Wichita eagle., 1889-04-18
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MEN WITH MILLIONS.
Principal Nabobs Of America and
How They Made Their Money.
An Interesting Compilation Showing tho
Personal Fortunes In tho United States
"A Little List of Men Worth Over
S5,ooO,Ooo Per Man.

S5,ooo,Ooo Per Man.
An extraordinary coterie OF rich men,
says the Chicago Tribune, were those who
few Gays ago acted as pall-bearers at the
funeral of Weston Dobson, of Bethlehem,
Pa, himself worth 100000 Dobson's
pall-bearers were thirteen in number, and
the average wealth each man represented
was nearly s., 600. The total wealth of
the thirteen was $l0o, 000,00 They were E.
P. Wilbur, president of the Lehigh Valley
railroad; General W. E. Doster, Robert
Packer Linderman, grandson of the late Asa
Packer; William Chapman, the millionaire
slate manufacturer; Robert Fl. Sayre,
Samuel B. Price, E. B. Leisenring, Stanley
a Goodwin, George II. Meyers, Robert
Lockhart, ex-senator Eckiey B. Coke, whose
fortune is estimated at $40 000,O0O John
Thomas, and Daniel Bertsh, the two latter
the chief railroad and coal barons of the
Lehigh Valley.
l.. q. Letter, Washington, D. c., began
life poor, and is now worth SO, 100000 made
mostly in dry goods in Chicago.
Vice-President Morton is worth $40, Co.,
900, and did not have a large nest-egg to
start with.
Caldwell Cole, owner Of the yacht Daunt-
less, is bachelor, thirty-five and worth
$4,000 900. Mr.. Cole is one of the few rich
men who have inherited most of their fort
une.
A. III. Cannon, Washington Territory,
peddled sewing -machines through Oregon,
and is now rated at 1000, 900.
Ex-senator Palmer, Michigan, married
fortune and Is worth 100000.
A j. Drexel, of Philadelphia, is worth
10000, 900. He is the son of Francis Martin
Drexel, who was born IN Austrian Tyrol,
1892, portrait painter Of merit, who came
to this country to avoid one of Napoleon's
conscriptions. He engaged in the banking
business and his sons inherited a consider
able fortune.
Claus Spreckles is rated as high as So
100000.
Philip Armour, Chicago began life as a
butcher boy, and now has S25, 600.
James J. Hill, president OF the Manitoba
railroad, who not many years ago paid Nor
vsan W. Kittson s.. 500, 900 cash for one-ffth
interest IN the road, began earning money
by working on the st. Paul levee for $50 a
month. He was afterwards agent at st.
Paul for a line of river steamers. Mr.. Hill
is now worth 100000
John J. Blair, Blairstown, N j., is worth
10000 ,000 and began business by selling
plug tobacco and notions.
Robert Bonner, New York, began poor and
has s6OG0,000.
James Mcmillan, Detroit, has made s10,-
100000.
The Astor heirs will inherit 5000, 0OO, 600
mostly in gilt-edged real estate.
Calls P. Huntington, the railroad mag
nate, was once poor man, and is worth
$40. 900, 900.
Montgomery Sears, Boston, inherited
$1,000 600 from his father, but had to con-
test the will to get it. He is believed to be
worth Sl2, 100000. His father began life
poor
Z George NJ. Pullman, the palace-car man,
began life in small furniture business in
Albion, n. Y. He began with $50 and now
F., has s5,00o,OO0.
b. P. Hutchinson, ''Old Hutch" started
life at the shoemaker's bench at Lynn,
Mass He is worth 100000.
George Ehret New York beer king, is
but forty years old and worth s5,000,0O0
HE was SO poor few years ago when he
reached this country that he could not
speak the English language" is the way his
financial condition was expressed 10 the
writer.
General Russell a. Alger, of Detroit, is
worth s., 100000 and more.
Senator John P. Jones came to this
country from Wales and went gold-hunting
in 40 He is worth s15,0OO,000.
Marshal Field, Chicago, began as clerk in
Potter Palmers store, and has s15,OOO,OO0.
John D. Rockefeller, New York, began
life as bookkeeper in Cleveland, and is re-
ported to be worth s60,000000 He is still
young man. and one of the bralniest and
most unassuming of Americas great
tinanciers.
His brother. William A Rockefeller, is
worth 500, 100000
Henry A Flagler, who built the Ponce de
Leon Hotel at ST. Augustine, Fla, said to
be the finest hotel in the world, is worth
sl5,0O0,000
John J. Jennings, one Of Chicago's Oldest
residents, has made s.. 00O, 900 in real estate
The four male members of the Vanderbilt
family are rated: Cornelius, s1l0000,Oo0;
William K, SIS, 0Oo, 900; Frederick w, sl6,-
100000; George W, sl5,0OOOOO.
Jay Gould can not be worth less than $751;
100000
P. T. Barnum began poor, and has S.
O0OO00
John T. Davis, st. Louis, has made sl5,-
100000, mostly in dry goods.
Charles Mcclure, St. Louis, made S5,000,-
600 in Granite Mountain.
Ex-Governor English. of Connecticut, has
an estate valued at S5,000,000
Andrew Carnegie, the iron king, is worth
s40,000,000 and came to this country from
Scotland poor man.
Ten cottagers at Leuox last summer were
rated as follows: d. W. Bishop, Sl5, 600, 900;
George W. Westinghouse, s20,000, 600; W.
d. Sloane, SlS000,0 900; Charles Lanier, SIS
100000; G. G. Haven, Sl2000,0 600; George s.
Croker, $4,000, 600; W. H Bradford, So
0o0, 900; Arson P. Stokes, 100000; Bray
ton Ives, 81, 100000; Colonel Auchmutty, So
10000.
Charles +. a. Henrichs began as q clerk
and now has s5,0oO,00
j. W Mackay, SSo,OoO,OOo. was ship
builder at days wages before he was gold
hunter.
Senator James G. Fair kept a saloon for
miners, and is worth S20,000000
Leland Stanford is worth $40, 100000
Charles Pratt, the Brooklyn oil man, is
worth 81, 0oo 600.
Russell Sage is 40 years old and worth
s40,000,0O0.
Samuel A. Scott, Kansas City, has S1O,-
100000
George W Childs. of Philadelphia, was an
errand boy in bookstore, became clerk,
then a partner with f. L. Patterson, and
later with J. P. Lippincott in the publishing
business Among the famous books issued
by the firm was Parson Brownlow's Rem
iniscences," for which they paid the author
$4,000 in ROYALTIES Mr.. Childs is worth not
less than SI5.0oo0 600.
John Wanamaker, the new postmaster
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