The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1880-06-11
NO. 50.
H'EaE SUCCESSIVE. rs -.
Yew EorEd HHfl1aozaafres ssna Eao.s.
tH'Eaey Made Their Money.

y. 7. Stewart was an Irishman and
) landed in this city with no capital but his
i education, which enabled him TO make a
: living by teaching. There were two pecu-
llaiities about Stewart, which May be
s mentioned here. He was the only raerA
! chant that entered into successful trade
without going through Il clerkship, and be
was the only leading man of his day that
refused to have his portrait taken. Peter
Cfilsey was Il native of CopenhageR, and
came hither to seek employment at his
trade, which was niano-laaking He af-
! ter~ard opened il cigar shop in the Bow
cry. which his wife tended while he still
wrought at his trade. This petty ~nop
led him into the path of wealth and he
I left IN immense estate. aaron Arnsid,
founder Of the great El"<,se OF Arnold, Con-
stoble Il Co, was" native Of the Isle of
Wight and Lr,.fetl here posr atlycnturcr.
/ Daniel appleton, founder Of the great
Duhli,flng house, came from England and
ttfas Il hook agent in this city for several
years. Robert Carter, who is = :. - =, 80 ''le
head of the rieit t1,.t..5r1f H. Carter q Brother.
is Il Scotchmutl, and on his arrival in this
civ tano.ht s.honl 'Hhe A.t.r,.,'
cess Of These foreigners is that they bring
habits Of industry and economy and get
rood start by saving what our American
,nnulation waste. Another Seotchman,
,>lt af different type of character, was the
senior Bennett, who on his arrival was at
first clerk, and then became an iII-paid
Bohemian. AT one time he tried his hand
at lectyTing i'll this city on bookkeeping.
The effort failed, and yet the man became
wonderful journalist and left $3,000,000,
Perhaps some of the present crowd of
emigfants will also become the great capi-
talists of the continent.
Stephen Gir;rd died seventeen years
before John Jacob Astor. He was in his
eighty-second year, and expired in small
building which was cared for by house
Keeper. His latter days We're miserable,
and his immense success added but little
in the way Of comfort. After Girard's
death Astor was the greatest of Americas
capitalists, and held his distinction until
his death, which occurred in 1843. Steph-
en- Whitney became known AS Il millionaire
about the time that Giraru died (l83l,} and
for many years stood next to Astor. He
was the most parsimonous of all Ameri-
can capitalists, since, rs it is said, he was
never known to do i liberal act, and not
cent out Of his immer c property [esti-
mated at $9, 900, ,000) was devised to c1ar-
table purposes.
Peter Lorillard, of tobacco fame, became
ii leading capitalist i'll 1885. and the family
has held front rank in this respect ever
since. John Mason was the first dry
goods king this city ever contained. He
died in 1912, having been estimated nj Il
round million during the last seven years
of his life. james Lenox did not reach
the same financial standard until 1850:
Ex-Governor Morgan has been Il million=
;tire since 1852, aud the same statement
may be made concerning A. L. Stewart.
Jay Gould took his place i'll the same rank
ten years afterward, and so did Russell
Sage. Geo. Jones and Robert Bonner are
now our only millionaire journalists, for
Bennett, though worth more than both of
tue above, is not practically member of
that profession.
Fie is the heir of immense wealth, which
he is spending layishly for his own benefit
and that of others. Cornelius Vanderbilt
was not worth million when he reached
fifty He had been, however, preparing
the way for rapid profits, which were
thenceforth rapidly acquired. Em. Lib
by, who stands al the head Of the present
house of A. 4. Stewart & Co., failed liz
1913, and then became Stewards clerk
He was made partner fifteen years ago,
and soon became a millionaire.