The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-11-25
AMERICAS RICH MEN.
The Money Gathered From Varisu'
Sources.
Small Beginnings With Some Mighty
findings.
yot II Down for Future Reference.

The rich men of New York-the Wander
hu,s the Goulds, the Astors-eVefyoouy =
knows about. The New York Sun mas gov q
together an interesting collection OF stories
outthe rich mcnof other cites men VIM
have not such national reputation Ihefe
Is no one in Philadelphia, according TO .ne
snp who Is particularly noted Tor Weai,h
Thooverape Philadelphian would oepuzS'ed
ttan ,rho ara the richest citizens, but IN
m ~ o,roel where the brokers are nccus'
iid ~ sizing no fortnueF, the wealthIeet
Nan are reported TO be Mr. Mllla1l Wet66,ni'
,,en Mr.. Frank DreXel ana Mr' l. " WI
U,ms Those gentlemen are suppuosu " y,
iil ,aa1 qtO 600 600 or Sl2 COO OO0 eacn' IL
pe wu .9o,s that not one OF these men has a
H,ht', ~ any sort. All live comparatively
NO. iigca They ore d0t fond oil iast
o.sse IA Yachting or Of coaching, lhelr
l,,,, oye never mentioned IN pubic meet
L., and they are never heard OF IN pohIos.
Ne ,Tajobtmnn has made his money ont
~ N ini5c. Tho firm OF Powers WeBuI'
NM, Ior a long time prsoucaly hau v ~
nopoy of this business, O,u IT, wv ~
,,,nN con ho eeen In his shirt sleeves ~ al
most any time In his chenloal "o'AS F"
Ninth and Parrish streets. oeI
N' W. ~ Williamson is different sort OF
Mr, - ia ;aadirectoro OF the Philadelphia
In"uiii ,,r roiirnad. In early life he was
H. ,noda merchant and invested MS money
-; ,ailwav s,oek, He never purchased On
MARGINS. His plan was to ouy stovAs ous,
Tight when there was break III lne ,,laaSJ'
and hold 1t. He has been very in,', ,,,an
Mr. Williamson isa very uenot ~ hcad Of
u,n hanLiag house Of Drexel 20. ne
H. ~ a h sndaome house In Walnut street
nho,a EiIteenth. His lite is very quiet ho
a. nosajonately fond Of music ana IL neVe,
ispniar than when seated Mt his organ anu
aoa.prounded Inv n large collection OF muslcai
wnrSs Hei a devont Catholic anu s,vys
lerraiv 10 oharitles, but always 'nIousu
a pTNEyoLEsT MAN AND MIAEa.
mi, .iaLoat man In tho District OF Column
ria 10 nrohably the venerable w. W. Cor
cor,n His great start 0s caplthllst was
,nadc dnrine the Mexican war when he
Ln,,,,ht rovarn a1ent bonds when they were
u"r hoio1 mr. and held them TIL redeomsd
az their face value. Since this fortunate
sneculation he has spent his business NE IN
Ranking ard in the care oil ms prooIpeertay'
which Is reported to be worth SooVVVp'
OF late years, hcwever, the acuVe nlnhhbe,
W ~ % lie affairs has been ia tho hands OF
al agent. himself an aged and wealthy man
uht,s Mr. Corcoran has INDUCED MS taste
o. art and fonduess for public charities.
n would he difficult to find two men more
IL, ~ a. disnoaition and habits than Mr..
Corooran and the man who ia supposed to
ho hia rival In wealth, Joseph A. Willard.
