Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-01-29
JAY COUlD'S POVERTY.
He 10 Not 80 Well or As Mr.. John u.
Rock efeller.

Rock -feli~r.
The n Y. Morning Journals golden
interview with Uncle Russell Sage in
which the genial iinancier said that his
friend, Jay Gould was far from being
poor man. inasmuch As ne had an in
come OF $40, 900 900 y Year. attracted |
great attention in Wall street and was
eagerly discussed BY the brokers.
Il know man who is not nearly as |
poor as Jay Gould. said petroleum
broker.
II should like to hear Of somebody
who is farther from the almshouse
than Mr.. Could" replied leading
bear on the stock exchange.
John d. Rockefeller. He is be.
lieved by brokers who are well posted
to have a fortune of 500. 600, 900 and
an income of $50, DOC. 900 a year"
1.-The salary of the president Of life
insurance company is small change
compared to that.
1T is four times the income Of the
car of all the Russias. Besides,
MIR. Rockefeller doesn't have to
| spend his money in supporting an
army of dependents. The king of the
Standard oil has more than the income
of any four monarchs in Europe He
could paw Queen Victoria's salary and
scatter 800 900. certified checks among
all the little prncelets without miss.
ing the money"
Twenty million dollars a year' 1t
takes ones breath away. 1t makes a
millionaire feel like a pauper in a free
soup house. Let me see how much
that is?"
"Why. tits 81, 666 666. &C 2-3a month";"
Leave out the cents. Mr.. Rookie.
Teller can afford to lose them"
We'll. it is 1854 6l5 week. AS
Rockefeller is a Baptist and doesn't
labor on Sunday. it is $Gl. l02 for every
work day in the week. Assuming that
he tolls like many other men. ten
hours day. it is Sc 4lO every hour he
works. 1t is $lO5 for every minute in
the ten hours and little more than
$l.76 for every second.
Every time the Standard oil king
breathcs he earns an ordinary days
wages. Counting twenty-four hours
in the day his income. asleep or awake,
is 81 go an hour, SAL minute. and
about "a ccuts Il second. The precise
, figures are little moro than those
which l have given. for have dealt iI
: round numbers only.
"Counting every hour in the twenty
four, Mr.. Rockefeller's income would
YOU saw. be s. go. Then If he SHOULD
come down town in the morning in
street.car. and should be three-quarter
| Of an hour on the way. he would carr
5 $2OO2. % on the route. He would pa,
: ) cents fare and would save $1,000. A.
: Gu the Journey"
: Yes. and ii he were to spend tv
| minutes in having his boots polishe
V before he went into his Office he woul
n paw dime for the service and b
i, 1929. 80 richer when he got up frol
= tue buotbIack's chair than when he 3.
- down in it,"
Z And if he rushed into q BARRIE,
shop for u quick shave his incom
j. would he $GG75O during the iiftee
minutes he was in the BARRIERS chat
He would give the barber - cents an
rush out of the shop $667.25 richie
than when he entered it."
Or "A Turkish bath would come chea
y to him."
J. 'Why?"
III because it costs only s., and
c. would earn 81. go in the hour he ";
~ taking it.
-. And the theater cheaper still. TO
after spending three hours at the pla
lie ut u cost of $3.50 for an orchest
chair. he would leave the theater &
y, COS. SO richer than when he entered
NJ .And just think of the benetici
III effects of good nights sleep on m
with an annual income of $2O. OOO.O
~ He would rise in the morning refresh
aud $2l. 800 richer than when lie we
to bed. In the eight hours he "
suoozing or dreaming he would en-
= the salary of u good bookkeepe-
twenty.une years or the salary
! twen,y-one good bookkeepers for O