Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-08-17 | Page 5 | Wingfield at Head of the Nixon Banks

I FIELD AT HEN oi Of T THE N XON RENO O Ne Key Nev Aug IT Gcorge Wing Wing- Id l of ot tho G Consolidated Consoli dated J Mining company a and nd reputed tobe to 10 tobe be ono one of the wealthiest young oung men irien In Inthe the inc United States Stales was elected president of It the Nixon Ixon National bank and the hank bunk of ot Nevada S Savings Ravings 6 Trust com corn compan pan pany at tt a meeting mecUm of the board of di directors directors dl- dl rt rectors yesterday It I Is expected that the entire of Nixon banks In Iii the state I t Cf of Nevada Nc will elc elect t as their president within the tho week only last month refused the tho V appointment of United States Hates senator to l succeed the late halo George S. S Nixon who had been his his' partner In the tho early days In Nf The These e two men engaged In business together and obtained control of the lie rich mInes of the Goldfield district effected a consolidation and made mado mil mU- li lions hins ns Finall Finally Nixon and separated their and Nixon took up the i banking pud end while kept to mining Both Bolh men mn accumulated vast ast I fortunes At the tho time lime of ot Senator Nixons Nixon's i ide de death it was estimated that his estate I would run run to 1 O O. O ln I fortune is estimated ut kt over In the announcement It h was stated 1 tha that t with the election election- of Mr Wingfield Wingfield Wing Wing- field as president of the Nixon National National Na Na- 1 bank there thero would woud uld bo be r renewed as association as- as of Mr Vl with fth tho the affairs af of- fairs of or lila Ills former fonner partner The Tho two fortunes will Viti be used ln In conjunction and WIngfield will be bo the tho master head In tn all tran transactions Ho He is at pre present nt president president- and owner of or the John S. S Cook Coole Co bankers of ot Goldfield Nev Ne Neone one of ot the principal Institutions i in the tho state It Is stated ted that Mr field will t take ke keel kea a el very active interest in the large financial financial finan finan- cial interests of the Nixon Nison estate which was left half to the widow and halt half to to the only son son V Bertran Nixon In the case of or the latter it wn wa-s wa placed In trust and the tho lad will not have lia complete control con- con trot of ot his fortune of ot millions until ho hohas hohas has reached tho the age ago of 35 36 Ho ito Is now no about 17 Ii years old AId George ld is now 36 16 years ears old has lutS a wife and Tand a a. child a baby dall daugh daugh- h ter tel lIe He vIli have c complete to control of ot a string of or banks In ln the stat of Nevada and the handling of or about abou