Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-08-30
GUESSES At A FORTUNE.
Huntington's Estimated at S25,.
100000 to SlO0,00O,OOO.
PROBATE WILL TO Be FILED.
Believed That tho Major Interests Were
Placed In the Hands OF Trustees Last
Wintrr-An Estimate OF His various
Interests.

New York, Aug. 25.-The Times
says the will of Coils p. Huntington
has been offered for probate. Copies
of an abstract Of the document have
been issued for publication by Charles
II. Tweed, second vice president and
general counsel Of the Southern Paci-
fic company. Mr.. Tweed was Mr..
Huntington's legal adviser and drew
up the will.
Interest in Mr.. Huntington's prop
erty and how 1t will be divided has
reached an acute stage. 1t is gener-
ally conceded that Mr.. Huntington s
total equities in the thirty odd cor
porations in which he was either an
officer or director, and in the score
of interests where he was represent
ed, and his immediate real and per-
sonal estates amount to not less than
$20,000,00O Some Wall street esti-
mates place the Huntington fortune
at 500. 100000.
Some of his interests were enor-
nous. That in the Southern Pacific
company has been run up as high as
$45 100000. The Huntington interests
at Newport News, cannot, is is claim
ed be less than 100000. In the Pa
cific Mail Steamship company Mr..
Huntington's interests were about 81
100000. His share in other corpora.
tons was not less than S1.5O0,0O0.
In New York city, at Throgg' s
Neck and on Raquette lake, Mr.. Hunt
ington's real estate was worth not
less than $3,5O0,0O0 and in San Fran
cisco he had property worth about
$1,000, 900. His various parcels of i'm
proved and unimproved property in
several states Of the union are esti-
mated to be worth from 1900, 900 to
81 $780, 900. These estimates, which
are regarded as extremely conserva-
tive, place Mr. Huntington's fortune
at more than $3O,0OO,000.
AS to its disposition 1t is generally
believed that the major interests were
last winter intrusted in case of death
to trustees. This applies chiefly, in
the belief of many, to the Southern
Pacific holdings, the Pacific Improve
ment company, the Newport News in
vestments and the outlying real es-
tate.
The will gives 100000 in trust for
Princess Hatzfeldt during her life, the
principal to go to her issue at death:
100000 in trust is given for the bena-
Mt of Mrs. Huntington, the widow.
for life, afterward for the benefit OF
Archer NJ. Huntington for life; two
thirds Of the Southern Pacific Rail-
way stock is to be given to Mrs. Hunt
ington and one-third to Henry Ed
wards Huntington. on condition that
no part thereof shall be sold during
VI ~Ouffs ne rTrry-Srvnfifh
street and Fifth Avenue residences In
TINS city. together with all articles
thereln, is given to Mrs HuntInptor
Tor life, afterwards to be given 10
Archer M. Huntington; 5000 900 iS
given in trust for the benefit ~ tIor
ret 5. Huntington. Elizabeth Purdv
susan Porter and Allen Gates in nor
IONS OF $4,000 each; $50, 900 for tho
cement OF c. II. Sammis and 500 ono
.aVn Tor the benefit of Eleanora Love-
iand and Frank Pardee. Various
''ner specific requests were made.
MIS- Huntington. Charles n Twead
ana isaac E. Gates, Mr.. Huntington,s
are made executors
" ,ne VIII. All of Mr.. Huntington
pictures are given to Mrs. Huntington
pr lie, afterwards to Archer M
! intington for life, and at his death
, the Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York city absolutely