        TIF

        As the sole stockholder of PA, which is the sole general partner of PAI,
TIF has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct
the disposition of 2,823,532 shares of the Stock.

        TFI

        As the sole general partner of TIF, which is the sole stockholder of PA,
which  is the sole general partner of PAI, TFI has the sole power to vote or  to
direct  the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,823,532 shares
of the Stock.

        TCM

        As the sole general partner of TFI, which is the sole general partner of
TIF,  which is the sole stockholder of PA, which is the sole general partner  of
PAI,  TCM has the sole power to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or  to
direct the disposition of 2,823,532 shares of the Stock.

        WPH

        As  the President and sole stockholder of TCM, which is the sole general
partner  of  TFI, which is the sole general partner of TIF, which  is  the  sole
stockholder  of PA, which is the sole general partner of PAI, WPH has  the  sole
power  to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition
of 2,823,532 shares of the Stock.

        PAI

        Acting through its sole general partner, PAI has the sole power to  vote
or  to  direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,823,532
shares of the Stock.

        PA

        As  the sole general partner of PAI, PA has the sole power to vote or to
direct  the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of 2,823,532 shares
of the Stock.

        (c)   None  of  the Reporting Persons have effected any transactions  in
shares of the Stock during the past 60 days.

       Except  as  set forth in this paragraph (c), to the best of the knowledge
of  each  of  the  Reporting Persons, none of the persons named in  response  to
paragraph  (a) has effected any transactions in shares of the Stock  during  the
past 60 days.

       (d)-(e)

       No material change.

Item 7.      MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

       Exhibit 99.1 --   Agreement and Power of Attorney pursuant to Rule
13d-1(k)(1)(iii) previously filed.

       Exhibit 99.2 --   Agreement and Power of Attorney pursuant to Rule
13d-1(k)(1)(iii) filed herewith.
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        After  reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,  I
certify  that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete  and
correct.

        DATED:     October 20, 1999


                              TRINITY I FUND, L.P.,
                              a Delaware limited partnership

                                By: TF INVESTORS, L.P.,
                                a Delaware limited partnership,
                                General Partner

                                  By:  TRINITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
                                  a Delaware corporation,
                                  General Partner


                                  By:/s/ W. R. Cotham
                                  W. R. Cotham,
                                  Vice President


                              TF INVESTORS, L.P.,
                              a Delaware limited partnership

                                By: TRINITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
                                a Delaware corporation,
                                General Partner


                                By:/s/ W. R. Cotham
                                W. R. Cotham,
                                Vice President


                              TRINITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.,
                              a Delaware corporation


                              By:/s/ W. R. Cotham
                              W. R. Cotham,
                              Vice President





                              PORTFOLIO A INVESTORS, L.P.,
                              a Delaware limited partnership

                                By: PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES, INC.,
                                a Delaware corporation,
                                General Partner


                                By:/s/ W. R. Cotham
                                W. R. Cotham,
                                Vice President


                              PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES, INC.,
                              a Delaware corporation


                               By:/s/ W. R. Cotham
                               W. R. Cotham,
                               Vice President




                              /s/ William P. Hallman, Jr.
                              WILLIAM P. HALLMAN, JR.


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                        EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT                 DESCRIPTION


  99.1                      Agreement  and  Power of Attorney pursuant  to  Rule
                 13d-1(k)(1)(iii),  previously filed  with  the  Securities  and
                 Exchange Commission.

  99.2                      Agreement  and  Power of Attorney pursuant  to  Rule
                 13d-1(k)(1)(iii),  filed  herewith  with  the  Securities   and
                 Exchange Commission.




                                  Exhibit 99.2


        1.    Joint  Filing.   Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1)(iii)  of  Regulation
13D-G  of  the  General  Rules and Regulations of the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  under  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,   the
undersigned agrees that the statement to which this Exhibit is attached is filed
on behalf of each of them in the capacities set forth below.

        2.   Power of Attorney.      Know all persons by these presents that the
each  person  whose  signature appears below constitutes and appoints  Clive  D.
Bode,  W. Robert Cotham, William O. Reimann, IV and Mark L. Hart, Jr., and  each
of  them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of
substitution  and  resubstitution, for such person and in  such  person's  name,
place  and  stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments  to
the Schedule 13D, and any reports filed pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange  Act  of  1934, filed on behalf of each of them with respect  to  their
beneficial  ownership  of  Kirby Corporation, and to file  the  same,  with  all
exhibits  thereto and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and  Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and  agents,  and
each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act  and
thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully  to
all  intents  and  purposes as such person might or could do in  person,  hereby
ratifying  and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or  any  of
them,  or  such  person or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully  do  or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.


        October 20, 1999


                              /s/ William P. Hallman, Jr.
                               WILLIAM P. HALLMAN, JR.





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