The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1866-01-03
How Rich Men Work.

The hardss: working men and the hardest
working institutions in New York are those
which are the most successful To the OUT
siders it seems an easy thing 10 make mon
ey 10 keep it. Banking was easy work a
few years ago and is now in the old fash
ioned Institutions which have country and
no foreign exchange. But no factory or ma
chine shop keeps men on the Jump as does
a live bank in this wide-awake city. was
in one of these institutions yesterday which
is not ten years old. lis army of clerks
have 10 be on hand early in The morning,
and they canno, leave until their days work
is done, which is often not till long after the
gas is lighted. Its capital is two millions,
its daily receipts seven million dollars 1t
receives daily from two hundred and fhv
to four hundred letters, all of whicL have to
be registered and answered before the
business OF the day ends. No bank clerk
on the salary Of thousand dollars a year
goes 10 his bank as regularly, or werks 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 it's iron bars, making
II resemble a police prison, is the den
where he performs his daily toll, and out OF
his labor gets only his viciuals and clothes
he attends personally TO ali his business.
knows every dollar of rent or income that
is 10 become due, pays out every dollar,
makes his entries in his own hand, and
obliges his subordinaies 10 come to him for
Information, while he does not go to them
He generally comes down in the omnibus
al an early hour of The day, and remains
closely absorbed in business until near five
O'Clock. He rarely takes exercise and finds
his pleasure in the closest attention 10 busi-
ness. friend Of mine rode 10 Washing.
ton with him 10 the same car from New
York. He neither spoke nor got out of his
seat, aud hardly moved from Jersey City 10
Washington. He usually leaves his Office
al > O'Clock, and slowly walks up Broadway
to Lafayette place. He is over six feet high,
heavily built, with decided German look
small hazy eyes, as il be was half asleep,
head round as pumpkin and about as des-
titute OF hair. He is exceedingly hospi,a-
bic, and in the "season" gives dinner 10
lis friends weekly, al which lAe richest vi.
ands, on services of gold and silver, are
presented by liVered servants 10 his guests
Commodore Vanderbilt never worked hard
er in his life-never worked more hours
than now. He has confidential clerk who
works like pack-horse, who has been in
his employ for thirty years. Besides this,
Vanderbilt does his own business, makes
and executes his own contracts, and this,
with The business he does on twenty mill
ions, is no small toll. The Commodore
goes down &c his business regularly every
day, and can be found at certain hours
HIS only recreation, euchre and fast horses
| Moses Taylor, whose dividend from bis
coal stock alone this year reached The pref
ty little sum of a million of dollars, began
business in New York when he was six
teen years oil age, kept books with his own
hands, and has done so ever since. His Ii
brary in his house on Fifth Avenue is a reg
ular workshop. Every night he brings up
bis business with his own hand. His vast
business, personal 10 himself, and his busi-
ness as trustee, are kept by himself. He
makes all the original entries of sort and
Kind and goes 10 his Office for no informa-
tion, and be knows just how things must
be there 10 be right. And should every rec
ord kept by his book,keepers and clerks be
DESTROYED il 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 the excitement in TIE
evening stock board, but Mr. Taylor finds
his recreation in bath, good dinner, a
comfortable siesls, and an evening devoted
TO work. Such man would make money
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