The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-26

most of the time since, with q prospect Of
remaining rs long as he will consent to do
90. Quiet and unassuming, he watches his
opportunities and turns them all TO good ac-
count. He is spoken OF by those who know
him best as one OF shrewdsst members on
the Republican side of the Senate. Certain
ly there Is no more popular man with those
who know him best. His wealth is various
ly estimated at from IS, 000, 900 TO more than
double that sum.
Senator Fair is generally counted ss rsnk.
ing next, though there is not very much
Known here about the details of mis- 6nan-
cial condition. He is "salf-msds"
man, as regards his wealth, having made his
fortune by his own efforts, as is the case with
each of The illustyioUs trio who's faces are
given in this article. He il, perhaps, the
bapGscmesr mSn Of three, with fine ngure,
handsome face and magnificent bssrd. Hs
is one of the few Senators who are not ne
tives Of this country. having been born in
Ireland fiity-f01r years ago. de is a thorough
student and probably the best educated man
Of the three. having received a thorough
business education 10 Chicago. paying esps-
cIal attention To scientific studies which
especially fitted him for the mining business
IN which be has since been engaged. De
vas one OF the '49.ers, remaining In Cali
iornia until 1860. when he went to Nevada
where he has since resided, and where be has
had ali times been extensively engaged
in mlnlI &, constructing huge quartz mills,
building water works, etc In 1867 he
formed q partn ership with John w Mackey,
J. Q. Flood end William s. OBrien. The
firm purchased the control OF the Bonanzss
and several other well-known mines, the
yield OF gold and silver from which, while
under the SUPPLEMENTARY OF Mr. Fair, is
estimated at about 5000 100000. He is alec
extensively engaged in real estate and build
ings in San francisco, and is largely inter-
ested in various manufactures OF the Pacific
coast. 1t is encouraging to the average
young American to reflect that these three
men, the wealthiest in the Senate, who have
attained to the highest Office this side of the
Presidency, and are at the same time
millionaires many times over, have attained
ic this eminence by their own personal en-
6eavoYs. In every one OF tho cases t1e men
have bFgnn at the very bottom OF the lad
der-MT. Stanford as a young and briehess
bsTristsf. Mr. Sawy er, with his ak in the
woods Of Wisconsin, AID Dir. Fair as miner
in California
1t is a popular notion that there are good
Il any wealthy men in the Senate. It is q
popular fallacy. There are q good many
VII o have something more than their salary,
but these thee are probably the only mill.
ioDsiIes in that body, unless We except
Payne. OF Ohio, and "Jse" Brown, of Georgia,
who may possibly rank in this list. or Jones,
OF Nevada, who is sometimes wealthy and
sOmeiimes otherwise. There are some very
exaggerated stories about the wealth of Sen.
stcTs E6munds, of Vermont, is spoken OF
millionaire. he is Ear from it. 1t has
also been asserted that be has an income OF
many thousands of dollars from bis la y
practice a Senator who knows saws in re-
ply to tie statement that be probably doe,
not make thousand dollars a year at Ian
now. Sherman, of Ohio, is credited
with being a millionaire but he is not
Sabin, of Minnesota, who came here with
'be reputation of being rich MAJ, probably
does not know bow much he is worth bat II
does not seem that the golden reports that
preceded his arrival are to be sustained
Senator Palmer, of Michigan, is spoken of as
y millionaire. He is not one, and does not