The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-05

SpEc1ALTIEs OF n. Y. MERCHANTS
Moses Taylor and Frank Sklddy, untii
within short time past, confronted
the West India trade. Low Il Co. and
the Griswolds had the bulk OF tie tea
importatiou. Corning Il Co. monopo-
lied the trade of the Amazon, while
DeForest Il Co. had that OF Buenos
Ayres, The greatest house IN New York,
and perhaps in the world, Is that OF
Rowland 4 Aspinwall, which has oecn'
in operation nearly halt century.
They have ships sailing in every CLINE,
in addition to the steam lines to Cali
fornia, which they set in operation
VIM. II. Aspirwall is the only Ameri-
can who has brought from Italy
painting by one OF the great masters.
He paid $50 600 for the Murillo which
adorns his gallery, and which be allows
any respectable party TO VISIT. Moses
TAYLOR is one of our chief veterans. tie
is about sixty years old, and has made
about five millions. His father WAS
clerk for many years for John Jacob
! Aston, having charge OF his real estate
/ business. and the boy Moses was noted
for his early talents. He learned the
shippinr business of the house of How
land i Aspnwall, and at the age of
tventy-one put up his sign IN South
street as shipping and commission
merchant He now retires with An
immense fortune. Another veteran Is
that gentleman COMMONLY designated
in business circles as - Ben Field.
BENJAMIN II. is nearly sixty, and has
benin trade as commission merchant
ever since he was of age, having sue
ceedeG his uncle. Hickson w. Field,
one of the great merchants of former
dav. The latter once had a small YES
sci. which was nearly loaded, but still
space was left. 4 Quaker acqualnt-
ance who observed this SAID, - Friend,
Il advise thee TO fill that up with
brooms." He did so and made an
enormous profit en- theH. dickson w
Field was one of the proprietors Of the
IS. Y. Hotel. 'He bought the lot Is
wears ago for a mere trife, and it is now
one of the best properties in the city,
being worth $1,000 900, Field is one
of those who make DO mistakes, and
who got ricn by instinct. He has never
failed, never had note protested, never
been - short and out of nothing has
made million of dollars. Although
now getting on in wears, be will never
retire from business circles, but will
eventually become bank president and
die in harness. James Brown, OF Brown
Brothers, is also a veteran, being nearly
seventy. and worth TWO or three mil
lions. He began in the importation OF
linens. and then commenced banking,
a. which he succeeded wonderfully. lie
100 will die in harness. Here also Is
John J. Phelps, whose tall erect form
and piercing black eye tells US that
three score and ten have made but little
impression upon him. He has been Que
Of the most active and adroit business
men of his day. He commenced more
than forty wears ago selling dry goods
in Pearl street, at which he got rich
then be took hold of real estate and
made upwards of million. Amos K
Emo, formerly partner of the foregoing.
is also veteran. He owns the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, and at seventy-fve has
an estate Of two millions. He came 10
y
the architect Of his own fortunes.
Horace r. Claim is another veteran
who still cIings to trade. He is rosy
checked, white beaded fellow, in whom
January is cheered by June. Clsfin
has been working his way up for over
thirty wears, and now stands next to
Stewart in the mastery of dry goods.
Here, too. is Jonathan Sturges, who for
nearly a half century has wholesaled
groceries in Front street. His former
partner was Luman Reed, who was one
of our first merchants to patronize the
fine arts. He gave Cole, the artist,
$, 900 to paint the Course Of Empire.
This was in 1896. The set of pictures,
FIVE in number, would now bring S4o,-
600. Mr.. S.urges has just retired from
business with fortune. and we believe
that his late firm is the oldest grocery
house in New York.-N. Y. Cor. Troy
Times.