Smyrna times., 1883-01-10
Pacific Coast Wealth.
Stanford, Hopkins, Flood, CrOcksr, Cole
man, Jones Of NeUadG, Mdckey, and
Fair in the Role Of MilIiOnaires
-HOW they Got Rich.

The biggest fortunes on the Pacific
coast are those Of the Central Pacific
Railroad magnates, and ex-GOv. Stan
ford is the richest of the group. His
wealth is estimated at $75, ,0O0,O ,O00-that
is, his yearly income is equal to the in
terest on such capital-and his prop
erty is constantly increasing in value.
He owns more than $5,OO0,000 alone in
San Francisco in real estate, to say
nothing of his farms, vineyards. breed
ing ranches, &c. The Ex-Governor has
a child, Leland, Jr., a lad of about fif-
teen.
1 The richest widow on the Pacific
coast, or in the country for that mat
ter, with the possible exception Of Mrs.
Cornelia Stewart, is Mrs. Mark Hop
kins. widow of one of the Central Pa
cific syndicate. Her husbands estate
proved up to $23 100000, and the only
two men in California who could JUS
tify ON the widows bond as executriX
were Leland Stanford and Charlie:
Crocker, two of her husbands business
associates. They were compelled tC
Justify in twice the amount of thu
estate. and each swore that he wa
worth $46,OOO,OOO. They had 10 chill
dren, but had adopted son, whom
Mrs. Hopkins has just married to
Miss Crittenden, a protege of hers pre-
yiding her with the dot. of a princess
There are other heirs to the estate, bu
the adopted son, "Tim," will get tn
bulk of it.
The richest young and unmarrie
woman on the Pacific coast IS Mis-
Jennie Flood, only daughter of tn
Bonanza King. When her fathers il
come from the big silver bonanza WI
!; at its highest, he bought S2,5OOO 600
United States four per cents. and gay
| them to his daughter outright, havir
them registered in her name. Ele al
rave his son 81, 100000 in the same S
curities; but the latter does not proi
, ise well. and the bonds have go
: hack To his fathers bank vault, for So
keeping.
The richest prospective heiress
California is Miss Hattie Crocker t
n only daughter of Charles Crock
;. another of the railroad syndicate. )
was sought in marriage by Lord Bea
= mont. an English nobleman, but
s gave him no encouragement. \
Crocker has two other children sol
but his immense wealth will give al
princely fortune.
;. The luckiest young man IN Calli
d MIA in point Of wealth is James V, Ct
l. man of Menlo Park. A few years
o he was clerk of a mine in Nevada
$1OO a month. But he didn't exp
TO be always, for William I. O'Bri
:. one of the Bonanza kings, wis
at uncle, and Mr.. O'Brien was baChe
or One Mr.. o'Brien got sick and 5
s. for 4" Jimmie,n as he was always cal
~ ~ 10 be with him and care for hira.
r. the last days of his illness the nu
said Uncle "Billy" and Jinlm
were closeted together a great d.
and one evening Jimmie " came
of Uncle Billy's room with lpe
box which his Uncle Billy 4
Given him. 1t contained s5oO,O0C
four per cents. A week later y
- Billyn died, and by his will all
nephews and neices were left SSpe
3, each, including "Jimmie," who
that in addition to the ante-mol
mann. Gift of $780, 900. But not content
ss2; y ;S,s that. Uncle Billy made Jimmie
q. On executor without bonds, and his
Of s9'tS 10 as such amounted to s464,O ,OOO'
,sainr ? TllI whole value of Uncle Billy's estale
.. a little over s9,OOO,oOo. After tho