The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1874-12-01
RICH MEN OF NEW YORK.

A New York letter says We find
IN. that Notwithstanding the present
hard times, there is large number of our
citizens who not only continue to keep the
wolf from the door, but are handsomely re-
corded on the tax list. A. T. Stewart is
assessed two millions on his two ware
houses, the one being wholesale, while the
other is retail. This assessment is solely
on the real estate, and the amount of taxes
thus levied is $4,000. His residence on
9th ave-, is assessed at 5000, 900, and as the
rate adopted by the assessors is 60 per cent.
on cash valuation, this would give the lat
ter at one million. The taxes on this
house are $16,S00. 1t occupies two lots,
each 25x100, and the land is worth $780,
600. The chief expense, as will be readily
| inferred, is in the structure whose finish
exhausts the artistic skill of the present
age. The plasterer told me that his bill
was 20,000 When you remember that
this palace is devoted to the comfort of a
childless couple now well stricken in years,
it presents picture worthy of poetic geni-
us. Taking all his property into view, Mr..
Stewards taxes cannot be less this year
than 100000. His Metropolitan Hotel
alone is taxed more than $4,000.
AsToR, GOBLET, AND OTHERS.
Astor's tax for this year is $240, 900
which is very small in comparison with his
immense estate. 1t is really only tax on
assessment of $40, 900, 900, which is not one
quarter the full amount. These rich men,
however, have way Of reaching the as
SCISSORS, and Astor is vigilant in improving
all opportunities of this character. By the
term Astor refer to John Jacob, the son
of William b. and grandson of the founder
of the family. He is stout built man of
forty-five stands five feet ten inches, and
weighs at least two hundred pounds. His
features are blonde, but very co arse, and
there is an absence Of any refinement of
expression. Upon the whole the counte-
nance is rather repulsive, especially as it
seems permeated by a cold and stolid sell
fishness. Old William is now eighty, and
being unable to attend to business has
placed it in the hands Of this son, who will
no doubt inherit the largest part of the
estate. He wishes to keep the family
wealth under the old name. William (the
other sony is quiet and rather retiring
character, and will be satisfied, no doubt,
with few millions, while John Jacob will
have ten times as much . ...f.. ...f.
The old mans daughters will each have
a handsome portion, probably not less than
half million apiece. One of these mar
ried Frank Delano thirty years ago, and
this spoiled good business man. Frank
Delano at that time was brilliant young
merchant. He had commenced as poor
clerk in the house of Grinnell, Minturn &
Co., and had risen to partnership. Had
he continued in'trade he would have be-
come one of our merchant princes, but be-
ing of elegant appearance he made a con-
quest of Miss Astor, and after marriage
abandoned business The result is that he
retired into an inactivity which has wasted
energies and talents such as should have
been an ornament to our commerce. VIII
liam B. Astor removed last spring from
his old residence in Lafayette place to a
new house close by his sons mansion on
Murray Hill on the Fifth avenue. He wish
ed to be near his children, and he now
passes most Of his time in doors, being, as
is supposed, much engaged in reconstruct
ing his will. His father kept tinlSeiing at
his win for some years before he expired,
and 1t is we'll known that this sometimes
becomes mania with men of wealth who
live to extreme ago. The house he left in
Lafayette place has remained unrented
since last spring, which is a great loss, or
at least is felt as such.