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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14

he removed to Ohio, and was employed
by railroads in that state in similar
capacity. From 1858 to 1856 he served
the New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio
road as chief engineer. The road was
then known as the Atlantic & Great
Western. During 1856 Mr.. Shepard
health became impaired, and he re-
moved to Wisconsin, where he ac-
cepted position as civil engineer of
one OF. the roads in process of construc-
ton in that state. In June, 1857, Mr..
Shepard came to Minnesota and ac-
| cepted the post of chief engineer of the
Minnesota & Pacific railroad, suisse
quently known as the st. Paul Mime
apolfs & Manitoba. He remained with
the road in that capacity until 1860,
during which time the line was located
and grading was completed two and a
/ half miles from st. Paul toward ST.
! Cloud. Mr.. Shepard enjoyed the dis
j tinction in 1858 of turning the first sod
ever turned on a railroad in Minnesota
| This was near the present Calvary
cemetery. In 1860 Mr.. Shepard resigned
his position, as the project of building
Che road fell through, owing to the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14
DAVID C. SHEPARD.
The Celebrated Railroad CONTRACT
tors Career.

An interesting career is that of d.
c. Shepard. the celebrated railroad
contractor of the Northwest. Mr..
confined to the Northwest. The man
who constructed nearly the entire mile
age of the Great Northern railroad
must needs be known elsewhere than
at home. Mr.. Shepard's wealth is esti-
mated at about $2,0O0,00O The story of
his life will show the reason of his
prosperity-a prosperity not dependent
upon the fortunate auctuation of the
stock market or other specializing de-
vices.
Mr.. Shepard was born in 1923 in Cen
eseo, Livingston county, n. Y. The
dwelling wherein he was born subse-
'quently became the poorhouse Of the
county, but that happened after Mr.
Shepard's father had sold it. But new
ertheless when Mr.. Shepard was a boy
in his teens, SO he says, his relatives
would occasionally remind him, by way
of reproving any exhibition of undue in
dependence or pride, that he was born
in poorhouSe. Mr.. Shepard spent
his early life on a farm. He received
| a good common school education and
supplemented it with an academic
course. Then he became a civil en-
gineer, gaining his first experience in
canals. This was in 1S47 Mr. Shepard
married in 1850. A year later he left
the canals, and was employed for some
twelve months as a civil engineer on
various railroads in the state. In 1863
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ton, he was made the general man
ager of the company. Its purpose was
to construct the Northern Pacific rail-
road across the state of Minnesota.
The duties of Mr.. Shepard as general
manager of the company necessitated
his resignation of his position with
the Milwaukee & st. Paul company.
At the time of his resignation Mr.. Shop
ard was receiving salary of $4,000
year from the Milwaukee & st. Paul
company. In 1872 the contract with
the Northern Pacific was completed.
Mr.. Shepard then entered into partner
ship with r. B. Langdon and A. H.
Linton, Of Minneapolis. During the
succeeding twelve years the firm built
a legion of railroads. The partnership
lasted until 1884, the year the Burling-
ton was constructed. During these
years they executed great many large
contracts appointing to several thou
sand miles. The largest single contract
was for CTS miles of the Canadian Pa
cific railroad. The contractors also
built a great many miles of road for
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14

to st: Paul. Mr.. Hill was quick to see
that he and Mr.. Griggs must do somes
thing if they proposed to make their
business in st. Paul pay. He accord
ingly offered to go into partnership
with the Duluth dealers, and they con-
scented to the agreement. During the
ensuing three years from 10000 to 10000
tons of coal were handled on the Du-
luth docks. But the failure of Jay
Cooke in 1873 caused a collapse of the
Duluth business.
Then came the hard times. The St.
Paul & Pacific road went into the
hands of a receiver named Farley. Mr..
Hill recognized that the true northern
route to the Pacific was via the Sas-
katchewan valley and across the port
ages and mountain passes in the far
Northwest, where the Hudson bay
trappers had found the way genera
tons before. The ST. Paul & Pacific
was pointed right, and the yellow
stone fever" which was then raging,
and which drew the Northern Pacific
surveyors under Minor Roberts and
RosSer and Spaulding far to the south
and induced them to locate the North
ern Pacific road on the Yellowstone
and gave 'them innumerable heavy
grades through the forests and
SwampS and bad lands, did not move
this man, who had been over the coun-
try on foot more than once with a red
knit sash about his waist and a hooded
wooden coat on his back
He knew the true route to the coast
better than they, and the ST. Paul &
Pacific line pointed toward, it. Mr..
Hill obtained some money from "a
prominent rich Canadiar-not a great
sum, but large enough to carry the
deal through, and Farley sold him the
road. 1t wasn't much of road then,
but 1t was the beginning of what is
now the Great Northern, stretching
from st. Paul to the coast, with lower
grades than any other transcontinen-
tai line in existence. Subsequently
Farley sued Mr.. Hill on a contract, al
leging that he was to share in the
profits of the transaction, but the
courts decided against him, and Mr..
Hill was fairly launched on the road
that led to millions
few years ago Mr.. Hill took out a
life insurance policy, so large that it
required all the solvent life companies
IN America to carry it. He paid a
single premium on this policy amount
ing to several hundred thousand dol
lars, and thus closed the door forever
against the advent of grim poverty, in
case his gigantic venture resulted dis
aStrouSly.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14

