Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-21

bar, and in the same year began to practice st
Port Washington. Wis. In 1852. having suffered
by fire the loss Of his library and other prop
erty, he removed to California and began
mining for gold at Michigan Blun,
Placer county, subsequently becou.ing
associated in business with his three brothers,
who had preceded him to the Pacific coast In
1856 he went to San Francisco. where be entered
upon a number Of large mercantile enterprises.
laying the foundation OF fortune that has
to $50 .000, 600. In 1860 Mr.. Stanford entered
public life, having been elected that year .
delegate TO the Chicago convention that nomi-
mated Lincoln 10 the presidency. BE earn
estly advocated the project TO build
Pacific railroad and was elected
president OF the Central Pacific when
il organized in 1861. He was elected
governor OF California the-same year and served
from December, 1861. until December, 1865.
As president OF the Pacific road he superin-
tended its construction over mountains. build
ing $50 miles in 293 DAYS. MAY 10, 1863. be
drove the last spike at Promontory Point, Utah.
He also became interested IN other roads on
the Pacific slope and in the development of the
agriculture and manufactures of California
Ee elected to the L. S. Senate from Cali
| fornia in 1885, ard reelected in 1890 FOR
another term which would expire March 8,
! 1897. Mr.. Stanford was succeeded as president
of the Central Pacific by mir. c. p. Huntington
about two years ago.
Mr.. Stanford has given a large portion Of his
fortune and much Of his time in recent years
to the development of the university he
founded in memory of his only son. For this
purpose be gave TO the state of California
| S20, 900 600 70 be used in founding at Palo
| Alto a university. whose curriculum shall III
clude not only the usual college course. but
complete instruction in telecraphy. typesetting.
| typewriting. Journalism. bookkeeping, farming,
civil engineering and other practical branches
of education. The building was completed in
January. 1889. and tie university 10 now
thoroughly organized.
MRS. STANFORD.
Mrs. Leland Stanford, whose heart and efforts
were with her husband in his noble work Of
| founding the university and his other philan-
thropic efforts, is a native of Albany. NY, her
father being Dyer Lsthrop. a merchant of that
city. In 1850 Mrs. Stanford Was married and
went Immediately with her husband to Port
Washington. Wis. After a stay there Of one
year hr. Stanford came TO California and she
| remained with her parents three years. when
her husband returned and brought her 10 Cali
| fornia. Since then she has ever been by his
side and has participated in all his noble work.
She has done great deal Of benevolent work
| of which the world knows nothing. She has
| given thousands of dollars for the establish
| ment and maintenance of kindergsrtens and
charitable institutions. and there is no charits-
| BILE work of importance IN the state which hsf
| not been assisted by her in some way.
LELAND STANFORD, JR
Leland Stanford, jr. was born in Sacramento
May IA. 1868. and most Of his brief life was
spent in California. He went to Europe with
his parents in 1885, and in 1888 another trip
across the Atlantic was made. From this
| Young Leland never returned. After about .
year spent in travelling he was taken i'll in Rome,
| aud from there taken 20 Florence. Italy.
where he died March 10, 1854 He wss gifted
with rare intelligence and a genial disposition
and endeared himself TO all His parents have
never recovered from the shock caused by his
death.
| rur NEWs CAuSFS SURPRI0R.