Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-07-26

Jones, Mackay and Fair Dtshed Up
by "A COrresDOndent.

by u correspondent.
Otto Greenwood, formerly of the Carson
Mint, but now Of San Francisco, in letter
to the Enterprise makes the following OBJ
servations: Senator Jones is aristocrati-
cally domiciled at the Palace Hotel, and l
doubt whether any great American, except
ing the President, has so many callers per
day as he. He makes more appointments
than he can fill, but this is merely a mis-
calculation Of the head and not Of the
heart. Yet In the long run, everyone has
his hearing, and scarcely anyone leaves his
presence unsatisfied. Men may deride
him for neglect Of appointment and unin-
territorial failure to grant certain service,
but his personal magnetism is 80 irresisti-
BILE that the moment they again appear in
his presence they forget all the disappoint-
ments he has caused them. The fact is,
Senator Jones tries to assist every old ac-
quaintance appealing TO him for aid. and
in many-very many-instances he sue
ceeds; but his multifarious business inter-
ests require some attention, and, III justice
to himself, he cannot devote all his time to
others, most of whom have not the slight
tbb ClhlLu uDOu AIc iDuu6uCC' L Gull bdiCly
state that if he has not grstified the desire
OF all who come TO him for one thing or an
other, he has performed more kind deeds
for old Pacific Slopers" than any other
man occupying a similar influential posi-
ton. What precludes him from being the
greatest benefactor of his time is that
bis opportunities are not as great as his
desire to ameliorate the condition of his
friends. Self-protection is not one Of
his virtues. for at the hight of pros
perity during the years from 1871 to
1876 he gave away more than $1,000, 900
to his friends Of early days. The Senator
ia again on the highway to accommodating
great wealth from several gigantic, promis-
ing enterprises, and, although his royal
nature will irresistably prompt him to
share his fortune with his less prosperous
confreres Of early days, his more unselfsh
friends would be glad to have him provide
plentifully for the party of the first part,
for the inevitable showery day.
Senator Fair is one OF the big fish in the
aristocratic social swim here. The suave
and extremely courteous name in which
he treats one on the street or receives one
in his Office has certainly had the effect of
winning for him the good opinion Of the
thousands OF humble persons constantly
visiting him. Some will say il costs moth
ing, but then under what obligation is q
man SO exclusively independent of the
world to vouchsafe any one the slightest
measure OF courtesy? He might be stern,
sutocratic in his demeanor, and yet COM
mand the servilisy Of those who seek serv-
ice at his hands. l imagine that the
Senator's true nature has always been
maliciously misrepresented. That he
has faults l will not attempt TO deny, but
that they are more glaring than those Of
ordinary human nature ia not true. He
has recently purchased the Real Estate
Associates building, on the east side Of
Montgomery street. opposite the Russ
House, in which, il is said, he will open a
gigantic banking house. What makes me
believe the report to have no foundation
in fact 10 that some OF the heaviest bankers
have told me there is too much banking
capital here now for commercial or other
purposes. Yet n cannot tell anything
about the Senator's schemes. Some
days ago / interviewed him upon the
above subject and he absolutely declined
to deny that the report of this project is
untrue. / am quite confident that be will
again shy his castor into Nevada's United
States Senatorial ring next year, as the
social and political life at the nations
capital has an attraction for him which he
is loath to %relinquish. And why should
he give it up? II he wants the bauble he
can buy it; a cipher, or two or three, is
naught to him. / assume the response
bility Of the statement that Senator Fair
can succeed himself IL he so desires.
John w. Msckay, after a longer sojourn
here than usual, has gone East. He is the
most exclusive OF Nevads's plutocrAts.
During his recent stay here he could daily
have been seen passing a GER tain point to
and from his office, with scarcely a variation
of FIVE minutes time. His attire and gen.
eral demeanor are most unostentatious,
and one not knowing him would take him
for an ordinary prosperous business man.
He customarily carries a light overcost
carelessly thrown over his left arm, and is
rarely seen accompanied by any one. I'M
less il may be by William s. Lyle, the
manager of his Mexican mines. Mr..
Msckay's vast business interests preclude
him from posing much in society here, yet
those who do not meet him say many
kind things OF his intelligence and gener-
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