the Milwaukee & st. Paul and the
Northwestern and Omaha.
In 1884 Mr.. Shepard became asso-
ciated with Peter Stems, the Winston
Bros, of Minneapolis, and others.
Every year large contracts were exc
cuted for nearly every railroad corpo-
ration in the state Of Minnesota and
for some railroad companies in adj
joining states. Among the latter were
the Burlington & Northern from st.
Paul to Prairie du Chen, several hun
dred miles for the Milwaukee system
in Dakota, part of the Duluth & Iron
Range, the Chicago Great Western
from the Minnesota state line to Chi
cago, the Omaha and others.
In 1884 Mr.. Shepard began the crown
ing achievement OF his life-the con-
struction of the Great Northern rail-
road. With his associate contractors,
he constructed nearly the entire mile
age OF this great line, including the
extension from Minot to the coast, and
the Seattle and Montana division e@-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14
Two of Them Have Amassed Fortunes
Which Are Said to Aggregate More
Than Twenty Millions
tNTELLECTS AS STRONG AS PURSES.
Careers of James J. Hill, Frederick Weyer
Eauser, Alex. Ramsey, VIM. Dawson,
D. c. Shepard and W.R .Merriam.

We all despise wealth. 1t brings
with it so many cares, it loads one
with such great responsibilities. it
breeds SO much false admiration that
1t is not to be endured If we pos
sessed it, like Timon of Athens, dis
gusted with the fawning adulation
OF selfish mortals, we would per-
haps become distraught, fly to de-
serted caves and taunt all who ap-
preached with bitter and cynical re-
marks. But notwithstanding our deep
and deadly hatred of this cursed
wealth, we must confess an interest
in those who possess it. We must
likewise admit that, although their
worldly goods may be accursed
things, yet they themselves are about
as we'll behaved as other folks. The
only difference seems to be that the
"other folks" haven't got as much
money.
Yes, the millionaire is an interest
ing institution, a type of human
curio, as it were, who does not
parade three legs or two heads to at
tract the public gaze, nor act, sing
or write novels to engage the alb
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14

sorbing attention Of an inquisitive
multitude Nor does he stir jurfes
with fiery and impassioned elo
quence, or preach the gospel with
the flourish of a Talmage. No; he
las simply made money and lots of
t. You didn't, probably couldn't, see
.2im in the very act of making it. Ii
lou had, you would not have recog-
.liZed the achievement at the time.
IN other words, the millionaire does
cot enjoy the audible applause of his
<-ellow men at the end of every sue
gcessful act or scene in the drama of
his life. But he arrives at the goal
IF his ambition, or, to use a more
classic expression, gets there just
The same"
For these reasons and others not
necessary to mention, millionaires
are deeply interesting, especially
those whom we know-our own fell
low citizens. st. Paul can today
boast of a sextette of men, each OF
whom is worth more than $1,000, O0O
The richest of the SiX-and two bear
that Observation-Disclosures garnered up
$40, 900, 000-the pencil fingers over
these figures. A third has amassed
$4,000, 900, and the remaining three,
each of them, can point to assets at
least 81, 000, 900 in excess of liabilities
in each case.
In introducing these distinguished
gentlemen to the readers of the
Clio b for the purpose of briefly
outlining their careers, attention
might be called to these condolences;
Only three of them-Messrs. Mer-
RAM, Dawson and Ramsey-have
held public office. OF these three,
two-Messrs. Ramsey and Merriam
have been governors of the state of
Minnesota, and two-Messrs. Ram
sey and Dawson-have been mayors
of St. Paul. Messrs. Hill, Weyer-
hauser and Shepard have never held
public Office. Otherwise they seem to
have done quite well.
How these six gentlemen gathered
together SO many dollars in a life
time may appear in these sketches
of their careers, and may not. Hun
dreds of men have made the same
profits and - diedin the poorhouse
1t is but just to record, however, thai
all six of the group have displayed
commendable liberality in donating
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14
The Leading Railroad Man of
Afnericn.

