The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-03
THE NJ HEST MAN
An Esilm ate NJ niiiiam n. yandffbiiPs
Fortune.
Over $1,000 iad.d 10 ILL., Wealth
EtefJ litur.
Other Tens Abaa, 'nr nonrJ king.


Atths beginning oi sysrY year, ssys th,
ksEY fk M,fuius lIuflsl 1r, ", "A
] V suduIbi,t masses 90 "a iuysflAnir cuHum
90 tate careful inventory u his iM nfust
pf0ntry n sgfung nUX-s arc tnuu upru-
ed, ths II eOnt-u.sc .uttrJ, a.l ifom tue
li1iai tbs prrfts II toe ytaI b. rock urd, Ia
JaHuaT, 1855 He iuli au iuuustc Tread
Shp had diu,d sltl him tun he Nas worth
Si6i UlOtOJ
ii believe am," said SIR. Vanderbilt,
'ihs Fiepes1 IA az IA ihu sO.lI, In 4 isla 4
tho Duke at Wrsimiulstsy L. s.d ~ b.
| worm 500 20 GO. Out d Is me ~ lh l,IIt
and houses. IL does no1 yird him 2 per
cent. A yssr from nav | VI 90 worm
more lhsn S2JOlOU OO1, snt vii have an
lnoum- equal ~ per orGt. GA Ihut
amount"
Wnsn ms taking H. had leit him the
modern Midas fepuntrd hls hastJ spreoh
aud a. ked that u De not reported, claiming
nia words We're bu, bos-tiui aud mis- woaith
exaggerated,
a lew days ago Mr Van eroiit cent
some paper 20 gentleman wuh whom 10
nau business relations, o. lOuking theli
over tus recipient Was HsIlh's1tu - nui
tie TOugn draft VI n memorandum an tie
oEsr's peculiar handwriting, IL Was da,eI
January 10 b. 1884, aud Mas eyldeutly his
last balance shre,, whlci oy oversight nat
course the secret could not be kept and
the figures renche the Journal, Az ROOT
| ur ~ may have crspt Ia nn their travels
but ~ substance they tell thr fliiuwiu':
| Mr.. Vanderbilt has ~. ist-rrd ~ ms uhhir,
nud Ia coupon hondr, sOiOhW IA per
crnts, maturing la 1911 H. has LACEY
adder to th.se IA, 900, CO.. b. 10 q I Gen,
~ vet retains tnlle over 81 1870 IN q
o.. cents. Tue per cents are wIrtn ia,
bnG tls mark.t value OF ms gJgeFnmuu's
lo.osy Is $40 $50 900.
But the Du!k oi tue wealth OF the kline ~
miiiiopsiries Is invested ia RAILROAD secu i
1 lies He holds 24l OJU shares Of MichiKNi
Central stock, $4,000 shares "i N'fyhwosa-
ern, Including 50 w OF tRr preferred SOCK,
aud block o, Omana, 2OOOO snarrN 81
Lake Erie AMI ~, 600 shsr-s Ut New IfK
Central. Besides this are smaller amou"'s
| Ia score OF other sucks, amoag "aiUh ars
| Rock Island, OF which no al 20 U0J 5 lare7,
| and Lackawauns, where tnB tOtsl NAs =
CO., Oflhs Others he had ia Ill q $40. II
srand total OF 93D,si0 SHARES OF siocSs
| or varioUs railroad bonds tnere was uD
aggregate Of s22 1000, aud OF stat auI
city bond s., 10000 In m!scrlla nevus 50
cuIitIes. manufacturing stocks SUD mort
cages the sun OF shout ~ uOO,uOO Was
| shown TO DO invested.
Reckn ing at yesterdays prices the value
~ Mr.. Vanderbilps railroad slocz IL SSS
75J 900, of his governments S7OSSS UOD, al
his railroad bonds S2G, S57, 40, of ills other
| securities 'rite over % UVt,oCO. The OK.
gregate is $2Ol 3324l3
| The ear outs do va an item Of resi- es.
| tate, &c So 900 CO." lu this Is Included
| his spleudId Fth Avenue mansion, Whlcn,
! win its foruiture anG cnutents, cos, nea ~
or quite IS 900. HIS magnificent ar,
gallery, win Its gems from tbo best mod
era masters. represent alisgst sl.utO NJ,
81. han, NAT "a
s.ur who ~ familiar with tha Eallsrv. Hts
| 81 ,bles on Fity first rect, occupying ole
| of the most des,r ,Uls building cites IN he
city, represent S1O,OUO while the equine
brnuiiss there luGuriaEtIy LOGGED would
not no disposed OF tor as much more.
Maud wou,u b ing $4,000 ut iJ'ced
sale, and ner owner would not dispose of
| her for auy price. EtTly Rose ana hliine
are aao held aooye priOs.
The cZar can take lite comparatively easy
ou an income ot $l2 100000 a yesr, sud
wstoa his wealth pile hp without any tH rt
of mis-. From his eoyernmen's he draws
S2,3I2. 600 year; from his railroad ucks
aud bonds, 81, 1854 3a,; from his m'.crllsD-
eous securities, 1913 695-or $40 A2, Nl5 from
his Investments n.ous. Thus every day
they earn for htm $2S 33f.25. Every hour
sees him ST. 1870 SO ricner, aud every minute
mears $40 81 added to ms hoard. Besides
this he calculates to make $2,OO,OO every
wear by fortunate sales. Hs relnvestmeuts
last year he calculated did this.
This rich man lives we'll but not lavishly.
Last year his ordinary expenses, he stated
receutly, were but trifie over 100000. In
this is not included such luxuries 10 his
grand ball, on which he expended $40 O0O.
His attire is modest aud does not indicate
CrUsus by any means. Mrs. Vanderbilt,
too, although dressing richly, is by no
means extravspant, although her diamonds
cost her lord $3.50 600.
Since Mr.. Vanderbilt made out bis bal
ance sheet some unimportant CHANCES
have been made IN his investments He
has disposed of some of his Lake Shore
stock. Last week firm Of his brokers,
MOssrs. Barron, Davis Dc Miner, were large
BUYERS OF Rick Is and, taking in one day
$3.50 shares. since then it has not baen
p ssible 20 disp of any quantity Of this
except az considerable concession. In bis
NJ Michigan Neut-a, corner he altered also the
figures o. his sock. The change Is merely
an increase of his holdings oI railroad seed
rites ut the expense u his loans and sur
plus income, Tor Tue cza- does not keep
large bal k account Everything must bear
interest, ue believes