Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-07

VAAN01ONs V1s Z MIA
.,,a-..sss. % = n
eignt names, according 10 'ne assessor hsts
rstio OF JUST one IN one thousand OF tne
nuhoer OF persons assessed. nj; hihes
the only one whose name is iaminar 10 tne
puolic' ana ne is known cneny as Inc son OF
Oakes Ames and the brother OF the milllon-
are Lieutenant Governor. Inc oest estimate
o. Oh MI; dco hmes' an fortune makes ma IL petwee9
w, oUo,VOo ana VoO,oOO; ne is assessed
ior Slo,oOO,oOO. he IS quiet, unassumrng
business man, ABOUT nifty years oid: me
nucleus Oh nis Iol'une' some nve Ut sia u,,.
lions, ne ootained Dy inheritance, ana ms
CHIEF aim has been the development ot ms
iathers great en'erprise,sthe Union racine
raiIroau. =,
BUSINESS men estmase Jonn NJ. foroes
wealth. al ABOUT $l0,oOO.O0O. lie Is man
OF whose personal NE MS business assoclaies
,earn Dut ht!ie' lie Is an olu Iasnioneu
boston merchant, ne made money nisI I'D
.ne carrying traue' tnen I'D tne cohuiiss',h
business ana tne pulk OF MS fortune IN
wes,ern iaiIroau sn.orprises. MI. r1roes rs,,,N
whence he often drives IN IN the Rston
office. His summer house is most delight
ful spot on the Island OF Naushon, IN Bnz-
"A" "I'
j. Montgomery Sears is one OF the young
est OF Boston millionaires. He is not yet 80,
and on attaining his majority he received MS
millions from the administrators OF his rain
er's estate. Not long ago he was made the
victim OF most surprising attempt al black
mail. This is the first public allusion TO the
case that has been made, and the detailed
iacts are almost beyond reach. ihs mucn
is known, that enormous demands tor cash
were made and plot to place MT. sears IN
compromising position was laid with great
SIX III. me blackmailers spent some NOUS
ands OF oollars In preparing IL anu carried on
Voiunnlous correspondence WIN 'neis
intenueo Vlcum, anu nnaily inst all Lney hau
rsked and fled from the country The chief
OF the conspiracy was driven mad py !ne
iailure OF the great sriKe ior riches, anu Is
now an inmate oil an American insane asyl-
spiracy were the most dangerous of Parisan
blackmalers. and part OF the plot was laid
abroad, and MIR. Sears detectives were COM
PEELED to make one or two trips to Paris
| before the conspiracy was ever fully broken
up.
Rich Wen of the West.
John u. focKefeiler Is tue richest IN man nnn 10
Hieve.aaa, anu ~ worm aoout Sio,WO,oyv
Every uoiiar OF the vast sum was Ihauc;
directiy or indirectiy' ou. OF the otanuaro
~ company. MI; hocksieler is ~ wears
oid anu comes OF scotch ancestry. Wheh
young man lie was a commission merchant.
lie started small distlliery as an ex,
pertinent, lhe nucleus OF Tue otahuaruu u
OIL company. lie is superintendent,
OF inc second Baptlst church, anu
ms VIE, former s;nooi tescneI, teacnes
tne infant class. .. II. Wade IS the secolo
r'chest man IN cleveland lie Is worm per-
naps So,ooo'Uoo. nc was or'glhIly poor
carpenter. rory years ago ne Uecainc hn
amateur pholographer anu por'fait painter,
anu thirtY-seVen years ago ne iooK inc nrs'
daguerro'ype ever made west OF New iorR
city. Mr.; Wade was the originator OF the
western onlon leiegraph company
rev persons ianlliar with the great estaIes
VI Chlcaso VIII queslion thG s'a!e1,ent .na'
the largest Is that OF cyrus II. McOormick,
~n1cn WIN oH Is eslimatei & bY M nnanciers at ,sonl
s Siu.Uvv.Uy 10 sio'Uoo,Uuy ne iiIauJ Pt,i, " ~
,ha ,i,alu,a,ss nlnnI -; ,sap"S tnii S;.,d ro 1,
w. @ s.uuna IN fank ID saarsnai, r,eu' mn4
w, u'ei iTUi.y.e.snt seh's vi ase' e -
sa.lVe Oh conway, Mass, anu q. M, an pI' ea,ii
Iay en.e,Iu s.1ie eL don Ut.e
;, anea, nu',ns mg 'nI "%; utc'tea @ W son nnn
lne'."".,u ..,;,, h,o M elu hau Soo,ITo I;o
u. ~ n.n mnion W pu'onaS. ". .n.~ or
ins ,n.e,ess III .no ,a'u.o,. pam. A. ao;nt 81
peua,iie 1i,i apPa,en, na hc hau Inano'a
aoil.ies vi 'ne hISnes' oIuef, anu ne NV
sta; Th "a. .he Tsa uE"u y, .ht ,; fror
0nn n6o s az ooo mea nnn Is eSl,u S,n ~ n, uvu
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snaemu 9uslns nien & Mno lhI,s' y; pSi,;., i. NY "
seconu s licnet' II man III Ihcaso n,ap a. ~
11 AInlour. nt nas nau so'he motoe.;u ~ T.; :. u
s,rohes ci ues aou o lns nao oeeh kGo"u ~ % :,
.nnt s, ho nau sao'oyV,Oov Gasn MN i Wiz. ,hs a
mun oonee'ns' , ID qu,tc "eii nuo"n "a ,pa ,I
nc has ueen oausa. ~. Wn .ue ns,ns eiuI n;. 'I ~
wear 70 .he tune Oh in'i,lons. bu; lot .n,s ~ II
mouiu p,ooaoiF rahe .nc seGonu lns,.au .,, u
,; no .nilu iAnN' iie has iiiu''e n's lho''S pun
packing. u,,.,o, = l., Ill o,,, u,
! Ae.anuer Ml.Ehe.l Is ny a'i ouus ~. Wv
.lcnest nun IN 'iis"auhec; ne s' ~ 'dI; az;
.ne i,Gnest man oi tne Nol,nTeT. wv ~ ~, -,
wealth. s va Varoonsiy esllthateu aoo oan a., 'nY wa.