| Show AN ECCENTRIC millionaire concerning a man well known to many people in utah especially those who were acquainted with the details of tile the of what was for merly known as aa the utah norther Nor thero ni me be narrow adage railway from oad ogden an into cache valley the chicago record oi of lost last saturday speaks peaks an aa tollow follow A man 84 years old whose wealth Is reckoned at is dying in a bouse bonne which be built for his own resi denoe dence en an a lot feet long by 6 5 feet wide it to la four torie stories dign of red brick with brown stone atone trimmings and to lg probably the narrowest narro house lo in the world tills this peculiar structure has hae long been one of the sights of now new york as its owner and occupant has been notorious noton oui as ai a miser joseph richardson Bichard aon who has baa eboyd this unenviable reputation was waa born bora in england came to this as aa a boys boy and began life as aa a laborer but having the moneymaking capacity and an economical disposition rapidly acquired a fortune for hall half a century he be ties baa been one of ane beat known contractors in now new york and has haa su u per intended amount ng ing to billions bil llona he has baa built rall railroad to ia now new england and now new york and in the west he was waa jay aouida favorite contractor bemuse he be oever never failed to carry out his stipulations with the be greatest he never bad trouble with his hia men his bia material was waa the beat he be alaya paid hla his bills promptly and his hia word waada was as good as ae a government bond he built a large portion of the missouri pacific ane tie texas pacific the union pacific the mexican central and other great lines in ti a west wear and where other con trao tors loat lost money richardson always made a good profit of late years yeara be has haa had bad an aim office down town and has hao managed his bla business through superintendents superintendent he ay eways wore she be garments of a labor la bur ing man and carried hla his lunch in bl bic pocket wrapped up in a paper in appearance be resembles guimel ruimel sage dogs and shares many of that gent gentleman lemans characteristics except that be to ia an infidel while mr sale la Is an orthodox presbyterian he lived a bachelor until about 1880 when much to the surprise of bli bla acquaintances he married the widow of the she late col co maeday who commanded the famous now new york volunteers volun teen during the civil war notwithstanding his penurious dispo they are said rid to have lived happily by some means or other unknowns nr mr richardson a few years yean ago became possessed of a trip strip of laud laadan sit the corner of lexington avenue and street which was feet long and 6 5 feet wide the man who owns owned the adjoining lot wanted to buy it and offered 1000 to in 1882 but bat but mr richardson Blo bardson demanded which was waa several times more than la its value the neighbor proceeded to erect a residence reil deooe upon apon his hie own loti lot with windows overlooking the treet street a aad DO mr property the latter fatter in spite of am ii am built his hf pacu liar house houie covering cover lne the entire ases 6 5 feet wide and feet deep there are two bay windows which project ft a feet thus making two of the she rooms OB an each floor 8 feet wide for a portion of their heir depth but it IS I 1 la the queerest house you yon ever saw law tar mr and his hia wife sloop on cots 00 a their din I 1 log ag table li Is a shelf belt hold held with hinges hinge the wall wail and may be let down when not in use there to ie no running water in the howato except in the kitchen and all that to used has hao to be lou up and downstairs the upper rooms are reached oy a spiral stairway such aa you would and in the steeple of a ob church dreb and it Is so narrow that a blut person can scarcely oar oaly climb it another of mr Richard richardsons sons in ia a coffin which was made for him uner under bin hl own supervision several years yan ago and boa baa dinest been kept la in au aa upper chamber ambar cb he H selected elected the she tree sent the tog log to the h sawmill saw mill where it was made into boards board under his bi own inspections Inspect iong and od then ban to so his hie own carpenter oar penter hop shop where the beo offia was waa constructed according to bin bia own directions it he should die as aa be probably will in one of 0 the she upper rooms where he is ia now lying it will be impossible to take his hl body 0 oo 00 of the house except by lowering it IS from une one of the she Windo win wt many stories are told of mr scrupulous ulous honesty ho neaty ho always exacted the half dalf cent when it was waa due him but bus be was waa equally oaf car ul aul to pay all he be himself owed on ot of the stories Is ia that forgetting hla his lunch one day be bought boughs some acme apple appl and borrowed a paper bag of at a german in hla his neighborhood to carry them in when he returned from his hia bust new that night ho he brought bronchi the bag with him carefully folded up and gave it back to the groo eryman with proper thanks |
