Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-03-28

York Central. Besides these are smaller
amounts in score of other stocks,
among which are Rock Island, of
which he had $4,000 shares, and Lack
awanna, where the total was 10000.
OF the others he had in all 21,S40.
grand total of 930,S4 shares of stocks.
Of various railroad bonds there was
an aggregate of S22.120,OO0, and of
State and city bonds 80, 100000 In
miscellaneous securities, manufacturing
stocks and mortgages the sum of about
y, OOO,C COO was shown to be invested.
Reckoning ut Yesterdays prices the
value of Mr.. Vanderbilt's railroad
stocks is sos, 100000, of his Govern
ments 70,5S0.00O of his railroad
bonds $40. S57, APO, of his other securi-
ties trihe over $1,000. COO. The
aggregate is S20l, 1872, Alb.
The car puts down an item of ssreal
estate, etc, $4,000, O0O." In this is in
cluded his splendid Fifth avenue man.
sion, which, with its furniture and con-
tents, cost nearly or quite $4,000, 900.
His magnificent art gallery, with its
gems from the best modern masters,
represents almost S1,OOO.OOO. tie
estimate being that of local connois-
seur who Is familiar with the gallery
His stables on Fifty-first street, occupy
ing one of the most desirable building
sites in the city, represent $500,
While the equine beauties there luxuri-
ously lodged would not be disposed of
for as much more. Maud S. would
bring S75, 200 at forced sale, and her
owner would not dispose of her for anv
price. Early Rose and Aldine are also
held above price.
The car can take life comparatively
easy on an income of twelve millions a
year. and watch his wealth pileup without
any effort of his. From his Governments.
he draws 1892, 900 year; from his
railroad stocks and bonds. 81, 1874. 800;
from his miscellaneous securities, 1915.
695. or SIC, 342, 0l5 from his investments
alone. Thus every day they earn for
him S2S, 334.25. Every hour sees him
81, 1909 richer, and every minute means
Sl9.67 added to his hoard. Besides this.
he calculates to make $1,000, 900 every
year by fortunate sales. His reinyest-
ments last year he calculates did this.
This rich man lives well but not Law
ishly. Last year his ordinary expenses,
he stated recently, were but a tribe over
$500, 900. In this is not included such
luXuries as his great ball, on which he
expended $4,000. His attire is mod
est and does not indicate Crpsus by
any means. Mrs. Vanderbilt, too, al
though dressing richly, is by no means
extravaganza, although her diamonds
cost her lord S150,000.
Since Mr.. Vanderbilt made out his
balance sheet some unimportant changes
have been made in his investments. He
has disposed of some of his Lake Shore
stock. Last week a firm of his brokers,
Messrs. Barton, Davis & Miner, were
large buyers OF Rock Island, taking in
one day $3.50 shares. Since then it has
not been possible to dispose of any guam
tity of this except at considerable con-
cessions. In his Michigan Central cor
ner he altered also the figure of this
stock. The change is merely an increase
of his holdings of railroad securities at
the expense of his loans and surplus in
come, for the car does not keep a
large bank account. Everything must
bear interest, he bel:eyes.-N Y. Jour
ma.