Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-02-06
How Some Rich Men Live.
THEY HUSTLE AS If THEY had NOT
THE PRICE OF A DINNER.

Jay Gould is at his desk in tho
Western Union building shortly
after 8 every morning. His office is
in the Southeast corner on the sec.
ond floor. a long-distancc tclc-
phone, a private telegraph wire to
his home in Fifth avenue, which in
summer is switched so as to connect
with wire running into his home at
irvington, and another wire running
into the heart Of Wall street, arc all
handy to Mr.. Gould's desk. Mr..
Gould does not have private equip
ages. lie uses the horse cars and
the elevated trains. Sometimes at
night he rides in 4 hired hack. lie
drives away at his desk until 4 o'clock.
On some days he talks with 200
visitors; 200 minds, acute and mar
yclouslJ incisivc minds that cannot
be matched anywhere out of the
financial world, rubbing against one |!
The friction is frightful. Besides,
there are thousand important mat
tcrs associated with the Gould cor
porations which require his attcn-
tion. When he starts for home Mr..
Gou.I is very much more exhausted
than a laborcr on the aqucduct.
The days friction frequently brings
on nervous headaches, which com
plctciy wilt the owner of s70,000,-
900.
John Jacob Astor is on tho 90
from his early brcakfast hour to
dusk: Tie trudgcs about Wall street
like an errand boy. Hc does this
for about twcnty-four days in a
month, and by that time he calls in
his cab. lie is tagged out, and a
week in his cab SO rcvivcs his ener-
gics that when the new month is
ushcrcd in he is ready to start again
on his daily tramps among his real
estate agents and bankers. Every
day in his life is devoted to the hunt
for substantial Investments for his
money. lie has other folks to col
lcct his income. 1t is his business
to see that it is re-invcstcd satisfac
torily. Great labor, untiring indus
try and relentless attention are nee
cssary to do this. lie is in the city
winter and summer. His fortune of
&100,000,000 chains him to the city
just rs tight as the driver Of n leased
hack with a big family on his hands.
Cornelius Vanderbilt is ut his
office in the Grand Central station
ahead of some Of the Central's clerks.
lie works six times harder than any
one OF them. He has Il dozen meet
ings of directors on hand nearly
every day in the week, with all their
interests and myriads of
important details. He could not
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cry he frequently lectures Mt night
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