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Show iPflS BEG : PKOJECTS, IS "LMffiY" fi SULLIVAN x . '--- -" . . "'When his constructive temperament la recognized aa having the co-operation of enormous motive force and nervous energy necessary to keep all the mental powers in aetion continuously, it ia not surprising that L. M. Sullivan of Gold-field Gold-field should have accomplished the wonderful won-derful achievement of building up the Jj.' M. Sullivan Trust company of. that city and of developing more than half 'dozen' Nevada prospects into exceedingly exceed-ingly promising mines in about one year. . , , During a four days' stay-in Salt Lake this week Mr. Sullivan has im- r-8ed all who met him aa the electric ffie behind that largest of Goldfield 1 . otlotion houses devoted to raising api?l for the development of mining Tjrfirwvrties. men to execute them in detail. He arrayed ar-rayed with him a crowd of men of exeentive ability, yet scarcely that peculiar constructive power which only a few men out of many millions are born with, and who spring from the humblest. ranks in the most unexpected parts of the earth. Had he been 'in the right town or city, - undoubtedly Mr. Sullivan would have recognized his opportunity, before reaching -Goldfield. Likely he would not have found.it for years, possiBly never; if he had not gone to that camp. His -coming up so quickly as a mining promoter, therefore, is the result partly part-ly of the circumstance of his going to I Goldfield. To study Mr. Sullivan means to reach he inevitable conclusion that having started right in Nevada, he is destined to figure prominently in the future activities ac-tivities of the State. Given twentv yeara, and it is safe to say that he will have won a place as honorsble in the development annals of the intermoun-tain intermoun-tain country as Heinze, Daniel Guggenheim. Guggen-heim. Senator Clark, "Jim" Hill, Sam Newhouse, and hosts of others whose works -will live long after them, because be-cause their achievements were remarkable remark-able for their originality of conception concep-tion and their draft npon the strongest of human forces magnetism. 1 - While in Salt Lake Mr. Sullivan was executing successfully- with his brain several big development projects that would be called dreams were they proposed pro-posed or entertained by other men. He merely outlined plans to several capi-; talists,' and these projects were immediately imme-diately placed in the category , of winners win-ners by the listeners. - It is therefore safe to say that as a result of his visit to this city, he has made alignments with stronger capital than was his pleasure to enlist hereto-fore. hereto-fore. ' ,, In other words Sullivan "grew," within these four days, a thonsand times bigger in the estimation -of several sev-eral gentlemen than he had been previously pre-viously regarded by them. - His methods of selling mining stock, that had received some condemnation from sources which have looked upon pvrotechnie advertising in newspaper display columns as non-ethical, were at once acknowledged s ethicsl when pursued -bv a man of his large-sized caliber. Where he had been regarded in certain Salt Lake circles as a possible possi-ble "wildcatter," it was freely conceded con-ceded that he really hasn't a single mark of the fakir that resorts to "wild-eat" "wild-eat" methods, as such are understood in the mining business. . "Among my next ventures to be consummated," con-summated," he explained when asked for a description of the big things he had in view, "will be the consolidation of the Dexter company's Union No. 9 with tbe 8tray Dog, Jumping Jack and Indian Camp properties, which the L. M. Sullivan Trust company is developing at Manhattan. All these properties occupy occu-py advantageous positions on Gold mountain, and when the consolidation of these interests is effected, thirty days hence, it will cover that entire rich gold-bearing region. The Union No. 9 has the same vein as the Stray Dog and Indian Camp and every reason exists why it will make the biggest thing in the Manhattan district. When this arrangement ar-rangement is perfected for working these big mines we intend to build a mill there, and that means the development devel-opment of what I believe will be the largest gold mining enterprise ultimately ultimate-ly in the entire State of Nevada. The culmination of -Mr. Sullivan's -Ir Bis personal appearance, he is a counterpart of the man that has atrength mentally and physically for undertaking anything requiring initiative initia-tive ability, nerve, perseverance, quick conception of all possible emergencies, and ready judgment ofhuman nature. ' A little below the average height, tockily built and wearing a broad wide-, wide-, . checked face of ruddy, healthy glow, .Mi. 8ullivan's most pronounced impression impres-sion npon the stranger is one of action v and force. He-would ie selected always, sit men -were being picked for building .- a pontoon bridge across a river in time ' of war, aa the roan to be director general gen-eral of the soldiers. And" he would ac- j complish air 4hi direction from a head- ' quarters ' tentv on- the driver bank, through snbofdtriatev-"and-: would probably prob-ably sever leave the" tent to personally see if progress was in accordance with in 4 ructions. He would have so much confidence in the ability of the subordinates subordi-nates selected to enforce executive or- . dera over the gangs of workmen, that he' would '-know'1 the project was going go-ing to bo finished properly. Meantime Sullivan would be . eitting.back . in a camp chair smokng a . cijr without worrying a particle. - In-other words L. M. Sullivan does things through others. .In this respect, he stands in favorable contrast with such constructive characters aa Sam Newhouse; United States Senator W. A. Clark of Montana, the late Jay Gould, the late United States Senator Leland Stanford, D. H. Moffat of Colorado, CoL Greene of La Cananea copper mine fame. James J. Hill of the Northern . 1-aeinc. railroad and E. H. Harriman, as welLas with F. Aug. Heinze, Daniel Guggenheim and , M. L. Bequa of the Neyada Northern railroad. They were, have been and are essentially f ar-ighted ar-ighted builders of things great, and requiring heroic conception and gigan-- gigan-- tic execution to Tound out satisfactorily satisfactor-ily as designed from the conception to '- the end. - ' While sueh men live they never finish, fin-ish, as one project herculean in its in-fluences in-fluences is seldom concluded-nntil another an-other has been started. They always - aee opportunities that the majority of jSea overlook.. w Larry Sullivan, as he is called at Uome, is young, however, and has not vet gained the pinnacle of glory for doing big things that the gentlemen with whom his ability is herein compared com-pared have accomplished. He may be anywhere between 28 and 40 years . of age. Previously successful in various ventures, he never found bis real opportunity nntil he reached Gold-field Gold-field a year ago, and witnessed the possibilities pos-sibilities for making gold mines. He originates ideas and employs capable gorgeous Manhattan development means another Homestake mine such as exists at Lead, Si D., with surface buildings innumerable, railroad tracks and electric elec-tric plants for driving the machinery for handling ores automatically from the mines to the mills, and the reduction reduc-tion of the low grades to bullion upon the premises. The Impression that he is equal to any emergency, no matter how great, grows as acquaintance with him extends. ex-tends. He expeets to leave Salt Lake today for Goldfield, and is glad that he came. Likewise many Salt Lakers are rejoicing that they were afforded an opportunity for meeting and studying him. |