The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-12-08
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collectors OF rare and curious books.
The fnancier always had o liking for fine
flowers. He spent large amount of money on
beautiful flowers ana rare plants for his houses
and gardens at Tarry town, and some very fine
specimens of orchids have been developed
there. But in the main Mr. Gould lived more
plainly than many men whose incomes are less
than e1oO year.
He had his hands full of business at all times.
But he never was niggardly Like most other
business men, he could not be his own almoner.
AS he said, while his wife was alive, she ois.
tributed his money for him and did 1t with a
free hand, as many know. Then Mr.. Gould
gave in addition to those societies that
are organized for the purpose Of relieving the
needy.
Nor was Mr.. Gould what some persons call q
religious man, bat he was as religious as most
of his neighbors. For years he kept pew in a
local Episcopal church. Such are the main
points in O character the most remarkable, IN
some respects, Of his time. He was born some
what sckly and was never robust, except as to
will and brains.
Alone and unaided he accumulated vast for
tune, which passes intact to his children Nc
man was more simple in life habits. He often
said that he could never dissipate even IL he
wanted to, for he was so constituted physically
that he could not use tobacco or take intoxicat-
ing liquors. He has been moderate in what he
ate or drank Even IN ms most actlVe uayb,
when he was constantly at his office, he would
take but light breakfast consisting mainly OF
eggs and rolls.
Mr.. Gould would never reply to newspaper
attack upon himself Yet he had no prejudice
against the press, although ne has sometimes
said he had long been the most abused man ir
the country For that matter, he has fr IN
time to time had an interest in various news
papers.
No two estimates agree as to the amount OF
Mr.. Gould's fortune. The most conservative
figures place it at about sec, ,00O while some
people in Wall street. who think they know
something about his accumulations, figure that
he must have gotten together fully 500 000,0 600
His known holdings Of securities are about as
follows: Twenty-Five millions par value of
Western Union telegraph, which at Friday g
prices, would fetch about sls,70o,0OO s10,0oO 0oC
par value of Missouri Pacific, which Is now
worth in the market s5,5oO,oOO, He is supposed
to holdin the neighorhood of sS 900 900, probably
more, of Manhattan railway stock, worth
al0, 0,4O0OOO t.
His holdings OF all these stocks have been
larger than this, but he sold them, to either in.
vest the money in new issues OF bonds Of the
Missouri Pacific and Manhattan companies, or
to finance those companies until bonds could be
issued Excellent information is that he holds
about one third of the bonds issued on the Mis-.
souri, Pacific system, which would be about
&3 100000
From the foregoing figures, which are approx.
imately correct, It is easy to figure up in the
neighborhood OF SIS, ,0OQ OF late years his
fortune has increased rapidly, owing to his
enormous income from his holdings of western
union and Manhattan stock, to say nothing OF
his investments in bonds. His income from
these three sources alone can not have fallen
under 100000 year, and has probably ex'
ceeded that amount .