Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1884-09-12
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"Can yon toll 80 a'1at s,m, Of TIA
rich mrn 18th whom yui have boon a..
qua,ntrd
We'll nv personal = .iHtiuian e. hfs
extended g. - few uiliuHait,s ilols
WAS Mr. William /. Dodge &C., sat
very wealthv, aud b. ma.lr usr ui
great deal oi his mHnty IA ptumltiut
religious anl rvfufmatoFy usssurrs IN
many respects io WIS a r,mafbahi
cool man. keoS hf \. Ntaeart
saw him few months before Lts Il ath
and hal talk With him q, hs ionse
llo informed me thai one ~ the ~ an,
hv Witch ha hal commanded - g e,
vas the system of giving people who
purchased goo,ls from him the mll
worth of their moHeF NJ Theodore
" Stout VAS on" of the aticsi bankers
and brokers ever knew suppus I
must include MI. Domas Harm iu Wv
last ot very tioh men has Drmas iust
portion ~ his money ~ tho NV paper
business suppose NJ " ! topner
10 wofth = million dollars liuh iohn
MorriSsey, the iia,pora. Mosss rayipr.
Hollis l. fowefs, Jim irk, n -.
Roberts. !. l. Hall end Jim r.nnsit
can also be aprende 90 tho l,,t rrs.
sumo there are Hsufe Of miliinnaires
Who do mol let the world know thlt
they have 80 much money. MANY firh
men are misefa sni take q delight ~
giving the impress on that tho3 ate
comparatively poor.
Andrew stout. president IT Tho New
York shoe aud Leather bank, started
Lam IL.
into trade. Rni after several rnssFass
made fortune. Russell Nafu brsan
his business lite a. = clerk Ia a morcau.
tile house IN Troy. he showed marked
capacity and superior luigsenl, aud q.
~ went into business ON his own Ne.
count. Now he IL ono ~ tho chirf men
~ Wall street. lis lives ~ ole AMI
style. snd has hi- home on Iith
avenue. ile Keeps elegant carriages
and fine horses. kov. Matthew ilals
Smith said Of him "Nr rsgr uses III.
great wealth with wisdom, aud crate.
fully as . Christian should d.. from
boyhooi up his career has been 70.
markable one. His industry ~ q habit.
He walked surely np through all tho
grades of siorcboy, clerk. salc.man. 20.
taller and wholesale dealer. ils relioI
ON no chances. but trusted lcyel.headel.
ness. fidelity, and strong common
sense"
Referring 90 tho lato Commodore
Vanderbilt the sa,ae writer said lie
dressed like . college professor or .
well-endowed clergy 81. neck.
tie was snowy. like his hair. iIe lived
IN downto mansion. roomy aud
full Of comfort. after the order OF tho
old kniokerhockers. Hts office Was q
plain. m pretentions room, and his
style of life very simple" Although
the above was written of tho rOmmo-
dore. the same remarks could not apply
TO some Of the surviving members Of
his family.
faran Stevens, when boz, was en-
ployed In stable. After making q
success II the Revere house In BOSTON.
he took possession Of tho fifth Avenua
hotel in New York. A. that time ths
Fifth Avenue hotel was in aa uniini iiei
condition and was regarded a. failure.
Stevens took q lease ~ ihs property
and opened tho hotel 10 tho publ Q. Ills
New York venture was . great success,
~ is we'll known.
James u. ksens. 10 10 'aId. came from
England to America when boy, be.
cause his father had met with business
reverse In the former country. A con.
siderats broker gave young James
start. His first great operation was In
"Belober aud Crown Point" In which
In cleared about s250,OO0 When his
health gave way he loft California and
cWne 30 New York. His present busi.
meas Office is small snits Of rooms oa
the fourth floor Of building in Broad
street.