The Calumet news., 1912-08-21
NOW RUNS A HOTEL.
sllly, Once Cotton King, Presides
over a Boarding House.

over a Boarding House.
Watch Hin, T.. l.. Aug. 2t.-"Dar"
Sully, former cotton king" OF New
York who a little over a year ago star
tied Washington by entering suit
against John HAYS Hammond Che In
innate friend of President Taft. Tor
over $l,OoO.COO DANA scs which ne ali
legged he sustained by Mr. Hammond
not carrying ont certain agreement
and contract in connection with the
placing on the market of newly pa
tented cotton press, is now running a
boarding house
Only a few years ago Sully was
rerched ON The dizziest heights Of au.
dacious speculation and cleaned up
$3,OO0,C00 in few months, .ost il lE
a few minutes, and vanished from the
iinelisht. only to make his appearance
In Washington. where he attracted
general attention by reason of his ui-
ira fashions hlc attire and his gorgeous
silk neckties and his appearance in
the law courts.
Sullys boarding house Is at Watch
hin. II. l., ana the eX-cottor king. VINO
Yet keeps "A suite of rooms in fashion
able apartment house in Washington
and an Office in an uptown Office build
ing house himself. lie isn't just pre-
tending to-sittlng aloof somewhere IN
lonely MAJESTY, lending his nama ana
prestige to the undertaking, di2zlng
boarders with tales of past grandeur.
No. The erstwhile car of The cot
ton market not only supcrintends ev-
erything in The higher departments of
the job, but he turns To and tales a
hand often In matters most people in
his place would delegate to others.
Mr.. Sully pointed to the sea. whose
waves We're roaring over the steep wa
ter front of Watch Hin.
over there To the left" he said "is
Block island TO the right is Montanl
point. Straight ahead the nearest land
is the coast of Spain. That breeze
comes direct from there"
rhe house by the way is a fine sum-
mer residence. built by Mr. Sully him
self a year or two before his downfall
on the cotton exchange. and named
Kenneth Ridge after a son who died.
II stands on an eminence, the highest
in Watch Hill Before the owners fl
nancial dowrfall the house wit1esseG
festiy tiles which, if houses can mcdl-
tate, must lead 1t to startling .aon-
trast.
Six years ago, for instance, Mir. Sui
-H gave a dinner and hall at Kenneth
Ridge to Admiral RqbleX II, Eyans
ana a party ,of his officers. .a.
II went into the boarding house busi-
hess on account of more business
troubles" Mr.. Sully explained. when
he and the reporter again settled
themselves ta cEjoy the sea air ola the
veranda. Last fall went to England
to see about some business matters
there. ! intended to spend the winter
either there or out west or in the
southern states. ..,l-
Put the plans that had made did
not turn out we'll and ! decided 10
spend the winter right here ia watca
Hin. II was the first time that or
my family had ever stayed here IN the
cold weather. Bat when | bulls the
house | put steam heat into it, so We
We're very comfortable And right
there the idea struck me. not only TO
run TINS place as a boarding house,
hot as an all-the- year-round board
ing house
Are YOU doing anything besides run
ming your boarding house?" asked the
reporter.
Nothing whatever, answered tie
cotton king.
Yet this is the man who, ain obscure
Providence cotton broker suddenly
appeared in Wall street and hegan
4 pcrating in cotton III accordance With
a system that seemed TO be iufail-
ible.
"'fhey danced in this room" he told
the reporter. leading him into "a spa
cious apartment. Now the bodrders
| have use it for a sun parlor.