The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-23

A MILLIONAIRE Mr.. Zimmerman MSS horn n
Huntingdon couaty. Penn, IN tbs year 1915, and
In l542 removed 70 Canada, havipg no capital but
energy, far-sishtedness, and . gray horse and
buggy. He Wa then but "a years Of age HIS
frat undertaking was tho construction OF four
locks and an aqueduct on the Welland Canal,
which involved something ike one million OF DOL
lara Subsequently he built 100 miles OF ,ne
Great Western Railway, the contract price TOT
which was about $500 600. The building Oh tne
Ars, Suspension Bridge at Niagara Falls ana q
tas Great Railroad bridge at the same place. gu
gagged his attention He built the Coos u's sou
Peserboro, the Por, Hope and Lindsay, anu VIC
Erie and Ontario Railways in Canada Mr. Jun
norman orisinated, and bad just completed Toe
,rel;mIn.rv arrangement for building new ROAD
:, thu West nearly parallel with the Great Wes-
... "a thu South of that line, and on shorter
| -, h.,,sr route. This work was to cost some
ten millions of dollars.
| No, Ionr since he hsd purchaseda large proper
49, ~ Chiffon Niagara Falls aud Ia the vicinity CT
me Suspension Bridge, including the fns Hotel
Inovn Al the Clifton House," and bis excellent
:. s,e and liberal ideas illustl ated In imprcv>
ig this fine estate and adsi ming 1t ariistcally.-
Fif,v two acres on the Cliff, directly opposite the
American Falls are enclosed with An iron fence
and private hedge The topography Of these
grounds is diverSineQ h6u picturesque. Inat part
nearest the river is level and THIS Is laid out in
| graveled walks with shrubbery forest trees and
f,uutsins One fountain was constructed at . cost
| of 81, 900 These groves aud shaded promenades
are lighted during the summer evenings with gas.
The proprietor's residence stands on bluff some
| sixty feet high. midway of the ample grounds. -
10 The summer 1t is nearly hidden by the foliage
of the surrounding trees. This dwelling is an IN
pretending mansion, but has always been the
scene of generous hospitality.
He had perfected the most extended and elabos
| rate plans for the establishment near the same
spot of an elegant mansion-house, with the proper
accessories and surroundings The foundations
Of building of Cleveland sandstone and Canadian
| brick to cost el75, 900, were laid last year and
the work was to be prosecuted Immediately. His
lodges of which there are four, the conservatory,
| and tenements for his servants, are models of
! taste His stables completed last year, cost
$l8 600 From the terraces on the grounds and
| the portco of his dwelling, splendid view of the
American Fall Is obtained. The Clifton House is
near by--oue of the. most complete aud popular
hotels that any watering place can boast This
was owned by Sr. Zimmerman, and was worth
over $500 600. At Elgin, on the Western side OF
the river at the Suspension Bridge, the deceased
| formerly owned a large property, which his own
liberal expenditure and judicious enterprise had
rendered very valuable. This was sold last year
to his friends, Messrs. Pierson and Benedict for
$500 900 At Toronto he owned property valued
at $500 900. At Hamilton an estate worth $780,
0OO Hewas owner of the steamer Zimmerman,
on Lake Ontario, and half owner of another boat,
the Peerless-his interest in both amounting prob
ably to 500 000 Some 8 COO acres of land in diff
ferent parts of Canada, belonged to him He esti-
mated his property to be worth three millions OF
dollars.