The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-05-03
THE MEN OF
How They Have Secured Their Mil
lions, and What They are Doing
With Them.

lOuS, duu WndC In0y are LONG
With Them.
The rapid GENERALIZATION of wealth in the
hands OF the few leading operators is one of
the most striking features OF the age, and as it
requires that an immense multitude should
be poor in order to make one capitalist, it fol-
lows that such a state ~ofthings is not advantage
Gus to the public. Here IS Jim Keene, who
came from the west, and soon proved a DASH
ing operator In produce as we'll as stocks. He
is estimated at ~, 100000, while Sam Sloan is
down for double that sum. Sloan is president
of the Delaware, Lackawanna " Western
road with a salary of $4,000 a year. He can
however, make vastly more in speculation.
Ex-Governor Z. ID. Morgan is estimated al
$9,0OO,OO0. He made money rapidly in trade
aud the house which he founded IS still in
operation, the firm being E. ID. Morgan q Co.
He has, however, made enormous sums III
Wall street, and probably now has an income
of $1,000 a day. His partner Scion Hum
phreys, who has for many years controlled
the operations of the business firm, is esti-
mated at ST., 100000. He came TO this city
from Hartford toSy years ago, and became
clerk for Morgan, who discovered his ability
aud gave HIM the promotion he so admirably
deserved.
GOULD, SAGE N OTHERS.
Jay Gould is estimated at ~$7O,OOO,O0O. He
makes now on an average 100000 . a year,
and hence will soon become "a leading capital
list. Russell Sage, though old enough 10 be
GOuld's father, is only rated at S3O,OOO,OOO.
He began life a poor boy, and was a clerk for
some years in a Troy grocery house where he
aiterward became a partner. lie made money
by industry and economy, and soon was able
to enter the wider field of railway specula-
ton. This gave him a sufficient capital to
remove to Wall street, where he has been Il
leading gambler in stock privileges. He sells,
''puts, calls, and straddles' to The fools who
are addicted to this practice, and has made
an immense fortune out of the money they
throw away. ID. o. Mills, who is reckoned
at 50, 100000, accumulated the largest part ui
his wealth i'll California. but has also been
highly successful i'll Wall street. He has re-
GENTLY made a heavy purchase Of Wall street
property, and will erect one Of tAe finest
COMMERCIAL buildings i'll this city. SAM
uel }. Tl!den Is estimated al
from ~S0,00O,OOO to $l2,0JO,OO0, most
Of which he has made in Speculation,
lie began tins practice when a young man.
AMI his Intimate acquaintance with Vail
street men gave him an unusual advantage.
This las been admirably improved, until
lilien may now he considered the
richest hatcheior in America. Moses Taylor,
- ,n,, .t.,
with $4,000 y Is the richest Of our bank
i'e'loehTs' II" MaLquiNu laIeS ao"ub tle
SANE as jim heeAe. "i'lail n a4ueip'iI
""N us wv sous NG"'Neitus "'' Nillla'n)
are worth 500, 900, 600. Cornelius IL. Gar
tlSo'' Is ia'elS 'hei'IIohea now as he seldom
"PPI".' III '"'i"eSo u'''"o"'""'' "'' NC Is
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