The history of Americas railroad
king, James J. Hill, like that of any
pre-eminent man, has been published
so often as to make it familiar to his
fellow townsmen, at least so familiar
as to render it unnecessary to repeat
it in detail. The career of this man
from day laborer on the levee to the
day that witnessed the completion of
his great continental highway has been
nothing short of marvellous. From a
penniless youth he has grown to be
a northumberland. His fortune today
is conceded to be 100000 600.
Mr.. Hill is a Canadian. He is fifty
seven years of age, and prior to 1865
was a nobody in particular in ST. Paul,
where he had already lived for nine
years. AS a young man he was a re-
ceiving clerk for Bronson, Lewis &
White, commission merchants, on the
levee. Later, when he had saved a
little money, he engaged in what was
known as the RED river trade" and
unique trade it was. This was Mr..
Hills first venture in transporting
freight to the Northwest. Today, fol-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14

lowing almost exactly the exact trail
along which he trudged with his creak-
ing, wooden-wheeled carts in youth
runs his we'll equipped line of railroad.
In 1865 Mr.. Hill erected the old
wooden warehouse where the Milwau-
kee depot now is, and carried on a
commission business there for ten
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14

years. Six years later he formed
partnership with c. w. Griggs in the
wood and coal business, from which
date his prosperity began, though in a
small way, to be sure. When Jay
Cooke began his Northern Pacific en-
terprise and opened up at Duluth.
some dealers there began to ship coal
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14

the thirteen years of its existence this
company handled over 6,00O,0O00O0 feet
of logs. Other enterprises with which
Mr.. Weyerhauser has been conspicu-
ously identified are the Chippewa
Lumber and Boom company, the Shell
Lake and Barronett companies, the
White River Lumber company. the North
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14
JAMES j. HILL.

of their worldly goods to worthy
causes.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-17
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER II. 1895.
TO. DAYS MEETINGS AND EVENTS.


ST. Johns Lodge, Masons, Masonic Tenn
pie.
Fitzhueh Lodge. l. o. .. F.. Eagle Hall.
Friendship Lodge. 1. O. o. f.. Odd-Fel-
lows Hall.
jamestown Tribe. |. o. Il. NJ. Odd-Fel-
lows Hall.
Continental Lodge. X. OF IL. Thon's Han
Capitol Lodge. X. OF H., En'tts HAL.
Hope Colncii. Jr. O. L. y. NJ, Jr. .. u.
A. NJ. Hall.
Liberty Council. Jr. o. L. A. NJ. Gers
ley's Hall.
Elba Council. II. A.. Laubes Hall.
Richmond Council Home Circle. Central
Hall.
Wa.h;ngton-Lee Senate, Nc. 1913. knights
ancient Essenic order. st. Adams Hall.
Virginia Council. Chosen Frienls. 81
let's Hall
Capital City Lodge. I. o. o. F., Gate
woods Hall.
Trinity Lodge. /. o. G. T., Central Hall.
Central Beneficial and Social Society, Lee
Camp Hall
Central Trades and Labor Cornell Elletts
Hall.
Company D. First Regiment, Armory.
Company +. First Re simcnt. Armory.
r. l.. I. Blues New Armory.
Richmond Howitzers. Howitzers' Armory.
jefferson Council, Jr. o. L. A. NJ, Jr.
o. u. A. NJ. Hall.
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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-17

