The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-03

war even the landsz along the cease 1st
coming Into Use AZ truck farms, and as such
command fancy prices"
"Do You attribute this remarkable rise
In values TO immigrationl"
"No, sir, for we have had very little Of
that---not enough 10 count II as an element.
| Indeed, we have no foreign immigration
| TO speak OF. Some people from other
States have come In, but our lands
have increased In value because Of the fer
tility and variety Of products and advan-
tages offered by residence in the State.
I do not think any man can make better
investment to-day than TO buy good Caro-
lima lands and hold them. Land-deeds In
our States are as good as gold."-
SOME CAROLINA MILLIoSAIREs.
find an unusually large number OF rich
men in North Carolina. There are several
men that can be called millionaires. Mr..
Paul Cameron, OF Hillsboro', Is worth
quite million, and lost one thousand
slaves by the war. Dir. X. $. Tucker, OF
Raleigh, the great dry-goods merchant, Is
worth probably as much. Mr.. john Cat
ling, himself high into the hundred tnou-
sands. saws Mr.. Tucker has half million
in convertible bonds, besides owning the
real estate, and his enormous business.
Besides those | have mentioned there are
10 be found two or three men worth from
a quarter to half million in almost every
town in the State. Raleigh is the richest
city.
ONE OF THE RECONSTRUCTION" PRINCES OF
FINANCE.
The richest man in the State though,
am assured by General Roberts, the comp
troiler-general, Is George w. Swepson.
This is curious instance, as he Is, with
the single exception Of Warmoth, OF Lou
isiana, and Warner, OF Alabama, the only
remarkable financiers and politicians who
fourished during the reconstruction :"
period that retains his suddenly-acquired
wealth. Swepson operated with Littlefield
i'm this State, and the firm handled over
sixteen million dollars in bonds. Both
OF them were enormously wealthy and
lived in princely style. In the Demo
cratic revival Swepson went to cover
and back with his money. Littlefeld went
10 Florida, lived like Monte Cristo for 4
time. operated largely in Florida railroads
and is now bankrupt and extremely poor.
Moses, of South Carolina, famous for his
PROFICIENCY and champagne baths, few
years ago, is in the tombs for petty swind-
ling. Blodgett, in Georgia, died poor, and
none of those who reigned with him have
anything left. The Florida crowd had
lust as bad luck. Dorsey, Of Arkansas, Is
eating up his fortune in keeping out OF Jail,
and the Government has its writ hung over
his property. Spencer, OF Alabama, is
reputed wealthy, but had to leave the
South to make his money. Swepson
alone of all the lavish men OF that lavish
period, save Warmoth, who plants like
gentleman, and Warner, who has gone
into utterly respectable iron, stands his
ground and holds his wealth. General
Roberts thinks he is worth not less than
81, 900, 900, and Mr.. Calling puts bis wealth
at S1,O00,0 900. Everything is in the name
Of agents or his wife, and q judgment OF
$40 against him could not be collected, but
he conducts large operations. He has eX-
tensiye cottOn-mills at Haw river, but is
not adding TO his fortune. He has little or
no social recognition, and lives quietly with
his chidless wife. In the mean time the
Democratic party goes into the campaign
pledged to the Reputation of the bulk OF
Che bonds that enriched him, and there are
those who say he has but little OF his for
tune lett.
Two very rich Carolinians are Blackwell
and Carr, of Durham. The history OF this
firm is queer one. Carr's mother, most
estImable lady, kept clearinghouse at
Chapel Hill. Her son was educated as Il
lawyer, but fell in with Blackwell, man
of small education, but immense native re-
source. Blackwell was then peddling to-
bacco from the tail Of wagon, in which
man named Day played a banjo and sang
songs to draw crowd. The three men
made a partnership, Carr being drawn
in by legal consultation. After q
few years of business Mr.. Day sold
his interest to his partners for $4,000
each. Since then the success OF the firm
has been remarkable. Last year it paid the
over 100000 in stamps. Over
$4,000 was paid in advertising. Rum is
sprinkled over the tobacco, and 400 barrels
are bought at one time for this purpose.
Each member OF the firm has profit OF
100000 per annum, and the deep-voiced
challenge of the bull is heard in every land
under the sun. III. W. q.