Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-03

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~ gFest Business shr i.sdasss -ad ths
tArif shiea is prossraial VIA bis race.
az eans oat r. CaiIferaia sooa after tbe
sall fever are1s oas. aBi at onee engaged
IL the grocery busiless ia this cry, prs-
ferrias Is g fhs hazard aad harislips Of
mniBr. Everything which he touched
sesm. 8 to taFa - sotL He meis large
Yrsds in b . business comb'aIng VITA
several ~ his brothers Wao tat come
oat q the eosss. hs b)a hs a quarter ia
rerest in tte Albany brewery ia tais
tlay for a4J. This Vas the fo1ndatic "A
og SIS ps-ser.t large foFtaae aad com-
mere.ai Importance. AftE running the
bFe1 ~ few aFs his keen business
instincts saw Ia su ar-rehniag far
reore profitable leld % enterprise. The
story as his conquest OF the Sandwich
Isiau's IN a nutshell Is shat he took adj
vantage Of the Ignorance Of a kiag who
waafel mon and that he works his
eooiies r. death
al Sfrfck rs wealth il is imrossitls to
flrn any accurate estimate. because much
O. hs property i NOR. sagsi. aad il j. ua-
q rsto8t he reater part OF his forfuae IS
embarked ia ae sugar blsiaess, which Is
apt ID d-areeiate. Hs makes daily, the
year reanl. however. 60 barrels of sugar.
cor. aiming pa pounds Of sugar each.
worth an average OF - a barrel. This
makes a business OF $500 day or &c.
$1,000 a year. He makes "A clear rrcht OF
$40 a harrel. or sdo13 n day, which
amounts q = 10000 a year. lie controls
the enfire tr lte of tn coast, which repre-
serts l3,o00.1o) a year. D0w-l IT Honoiu-
~ BE- puts on more the airs OF an autocrat,
and hts course there lately has put him
into avor with both the netive and for
eien reputation. Last January he loaned
the Kine - 0W.0ce Among his employees
Sfrccsies = fr75lbiy more popular than
any other millionaire on the coass, be-
+ cans As has always tr atsl his people
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BE is OF medium hei ut. comDactly
built an dress : neltly- He has ia. face
+ % "a typical G rnan. with the high check
{ homes fair 81 n. and blue ewes OF the
+ Pa hariani. HIS eye is as clear a : that o.
a young man and his sk a. thou drowned
+ ~ exposure is also clean and heal hv.
n roanl head - covered with thick
growth o. hair rapi Nv changing from
gray % w,4lte This is the only in lic1tiol
+ Of his years. II has the alert look and
movemsat u man of thirty. and in his
stseiy-alas sves is a look VII ch goes far
/ to revsaih his character. He married years
+ AGO, when he was poor man. conely
German girl who was then employed
as a domestic in the family of a
large Eastern surar refner, AMI sh has
proved a good wife and mother. They
have four sons and one dau hter. The
father and the three elder sons among
whom Is Adoiph. who shot De Young, are
members OF the Pacific Club. in this city,
where the sons are general favorii -.
They arc all fne-looking men, of polished
address, and have Travelled much in Ec-
rope.
NJ. Spreckels is an easy man to get ac-
cess 30. but it is another ma ter entirely TO
draw any information out Of him. When
told Of the object OF the visit, be said:
"You may put it down that / always know
what is good for Claus Spr eckels, and
never fail TO turn this kAowled 20 to ac-
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