The Red Cloud chief., 1884-03-28

modern Midas repented his hasty speech
and asked that it be not repeated. claim.
ing his words were but boastful and his
wealth exaggerated.
A few DAYS ago Mr.. Vanderbilt sent
some papers to q gentleman with whom
he had business relations. On looking
them over the recipient was astonishel
to find the rough draft of a memoran-
dunn in the cars peculiar handwriting.
1t was dated January Is, 1884, and was
| evidently his last balance sheet which
by oversight had been folded inside an
other paper. OF course the secret could
not be kept. and the figures reached the
Journal. An error or two may have
crept. in on their travels, but in SUBJ
stance they tell the following:
Mr.. Vanderbilt has registered in his
name, and in coupon bonds 3 $1,000
600 in four per cents, maturing in 1907.
| He has lately added to these $4,000. 900
in three and one-half per cents, and vet
retains a trifle over 81, Zoo, 600 in six
per cents. The four per cents are worth
l2I, and the market value of his Gov
ernmcnts to-day is $50, $50, 900.
But the bulk of the wealth of the
king Of millionaires is invested in rail-
road securities. He holds 2i0,O O0
| shares of Michigan Central stock,
| SOC, 600 shares of Northwestern, includ-
| inc 1000 of the preferred stock, and
a block of Omaha, 200, 900 shares of
Lake Shore and 120. 900 shares of New
York Central. Besides these are smaller
amounts in a score of other stocks,
among which are Rock Island, of
which he had 5000 shares, and Lack
awanna, where the total was 10000.
| Of the others he had in all 21,S4O. a
grand total of $50, $40 shares of stocks.
Of various railroad bonds there was
an aggregate of So. 120, 200, and of
State and city bonds IS, 200, 900. In
miscellaneous securities, manufacturing
stocks and mortgages the sum of about
-, 600, coo was shown to be invested.
Reckoning at yesterdays prices the
value of Mr.. Vanderbilt's railroad
stocks is SOS, 750, ZOO, of his Govern
ments 70.5S0. 900, of his railroad
bonds S26. S57, APO, of his other securi-
ties a trifle over $4,000. COG. The
aggregate is $201. 1872, 413.
The car puts down a item of ':real
estate, etc, : 5000, 900" 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 $1,000. coo, the
estimate being that of a 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, 900,
while the equine beauties there luXuri-
ously lodged would not be disposed of
for as much more. Maud 5. would
bring so, 900 at a forced sale, and her
owner would not dispose of her for any
price. Early Rose and Aldine are also
held above price.
The cZar can take life comparatively
easy on an income of twelve millions a
year. and watch his wealth pile up without
any effort of his. From his Governments.
he draws S2.372, 600 a year; from his
railroad stocks and bonds. 81, 1874, 800;
from his miscellaneous securities, 500
6a5, or 3d. 42, Oh from his investments
alone. Thus every day they earn for
him SOS, 334.2j. Every hour sees him
81, $50. s. richer, and every minute means
S19.67 added to his hoard. Besides this,
he calculates to make 81, u 600 every
year by fortunate sales. His ~reinvest-
ments last year he calculates did this.
This rich man lives well but not law
ishlv. Last year his ordinary expenses,
he stated recently, We're but a tribe over
5000, 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 a Cr9sus by
any means. Mrs. Vanderbilt. too. al
though dressing richly, is by no means
extravaganza. although her diamonds
cost her lord $4,000.
Since Mr.. Vanderbilt made out his
balance sheet some unimpor;ant changes
have been made in his investments. He
has disposed of some of his Lake Shore
stock. Last week 4 firm OF his brokers,
Messrs. Barton, Davis IL Miner. were
large buyers OF Rock Island, taking in
one day $3.50 shares. Since then i. 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 % this
stock. The change is merely an increase
of his holdings of railroad securities nj
the expense of his loans and surplus in
come, for the cZar does not keep a
large bank account Everything must
bear interest, he bel.eves.-N \. jour-
na.