National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-04
MASTERS OF MONEY.
Light and Airy Descriptions or Some or
Wall Streets Great Money Kings.
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wall Streets Grent money hnBs'
Nep Yoik World.
Everybody knows Russell Sage, ex-momber
of congress. He has the largest cash account
of any man on Wall street. The distinguish
ing trait in his character Is his bcnevolonco
and extravaganza. lie has been known to
give a candy vendor ] cent for half of q
cent stick Of chocolate, and to wait ten
minutes for the change out of 3.cent piece
rendered in payment of 2-cont evening
newspaper. Mr.. Sage is also celebrated for
his sociability. His greatest delight is taking
his lunch in tho offices of his friends and ut
their expense. Mr.. Sage's speciality is tho
put and calP' system, Of which no is the
father.
Mr.. Jay Gould is kind philanthropist
whose chief delight now is in yachting and
cultivatng flowers at Tarrytown. By care
fully watering his plants and tho use of the
printing press his stocks have made him
fifteen years. He has magnificent conserv-
atory there, and it is said that ho will walk
five miles any day to SEQ new variety of
orchid. He dabble5 in stocks sometimes by
way of amusement His stocks shrunk up
last year to the extent of something like
$3S, 100000. His favorite stock is Western
Union, which deprecated $7200,000 during
the past year. Mr.. Gould is about "a years
Of age. He weighs at least ninety pounds
without his head. Tho exact avoirdupois of
that adornment has never boen ascertained.
He has a massive brow and fine pcrceptivo
faculties.
Uncle Rufus Hatch is one of the great char
acters of the street. He is u great believer
in the Northern Pacific, aud lost q heap of
money in the collapse Of that stock. But it
is understood that he made up tho loss by GO
ing short" in wheat. Life is one hugo joke
to Uncle Rufus. Those who know him best
say he never uttered serious word in his
life. He is bonanza to tho reporter in
search of q funny interview. He is short,
thick.set man, weighing fully 200 pounds. He
has large bald spot on tho top OF his head.
He wears shaggy side whiskers and mustache.
His clothes arc made of black broadcloth,
and no carries fnr-trimmed overcoat.
Mr.. Sidney Dillon is president of the Union
Pacific, which declined last year 26f per cent
depreciatiug tho value of the capital stock
over $16,000,000. Mr.. Dillon is very tall, he.
stoops slightly. He has large, square face
and wears Dundreary whiskers, which are
| almost white, as is also his hair. Mr.. Dill
| Ion is now travelling in the south with hi:
daughters, while Mr.. Gould remains in the
endeavor to bull tho Union Pacific stock. Mr.
| billions wife died several weeks ago. He is
about 65 years old, has hard face, and is a
| very stony. austere person.
Mr.. Mackay used to be bartender in Col
orado. Now he is the largest owner of silver
mines in the world. and he lives in palatia
magnifcencc. lie is believed to have escaped
| the great losses entailed by the depreciation
of last year. The chief Wall street enterpris,
in which he is interested at present is thu
Postal Telegraph company, of which he i
president, and which he is backing with hi
money. Mr.. Mackay is short. stocky mar
in tho neighborhood of so years old. II,
| looks something like Scotchman. His fac
| is rather horid. His hair is abundant anC
| light colored, and he has a mustache of thu
same shade, the rest of his face being smooth
In manner he is quick and energetic, but h,
| says very little except in private intercourse
Mr. Keene made his money in mimi,
operations. He came into Wall street q mum
Der of years ago with fortune estimated a
| from So 900, 900 to $40, 900. He is believed
to have very small slice of it left. Hi
operations have been large on both the bull
and bear sides in the stock market He ha
speculated in more things than any othe
man living. He has dabbled in opium, il
pork, in gas, in mines, in stocks, and il
horses.
Mr.. Keene is about five feet nine inche
high and weighs about 140 pounds. He il
thin and lantern jawed. He has dark
brown mustache and stubby beard. III
wears somber clothing of an ancient pattern
| and carries q pepper-and-salt oYercoat OF th'
style of 1879 Mr.. Keone is of q nervous
fiery temperament. He has quarreled an
made up again with his principal broker hal
dozen times. In his office he oscillate
between the stock indicator and tumbler o
chamomile leaves. Every few minutes h
picks one out with his thumb and forefnge
and puts it in his mouth. Mr.. Keene make
it practice to damn the market, whicheve
way it is moving
Gar Vanderbilt is the richest man in til
United States and his Investments are i
government bonds and other solid securities
Yet he keeps steady eye on the stock mar
ket, CANDLES constantly, and is ever anXiou
to sustain tho prices of his favorite securi
tics, the Central, Lake Shore, and the other
belonging to his system. But the prices
these last year declined with the Others
Vanderbilt is q big man bodily. He mus
weigh 900 pounds, but mentally he is not til
equal of his father, who created his wealth