The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-01-29
Tie Richest Woman III America.

Mrs. l.. III. Green, who is popuiarly
proclaimed tn be "thc richest woman in
America" had Si50,0O in cash and S2G.
000, 900 of stocks and bonds locked up il,
The vaults Of Cisco & Sons, who recently
| suspended. Mrs. Green, when rumors
affecting the firms credit began To be
whispered about, wrote to clo-e her nc.
count and demanded settlement. The
firm replied 10 Mrs. Green's letter, in.
farming her that her husband, Mr.. Il. II.
Green, formerly Vice President of the
Louisville aud Nashville Railroad. owed
them sS00,000, and requesting her to
allow her deposit to remain for the time
being ns nm offset to that loan. This she
promptly declined to do, AS it has ALWAYS
been her invariabIe rule to keep her own
financial matters entirely srparate from
those of her husband
Whereupon Mrs. Green proceeded To
put the screws upon Cisco & Sons, who
then, in the slang Of the day, "tumbled
to the racket"
Her securities are safe and will be re
turned intact.
The New York Times gives the follow.
ing interesting account Of this remark
able woman:
Her father, u New Bedford whaler
named johnson, died snme years ago and
left her, il i- said, about 5000. 900. She
has lived frugal life, exercised extraor-
dinary kcenncss in her investments, and
by embracing every good opportunity
that the stock market uifUrded she has
lnnre than quintup!ed her heritage. Old
Wall street operators give Mrs. Green
credit for having Us intimate knowledge
of railroad securities rs any person they
know. a broker said yesterday that he
knew of more than Que instance where
Mrs. Green had gotten up II corner in
Reading stock. She is 20 largely inter
ested in the Louisville and Nashville
securities that it ha. been frequently
said that she practically owns the road
The richest woman in America" has
some strongly marked characteristics.
She does business on the striclest bust
ness principles, regardless Of sentiment
or relationship, and she is economical in
the most elaborate sense of the word.
She seems to have made it rule of her
life to indulge in no personal luxuries.
She has been known to walk from her
hotel in this city to a social reception
through heavy snow.storm rather than
pay for the use Of q coach. 1t is related
that one day, when John Jay Cisco was
alive, she got out Of Broadway stage in
front of his banking Office in Wall street
with bulky parcel under her arm. Mr..
Cisco was looking out of his office win
dow Mt the time, aud few minutes later.
when he f0uni that the bulky parcel con
tanned over $200,00 in negotiable secu.
rites, which Mrs. Green had brought
down to place in the vault he said :
"Don't you think it was rather risky for
you to have brought these bonds down
town in public stage? You should
have taken carriage"
"A carriage indeed!" said she. "Per.
hnps you can afford to ride in carriage,
cannot"
The "richest woman in America"
would seem to be one of the most penu.
rious Of womankind. She is rich in
money; but a day will cone when her
great treasure cannot be taken on the
long journey; she is to go alone, and IN
an accountability that the veriest pauper
may be far better prepared to stand.
Possibly, like the late Johns Hopkins,
; she Is gathering n prodigious store ol
money to benefit mankind in her final
bequest. Let us hope that the "riches,
woman in America" will become the
most philanthropic. Then, If she can
not afford to take a carriage here, she
may ride in chariot of glory hereafter