Mr.. Willard alone knows now muoh nc IL
worth. The coniectuTes oil some We,i-lh'
formed citizens vary by mlillohs; SOME
ouess he IL not worth million; others pc
IT, ho ia worth anywhere from five to ton
millions' "Josu willard Is an odd oharnc
ter lie lives oil alone In a plain, old-lash,
ioned house ia Fourteenth street. near II
atrret which is always kept closed. lie maj
no ,,iends and no haunts. takes part IN ne
nuhiic or business enterprises which involve
SOCIAL relations, INDUCES in no sports or so
oinI engagements, never goes 70 ohuroh, ma
no family except one son, VINO HVes avn
from home; never speaks WIN MS wv
hroiherg. Henry and Caleb, with whom IL
na,,oiod long peara ago; and In short
meats The world at as few points oil oontac
as possible His sole aim. apparently Is I
accnmnlale money, and In TINS he has bee
Tnervsionsly successful. He owns one. hal
ot Wilardis hotel. and u large quantity
real estate In the District, and Is the larBe'
holder Of government bonds IN Washlnl
ION Few residents OF Washington nav
ever seen this old millionaire, LOT ono
his eccentrcities Is TO rarely leave II
In the doytime ,o.-o,,
MI nan,aa of rich men OF Boston star
IL, Mont thia order: Fred Il. Ames, job
n, Enrhes. Joseph II. Thomas, j. Mon
sor,erv SCARS, BENJAMIN 7. Cheney, Augu
.vs usmenway, The list OF plain miilio
a,rcs contains some lOS names, acoordlt
10 the assessors lists, ratio OF Just one
LOCO OF the number OF persons assesse
Mr Ames Is the only one whose name
tan,ii,ar 10 the public and he is know
nhisav ns Ire son oi Cakes Ames and u
hro,her of the millionaire Lieutenant go
orsor The hest eslimate 0lMr. Ames Il
tnns makes n between 800 900 900, aud 81
non ooo He Is assessed for $40 0OOOOO, ]
is /. nuiet. unassumlng business man, aOo
"a wears old, The nucleus OF MS l1r'uI
son,e five or six millions, he obtained ny
heritance, and his chiel ann mas peen /,
development of his father great oh''
nrise. the Union Pacific railroad,
fnnsnpsS men estimate John Nj. Forb
wealth at about Sl5 900 600. He Is n m
ot whoge personal life his business assoc
aios learn hut little. HE'S an old-mshl,
cd Boston merchant, He made money Il
in the carrying trade, then In NE couu
sion business, aud the bulk OF ms ioflu
I'm western railroad enterprises Mr. foru
residence Is fine old country seat Nv
ior. whence be often drives INTO the DOS
cN,ne His summer house ~ most
Ughtml spot on the island OF Naushon
Bug1ards Bay. - 49,. =,
vo,nvest nj BoSton millionaires. lie Is
ySt S6 and ON attaining his majority
yeceiyed his millions from the admins
tors of his fathers estate. Not long aSC
was made the victim OF most surpnt
attempt at blaok'mall' rms " tne
puhic allusion TO the case that mas .
wade and The detailed facts are almost
ycnd reAoh This much Is known.
annrmona demands Tor cash were, mi
and a Mot 10 place MIR. Sears In n com
n,,s,ng nositlon was laid with great 2
The hlackmallers spent some thousand
dollare In preparing II, ana carried
yo.uminous correspondence witt thell
tended victim, and hnsily hau iost al
they had risked and He'd from tne couu
The chieiOf the conspiracy was driven
nv tho failure Of his great strike for rio
and IA now an inmate of an American
sane asylum.
John ID. Rockefeller is the richest ma
CLEVELAND, and 10 worth IN the neigh
hood OF $4,000 600 Every dollar OF
vast sum was made, directly or lnulre
out OF the Standard On company,
Rockefeller Is 40 years Of age, and @
from Scotch ancestry. When young
no WAS commission merchant. lilo 81
ANAL dislilIery as an experiment, Oh,
elsuS Of the Standard OIL Company,
superintendant OF the Second ia
church, and his wife, q former school e
ar 1, aches the infant class. J. II. Wa
The second richest man In Cleveland,
il worth perhaps 90 OoO,OOo Ho was
inallv poor carpenter. Forty year
he became an hmeteur pholuBtapnel
nor,reit palnter, and thirty.seven year
Ia took the fret dagueiraotype ever
wsst of New York city. Mr. Wade wa
ORIGINATOR OF the Western Union Telel
Few persons familiar with the gre
ta,es OF Chicago will question the
ment that the largest Is that OF Tyr
Mccormick, which 10 estimated by
olers at from $1,000 OOO 70 slo.voV,VvV