The common sense of the country is
rapidly settling down TO an understand
ing that there can no more be two d.f-
fering standards OF value than there can
be two ysyd-sticks Of different lengths.
ana that as the rest of the civilized world
fo- perfectly good reasons, has deter
mined that gold must be the one stand
ard. we must conform our action to its
actions, ahd continue gold rs ,ur stand
ard OF value also. This being so. it is
OF the utmost Importance that we shall
retain as much gold as we can We do
not mean that we should pass laws pro-
hibiting people from carrying gold out OF
the country. Such laws are puerie and
noxious TO the last degree. We mean
that II we have any laws that have
tendency TO drive gold out OF the coun-
try they should be repealed as quickly
rs possible. that gold may be left, for
tho control OF It's movements. TO the
general laws OF trade and business
Those laws naturally send considera-
BILE sum OF gold out of the United States
each year. Our tourists spend great
deal In travelling. We hsvA borrowed I'm
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-17
DaltimOIcs Lead.

Only two weeks remain Of the cham
pionship season IN the National League,
yet those two weeks may be pregnant
with much Importance TO some Of the
clubs. Since their double victory over
the Bostons on Friday and their two
games captured from the Brooklyns the
Baltimores are in a position TO be con-
siGered almost certain winners Of the
pernant. They have a lead of three
games over the Clevelands. and each cub
has a busy TWO weeks ahead during
which time the BaltimOres VIII play
thirteen games and the Clevclands eleven.
Nine of The latter eleven are against the
Pittsburgs. Cincinnaus. and Chlcagos.
OF the nine games which the Cincinnatis
and Clevelands have already played. The
Cincinnatis have won six. II VIII be
good playing. therefore, on the part of
Tehcau's men il they win seven of those
eleven games The BaltimOres would
in that case need only five victories out
of their thirteen games 10 land them
winners. Should the Clcvelands make
a clean sweep Of their eleven games the
BaltimOres could drop four of their thir-
teen, and still win. On the whole. the
Baltimores will win the psnnant, barring
accidents or unforeseen events.-New YORK
Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-17

uo,eo emma from Europe 10 build our
railroads and for other purposes, ana
We must nay the interest on these sums
IN gold. and we buy a great many ar
ticles manufactured In foreign countries
that our people want. and we nave 10
pay for these with gold But we sell
great quantities Of cotton, grain meat
petroleum. and other things abroad. ana
the account about balanced itset uhti
1892 There was generally a Inference
but It usually counted for us, so tha'
our holdings OF gold were always on the
increase prior to 1892. But since tha'
year. "A marked change has set IN. III
the fiscal year 1893 Ghe fiscal year ends
June 30th) we sent out of the country
sl0S. SsoSii. I'm 1894 we sent out S6,3S,ooi'
and in 1895, SCI, l3l. lS}. These sums eN-
ceeded our imports Of gold in those years
by sl2} ,Ol9, sd. This is a very serious mat
ter, and If we 90 on losing gold at that
rate our stock will be so diminished that
we shall not have enough for the pur-
poses OF our business.
AS we have already remarked. II THIS
loss grew out of "A natural condition OF
harmful But every mans common
sense must teach him that il is the result
Of the panicky feeling aroused in the
minds Of foreigners by their fear that we
were drifting to silver basis. ms
state of affairs commenced just at the
time when foreigners began making
their dlstrust Of us 50 evident that they
forced on us the panic Of 1896. Tnat
panicky feeling has gone OH in its ope-
rations, and this excess of exports over
imports represents the business done by
alarmed foreigners who have sent their
American securities here to be exchanged
for our gold. This thing will 20 on with
it's silent operations. disclosed. as these
operations have been, by lapse Of years
so long as our laws arouse the smallest
fear that the government may not be
able to redeem the last dollar Of its OBJ
legations in gold How absurd. then. for
us to cling to Populstic laws that threat
en- the ability Of the government 10 pay
gold-the worlds standard of value-ior
every dollar of obligation it is under.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-17
JTsTICE JOHNS COJRT.
A Long Docket and Good Many Fines
Collected for the City.

