St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-17
YOU Need Not Be Born Lucky But Can Acquire Luck Globe
He has spent great deal of money in
pOl,ticc
clarkson.s Newspaper Paid Him

C2arksOnss Newspaper Paid Him.
Clarkson's money was derived from
his newspaper. the Iowa State Register,
| published at Des Moines, Many oppor-
tunities for profit in the way of business
undertakings have been offered to him
since he achieved political distinction,
| but he has declined them.
Brice was poor lawyer at Lima. o.
| Through his connection with capitalists
| and contractors he got to building, buy
| ing and selling railroads by the whole
| sale. His generous contributions for.
campaign expenses led to his political
| prominence. So
Warner Miller grew rich in the manu-
facture of paper from wood pulp. hence
the political appellatioli of sssW cod
| Pulp" Miller. Ii the Nicaragua canal
| is put through successfully, he will add
greatly to his fortune.
Senator Quay has made money i'm the
| Oil and coal fields of Pennsylvania, and
in street railroad speculations. His
| fortune was wholly made after he en-.
| tered politics. ...,.-....
| Senator HIPS money was earned in
the practice of the law. Senator His
cock and. ex-Speaker Reed acquired
their money III the same way. The
| regulations of "SOckless" Simpson and
| Senator PETER are. likely to prove fleet.
ing. They have little or nothing ex-
| cept what they have saved from their.
| salaries.
Croker Was Once an Engineer.
Croker, the Tammany leader. had
nothing until lie became power an
politics. He was at one time the en-
gineer of fire engine. He is now an
extensive owner of real estate, and is
breeder of fine stock. He is said 10 have
| made some profitable specuiations in
| stock.
Despite his dissipation and squander-
| ing, John l.. Sullivan is real estate
owner. He bought houses when he had
more money than he knew what to do
| with.
Berry Wallis grandfatl er left him
fortune, ami he spent it in dress and
high living. Herr. Most is absolutely
| poverty stricken.
AS every body knows. Gould, Sage and
Cammack made their money in Wall
street, with eX-Secretary Whitney. Hal
ford earned his money as All editor in
indianapolis. Ind. Holman obtained
what he has by practicing law. Wanna
maker amassed wealth in his Philadel-
pbia mercantile establishment. Uncle
Jerry Rusk, once stage driver. earned
his money farming, logging and quarry
| ing.
The fortunes If the celebrated Amer.
leans prove that there is wealth to be
made III almost every kind of undertake
ing, and that politics in many i'll
stances is great help in making it.
The careers of these Americans also
demonstrate that fame is to be found in
diverse as we'll as divers ways.
Fortunes Across the Pond.
The fortunes of nearly all of the
1 famous foreigners were inherited. The
exceptions are strikingly few. The
wealth of the crowned heads and titled
persons belongs to families and is en-
tailed. The wealth of the Romanoffs
| constitutes practically the ownership of
| Russia and its revenues. The ears
| personal fortune is great. but will be
handed down to the next inheritor of
the dynasty.
| Stanley, the explorer. obtained his
| wealth through what were practically
commissions from commercial COM
panies for which he acted as agent in
Africa. Tippu lib grew opulent as a
| trader in Africa. Baron de Hrsch in
| herited large fortune and added to it
| by investments in mines and railroads.
The opportunities. both for fame and
fortune, 1t is easy to see, are far greater
i'll America than in any other land.