Workmen's advocate., 1890-04-19

ol thenl ine loTnleT IS lne STeat packer. The latter was presented with round million dollars on the occasion of his marriage, and it is safe to say no inroads have been made upon it since that event The others are the children of George Armour. deceased. He left fortune of S6 1000, ,000. the bulk of which was made in the grain elevator business, Under his wilt the estate was divided equally among his children, In the esti- mate O their wealth no allowance was made for natural increase, although it must be considerable. It might be well to add that this family is not related to the other of the same name.
 CAPITALISTS OF THE SAME NAME.
 Then there are the two Fields, broth. CTS. Marshall heads the list, as he heads the great dry goods house that bears his name. Henry Field is banker, Then there are the Cudahys, all of them brothers and all of them owing their million and over to the pork packing industry. Then come the HutChlnsons, father and son. The former is the redoubtabe B. F., who has a national, nay, an international reputation. He t and is nothing if not a speculator. Last fall a year ago he was blessed of the farmer in the West because he forced the price of wheat from about 65 cents up to Sl, and accursed of the bread winner in the East, for the reason that his baker asked cents for the loaf that he had formerly sold for 6. The son started with $l 000 ,000, gift from the old gentleman, and that he has added to 1t goes without saying.
 The name of Mccormick is duplicated twice over. The duplicates are the heirs of the great reaper works proprietor, who left a fortunes of 20,OO0, 900, and the original is the brother. The com bined wealth of the family is much nearer $40 100000 than the figures 1 given. Then there are the Farwells, but who Tn the West will say the name is mentioned twice for the purpose of increasing the list Everyone knows that John V. and Charles B. are brothers in the dry goods house that bears their name. The formers ambition has been satisfied in his business; the latter added politics, and is now United States Senator from Illinois. The Swifts are the great dressed beef shipper Tbey are all brothers, and judging from their fortunes each must have helped the other. G. F. Swift is perhaps the most transformations millionaire in the West. He lives quietly on Emerald avenue, in the Town of Lake, or what used to be the Town of Lake. There is no style about his establishment, and the chances are that visitor is just as likely to have the door opened for him by the million aire himself as by one of the servants, The Rents are brothers, Sydney being the well-known capitalist and specu- lator. The name of but one Mandel appears on the list, yet common belief gives each one of the three credit for being the owner of a roun1 million at least. The Brands are brewers and made their fortunes in beer The two Taylors are not related. One of them is the Congressman and the other the well known society man. The Biairs are brothers, one of them, Chauncey making his fortune in banking, and the other, William, in the hardware busl- ness. The list contains but one Deerlng. There ought to be two as it is positively known that more than one made great deal over $1 O0O,0 ,000 in the manufacture Of harvesting machinery. John B. sherman is the head and front of the Stock Yards company. E. G, and Ed. son Keith are brothers. The former is q banker and interested in commerce, and the latter is the head of the great whole sale millinery firm bearing his name. The Scotts are also brothers. They are the responsible men in the wholesale and retail houses of Carson, Price, Scott & Go. The Kohns are brothers, too and are associated together in the manu facture of clothing. The Spragues art also brothers. Their fortunes were bull up in the grocery business. There art two Frasers and two Chalmers, the foul constituting the well-known mining machinery manufacturing firm of Fra ser < Chalmers.