Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-10-18

Companies, they are connected with rail
road and other large enterprises, thsy are
concerned in a great bridge work at Will
miugtor, Dsl., and they are On the
directories of other large corpora
lions. II does not follow from this, how
ever, that the various institutions and IN
terests with which they are associated are
at all interested in or connected with the
railroad enterprises undertaken and TO be
undertaken in this city and its immediate
vicinity. These gentlemen not only have
share in the management of large Eastern
institutions, but they are themselves rich
in this worlds goods. They are million
aires in "their Dan right, >" Is We say OF the
manageable young lady, sometimes, aud
it is their own individuality which comes
most prominently TO the front III the
Wheeling investment. For instance, three
OF the visitors ere rated as bsiDg worth
about S. 900 600 each, aud five others are
rated al about 50 600 600 each. Here We
have about $50 600, 900 divided up among
about eight men. The Others are oolY
ricd 10 lesser degree, aud II IS safe TO say
that abou, $40, GOO, 600 can be credited mp
10 the account Of the gueeis who nave been
entertained here during the past two dsys.
Many more millions axe represented Ia the
various institutions with which these gen.
tlemen ere associated.
George A. Miner, Of Boston, Is large
stocSholder in the Hide and Lsather Bank
of that city, and is one of the largest cloth
ing merchants in the city. He Is man
rather below medium statue and wears
gray mustache. SIR. Miner is a very
ealthy man.
r II. Rochester, of New York, is Treas-
urer OF the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. lie is very wealthy, and Is tall
fiue-lOoking gentleman. wearing full
black beard. sprinkled little with gray.
J. n. Bradley of New York, is d.
rector in the Bank of Ne York. he Is a
man of about 20 years of age, and wears a
clearly shayeu face He is worth severa
millions Of dollars ard has retired from
sctive business life.
G. D. Lsyerick, of New York, ia the
head of the firm Of o. D. Leverick d Co..
bankers, AZ Wall street, and 10 also di-
rector OF the Bank of New York. He
wears a foil gray beard and is little he
low the average height. He is a very
wealthy msm.
G. p. Hall lisa yOung man who wears a
| foil auburn beard. He is a teller in the
Bank Of New York and is quite we'll of.
Jacob Rogers ia President of the Railroad
National Bank o. 10 sell, Mass, and ie
worth belt million dollars. Hs is elso
custodian Of the Aver estate, worth many
milione, and 10 besides connected with
many eastern financial institutions he
ia 2 email man and wears gray sidewhis-
kers sud mustsche
A. L Ripley IS f. con Of George Ripley,
President OF the National Hide and
Leather Bank of Boston. Mr. Ripley rep
resents his father, who is millionaire sev-
ersl times over. He Is young man and
wears q full dark beard.
Henry b. Lsidlaw is Director in the
Bank of New York, and represents the
Bank OF California. He s also connected
with number OF other New York fnan-
oial institutions. He is q millionaire
several times. He is OF medium height
add wears full gray beard.
James MOir ig heavy stakeholder in
( the Bank IF New York and is very
wealthy. He is a tall gentleman and
wears full gray beard and mustsche.
/ He is also one OF the most genial gentle
men in the party.
Henry +. Resell, Jr., represents his
/ father. who is the senior member of the
extensive manu- acturing company Of Rus
sell q Erwin, Of New York, and is n
several time millionaire. Mr.. Russell,
Jr., is a small man and wears light
mustache.
Gouveneur W. Morris Is one of the most
distinguished members Of the party, be-
ing member of one of the oldest and bsst
known families in New York St te. He
represents the banking house Of Myers,
Rutherford & Co., OF Wall street, very
rich house. He is q young man, quite tall
and handsome, and wears light mustaChe
and glasses
E S. Mason is cashier CT the Bank OF
New York. Hs is a young man, not par
iiculsrly wealthy, but is a member OF the
syndicate. He ia an average sized man
and wears black mustache.
J. W. McCollCch is a son of Hugh Nc
Culloch, ex-Secretsry of the Treasury. He
- connected with the West Shore railroad,
and was former civil engineer. He was
particularly struck with the masonry in
the bridge piers, and ssid he never saw
fner piece of work and was surprised at
the short time consumed in their erection.
Mr. Chao Hunt, Of Cincinnati, who
Joined the party yesterday, ia q representa-
tive of important Philadelphia interests
These ara all the gentlemen interested
in the syndicate, except Hon. D. X. Paige,
Of the firm of Paige, Carey & Co, who il
alsl q heavy stockhOlder Mr.. Paige ia
one of the most genial Of gentlemen, and
besides hi3 large interests in contracting
firms he Ia the ssnior partner 10 one of the
largest wholesale hardware firms in Ohio,
st Akron Mr.. Paige expresses himself as
highly pleased with the good impression
made upoa the Eastern gentlemen snd
feels 10 il especial qualification because he
was ons OF the frmest supporters of the
project. Mr.. Paige is also one of the
baudsomest men il the party, being above
six feet, of graceful proportions aud wear
ing dark mustsche.
The other gentlemen who accompanied
the party sre: Ira Abbott, civil engineer,
President Of the Dominion Bridge Com
p3ny, of Montreal, Canada; II. G.. Morse,
| President Of the Ejgenore Bridge Works,
Of Wilmington, Del, who are building the
supeTstTuctuEe Of the Union bridge. he
is one Of the smsrlest bridge men in the
country, and commands a salary of 800
GOO q year; VIM. Sellers, of Wilmington,
also connected with the bridge work
Walter WellmsD, The Washington repre-
sentative OF the Chicago Herald, and a we'll
known newspaper man, Harry Barton, also
q Washington newspaper man, the two
latter gentlemen being guests of Mr..
Paige.
The members of the syndicate all ex.
pressed themselves as being surprised at
the rapid progress the contractors have
msde in bailiing the piers, and they not
slow about expressing their qualification.
They comphmentsd Messrs. D. N Carey
and jerry LeDuke of the firm, Who had
charge Of the work, very highly upon the
remarkable progress sad fine work.
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