The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-10
MADE MILLIONS n MANILA.
HETTT GREEN'S HUSBAND START
ED HIS FORTUNE THERE.
Went - the lslands Before There
Was steamer C0anectiOa oDa
Made Piles Of Money Dealing
In Manila Hemp aaa Hope.

Forty years ago there came cut OF the
little village Of Bellows Fails. w. young
man wao was destined 10 became famous
n several ways. Like the prince in the
fairy tale WHO died famous without ever
knowing it. Edward II Green has won
reputation along An~= Of satea neither ne
Tor the world knew anything. Paradoxieai
as this may seem II Is facs that Edward
| H. Green might make a name FOR hsnsss.
upon any OLE Of the many things wnsea
have come 10 aiEE by fate or which ne
Voc by fortune. says the Chicago Casoni-
Gle. He IL the husband OF Hstty Green.
who t. the richest woman In the word
He Is extremely xeoe friends with wife.
with whom he does no. lie because she IL
80 wealthy. He was tire rrss American
10 make a fortune In the Philippine islanas.
He introduced into the United States GER
iain varieties O: Manila hemp. rope aud
paper. which have become very valuable
Ia The commercial world. Though the nus
hand Of the richest woman in the weird he
lives on a few hundreds year.
As Tire husband Of Hetty Green, Edward
| H. Green has achieved more nosoristy than
will come 70 the husband Of Wslhelmina OF
Holland BY nozorisfy Is meant a certain
amount Of fame both enviable and unsnVi-
ahss. for a; times Mr.. Green has found The
fact Of his relationship SO unpleasant thai
| he has brSbed the attendants Of the hotel
az which he lived TO keep out inisrviewegs
| and turn visitors away.
As the maker Of million in a strange
| land, the name Of Edward II. Green was 50
well known twenty years ago or Wall
street that miIiionasres and bankers were
proud 70 receive a letter in one OF his busi-
ress envelopes. and the greatest Of them
was willing 20 take OF his hAt 10 the tall.
Wei built self made man OF millions. But
riches fed. and they vanished Edward
Ii. Green lost his family with them.
AL New Englanders are wealthy. Born
upon hard soil into which they mus, dig
deep for the slender rewards thai come
forth they learn 10 pinch and 10 save. Soon
the young man who is born upon the more
| generous soil has not dollar.
Goes TO Manila.
Edward II. Green was ore of these. En-.
lowed Nth some money and adding 70 Il
| By hse Own efforts. he sailed In his young
manhood for what was then a remote cor
ner OF the earsh-the Philippines. Today
| the Philippines are still at the antipodes
! but they are not nearly 50 far away. You
| can go 20 Manila TOW IN month. Then
| it took Edward Green three times al long.
fer he went in sailing vessel. ana the
| Journey was fraagnt With danger.
lie went 10 make a fortune at Manila.
for be knew in business way OF the great
chance there was 10 deal IN hemp ard
rope. n Manila fax and paper and all the
products of that wonderful plant the Muea
sextiGs, the plant which IL so closely allied
| to the banana, which grows In Mild state
In the Philippines. They had never sue
ceeded in getting the pure Mania rope
from any other place. ard young Greer
understood this and wanted 20 take com.
usercsal advantage Of IL. He also dealt n
other commodities Of the Philippines.
II dii pos take him long 10 max. bis
million. A man can make a million quick
~ IN this word: az the time II seems slow
10 him, but when he looks back upon IL at
the age OF 80 years Re feels that he made
II very fas- Young Green. little older
ard little grayer. came back 20 Yer
mont with his pile. His exac; age at this
time Il r. impossible 10 tell. FOR family rea-
scHa which VIII soon be evident Soon
after hss return ne discovered that he was
In love with pretty, sensible Hetty Robin
so1, he daughter Of Bellows Falls mill
soaaife. and. like any man ~ love he want
I'd 10 get married. But here the trouble
came. Her folks were violently opposed
20 The match Miss Robinson was the only
daughter, gay. generous ami the tyre Of
the good New England woman Edward
Green was twice her age a man of the
world, Worn olt with fortune -see king and
ready 10 settle down FOR ife The Robin
sons felt that K would he arr uneven match
ard they could not bear to sacrifice their
Fs1AS&fteE IL. tI8dFG srs'et9 was too Old
ard toa scttles. 10 make q young cir.
happy
but trae love. after suffering "a onIv
true love can and surviving a. tru. love
always do~s carried the day and sax .h>
white feat q Sgrfeaicr raxed over the
Robinson homestead. Hetty Robinson
and Edward Green were married ard
after Aoneyn1e-sn. went to LONDON 10 1--we
faey rad too u5any interests 10 remain
ieng tn New EngIani. or even on one con-
gtnss.
Tso children wers bora. Edward III.
Robinson Green and Sylvia. and she Green
family &as "A happy ore.
Bat ths fever ~ speculation spread over
tae country. and the germs attacked Ed
ward Green. ihe father ~ the family.
Twenty years ago he went tnto Wan
street. and Wall street. did for him what
s. BIAS done Ter many another man. Il
sent hiFa forth pennlleSs i4ured on BIZ
'he fortune which seemed ever within his
grasp, he spent money freely ani be-
tame known for MS generosity ls public
charities and - the street psor t'orn-na-
dare Vanderbilt once called him spent
tariff Green" sn1 the rasne clang 20 hin,
Il happened ~ this wise:
y visitor said 70 the comnaoy'ore. Green
was ~ e. see ue to-day"
What Green nskea the commodore
thA NS@te- replied that ~ ssd
When Edward Green lest siS money re
Green family might hsye been ssraitenea
! t7 circumstances hAi Il net N*sn for ne
~ffs Mira Green. whc hal ssFne rgsorpv
}ef1 her ;enns Ser faftsr watch sse HAD
wisely lfsyeste sa s@t8euly discovered that
tna rsnn~y ha2 been turning ,tse.f over
"a very god nr0S,. SIZE ai~a found hat
~ assisting il ia is rsvnlutsers sse could
afE a great deal Ia she SGik. &ns so she
sr8 TIE rsensv Together cosst3 keep Foll-
sag sae .ann tnto = vast fersaus she tu-n-
sk n-r ateeuegens 70 Wal street nsst IN
sssssa * specaiat3fg sse stu5tss ~ Snn9
I sux.&sutrags ara sas snxiesss - loau a
sttfa Ne7e ard taeTe The &xen;s & r1i
+ Gsanai res wo4l8 quietly notify her ~hen
{ sec.r pssTota~ were ouf II Ssenev sgs shs
w9a.s itssg aGsetiy loan tAss f. 80 ~
- wtkA a srsAs rase ~ Interest
sac slS nothing 3ii@st&was~sy, ssEsd 90
s.sssax Gghsiy ard though SEE ireVe had
/ aasgskns sAa kepf aeT agreements sa3 "a
! ag si.e uFcnsssess - S. arG AttRs noe
p~ssres Prom aa.tuess.