The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-06-28

SENATOR STANFORD. speedily sent to the
city to his business associates and
friends.
For several weeks past no indication
of his being in a precarious condition
entered his mind; in fact, he talked
confidently of his plans for the future.
He expressed desire to live ten years
longer in order to bring his university
into prominence. Latterly his limbs
became very much affected and week
ago he was hardly able to move about
without assistance. lie said he suffered
from gout, but that the hot treatment
he was undergoing would cure him.
He did not intend to return to Wash
ington unless the republican party
needed him in congress. There is no
doubt he would have resigned his sena-
torship before long. He had to be as
sisted in walking, but his mind was
perfectly clear and strong. The body
will be embalmed.
The body will be laid at rest in the
vault near the university in which the
remains of Leland Stanford, jr., now
repose. The contents of Senator STAN
ford's will are not generally known.
Stephen Gage, near friend of the late
senator, said: ~ am unable to give ac-
curate figures, but the estate will run
anywhere from s4O, 1000, 900 to 500, 0O0,-
O00."
Capt. N. G.. Smith is one of the exec
utors Of the will The university will
get, il is believed the Vina ranch of
10000 acres and most of the Palo Alto
property. Mrs. Stanford, under the
will, is to carry out the work of her
husband regarding the university.
Leland Stanford was born Ia Albany
county, n. Y, March o. 1924 He re-
ceived an academic education, entering
afterward the law office of Wheaton,
Doolittle 4 Hadley at Albany, in 1916.
After three years of study he was ad-
mitted to the practice of law in the SUI
preme court of the state of New York.
Later he removed to Port Washington.
where he engaged in the practice of
his profession for four years. In 1852
a fire destroyed his library and other
personal property and he removed to
California, where he became associated
in business with his brothers, three of
whom had preceded him to the Pacific
coast. He was at first in business at
Michigan Bluffs and in 1855 removed TO
Sacramento to engage in mercantile
pursuits on large scale.
He was q delegate TO the national re-
publican convention at Chicago in 1860
and was elected governor Of California,
serving from December. 1861, TO De-
cember, 1888 He also served as presi-
dent Of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company, experimenting its construc-
tion over the mountains, building $40
miles Of it in 300 days. He became in
terested in other railroads on the Pa
cific slope, also in agriculture and
manufactures. He was elected TO the
United states senate as republican in
place Of j. r. Forley in 1884 and was re-
elected in 1890, taking his scat March
4, 1891. Ills term Of service would have
expired March s, 1885,. lie was the
founder and patron of the great Leland
Stanford, jr., university, which was es-
tablished as memorial to his son.
Various estimates from time TO time
have been made OF Senator Stanford's
wealth. He has been by many placed
as high as $50, ,OOO,O 900 and even $50, OOO,-
900, and again there have been those
who have leaped all barriers and placed
his wealth at s70,0OO,OOO. In these
times, and considering his interests in
the Southern Pacific, great Palo Alto
and Vina ranches, his city and country
residences, it is difficult to arrive at
what he actually was worth. The resi-
dence at Palo Alto, with its extensive
grounds, is undoubtedly the finest of
its kind in California, and perhaps
there are no country residences in
America in all respects so fine. 1t is
here that the senator has spent most of
his time since he returned from Wash
in0t0n