St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-16

keeps on buying and building and he owns
a number of the finest business sites in st.
Paul. His wealth would be difficult to
estimate.
The friends of WILLIAM constants
have an idea that he could write q check in
seven figures, honor it and net go broke,
either He has been malster and COM
mission man on jackson street for years
and years, as Mrs. Florence would say,
He don't put on any style, but pursues the
even tenor of his way and adds to his snug
| fortune.
For a good many years ANsEL Open
HEM has been the representative of big
pot of money. He was the business agent
and son-in-law of the late Herman Greve,
the millionaire. ard he is the pesSessOr of
shrewd business tact, being considerable of
a diplomat. He is interested in dozen
| tieancial schemes, and is very careful III
making his investments.
The snug fortune acquired bye. D. GIL
FILLAN may be ascribed to his fondneSs
and devotion to aqua pura. Like the
| prophet of old he Smote the rock from
which has sprung streams of living water,
which he has caused to run in limpid purity
| through the water mains of st. Paul. He
made pot of money out of the water sys-
tenn plant, which has been greatly added to
by wise investments.
Hon. EDMUND RICE is almost prince
if not in the size of his fortune, certainly
in open-handed generosity and princely de-
nations. He has made dozen fortunes
probably, and given them away. He is
generous, upright, brainy and courtly, a
fine lawyer, railroad man and every inch a
statesman.
Col. AND W. r. MERRIAM, father
>ff H.,
and business men you could find in days
walk. They combine brains, thrift and
staying qualities, and what they don't know
about running bank isn't worth KNOWN G.
HORACE THOMPSON is interested in
the First National bank. His wealth was
inherited.
THOMAS CRUISE is money magnate,
miner and Spectator at Helena, Mont
He delved his wealth from placer and
quartz mining. The other day he took
unto himself wife, realizing that it is not
good for man to live alone. He is very
affable and well liked.
ALEXANDER RAMSEY Is the father of
Ramsey county. He was Minnesota's first
governor, and has been a politician or
statesman all his life. His wealth is in
real estate.
M. DoRAN is splendid business man.
He possesses 6rst-class common sense and
has fine judgment. He is well-known as a
political wire-puller. He deals in grain
and has bonanza farm.
JOHN WANN bought the big bluff that
used to stand at Sibley street People
| laughed at him. but he turned it into gold
mine, SO to speak, and soon the laugh was
on the other side of the face. 1t was the
opening wedge for what has developed into
flav yhpIa 10 1tafr or 81 1o;4.
A. LANGEvIN settled ia the Sixth ward
when it was scarcely more than marsh.
He got hold of considerable land and it has
made him rich.
T. F. OAKEs is the vice president of the
Northern Pacific railway. He is a self
made man, and is regarded as one of the
foremost railroad managers in the United
States.
NELSON STANLEY is the big capitalist
of Bozeman. He is interested in gold
mines and stock ranches.
JUDGE HALE owns big lump of the
best property in st. Panl. He don't make
any noise about it.
The MESsRS. MANNHEIMER Bros. con-
duct the biggest retail dry goods store in
Minnesota They are all good business
men and are capital gentlemen socially.
BERNARD MICHEL conducts grocery
store on Rice street. He also exerts in
fluence as a politician. He has been a
friend of the poor man, and is well liked
ID. G. SHEPERD is conservative bust
ness man of st. Paul. Hemanages to keep
grim want in allegiance on plump income
awayu up in six figures.
Col. GRIGGs is seven-fgure man. He
is liberal, enterprising and about as good
an all around man as they make. He
made pile Of money! in the coal business
and has more than tripled it in real estate.
A. B. STICKNEY is the railroad presi-
dent. He has remarkable push and enter
prise and is coming to the front at 2:O7
gait.
NJ. AUERBAcH is the merchant prince.
He is an enterprising man and made his
fortune in the dry goods business.
b. BEAUPRE is the wholesale grocery
man. He has good big fortune and knows
how to enjoy it sensibly.
GEORGE BENZ is very enterprising
| citizen. He has made big money in real
estate and the wholesale liquor business.
r. A. SMITH was first a lawyer and is
now the successful banker. He has
prospered in the latter business and has
| invested largely in real estate.
JOHN SUMMERS made fortune as a
contractor. He now conducts the Windsor
| hotel.
CHARLES SHERMAN inherited his wealth.
John S. PRINCE has accumulated fine
competency in the banking and insurance
business.
ERAsTUs EDGERToN is the successful
banker.
CAPT. BERKEY was formerly the pro-
| prietor of livery stable He now runs a
bank, and has wooed fortune successfully
| in both.
FRANK B. CLARKE is the successful
railroad man. He carved out his own for
tune.
Col. ALLEN is the genial proprietor of
the Merchants hotel.