The San Francisco call., 1897-02-16
A F-MILLION
As A MEDICINE, /,
Charles L. Fair Is Off to
Florida in Search of
Health.
Or His Return He Will Be
Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars Richer.
The Bonauz1 Kings Son Is Frugal of
His Portion in Contrast With
Other Days.

That much talked-of young millionaire,
Charles L. Fair, has gone to Florida in
search of health and recreation. When he
returns he will find just an even half mil
lion dollars in gold awaiting him.
Young Fair was passenger on the Sum
set Limited Sunday evening. He was ac-
com panied by his wife and one servant.
For months past his health, so his friends
say. has not been good, and in conformity
with q physicians advice the bonanza
kings son has decided to spend month
or so at Ponce de Leon and other resorts
on the east coast of Florida.
The fortune that will be paid him on
his return is his dead brothers portion
under the terms of his mothers will. 1t
has been lying in the hands of the ex-
ecutors, Richard V. Dey and John w.
Mackay, since the death of James G. Fair
Jr., awaiting the majority of his sister,
Miss Virg inia Fair. That event occurs on
April l next and in accordance with the
wishes of Mrs. Theresa Fair the money
will then be formally delivered TO him.
As he mas already received a half million
in his own right, it may truthfully be
said that on April l next Charles Il. Fair
will be millionaire, without awaiting the
distribution OF the millions of his dead
father.
With all his wealth young Fair is
frugal. Instead OF the profit ate expendi-
lures that marked his earlier years he has
developed an economic tendency that
verges on parsimony. His investments
are now confined to safe bonds. His disst-
pations now are confined TO betting on
horse racing, and he INDUCES in this 10 q
very mild extent. In company with Joe
Harvey he owns a book at the racetrack.
His bets are small, confined to sums rang
ing from 81 to 50, and as he places but few
OF them 1t is safe to say that he is in no
danger OF wasting his fortunes along these
lines.
There was a time in the heydey of his
prodlgality when the young man was the
owrer OF string of horses. A year of
this luxury, with the cost of transporting
the animals about entire racing circuits,
East and West, cost him over 500 600.
Nowadays his investments in turf flesh
are confined to a half interest in three or
four animals at the Oakland track They
are good animals, and have more than
paid their expenses, so 1t may again be
said that the times have changed for the
son OF the millionaire.
The absence of young Fair has no signi-
hcance 10 the suit over The pencil deeds,
which will be called before Judge Slack
on Tuesday next That case is one be-
tween the executors OF the estate of James
q. Fair, w. r. Goodfellow, James S.
Angus ana IhomaS II. CrotherS and Mrs
Nettie r. Craven. Mrs. Craven, under
her deeds, lays claim to 81, 500, 600 worth
OF the estate, and it is the executors that
will make the fight against her. The
deposit1ons of the Fair children have al
ready been taken in this action and they
are anxious that they may not again be
called as witnesses. Mrs. Herman Oel-
richs and Miss Virginia Fair are averse to
coming here from New York, although it
may be that under stress of weather their
attorneys may request their presence at
the trial.
AS TO the probability of the famous case
going on there is considerable speculation,
The Craven interests declare they are anx-
ious to try the issue at once. The action
OF Judge Carroll Cook in the Cooney case
may, of course, have an important bear
ing. If Cooney is held for trial Mrs.
Craven is still willing, so she saws, to SUBJ
nit her cause to the court. Under the
other hand the Fair people maintain they
are anxious and ready to proceed and as
sert that if there is any postponement it
will be the fault of the other side.
Thus matters stand on the eve of the
opening of the greatest lawsuit in the his
tory of California.