Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-02

Obliged in yachting and had built for him the
handsome steam yacht Atalanta and became q
member Of the American Yacht Club. lie was
rot club man and took no interest in social
affairs.
Though he paid for n box at the METROPOLITAN
Opera House he was seen there but rarely. He
attended the theaters az times. blu. not with any
regularity. He never, so far as known. ex-
pressed any high appreciation OF high arts, of
music. the drama or literature although he did
write a history of Delaware county that is re-
garded with favor by collectors of rare and
curious books
In the main Mr.. Gould lived more plainly
than many men whose income is less than
80. 900 wear
Like most other business men ne could not
be his own almoner. As he said. while his wife
was alive. she distributed his money for him
AMI did II with free hand ~ many know.
Then Mr. Gould gave in addition to those So
cic;ies that organized for the purpose of
relieving the needy.
GIT Tu MorST VERNON
\ few wears ago. when Mr.. Gould paid short
visit 10 this city. coming up the Potomac oil
his yacht. he paid n visit to Mount Vernon.
which impressed him deeply TINT he gave the
regents association check for the money to
purchase land needed to extend the estate to its
original dlmensions.
No man was more simple i'll life or habits.
He often said that nc could never dissipate even
If he wanted to. for he was so constituted phys
icnlly that he could not Use tobacco sake in
toxicating liquors. Even ia his most active
days. when he was constantly at his office, he
would take but light breakfast, consisting
mainly of eggs and rolls.
AMOUNT OF HIS FORTUNE.
No two estimates agree AZ to the amount of
his fortune. The most conservative figures
place 1t at $50. 900 600 while some people in
N
known holdings of securities about az fol-
lows: Twenty-Five millions par vnlue of Western
Union Telegraph. which at today prices would
fetch about SIS. 200 GOO; $40, 900 900 par value
of Missouri Pacific. worth in market
IS. 800 900.
lie Is supposed To hold In the neighborhood
Of Ss.0O0.0O0 probably more. Of Manhattan
railrosd stock. worth so, 900, 900. His holdings
Of all these stocks have been larger than this,
but he sold them to either invest the money in
new issues of bonds of the Missouri Pacific and
Manhattan companies or to finance these com
panies until bonds could be issued. He holds
about one third of the bonds issued on the Els
souri, Pacific system, which would be about
$50. 900. 600 Mr.. Gould holds over sl2. 000, 900
of Wabash railway stock. which shows a loss
Of between "a 1000 900 and IS. 600. 600.
As long ago as 1884 Mr.. Gould was known to
hold about $4,000 900 Of first-class railway
mortgage bonds upon roads other than those
controlled OF managed by him. Besides these
systems he had large Investments in gyeat
number of properties concerning which the
general public knows little or nothing. His
holdings Of Union Pacific and Kansas Pacific
bonds, which have never been stated
mist he large, but it is not
believed that he owned Of late years much if
any. South Pacific stock. From the foregoing
figures, which are approximately correct, it is
easy to figure up in the neighborhood Of S75,-
100000. of late years his fortune has increased
rapidly. His income from Western Union and
Manhattan stock and on his Investments in
bonds has been about $4,000. 900 year. and has
probably exceeded that amount.