The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-11-25

second instead of the third rank. lie has
made his money pork packing.
Alexander Mitchell Is by all odds the
richest man in Milwaukee, He Is, in fact,
the richest man in the northwest. Ills
wealth Is variously estimated, all the Wry
from $50 100000 to sj0OOOOOO. lie is Ger
taiDlv worth $4,000, 900 in solid property |
Mr. Mitchell ia short Scotchman, with |
round ruddy face, and is good liver, and |
q man whose one great hobby ~ business.
He can not exactly be called seii'made, Us
he was backed by u great corporation
which furnished him the means OF EN- uarE'
log in the banking business. Stiili forty
wears ago when Milwaukee wasa strug-
Cling village, he occupied little once,
which for many years he swept OUT ana
took care Of himself. Half OF his money
was made in the banking business ana me
other half out OF railroads. lie. boasls
| that he never made dollar by speculH-
Harry Shay. Of 81. Louis, an English'
mAn. Is worth So, 800 600. He is bachelor
The foundation OF his fortune was lad m
the fur trade, but the bulk OF 10 was nc
auired in fortunate land investments
David Sinton who 10 worth perhaps 95iUgQ-
loco. Is the richest man IN Cincinnati. lie
made his money 10 tue mauuIacture o.
iron. John Hill, Of 81, Paul, president OF
the III. Paul. Minneapolis IL Manitoba Toad,
Ia worth probably 80 100000. Three con.
pervatiye men, TWO Of them presidents OF
large bnuks, gave estimates OF Mr.. llills
wealth. which averaged S0,5oO0OO. Com
nlodore Kittson (0wnor OF Johnson, &l0)
came third, with about $3O0O,O0O.
Eicu MEN or rug SOUTH,
There are "A number OF IlCh men M tne
gouthern states. The richest man m halu
| more Ia the venerable but yirn uu luunir'
= -t... ~ .ltt,,aro guu ruunl g. a hell
10 is difficult 20 say how much he IS worth
= nat legs than "A dozen millions. certainly
: and the amount of his fortune IL vari0usly
l estimated at any figure up TO SZO,OUOWO
The second largest purse in Baltimore II
u probably carried by Ross Wlnans, the sor
A ofthe temous Thomas Winnns, who made
Il a matter of $40 600 600 in building railroads
y Tor the Gar Of Russia and lett az much L
D his two children, Ross and Celeste, Nhei
!, he died some ten years ago.
y James Is. Pace Ia tho richest man II
l. Redmond. His fortune is estimated a
81 200 600, and all of II has been made sine
u the war out of tobacco. His absorbing IN
9 ierests arc the Methodist religion and poll
~ tics. Charles II. Whitlock Is ranked as tn
o hocond richest man. His wealth IS est
y mated at $4,000. He made his money b.
a saving his earnings while clerk for to
Al years, and then cautiously emoarking /
- the lumber business.
p Mr.. William b Smith is generally COZ
coded TO be the wealthlest cit2en /
Charleston. He israted at between 81 900
n 900 and 100000 although he is down
r the municipal TAX books at only $40 OV
W This, however does not include ms ban
40 stocks and other non-taxable property, NJ
70 Smith owns n wharf or two and carries
III lha business OF a cotton factor.
70 BY popular opinion as well as by the r
In cord Of the assessment rolls, Colonel ~
y Richardson president Of the Worlds u
w. dustrial aud Cotton Centennial Exposiuo
e. ia declared to be the richest man in Ne
OF Ofleans. A large part OF his wealth IL
an plantations in Mississippi, but he owl
To much real estate, and the hrm OF Rohardsc
& May, cotton lictcrs. Of which he Is sem
70 member, pays taxes ON capital OF $3VO'
II. coo. Colonel Richardson Is n native
to North Carolina and was born IN 1878. /
u. became clerk In dry goods store 10 ia
Is Vile, Virginia, In 1882. -IPhiladelph
Us Tim 8.