Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-01-25
nILLlOHAInEs.

ahead In the world. naturally have .
longing for wealth and influence. All
imagine how they would feel and act II
they could only become millionsirss'
and most Of NJ picture within q imae-
ination the vast deal Of good ws vsuid
do with such an immense amount OF
wealth. We think Of the distress We
would relieve. the poor We would assist,
and the msriterious yet ~impeounious
ones wa would aid and encourage from
q ample store. Yes. and how We would
place all our friends In easy circum.
stances st once, and pursue our daily
walk in life surrounded BY . blissful halo
Of kind wishes and good will from all.
oommineled With . liberal amount Of
seli-conmsndation. That style Of golden
dream. however. never stands the test Of
reality. and no doubt thus endowed with
vast wealth We should feel and do pretty
much - the avsras: millionaire feels
and does.
To bs'a millionaire like D. o. Mills.
Sharon. Lucky Baldwin. Flood. Macksy.
Fair and othsrs whose names are familiar
in that connection Is to be . prominent
target for the arrovs Of envy. . subject
for blackmail and oil sorts OF little
schemes to sntios money out Of your
pocket. You are looked upon a. . lssit.
innate object to b begged. borrowed and
stolen from BY all classes Of society. the
church not being backward or delicate in
the matter at all. and you will find IL
the hardest proposition Of all to know
just when and how to say mo"
It 10 not recorded that any nan has
been made happier or more contsntsd BY
being burdsnsd with . m~illionairs's
weight Of riches. John Jacob Astor was
not, and doubtless either Of the above
mentioned gentlemen q say the same.
N.iths, Msckay nor Fair have any more
real friends. enjoy better health or feel
happier than when they were worth
comparatively nothing in worldly riches;
and d. o. Mills 10 still u keenly msr-
csnary in his eager struggle for nor
millions as hs was when he could only
count his wealth by tens and hundreds.
Sharon allowed his absorbing desire for
great and increased wealth TO overcome
his sense Of duty toward the State and
people who elevated him TO the high and
honorable Office Of United States Sena.
tor, and nov he nor Mills will ever die
contented ualess they succeed In be-
coming as rich a. Vanderbilt.
This latter gentleman enjoys the
supreme distinction and the grand anan.
eial glory Of being the very richest man
In the whole wide world; yes. millions
richer than anybody on earth. and still
rapidly increasing In wealth. He
literally reveis in riches. and his ohief
enjoyment In life seems to DO In schsn-
ing and operating to add more millions
to his colossal fortune. In order that
the comparatively ons-horse %uiliionsires
mentioned above may be able to under
stsnd how far Vanderbilt has distaneed
them in the race for illimitable wealth,
We copy the following from the New
York Elevated Raihsay Journal Of the
18th instant:
william II. Vanderbilt received \ check
or December 81 for $476, 0o0, being inter-
est for the past thres months on bis invest
mspts In United States bonds. The gov
eminent pays him this enormous sum four
| times each and every year. Besides the
investment Of SAT. Goo. 900 In government
| bonds, thus indicated. Mr.. Vanderbilt Is
| believed to own more than $100. 0oo. 900 OF
| railroad securities. He 10 the largest in
| dividual owner Of the stock Of the follow
| ing named roads, several Of which are al
most his exclusive property: New York
| Central, Harlem, New Haven, Fourth Az
euue horse, Spuyten Duyvil and Port Nor
ris, Canada Southern. Lake Shore and Mich
igan Southern. Michigan Central. North.
western or Rock Island. He owns also .
large line In the Union Pacific and the
Erie railroads. the Western Union Tels-
graph, the Wagner Parlor Car Company,
the Albany Bridge. the Merchants Des.
patch, and In several other express and
transportation companies. He has large
investments In French rentes and in Brit
ish consols. He own . large ranch In
Colorado and has some very valuable real
estate In New York City. His fortune 10
without historic precedent. Several Eng.
lish noblemen own life interests In large
estates, but this gigantic fortune Is with
out entail. Mr.. Vanderbilt IL unquestion.
ably the richest man now living or that
ever lived. II 10 extremely probable that
he 10 worth moro than any two men who
have ever lived. As this vast accumula-
ton IL tho result Of . tariff levied on the
public transit and trahic within twenty
i've years past, Its vastness suggests grave
doubts y 70 the public policy Of giving to
any individual such great and unrestrained
power.
Sara Bsrnhardt has just closed Q very
successful season at Chicago. The tsle-
graph says:
"The Bernhardt season has been . great
success. the company taking away for the
two weeks over $40. 600 and many favora-
BILE opinions. She goes for the week to
st. Louis. and then for four days to Gin.
~cinnati. and then south to New Orleans"
Sara tends squarsly to business and
lets the clergy and everybody else scan
dalize her all they please. She came as
an actress. and In NO other capacity. and
only desired to be seen and criticized rs
such. She carries OF over $500. 600