National Republican., 1885-02-07
MRS. GREEN'S MILLIONS.
Tho Richest Woman I'm America
Her Peculiarities and shreyvdness.


Mrs. Green is ono of the most extrsor-
dinary women in America. Wall street
has long been filled with stories of her
wealth, her penuriousness, her shrewd-
ness, and her wonderful Financial opera
tions." That she Is tho wealthiest woman
in the United States is without question.
Her S25,000,00O Of frst-class securities
and government bonds in the vaults of
John j. Cisco & Son are only part of
her riches. Hor wealth is believed to be
about $35, 100000 or $4O00O,000. To all
intents and purposes she owns a con-
trolling interest in the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, of which her husband
was long a director and for a short time
the president. Most of this immense
wealth she created by her own financial
ability and by habit inherited from her
father Of strict economy and accumula-
tion.
The shrewdest brokers on the street
admit her remarkable business ability.
Her knowledge Of Wall street is extern
sive, her quickness in discerning changes
for making turns" as in avoiding pitfalls
and ambushes amounts almost to intui-
tion. Many mysterious but powerful
movement in the financial world has been
traced to her. Many of the stories about
her are, of course, romances. but enough
is true to warrant the statement that she
is a positive force in tho street. She Is
credited with even greater ability than
her husband, who Is o level-headed and
acute financier. and who had created
fortune for himself before he married
Mrs. Green.
Her maiden name was Harriet ii. Rob-
inson. Her father, whom she is said to
resemble, was rich old whaler of New
Bedford, Mass. He made S9,000,000 in
whaling vessels, and left this amount to
his daughter many years ago. Follow
ing shortly after his death was that Of an
aunt. who left her $i.000OOO. Out of this
$4,000, 900 she has accumulated her pres
ent immense possessions. This she hos
done by patient accumulation and by sue
cessful operations in the street. On sew
eral occasions she has "cornered" Read
ing to her profit and the discontinue of
the unfortunate persons who happen ed TO
be short" Of the stock. She dealt freely
In Louisville and Nashville when her
husband was prominent in tho manage
ment.
Mr.. Green had made fortune Of about
$750,0O0 in manila in the East Indies
before he met his wife. Many amusing
and romantic stories are related of their
courtship, and IL Is said that though her
wealth was twelve times larger than his
she had clause inserted In the marriage
contract providing not only that her for
tune should be kept entirely distinct and
separate from his, but also that he shou Id
out of his means defray all tho living and
personal expenses Of both. He is man
remarkable for his height and figure. lie
is man oil great intelligence, atlable in
his manner, and naturally of broader
and more liberal disposition than his
wife, though it is said he has been moro
or less influenced by her character. Ho
has beon member OF the Union Club
since 1860. 1t 10 understood that with au
income of S1,0OO,0O0 year their joint
personal expenses do not exceed $1,000.
! While in this city thoy reside mt the
Glenham Hotel. but Mrs. Green spends
most of her time in Bellows's Falls.
They also have apartments in London,
England.
Many are the stories of this eccentric
lady's economy. She is strictly honest,
but demands the half cent every time.
| The ambition Of her lifo, II is said, is to
make her son, a cripple, 10 years old. the
richest man in America. She has been
known to carry a lot of securities worth
hundreds of thousands Of dollars to heI
bankers, tho Ciscos, in her valise, riding
downtown III q stage
why didn't you come in carriageT
old Mr.. Cisco would ask.
~ can't afford II" the richest lady IN
America would reply. She kept bel
| family plate in the CiseoS vaults, aud II II