The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-27

riages, which or q very economical basis
will be at least $500 q month. A yacht
will cost SIC, 900 a year for maintenance.
and a private railroad car for il would not
be safe for him to travel in . public carl
will cost 81. 500 o year. Supposing that he
travels fifty days q year tand his business
keeps him travelling a good deal at q cost
of 5000. This would not be e~xtravagant,
for he can hardly travel alone. His pri-
vste secretary who costs 8, 900 a year. to
say nothing of $1,000 worth of stationery
which he usesl would naturally go, too,
and his expenses are included.
THE DEMANDS OF SOCIETY.
Then there are various social functions
outside of his house. He will be invited
to weddings and such, and must pay social
tribute to the extent of say $50. 600 . year IN
such things as wedding presents. And he
will be expected to belong to two or three
clubs. which Will cost S10,0 900 q year. And
he will go more or less to the opera and
theater at an expense of at least 81 1000. He
will naturally, also. keep q pew in church
at say $1,000 q year.
himself al allowance for pocket money.
and. as q matter Of course, Mrs. Gould
needs an allowance also. He can hardly
give her less than S1.C00 a month, but may
keep himself within 5000 a gear. As o
prudent man be will pay say 5000 year
for life insurance, and will put $4,000 q
year into the savings bank for the baby
as a provision former education ana dowry
Now. If the reader Will figure up these
estimates. none of which are unreasonable
and none of which are for purposes of dis
sipation. for Mr.. Gould is not d~issipated. he
will find that Mr.. Gould can still spare 500
q year for charity and put away 1910 at
the end of the year as g pro-
vision against X or misfortune.
And after figuring 1t all ont somebody
will get up and sound out the old bray that
q rlch man gets nothing more than his food
and clothes after all He must certainly
go without a great many things that other
men have and enjoy. but he has at the
same time. and enjoys them. many things
that other men have to 60 without.
Miss Helen Gould's case is very different.
With one-thlrd the income she has far less
demand upon her purse than her brother.
But, while she has enough to live on in
luxury, she can by no means afford to in
dulge in things that many other women
enjoy almost as o matter of course. Her
household expenses, including the
homo and spacious grounds. her stables
and gardens can hardly fail to use up half
her income. Add to this her expenses for
entertaining for occasional trips to the
city, for such collecting as may be to her
taste, for her toilet and her pocket money
and it will readily be seen that, while she
has enough, she can by no means dip into
the purse of F~ortunatus.
NO DOUBT there are many persons VINO
could and would 10y up money ont of even
the smaller income. but to do 1t they would
rave to deny themselves some of the res
sonable ~enjoymen,s that this brother and
sister may and do enjoy.
But even if George Gould cannot use
more than $500, 600 of his income for living
expenses. the income will exist just the
same. The earnings of the entire Gould
fortune will mount. during the next
year, according to the beat estimates.
to $500. 000. The average income of the
adult male citizen of the United States
Is given by the last census at $3.50 q
year each. The Gould moons of 81 800. 900
Ia a little more than equal to 1900 of these
average incomes of $3.50 each. Figures prove
that the average family consists of five per-
sons: wnacn mus. OK &C cog Sesc oe supporfsa oy
fore. the Gould income would support. abb
~solutely without labor, q city OF 81, 500 peo-
pie. Which is startling.