The following cases were disposed Of
in the Police Court yesterday:
Charles Bowsor (colored) was fined $50
and costs. and had to give 800 security
during the next thirty days, having Deen
charsss with assaulung and cGtuEg with
a knife NJ il. Hillard.
Oh; Iles White. John Johnson. Eddie
Daley. James Scott, Ed. Bosher, Isaiah
Norton. Frank Sharp. Clarence Jares.
Robert White, Spencer Gay. Henry
Smith, EoGie Carter. James Brown.
Frank Hynes, Frank Berkeley, Louis
Rivcs, George Harris. James Jackson, Pat
Wh.te, and Buck Johnson (all coloreD,
were charged with being dsorderly and
playing crap in the street. Attachments
were issued against Daley, Clarence
Jan es. Frank Hynos. and Pat White,
who failel 10 appear in court Charles
White was dismissed. and all the rest
were fined $3.50 ana costs eacn. aid had
TO give $lo0 surety for their good behavior
during The next thirty days.
Emma Richardson ana Henry Green
'(both colored) were charged with lighting
in the street. Green was fined $50 and
costs. and had to give 800 surety for his
good behavior during the next thirty
days, while the charge against Kichard-
son was dismissed.
Fannie Anthony and Lille Walker doth
colored) were fined $3.50 and costs each
for being dsorderly ana lighting in the
dance-houso of Buck Spottswod. They
also had to give 500 security for their
coed behavior during the next thirty
days.
The following persons were punished
for being drunk: Jacob Mason (colorod).
fired s. and costs; Washington Taylor
(colored) $50 and costs. and 500 secu-
rity for thirty days: Silas Osby (coloreO,
s. and costs. Fred. Malloy, s. and costs;
" +. Key and Dinkey Glass, $3.50 ana
costs each: Jack Nenable (colored), g and
costs: w. II Brown, s. and costs; Jaiaes
Clark (cclorcD, s. and costs, and 500
security for sty days; John r. Brook,
s. and costs.
Laura Owens YVES convicted OF stealing
some wearing apparel from Miss c. q.
SHELTON, anc. vas sent 20 jail for thirty
days.
Dennis Mitchell, charged with being
suspicious character was sent TO jail FOR
sixty days in default Of 500 security. 4
similar charge was preferred against
George W Sader (colored), and he was
sent Up for ninety days.
Robert Coleman (col0reD was arraigned
on the same charge, and his case was
continued until tomorrow 10 enable the
officers TO find out a little more about
him.
Eddie Boltz was charged with stealing
a gun of the value OF $50 on January
18th last from a. II. Martin. His case
was also continued until tomorrow TO
enable the officers to secure additional
evidence
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-17

ST LOUIS. no, Sept B.-General
Justin McKinstry. eighty years old, a
graduate of West Point and u hero OF
three wars, IS To marry Miss Adelaide
Dickinson, a society woman Of thirty,
whose father left her an immense for
tune. The marriage Will take place Sep
tember DIST
A tinge of romonce IS added by the fact
that one Of the Generals granddaughters
will he married on the same day. There
was time when General McKinstry was
the foremost man of ST. Louis That was
when ne was Provost Marshal during the
war. He ruled 81. Louis with a rod OF
iron. and was the only power before or
since which succeeded IN strictly enforc-
ing Sunday laws.
The bride-elec5 is handsome ard accom-
pllshed and one OF the most popular
young women in st. Louis society.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-17
HORSBLOWER WIZ BE NdHED.
Good Reasons for Believing Hill VIII 40
longer Oppose Confirmation.

Longer Oppose Confirmation.
WASHINGTON. Sept 15.-Wiliam B..
Hornblowsr. Of New York. will be appoint
ed to I'll the existing vacancy on the su-
preme Court bench, unless there should
be some unexpected developments within
a few weeks, indicating renewed opposi-
ton TO the appointment by Senator H!ll
and his rejection by the Senate.
have absolutely reliable information
TO this effect. All that now stands be-
tween Mr.. Hornblower and the Supreme
bench is some assurance TO the President
that the appointment VIII rot be autag-
onized by the senior Senator from New
York.
II is understood that the President has
been in communication with Mr.. Horn
blower, and | am positively assured Mr..
Cleveland has fully determined to make
the appointment. subject 10 the condition
mentioned.
There are excellent reasons for believ-
ing Senator Hill will not oppose Mr..
Hornbower The Senator has intimated
on mere than one occasion that he felt
very much giatincd with the way IN
which Mr.. Hornblower supported him IN
the last gubernatorlal campaign. and that
II the opportunity ever again arose for
him to return the compliment he would
certainly do so.
Mr.. Hill has never seriously questioned
Mr.. arnblowerA dtness for the hign