, 1881-02-16
DAVID DAVIS.

tlm0lN - His Wealth I;x.i,um,s,. IL
s2,0on,000-ttiS lseHt.icncr n, it,a n
lnTton-EerHoMnl CSlnrnrtprts,it.'
spsetHl Correspondence ~ 1hr t1!;sag, r.,,.'
Ni0DMlSNTnS. ILL.,. Feb. l..-our ,I,r I..''
mcr your correspondent WIS stanains. 49, ''n'
sidewalk IN frunt Ut tho t.hIcurn It,."ss IN tss
Tratlo, when tho conversation turned ma u,s,n /"
subject OF tho wealthy men IT IlI;uu, '"u We
what n'nnnGr tlioir fortunes WE'RE ,n,,,o N"a la
neutrality-suspicious. IN w1ent md ,,rl. no, w..
lint Cyrus Mccormick Rlltl BrIutor ,ayfil t'aa ,s''
were peri'aps two Ut tho rcteAt ,nrn IN n.,n ~.
Stnte,.=tho former Fcnpi,lr hl4 ~. ~ va
through Tho avenues Of h,s 'saha
manufacturing establishments: Tho I,,,o.' Ita'
careful mi tadtcions Investments In re", ss ~
W many bf tho counties tlro,vAout io,,s
I'llnols, which. In tho nnt,IrNt growth ,sa. ''A1
folupmcnt Ut tho country which yulnwt5 '' Nv.
hit, ting Of the richest tllcli In the Stntr 4u'
~nlle 'FlldHc Davis Is tile pnssessOr nf ,,r,.
tho most valuable fnrnl-lanls In lilo wc,t ~, -,
tho owssor 0f numerous and eustly bu,,,'@.a aaa
lIl',eks III Ill0o11ngton, his wealth IN. !,
yonl nll doubt, been greatly oycrcs,,m,.s ~
us 1t WIS In tho case Of TIM Ih,.r
10 whoat- Spectator, who cmphrtIcur |s' y
c'hrcd that tho tllIuoIs Scllntor was wo1,b. :.
cool e3,000,0O0. This statcnrnt WINS thoueh, -
bo u very Wild one BY your cnrrespun,cnt ~.
Utmost remembers tho Senator when he cams,,
HfoomlnXtoit over thirty years ago, anil nn.ns,
out mn office us n practIcIng attorney, Hnr.,.
Rooa-nnturc1. ambitious young tnui,, frcsbtra,
tho botks ut nm Ensturn College, una IN ,.n...'
Hioli or bis pasrlmnny, whlcl, amounted to mi,
u fcw hundred dollars. Davis ltke mauy ar n.
eRrlcr pioneers nf tho s'tntc fnlt ennyiIlieJ H.,
as. thoto WMs ~ Ercat littlro far tho WEST aud IT,
ul which he SILL hnl.s to-t!ny, nny If ii! fa,ra'
being runtcl out for u nnd s., Der ncrc '''sa'
DAtls cun bufcly by set down rs The nost CT.
tostwo , lNna'ownnr ~ Central illinois, anl ii,
$@00n.HO. Tho amount or taxes ,Nll il;lnuoIr
ny him n McLcan County Is nearly so,oi, waIls
sho tot9 ~, MmHHnt Rs Of s taxes Will MOI fiji iat
best t-cn1strlletetl ctl1ces III the city. The mo:t
Fnl1lnblv is whit ts known tls tho Durtcy UjorS
which tho scnHtor erected ntout ssvrn 5car,
Mus married to tho son OF JuslicH SwAyup Of tbs
United States Snprenlu Court. Tiie inJjlIn.
tontNls'd very tl,l" 0pera. .hnuso; hut tic jui;t
or ose 70 70 pK s Il tho al pnsS s3.sr hase &
"a e sctt!er; or nIoomi,ston, hs si s;a III Il
bc cntled Durtcy Hall. Iefure tic .ieatI Of HI,
excellent wife. Senatnr Davis wis very fond pi
atteist!!ng PUBLIC Hn,iso,nrnts. Ahd, wnch home
from washington, Wns 9fteit scet seated III lta
fnn[ty. - ~
ills residences which IL onc Of shc most plcgaut
anti costly 4, tt,t, Suite, Is stunte aho!,t oEs
from Ito business portion OF the city. WcltlaI!.
out Ertlllds, rich shutlr-trues, tempting drives
tho perfume Of Rweet i!awera, tho hrAlttul
inndsenpe To ,o sGcn on every hnnd, tnnke ths
Mallse.-Hn abode fit fnr King or n rre5Llea,.
While. In tho interior Ut the !,t,lst llcrsis nj
to b0 Scon any foolish or unnecessary rtpnnd.
tru Of money, the different apartment. ure iut.
nshctt in tho richest ntl must lvur,,nt ,nan.
Her. Since tho ttenth uf the Senator's wife aGd
ts0 I'arflnYe nf hfs Unly daughter, Mrs, II. 7,
snsrp9f; fS5aSSy Gs Ss ct Gsa1S Y e. n ese
during tho session uf Congress, when tho Jtdcs
Is away FROM home. lfis son rcsl.les nlpu. hali
= milo from the IE,nts!oh; aud, n!thOluh BIZ
liDlue IS Tess pr1tcntl01is thI TINT IF his Atterf
1t nevertheless ls nne eof tho lovcest Of spu.,
aHd hume t!0sscssetl " everything IL uake6ie
enjoynble. Thu Sonntnr has IN oilcp lu%n
l!loo,nington Nnttonal l3nuk. pf which eurpora.
ton to Is tho sarHest stakeholder; anI ttcy nre
Furnished in little better atyla than asc most
Ut tho Offices Of tic lnwyers III tDw;:.
sWh1n ut home, Scrlntur unvts generally 'nnn.
aGGs all nt his immense reNl- eHt,tu business, the
lih,st perfect system bc!nk ndopted IN every Dr.
tti. And which hna hccn strictly cnrrIetl o'i tpr
many y0nrH p,St. liD Is Il htlrlf WORKER, ati III
ilul! in Bloomington. or even In tue state, Egt'
~ nus p'st Or 'ity 1T ~. clsilcr hour t'r Tn!ts
later thMn docs tho distinguished lli!loIs. its
iias been ktlt'wn to su rnyuxc,l upnn an exhaust.
lyo n1ld imrnrtnnt 1csHl OpIIston wten he WIS ~
Associate Justice Of tho Supreme Court, and.
while writing. lpWn tho nw. he would Al 'he
At!d suEGrBti0ns III stlntH nf hts ttrrEnls tcl'
tIojr rent. kuthIng seotns to tlssnr6 nIs rlui:
llDrltinl, and sulne nf ILLS fA0st noted npnigEa
wGro written ut Il ttnlo when his Dtlrc WIS lItd
With tcnnnts, whose tlitcstlUus werr answcrt'!
without tho judge bsing compelled tn suspend
During big 1on9 residence In bloomington,
Senntor navls hns. llcvur bccu whit tho Hatl ,l
would Gull pnslihr nun. Although attlcl,y
honest With nil planklMl, he Il nevertheless AZ
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