Exhibit (13)




ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION

TRANSFER  AGENT,  REGISTRAR  AND  DIVIDEND  DISBURSING  AGENT

     BankBoston  N.A. is the Transfer Agent, Registrar and Dividend Disbursing
Agent  for  the  Company's  common  stock  and  is responsible for maintaining
shareholder  account  records.    Inquiries  regarding dividend payments, lost
certificates,  IRS  Form  1099,  changes  in  address,  name or ownership, and
information  regarding  Kimberly-Clark's  Dividend  Reinvestment  and  Stock
Purchase  Plan  should  be  addressed  to:

                         BankBoston  N.A.
                         c/o  EquiServe  L.P.
                         P.  O.  Box  8040
                         Boston,  Massachusetts  02266-8040
                         Telephone:    800-730-4001
                         Internet:    http://www.equiserve.com

DIVIDENDS  AND  DIVIDEND  REINVESTMENT  PLAN

     Quarterly dividends have been paid continually since 1935.  Dividends are
paid  on  or  about  the  second day of January, April, July and October.  The
Automatic  Dividend  Reinvestment  service  of  EquiServe L.P. is available to
Kimberly-Clark  stockholders  of  record.    The service makes it possible for
Kimberly-Clark  stockholders  of  record to have their dividends automatically
reinvested  in  common  stock  and  to  make additional cash investments up to
$3,000  per  quarter.

STOCK  EXCHANGES

     Kimberly-Clark  common  stock  is  listed  on  the  New York, Chicago and
Pacific  stock  exchanges.    The  ticker  symbol  is  KMB.

ANNUAL  MEETING  OF  STOCKHOLDERS

     The  Annual  Meeting  of  Stockholders  will be held at the Corporation's
World  Headquarters,  351  Phelps  Drive,  Irving,  Texas,  at  11:00  a.m. on
Thursday,  April  29,  1999.

INVESTOR  RELATIONS

     Securities  analysts,  portfolio  managers  and  representatives  of
institutional  investors  seeking information about the Company should contact
Michael  D.  Masseth,  Vice  President  - Investor Relations, at 972-281-1478.
Investors  may  also  obtain  information  about  Kimberly-Clark and copies of
documents  released  by  the  Company  by  calling  800-639-1352.

CALENDAR

     Kimberly-Clark's  fiscal  year  ends  December  31.  The annual report is
distributed  in  March.



SEC  FORM  10-K  AND  OTHER  INFORMATION  /  COMPANY  WEB  SITE

     Stockholders  and  others  will find the Company's financial information,
press  releases  and  other  information  on  the  Company's  web  site  at
www.kimberly-clark.com.    There  is  a  direct  link from the web site to the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (SEC)  filings  via the EDGAR database,
including  Forms  10-K,  10-Q  and  8-K.  Stockholders may contact Stockholder
Services,  P.  O. Box 612606, Dallas, Texas 75261-2606 or call 972-281-1521 to
obtain  a  hard  copy  of  these  reports,  without  charge.

EMPLOYEES  AND  STOCKHOLDERS

     In  its  worldwide  consolidated  operations,  Kimberly-Clark  had 54,700
employees  as of December 31, 1998.  Equity companies had an additional 14,600
employees.    The  Corporation  had  54,770  stockholders  of record and 538.3
million  shares  of  common  stock  outstanding  as  of  the  same  date.

TRADEMARKS

     The  brand  names  mentioned  in  this  report  -- Amiga, Andrex, Ballet,
Bebito,  Camelia,  Celex,  Chiffon, Classic Crest, ColdCare, Comfort & Beauty,
Cottonelle,  Depend,  Dr.  Bel,  Environment,  Fems,  FluidShield,  GoodNites,
Gourmet,  Huggies, Intima, Intimus, Iris, Joy, Kimberly-Clark, Kimwipes, Kleen
Beb,  Kleenex,  Kleenex  Expressions,  Kleenex  EXTRAcare,  Klin, Kotex, Kotex
White,  Lily,  Limpiogar,  Little Swimmers, Luggi's, Lys, Mariposa, MicroCool,
Mimex,  Mimi,  Molett,  Monbebe,  Monica,  Neve,  Nice,  Noble,  Nonito, Page,
Papagayo,  Parents,  Peaudouce,  Ptalo,  Poise,  Popee,  Pull-Ups,  Sanex,
Sani-Fresh,  Scott,  Scottex,  Scottfold,  ShopPro,  Slei, Snugglers, Softina,
Sujay,  Sunny,  Tampona,  Tecnol, Thick & Thirsty, Tiss, Titulim, Top, Trebol,
Unicel,  Viva,  WorkHorse,  and  WypAll  --  are  trademarks of Kimberly-Clark
Corporation  or  its  affiliates.