The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-07
MARRIAGE WILL UNITE
wv WEALTHY FAMILIES

5000 AkNA
- HE marriage Of Charles Mcclure
Clark. son of Charles Clark. the
Granite Mountain millionaire, tc
Miss Lenora 6cullin. second
daughter Of John scullin. the
railway magnate. win unite two
families whose combined wealth reaches
well into the millions. The wedding Is se'
for next Wednesday.
scented by the young couple and the fact
that both fortunes have been acquired BY
their parents practically since the Civil
War, makes the case interesting. as show.
ing the money-making possibilities in this
city during the past thirty year,. II moth
irg more. h parents Of both young PEG.
pie had only moderate means upon theil
arrival in st. Louis: and neither John Soul
lin nor Charles Clark has been q citizen
OF st. Louis for longer than forty-two
years.
The Clark fortune was made largely In
mining enterprises, the Scullin fortune
largely in street railways; but both men
are practical business men and have earned
their money through their own unaided ef-
forts.
1t would be difficult to set an exact fgure
Upon the amount which will be represented
by their wedding. but Charles Clark ia
w W - III 4eVVhVV
John Scullin's fortune is estimated various
ly between s. 1000 900 and S.. 900. 900. Taking
four millions as a fair average. It will be
seen that at least 100000 will be con-
trolled by the two families.
What share Of this sum will fall to the
lot OF the young people is another matter
for estimate. Miss Scullin has three broth
ers and one sister. a Nine. De Chest Of
Paris. If her fathers estate should
be equally apportioned. 1t would give
each child about $500. 0O0-a sum on
which they could worry along very
well. Charles Clark. on the other hand.
has but two children. to whom
Louis Vaughn Clark and Charles Mcclure
Clark. IN equal division would give them
half q million apiece.
Thus Mr.Clark's smaller fortune would not
be SO much inferior to that of Mr.. Soul
lin II divided equally among his children.
Another element which must be taken into
consideration is the fact that both Mr..
Clark and AIR. Scullin are still in the har-
ness. and that their money-making ca
pacity Is very far from being over.
Inc history of the two fortunes is inter
esting, and shows the opportunities afforded
practical men OF business in the West in
the past thirty years. Clark came West in
tesoihs 10 enter the insurance business. and
oio actually engage in this business for a
time. Then he became interested in mining
stocks. He went to Montana at the close Of
the Civil War. and located the famous
Granite Mountain mining property. The
history of this mine will probably not DO
duplicated. as from first to last the COM
pany has paid over $12, 0O0, 600 to its stock
holders.
The company was organized shortly after.
and capitalized for $40 900 under the name
OF The Granite Mountain Mining Company.
some time after the development OF the
mine lts profits began to grow to enormous
proportions. and the amount of gold that II
yielded was found to be far in excess Of the
widest expectations. Interest in mining
ventures was high at that time. and the
speculation induced in similar property nv
the news of the Granite Mountains oitnIit
Sesuited largely in the establishment of the
st. Louis Mining Exchange, where the live.
lest speculation seen in this city for yeara
took place. "a
The mine made Mr.. Clark's fortune. and
also mat of several smaller stockhoiders
The Rumsey family of this city profited
several families with only a small amount
OF the stock. Exactly how much Mr.. Clark
made from the mine is unknown. but -
amounted certainly to q vast fortune.
FIRST and last. the mine put about 80.
0oo.0O in circulation In Montana and al.
Louis. Later Mr.. Clark became interested