The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-03-17
amazing prodiO0lify.
Neiggs, kas american HpendaIrlf, Rai1moy
Confracts BY HE Ten Nillion DOllnrs-Gic
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Some time ago an article, entitled IAN
American Peace Maker" appeared in the
Commercial relating to tie SUCCESS of ono
Henry Meiggs, Of California, as Railroad
builder in Chill. Further facts of interest
about the extraordinary man arc given by
the Milwaukee ISentinel, or the authority of
private letters from nephew of Hon. Levi
Hubbell, of Milwaukee From these il APP
pears that Mr.. Neiggs has transferred the
theatre of his gigantic operations from
| Chill to Peru. From the same source VIC
obtain some knowledge of the grand scale
| upon which he conducts his benificent en-.
terprizes. .Ile gives away" says the let;
! ter writer, land spends vast amount Of
money, and entcrta,ns forty or fifty every
day for dinner, l am told. In the contract
for these railroads he agrees TO take in pay.
mcnt Peruvian bonds mt seventy per cent,
and not long since received sixty millions
of dollars from the government in bonds,
which, paid in the European market, sold
at eighty two TO eighty. five per cent, clear.
ing him over seven million dollars. He nj
once notified the Peruvian government that
he was willing to divide the profit. and that
it might have all the bonds brought over
seventy mine per cent. Still he makes over
five millions, and increases his great ropu-
larity by giving away about two millions. "
Speaking of the decoration of the houses
in Lima. on tho goth of July. the Peruvian
independence Day, Mr.. Hubbell says:
''llcnry Mriys lives in tho largest house in
flags. While stood looking at this house
in tho evening and ndmiring the manner
in which the gas lights were placed. (for
the outside of tho house was covered will,
them, grouped and arranged in every con-
ceivablc dcvicc), the man who put up the
pipes accosted me and said Mciggs gave him
s. 900 for putting up the lights, not count.
ing the gas itself" On the opening OF one
of his roads Meiggs paid an artist 5000
for taking three large Photographic views
Of the excursion train, ut different points
on the road.
In n letter from Callao, dated December
10, Mr.. Hubbcll says "On New Years Day
one Of Mr.. Mciggs' railroads, from the coast
Of Arcquipa, (he second city in Peru and
some distance south of here) is to beopencd,
it being now completed. Mr.. Melggs has
invited several hundred friends to go down
with hi.., and the trip will cost him at least
fifty thousand dollars for steamer to carry
down the party, besides furnishing every
thing. This mornings paper announces
that contract for a new Eailroad, amount
ing to five millions, las been awarded to
him, and know he is about to get another
for forty millions. He docs an immense
amount of good with his money. for besides
giving employment to SO many thousand
people, he is developing this coast of South
America, which but for him would proba-
bly, not have made such advancement in
many years to come as it promises to do
now. He gives away in charity fortune
every month. for no American ever goes to
him destitute without being relieved, and
he places under wages many men whom he
has 10 use for, but whom he thinks needs
assistance"