Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-09-22
THE CALIFORNIA ROMANCE.
W. @. RALsToN AND MS GIGANTIC rINAN
CfAL SCHEME. fH U

THE CALIFORNIA ROMANCE
W. @. RALsToN AND MS GIGANTIC rINAN
cIAL SCHEME. il
Looking at W. G. Ralston any on
!, would have said that he was, of a
men, the one most unlikely TO commi
;, suicide Knowing him, that presump
tion would have deepened into q pre-
found conviction. He seemed an en-
bodiment of intense vitality, pbysica
\, as well as mental Of medium heigh
and stout figure, ho seemed to be pos
's sessed of great muscular strength an,
activity. A strong will was stampe,
upon every lineament of his counter
ance. His gray brown eyes were keeI
and cold his lips were thin ant
straight; his cheek bones were higl
and checks rathor fiat his brow wa
4 sufficiently lofty to give good promis,
of badness; his smoothly shaven chr
: was square and had q snappy way o
closing on negative, as though worked
by spring. Ever since anybody
know Ralston he has been in contest
with somebody, or with a legion Of
people. 1t has been affirmed that he
did great deal for the development
of the natural resources of California,
but that is true to much more limited
extent than is generally supposed
He was ambitious, erasping, and tyran.
nical. Enterprises = which he could not
control and hold the lions share Of, he
crushed unscrupulously. Wherever
Others had demonstrated, at their own
cost, tho feasibility of a project, he
stood ready to seize upon it when Il
seemed ripe for profit, and expected
the protectors TO be content with what
he was disposed TO allow them. While
nominally only cashier of the Bank of
California, his real position was very
neary akin TO that of the elderly naval
man who professed himself
the cook and the eap,aip hold.
Aud the mate of the Nancy brig,
And the bo',un tight,
A"S "S ,bs ,bs s1sw n,s'r oq ,Ss %', esn,.,,,.s;.
p.,.-.- n,,, ~.
~. i'''9,0, ~; wac ii9s,uen' ',co-, res''
uon' Di,eo'ors' anu MY &oNoiyuouy cisc' IN
@ .na' I JAIN, -, ~ ,s n'i,s, .no Lesluch.,
mas on,y I" nS.io-no'u, anu tne wnoie
uu'y VI man, US uhuerstoou Dy the
other saiu oiiicers, was 10 keep their
mouths smut. halston knew every,
.hlhg, pianneu eVeIythihg, c0htrolied
every tning' oeo hais.vn ~ ABOUT II,
was "'i o''c VI 'ncni wou,u venture 10
saY %, WIN ms rcs.,ess ioVe ior
usoplng III al ,hings ana gettlhg hoid
oi an lhlpgs, huls'oh got u surprising
nul'oor .; rI oi IRONS lrons ~ Inc I nrc oi specu,a
'ion' ny ~ owneu y hrge snare Oh the
orc rVau Nv 'hc Non,s'ock ioue, ana
ron'roi'eu INC MIX business oi oah
rFahclsco, ., ne was as two-thlrds owner
oi inc Sailiorhia lheatre' ana raked
~ goou snare Oh .ne pron's on the
elty supply oi artincial zee lie ran
tue hi,hoail iiianuiacturinY company
-Wn,cn nlaue wagons ana furniture
,'i.. ',nu all Sor.s vi 'nlngs, anu nc ran the
aiIes'o' mooi'en nuns anu 'nc iroh
Er;edlandor ,haL,nn 81 r. 80, 80. H.. "
or else E,;odlandor ,Sas Me LIN, hars,,
any way tbev ,ynrLed ,ha H.. DomS, ,ro;n
business n; tbe coos, hetwson tIan,
and ott-limes caused the heart of the
granger TO mourn Ue furnished tho
brains for several heavy aiobs', unon
tho c;tv two railroad scbemas tbo
Ravensida br;dge The Snr;ng Vollcv
wafer comnanv's solc of tbeir worLs
and other .cntsrnr;sos i not ollof which
wore successful however fortunatelv
for tho citv Uo was LARGELY interest
cd in The yos mononolv and mt n mil. |
lion and . ouarter of dollars into tbe
Palace hotel project. He held a now. |
erfnl influence in local and even in
STATE nolitics and uscd TO elect prettv
mucb those whom he saw fit 10 mt IN
office aSandvn Austin the CITY Audi.
tor was one Of his best supported ad. |
bcrents and strongest friends Itwonld
have been well n ali those whom he
nnt in nlace had heen os honest and
able as Austin.
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