The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-25
LLOYD IEv|S IS No MORE.
WELL KNOWN CAPITALIST EX-
FIRES At SAN FRANCISCO.
Once q Dry Goods Clerk, He Became
the Master of Miliions--lnt~restea
with J. u. HaGxtn In Great En-
terprises, InciadisG Copper Mines

SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.~Loyd Tevis.
one of the wealthiess and best known resi-
dents of San Francisco. died tonight at
private sanitsYiurn- He caught a severe
cold about two weeks ago and owing to
his advanced age. and delicate health. COM
pIications set In which made recovery ina
possible. He was IS years of age. Fer
many years he had been president of
Wells, Fargo & Co. retiring a few years
ago on account OF iil-heaith. lie was iden.
t,fied with the history and development OF
California, having resided first In Sacra-
snenlo and subsequently in San Francisco
since the territorial days of California.
In association with ]. ID. Haggin pe own
ed immense tracts or and Ia the central
part OF shis state. Hia wealth Is estimated
al s7oooaea
Lloyd Teyis was born In SheibyvtIe. KY,
March 90 fsai. His paternai ancestors xera
among the fi~st settlers Of Maryland. and
at the beginning ~ the present century
removed 10 Kentucky. His father. sam
uel T'evis. was a lawyer distinguished a
his profession, and for many years was
clerk of the circuit court OF Shelby coun-
-. The son was educated at Shelby coli
iege. and afterward read law with Lis
father. Tive years after he was put In
charge of the clerks office OF the circuit
Of the adjoining county OF Woodfori.
where ne remained q year ard half He
was afterward salesman in a dry go5sis
house al Louisville until the failure ~ the
arm I'm 1877 when he was appointed as-
ssgnee ard displayed conspicuous aaals-
ties Ira settling business matters and reut-
izing from the asserts the entire sum of
the iia0 iitse2. The recognition OF his fs-
nancsai ability followed. ard he wns zlv-
.n a responsible position in the Bank Of
Kentucky al Louisville. From this he noorl
retired and wen, Into fhe marine insur-
anes business at ST. tsoas. In is4s, All n
the ruin ~ tie company ny disastrous
fsTe. he was taken wtfh the gold fever snd
crossed the plains. settling frst in Eid0Fa~
Do county. California. He followed mining
f0r nins months. when forsaseirg tns
greater success attending commercial
transactions. he ~enf 10 Sacramento and
secured employment In ths office of the
Recorder. In IEA he formed a partnership
with James p. Haxgtn. which steadily
grew into the largest private businFws AS
seefa.ion on the Paesc coast Beginning
with law they brasscae3 Gus into general
business and .inanee with 10 xrsat ssse-
cess that In iss5 Sacramento had become
toe small sisld. and they moved 80 as1Fs
Francisco There almost every prominent
industry az some ssras owed its dHreio.s-
HSBf 70 MI Is<lS' fostering fTsI<Epesaf he
anticipated THE enormous extansion ~ sss~
egrspfy on tse Coast. assa AZ an early Te-
r0a oh:zimess controlling Interest 10 tbs
California Stata TsieggapA Company.
Later by The xase @f MS interests 10 sna
Western fFnIoY, se cleared large san -
an0ney he vas q promoter ard for sofsse
time president OF sEe SaasAsrn fs4es4c
rasirua3. and also pv9jeetsd aHd hs4iit fns
California Street Market he sfartesf aad
Developed the paGtfie Express cvsnpaey.
ana ou iss absorption by wfells-Farga 4
To. became president nf that corpora tim.
and so continued f9r over twsusy yeara.
As pFarnofer, manager ar president. as was
ideugiast .1th fne tssisfarnks ss-aaz Nsss-
Satfor Company. California Ursxt0ex
Company ard The gan water ana ice corn.
IA nles % San Francisco. He owned a con-
trolling interest in she Pacific Coast aJsl
Company, and rad extensive interests if
us&sy geiA. SILVER aE1 enpTs~s rsisseH of
California, Aex3en. IEEb ard Montana
Eotaasy anseGg them tfsc wsis-kuown An
auessts. 0nssg-o. Heresszks ard HisasaBi
usGnes lie waE one 81 sh@ largest owners