Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-05-28
aatlg gntFuigRuter.
How the Richest Man In Eew York
Spends HIS Time.

aOVg the RleheGG Man In Kew York
Spends HIS Time.
A correspondent of The Rochester Den
oerat thus sketches William B. Aston:
NJ. Asto.'s o6eer Is in Prince street,
near Broadway, where be may te found
daily between the hours of SHINE and
three he is a large, stout built man,
with coarse features, a,iH, rough. candy
eolored hair, aud caste of counteuanee
Of very Ordinary type BE dresses plainly
bat neatly, has somewhat cAreWoFn look,
and appears 6fty TO IiIty years Of age.-
His private once Is Of 0oderste size sud
OF plain furniture. 90 = table are a few
books, and on opening that one which ap-
pears most ihumted. you perceive il i
Tolnmn o. nsPs OF city property, care
fully and elegantly executed. and. So a
whole embracing the sandriss Of az snoT-
nous estate, estimated q; SIS, 0Oo, 00o.-
NF. Aston resides 10 LsEayevts Place, ia
one Of = row Of dwellings which :Esaty-
Eve JsaEs $50 we're the ZES sdes: in Ibe
city, though Gov Ihsr axe iisisneed by
the palaces OF The Fifth avenue. Near By
is the magnificent library founded by his
father. 20 which be has added :uad
nearly equal 20 The original endowmeat-
Here he spends a smsil part Of his time.
the remainder being occupied by his duties
"a Ihe Prince street o5ce. where, Sundays
excepted. he does foil day's work every
day in the week. Thus, the whole ron
tiue OF life of the richest man ia America
IS a walk TO and fT0m home, of half
nile. and close attention to business
The care Of Mr.. AsIor's estate is a Eas;
burden. he has several hundred tenants
OF all grades, from the $500 cottage 70 the
$50, 900 store. To relieve himself Of this
veIaIous dut=, he has committed it FOX
years ts az agent, who does the work vel.
he collects rents and makes quarterly re-
turns, and thus pays over = sum which
would be almost Incredible aud which Ue
may roughly estimate ~ SS09, 800 per an-
uGm. This man employs E small army Of
carpenters, PAINTERS and Other mechanics.
II order 10 keep up repairs. ard Euperir-
tends the whole Of this department.. A. .
large part of &r. As;or's property consists
OF vacant lots, which are ia continual de-
raand, sad which ne viii not SELL. he =
much employed with architects and mas
Ter builders. and generally has oUe Or TEo
large bi0CL= n course Of erection at !
tine This = = very Esricas burden. His
so9 John JscOb is quite = business man.
SID bsFes his share of The load Besides
fHlF. come Eileen years ago : tSleated
young merchant tFrankIiu DeIano,i mar
risd one of the daughters. and also affords
assistance. Ia addition to these labors,
ihs attention 70 the collection OF interest
n bonds, diTiieads, &c. IS a heavy item,
since in tue little brick Office (which Is, Of
course, IRE proof there are seTersl mil
Hons Of Government sod State securities.
His dAily income IS computed at $1,000
IL u said lhat : certain person feiicitatsd
Mr. AstOE % his wealth. Pointing to bis
Pile OF bonds maps, &c, the capitalist re-
piled How would you like TO manage all
these fo- yoar board and clothes p The
man demurrei 10 the idea. '.Sir, said
the other, lit l. all gel" Nr. Aston, it IS
ssii. gives bat little away