The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-12-06

him and he moved to Idaho He put his
muscle into politics and during his first
congressional campaign he spoke in every
settlement in Idaho, travelling over its S., 600
square miles or mountainous territory on
mules and in stage coaches and being at
times nearly a month away from the rail
rosd. His indefatigable energy enabled
him to beat the older politicians of the state,
and this will make him one of the hard
workers of the Senate. He is an unpreten-
tious man and his chief pleasure is
in his work. He is q bachelor and lives
very quietly at Washington apparently car
ing nothing for society.
TWO Ex-REPREsENTATIvEs
Senator Blair of New Hampshire and
Hearst of California are succeeded by two
men who served together in the House Of
Representative These are DR.. Jacob Gal
lipger and Mr.. Charles FELTON,. Calling er
is a bright-eyed, black-mustached, semi
bald little man whose frame is packed full
of nervous activity. He is smart politl-
clan, ready speaker. and cordial hatred
exists between himself and his colleague,
] Senator Chandler. He began life poor and
has been printer an editor and doctor.
/ He has made money in all his trades and
professions and he is now q well-to-do man
! for New Hampshire.
! Mr.. Charles FELTON, also started life with
| nothing and he is now rich man in that
state of rich men, California. This means
! that he is millionaire. He owns mining
stocks, railroad stocks and bonds, and he
| owns the water works of one of the best
suburban towns near San Francisco. He
| is very modest with all his millions and he
! is one of the most earnest and practical men
in Congress. The newspapers not long ago
! put him down as worth fifteen million dol
| lars. [ happened to be with him when he
/ tf.fo AVID "a rxycc Inv T11nc rlo
pleased with it. 1.-The newspaper report
ers," said he, always over estimate the
wealth of public man. l never made
money so fast in my life as since ! came to
| Congress. My actual wealth has not in
creased but the newspapers have made me
out many millions richer than am" There
| is no doubt, however, but that FELTON, is
worth several million dollars. He was
born in New York, and ct seventeen went
| to California to make his fortune. He
| studied law, tried one case and then dropped
the law and went into business. He has
never been candidate for Office and his
| political honors have been thrust upon him.
He does not think much of congressional
| methods and says he will not remain in the
Senate without he can do something. Sen
ator FELTON, is now nearly fifty years old.
He is a well-dressed man of about five feet
six and he weighs just one hundred and
| thirty pounds. He is noted for his good
fellowship and his sterling business quail
ties. He is man Of ideas and can make q
speech which will hold the attention Of the
galleries.
SENATORS BRICE AND HILL.
Next to FELTON, the richest man of the new
members is probably Col Brice, who
represents Ohio, but lives in New York.
Brice's fortune, however, is specializing
one and he is engaged in so many things
that he does not know himself just how rich
he is. / knew him when he was worth a
hundred thousand dollars less than nothing
and this was only about ten years ago.
Governor Foster who is now secretary Of
the treasury was then the chief executive
of Ohio and Brice and he were building the
Ohio Central railroad. They finished it
but don't think it paid until they ran 1t
into the coal fields. Then the stock took a
turn and Brice was able to pay his debts,
and to clear more than hundred thousand
dollars. He next made big fortune out
| of the Nickel-p plate railroad and his friends
say he has been making money eyersinee.