The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-03
A COAL OIL JOHNNIE.
Robert Halligan, of Chicago, Spend
ing His Millions Before He
Gets Them.

Chicago, March 3.-Robert B. Halli-
gan, who believes he has acquired val
liable copper mine interests worth an
immense sum of money, was engaged
yesterday in perfecting plans for fur-
niShing his new residences, the v en-
dome hotel and offices in the F1sheI
building, which he says he has arranged
to occupy and run with his newly
acquired wealth. He said he could not
give an approximate estimate OF ms
wealth, but believed himself the richest
man in the world.
He has many schemes for using his
money. He said: Il believe [ am the
richest man in the world today, the
Rothschilds not excepted. 1 am worm
$500, 900, 000 What am l going TO 40
with it? 1 shall start a bank capitalized
at $1O0, 900. I shall give every worthy
man in Chicago who is out of a position
500, provided he comes recommended
as a deserving man. I shall build
telegraph line in opposition to the west
ern Union Telegraph company. 1ester-
day I telegraphed an offer of $50O,O0O 10
Kentucky university and today IN
creased this to 81, 000, 600 Today had
my life insured in the New York Life
insurance company for $1,OO0,O00 ana
later increased this amount to $2,OO0,OOO
81 have purchased three residences,
one at 4S37 Grand boulevard for 100000,
another at 2446 Michigan avenue for
1925, 900, and a third at 6043 Lexington
avenue for which I pay $4,000. have
entered into negotiations for the Ven
dome hotel on Monroe avenue, for
which 1 am asked $250,000, and upon
which 1 have paid S., 900. / shall move
into my residence on Grand boulevard
tomorrow if L can arrange it. L am
making arrangements for offices in the
sixteenth floor of the Fisher building,
and here the offices of r. B. Halllgan
& Co. will be located. Mrs. Matte B.
Halligan, my wife, is the company"
I have engaged A. B. Hush, of the
Gable Piano company, as my manager
at a salary of $4,000 year. A. L. Clark,
room 901 Association building, is my
attorney. James F. Adams will also be
associated with me- in what capacity
Sturtevant, 901 Fisher building, who has
been my consulting engineer in several
of the waterwOrks plants I have built
in different cities, will also be in my en-
ploy. I have an option on the bank
floor of the Fisher building, and may
open my bank there. I have bought
three railroads, one in the south, an
other in Delaware and one in Arkansas.
''Six weeks ago I was worth, if
could have got together the money rep
resenting my properties, $1,000 Today
I am the richest man in the world. How
did L do it? Well, a certain Chicago
man who has been interested in copper
mines in Wyoming for three or four
years became hard up and as had be-
friended him before, he offered me a
very good thing, in fact a half interest
in the property, if I could raise money
for him. I succeeded in raising $4,000
and we will get $4,000 more shortly, so
135, 900 shares in the mine before, but
did not know of it's vast wealth. After
had made these advances a New York
broker, acting for eastern copper men,
sent US an offer of $20,000,000 for the
mine. which, as financial agent of the
concern, I refused. That Openel my
eyes, and now I am going to take my
holdings and organize my own company
my friend, who enabled me to do this,
also retaining his half interest. l know
the property is of great value Why,
the copper is out there lying in great
Jumps on the surface. There is 16 per
cent of gold in it. The mine is located
in Wyoming, in the Jeln mountains, 20
miles from Laramie and seven miles
from the Union Pacific railroad.
You will have to excuse me from
talking further, as I have been under
such strain for these last two weeks
that must read. 1 have engaged DR..
Mullen to come and see me tonight. I
have made him my physician at a SAL
airy of $1,000 a year and per cent on
my business. 1 have been so rushed
that have not looked out for my own
immediate finances, and now I find
have not even car fare to take me to
my home, 6142 Monroe avenue. If one
of you gentlemen will kindly lend me So
I will be very much obliged"
T. c. Buss, in the employ of A. H.
Revel & Co., with which firm Mr.. Hal
ligan had been negotiating for furniture
according to their own IDEAS accom-
panied the municipal stock broker to
his home. Officers of the New York
Life Insurance company yesterday said