The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-10-03
The Rich Men of New York-How
they Work.

The Rich Men of Now York-Hew
they Work.
No bank clerk on tho salary of O.
thousand dollars year goes to his
bank as regularly, or works as MANY
hours, as VIM. b. Astor, who counts
up has $40, 100000. His little one
story office, step or two from Broad
way, on Prince street, with its iron
bars, making it resemble a police
PRISON, Is the den where he performs
MS daily toll, and out Of his wealth
ana labor gets only his victuals and
clothes. He attends personally to all
ms business, knows every dollar of
rent or income that is to become due.
pays out every dollar, makes his en-
trles IN his own hand, and oblices his
subordinates to come to him for in,
formation, while he does not go to
them. He generally comes down in
the omnibus at an early hour in the
diiy and remains closely absorbed in
business until five O'Clock. He rarely
takes exercise, and finds his pleasure
ID the closest attention to business
A 1rlend OF mine rode to WASHINGTON
with him III the same car from New
York. He neither spoke nor cot ont
OF his scat, and hardly moved. from
Jersey City to Washington. He
usually leaves his Office at five o clock,
and walks slowly up Broadway to
Lafayette place. He is over six: feet
high, heavily built, with a decided
German look, small hazy eyes. as if
he was half asleep, head round rs a
pumpkin, and about as destitute of
hair. He is exceedingly hospitable
and IN the season gives Il dinner
to his friends weekly, ut which the
richest viands on services of gold and
silver are presented by iveried ser
wants to his guests.
Commodore Vanderbilt never work
ed harder in his life, never worked
moro hours than now He has a con-
fldentlal clerk, who works like pack
horse, who has been in his EMPLOY
for thirty years. Besides this, Van
derbllt does his own business, makes
and executes his own contracts, and
this, with the business be does on
twenty millions, is no small toll. The
Commodore goes down to his bust
ness regularly y every day, and can be
found at certain hours. His only re-
creatlon-euchre and fast horses.
Moses Taylor, whose dividends from
coal stock alone this year reached the
pretty little sum of a million of dol
lars, began business in New York
when he was sixteen years of age,
kept his own books with his own
hands, and has done so ever since.
His library, in his own house on Fifth
avenue, is regular workshop. Every
night he brings up his own business
with his own hand. His vast business as
trustee IS kept by himself. He makes
all the original entries of sort and
KIND, and goes to his Office for no in
formation, and he knows Just how
things must be there to be right.
And should every record kept bv his
book-keepers and clerks be DESTROYED.
1T would make no difference with
him, for he has the original in Els !
own hands. Many merchants spend
the afternoon in riding, OF in games,
or IN the excitement of the evening
stock board; but Mr.. Taylor finds his
recreation In bath, good dinner, a
comfortable siesta, and an evening
devoted to work.
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