Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-22

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o&< HAHC 49, -~-VUIE08
States s<astor Sfsnfsrd I'D q aid
night is<g night a his cpuntry rssi<isucs.
FsIo Alto. Ho uas in ths bsse of hsalsh
yeetsriay. took Z drive sround kis se<ck
tarn snd sst,rst1 shortly afew 10 o'ciock-
He nssie pe complaint daring Tie day
rsgardlng his health About midnight
Ais vzict enserr<t his hed room and
tound hs master dad His appearances
uas perfectly natural Th~ n~ws - the
eAstors death wzs speedily srns 10 tho
city to hiz business associative snd
friends For several weeks there had
bseu no ifdfcafions "a his being In =
preear,oas condition. aud be had talked
conhzicntiy of his plans for the future.
He expre>~ed desise to 1--we ten years
ionger IN order % hiring his university
into psnnsinenoe. Lafterly his hearing
had been very much affected. and .
week ago be xaa hardly able 10 move
ahoat without assistance lie said be
suffered froal gout. but that hot treat.
mept would cure him. lie did not in.
tend o. return IN Washington aucss the
republican party re~sied him in con.
gre~sL NJ doubt he would have re.
ssgnesi bis senaior~hip before long. sIe
had IN bc as~n.i~.s IN waking. but his
mind xas perfectly strong and clear as
cyer~ The bods will he embaimed
forn in New York state.
sepator Staafsxd ess horn In Albany
ceanty. New York. in i>s4. The senator
beidng-l to what be once called "a man
family There we're sesen brothers and
Only one sister. who died sariy. Six of
thssc broshers preceded Leland to Cali
fornia lie var the Iast Ia 60 there. in
l-o1 Previous TO THE departure for
the new II Dorado he had intended 10
become q lawyer. He began mining
gold At Michigan Bluff. Placer county.
California. first alone and later In as
s<ssistian with three Il his brothers who
had prg.rsied him there In lSG he re-
usosei To San Francisco and engaged in
mercantile pursuits on q large scale.
laying the foGndaficss IL the fortune of
fftJ odd million sloisars which b. leaves
o. bis islos- In lsfb be made his En-.
francr inso public In as a delegate 70
the Chieago convention which nouni-
nated Abraham Lincoln 10 the presi-
deny.
he was ono ~ the earliest and most
earnest advocates Il Pacific rasIrcad
and was elected president of the Central
Pacific eompany when IL Was organIx~i
IN fscs. The same year he was elected
goseroof sf California. aud served from
December. isff. 20 December. lstSs rs
psesssent of the p.sific read he super
infrneled rs construction over the moun-
tAins building ssa miles in 3i3 days
xrd ou Nssr'o i>sss sirov- the last spike
al PFcmontofy Point. Utah.
Fi~cscsl so the senate.
In lSs5 he was elected o. the United
States senate. Succeeding r. j. Farley.
derorrat. and was re elected upon the
expiration "a his term IN lsJl. OF late
years his finae hss heen given princi
pally 10 the great university which be
fvue.led IN boeoE ~ HE son and 10 rcli-
ties
Oxing 10 his generosity his great
wealth did not prejudice him in the
eyes of the labcrcrs. lie sss the ia'xesi,
gtver duFing ores lifetime ta phiia1s.
threpy. not emitting Girsrd I'D
AF. Stamford xss married At fhe sE.e
II lIis wife ass the daughtevc cs Dyer
Iafhrop merchant of Altany.
t.sghlcen years later their first ani only
child sss t,ofn. BE Tied n the aye q Z.
His dcath eaa great blow To both his
parerss. sho idulized MIN.
tft3ttt (t'Hffstt. bfss btsFf~Nf-
This great insti:u;ion az Paio Alto.
which vas iirst cpcn~d for students four
years a1rs. las an sndo~ ncbt ~ S9ltNl-
u0 Its curriculum Includes not only
ali the usua. collegiate studies. but alsso
instruction. IN teiegTaphy. typesstsIag.
ftpewritiDg. Journalism. bookkeeping.
fafnisg. civil engineering and other
prsctscai tr3urher q education. The
cornrs stc1e ssss laid May IA. l>s1 Is-
cIueied in the trusf fund fer the uain.
tcnsnee - the university = the stanford
estate ~ Vina fehama ccunty. This IL
the larze~t Vineyard IN the world IL
comrrise~ affe acres. 2lso % shi.h
are plal'ei nth growing vines. II -
divided infe 5iSsacre tracts and most of
the labor is performed b. Chlnan<n.
To the supporf of tbs university sil the
STAFFORD milions vii eventually 20.
sseser-pseps Icas- so Land Owners
pe bsy~ he meet notable measure in
tftdnefi p, the senator during his stty
At " ashinxton at lrssf The measure
whieh reviewed ths WIDEST discussion -
wss that providing fo< the ioaHing ~
money BY she government 90 the Owners
of lard. The faruner sFguei the rca-
efnr ~neesis ufrr~ money than he getz
He crssps are harvested onse year snd
~ thsn receives money fram what they
will hrin4 - The marset In the nesn
time be - hampsred by reason cf the
need q cash. and - obtsin msu~y he
caaaof sfford . pay ss hieh rate ~
faferrst "a sio~s a merchant \ banker
will ilepceit bssnslt &ifh thu Eovefn4ent
a. security fssr a sf~eer auoant % bank
ns,f,,s. Tbs a4sbey The banker sill. IN
ths feursr "a a pear. tarn ever and esor
ressin aevsrai tiraes. a sonsfscter. fsr
iratanee. ssll tssros 400 foF a year ~
& per esrt sod then empiuy loo ulep 'e
wark fer hin AZ 81 isy With this
sisn 4 siss - j. ahie ~ empiny them
one si4y. n m can convert the pr1dErt
~ fhssr iefsr info casa a. the els~p q
tlse las. g. ena rm2soY them th~ nesf
dar. su3 - 80 For efefy ~ofk lay - the
year fhua the vntrsetof = ffartnx
prsfst d.sy after day sish the naossey
he esprr~ed The fsfmer, On the ees
srsfY rsn ecly avail ssms~ifs a thss Priv
irge oncr IN Ar sutir~ v~sr
- gstr~~ pr~stfs~
For hse aea alaa4sufenf the ssnHtgr
crltisasea tie Americas trotfFF He
txsd the fsfssss seosf. ~oia q Nr f-sa
rer. ard fhs great sFisr. for shich tsi
eaisa Fostss q iss@i = paisi fititff Hs
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