The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-04-29

most OF the time since, with q prospect OF
remaining as long as he will consent to do
so. Quiet and unassuming, he watches his
opportunities and turns them all TO good &C.
count He is spoken of by those who know
him best as one of shire widest members on
the Republican side Of the Senate Certain
~ there Is no more popular nan with those
who know him best. His wealth is various
~ estimated at from s., 600, 900 10 more than
double that sum.
Senator Fair is generally counted as rank.
ing next, though there is not very much
known here abont the details OF his foam
cial condition. He IS 'selfm ade'
man, rs regards his wealth, having made his
fortune by his own efforts, as is the case with
each Of the ilustIio1s rric Wins faces are
given in this article r. pt Aa"s 10
bandsomesS MAJ rae. 9Th fine NJ
handsome face aD' 4Snifcsns beard. He
is che of the few asuators who are not IA
tlves of this country. having been born in
Ireland fifty-four years ago. He is a thorough
student and probably the best educated man
Of the three. having received thorough
business education in Chicago. paying esps-
cIsl attention to scientific studies which
especially fitted him FOR the mining business
in which he has since been. engaged. he
was one OF the '49-ers, remaining IN Cali
fornia until 1860. when he went to Nevada,
where he has since resided, and where he has
had at all times BEEN extensively engaged
in mining, constructing huge quartz mills,
building water works, etc. I'm 1867 he
formed partnership with John w. Mackey,
]. c. Flood and William s. O'Brien. 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 superintendency o. Mr.. Fair, Is
estimated at about 500 100000. He is also
extensively engaged in real estate and build
ings in San Francisco. and is largely inter
esied in various manufactures or 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
miiliOnaiIes many times over, have attained
to this eminence by their own personal en-
beavers. In every one of the cases the men
have begun ct the very bottom Of the lad
cer-Mr. Stanford IS o young and brietiess
barrister, Mr.. Sawyer, with his ak in the
woods OF Wisconsin, and Mr. Fair as a miner
in California.
It is q popular notion that there are good
n any wealthy men in the Senate. 1t is
popular fallaoy. There are a good many
who have something more than their salary,
but these three are probably the only mill
iOnairss in that body, unless We except
Payne. of Ohio, ard Use" Brown, of Georgia,
who may possibly rank in this list, CT Jones.
of Nevada, who is sometimes wealthy and
sometimes otherwise. There are some very
exaggerated stories about the wealth of Sen-
ators Edmunds, of Vermont, is spoken OF
as q millionaire. He is far from il. It has
also been asserted that be has an income of
many thousands OF dollars from his Law
practice a Senator who knows says in re.
ply to the statement that he probably does
not make Thousand dollars year at Law
now. Sherman. of Ohio. is credited
with being a millionaire, but be is not
Ok Il l. IL.
the reputation of being a rich man, probably
Goes OF know how much he 10 worth but it
does not seem that the golden reports that
preceded his arrsvsl are to be sustained.
Senator Palmer, of Michigan, is spoken of as
millionaire, He is not one and does not