. The street railway review . nan-cial success. The Sutro tunnel was an immense undertaking, whichbrought forth many difficultiesthat had to be overcome. Finally,when the tunnel was completed,the mine owners would not keepagreements they had made, andMr. Sutro, by a masterstroke,brought them to terms. Duringthese years of discipline his abilityas a man of resources was givenits foundation and education, whichhas stood him so well in his fightagainst abuses, against which hehas placed himself. The tunnelmade him a millionaire. He in-vested largely in real estate in SanFrancisco, which had appar
. The street railway review . nan-cial success. The Sutro tunnel was an immense undertaking, whichbrought forth many difficultiesthat had to be overcome. Finally,when the tunnel was completed,the mine owners would not keepagreements they had made, andMr. Sutro, by a masterstroke,brought them to terms. Duringthese years of discipline his abilityas a man of resources was givenits foundation and education, whichhas stood him so well in his fightagainst abuses, against which hehas placed himself. The tunnelmade him a millionaire. He in-vested largely in real estate in SanFrancisco, which had apparentlylittle value, but which his foresighttold him was bound to be in de-mand in a short time. His judg-ment has proven him to be cor-rect, for the increase in values hasbrought him his present fortune,which he is using so that thoseless fortunate than himself mayenjoy the beautiful things he has collected for his ownpleasure. On Christmas Day, the Cliff house, which was onMr. Sutros estate, burned, causing a loss of $20,
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