The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-07-19
TRc Richest EEen In New York
the Hardest Workers.

the Hardest Workers.
\ New York correspondent vriteq .
The hardest working men and the hardest
working institutions in New York, are
those which are most successful. To tba
outsiders 1t seems an easy thing to make
money and 10 keep it. Banking was an
easy Wor k tew years ago, and is now, in
the old-fashloned institutions which have
no foreign or country exchange. But no
factory OF machine shop keeps men on the
jump as does live bank in this wide
awake city. | was in one of tn ese institu-
tons yesterday which is not yet ten years
old. Its army of clerks have to be on
hand early iu the morning, and they can
not leave until their days work is done,
which Is often not until long after the gas
IS lighted. Its capital is two millions,
and Its daily receipts seven million dollars,
1t receives daily from two hundred and
fifty to four hundred letters, all of which
have to De registered and answered before
the business of the day ends. No bank
clerk on salary OF thousand dollars a
year goes 10 his bank as regularly. or
works as many hours, as William B.
Astor, who counts up his forty millions.
His little one story Office, step or two
from Broadway, on Prince street, with itg
iron bars, making it resemble police
prison, is where he performs his daily
toll, and out Of all his wealth and labor,
he gets only his "victuals and clothes.''
He attends personally to all his business,
knows every dollar of rent or income that
IS to become due, pays out every dollar,
makes his entries in his own hand, and
Obliges his subordinates to come to him
for information, while he does not 90 to
them. He generally comes down in the
omnibus at an early hour Of the day,
remains closely absorbed in business until
five o'clock. He rarely takes exercise,
and finds his chief pleasure in the closest
attention to his business. a friend Of
mine rode to Washington with him in the
same car from New York. He neither
spoke nor got off his seat, and hardly
moved, from Jersey City to Washington.
He usually leaves his Office at FIVE O'Clock,
and walks slowly up Broadway to Layfay-
heavily built, with a decided German
look, small hazel eyes, as if he was half
asleep, head round as a pumpkin, and
about as destitute of hair He is exceed
ingly hospitabie, and in the 'season"
gives dinner to his friends weekly at
which the richest viands on services of
gold and silver are presented by liveried
servants to his guests.
Commodore Vanderbilt never worked
harder in his life-nevcr worked more
hours than now. He has confidential
servant who works like a pack-hor who
has been in his employ thirty years.
Besides this, Vanderbilt does his own
business, makes and executes his own
contracts, and this, with the business he
does on twenty millions, is no small toll.
The Commodore goes down to his business
regularly every day, and can be found at
certain hours. His only recreation is
game at euchre and fast horses.
Moses Taylor, whose dividends from
coal stock alone this year reached the pref
ty little sum OF million dollars, began
the business in New York when he was
sixteen years of age, kept his books with
his own hands, and has done so ever
since. His library in his house in Fifth
Avenue is a regular workshop. Every
night he brings up bis business with his
own hand. His vast business, personal
to himself, and his business as trustee, is
kept by himself. He makes all the or
iginal entries of sort and kind, and goes
| to his Office for no information, and he
knows just how things must be there to
be right; and should every record kept
by his 5ook-keepers and clerks be des-
troyed, it would make no difference with
him. for he has the originals in his own
hands. Many merchants spend the after
noon in riding, or in games, or in the ex.
citement In the evening stock board ; bui
Mr.. Taylor finds his recreation in bath
a good dinner, 4 comfortable sicsta, and
an evening devoted to work. Such man
would make money and keep it.
These are only specimens of how The
men of wealth in our city become men o.
toll
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