The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-29
LADY LAuRIER, WIFE OF cANADRs PREMIER.
Noted l)omen Of Ueahh.

IL ownership in the First ward Is any
criterion-and there is no reason why IL
should not be- then II can be inquired OUT
women own nearly one-sixth of all the
real estate I'm Chicago concludes the IN
ter Ocean OF that city. Many men vest
the title OF their homestead in the name
OF the wife. partly for business and partly
for sentimental reasons. Aside from this'
many fiat buildings and other income pro-
ducing properties are owned ~ women
for the simple reason that comparatively
little trouble is connected with such own
ership. particularly If the management Is
placed in the hands of an agent.
IL Is I'm the First ward, however that
women ownership Is most interesting, be-
cause there the values readily mount up
into the millions. Thus IL is FOUND py
analyzing the assessment lists that In the
central business district women own tsi
parcels OF property, aggregating So6,5fo,-
el4. out OF a total OF 1851 ,2l2, 40. or nearly
one-sixth. These figures have proved a
sururise TO a number of leading real es-
tate men, TO whom they were submitted
for comment The assessment lists Tor
1899 were chosen in preference To those
of last year because they represent more
accurately the market value, a horizontal
reduction having been made last year on
account Of the Supreme court decision
which declared the tax limitation clause
invalid Last years lists. however. were
taken so far as actual ownership Is con-
cerned.
!. NON PRESIDENTIAL OWNERS.
In this analysis II is found that the bulk
OF value Is owned by nonresident wo-
men. who control millions of the best
Chicago real estate values Sarah j..
Brooks OF Massachusetts owns. among
other parcels, the Pontiac building. and
shares with Clara j. Brooks the owner
shin of the Monadnock block. Both prop
critics represent more than So,WOVo Ihe
owners are residents OF Massachusetts.
Clara T. Bass OF New Hampshire owns
several million dollars worth of real es-
tate. chiefly I'm what is known as the
wholesale clothing district. Mrs. Tobias
q Richardson of New Orleans has just
disposed OF the fee in the Unity building
on Dearborn street.
Susanna f. Lees OF New York controls
readily a million dollars worth Of Chicago
realty one Of the parcels being the Lees
building on Fifth avenue, near Madison
street which was the first structure N
the Wholesale district erected exclusively
for manufacturers agents II has proved
"a
| now number Of such buildings in th'
| wholesale district of the south side ans
| the manufacturing district Of. the ives
side. The big Central Union manufac
| turing block or Market. near Madison
| street IL owned hv Matilda Mclean o.
| Washington. u. g.
HETTY GREENS LARGE SLICE.
Hetty II. r. Green. the richest woman
| in America" I" owns a large slice OF Chi
| cago meaning several million dollars
| worth Of real estate besides large acr
tracts in the town OF Lake district an,
| numerous parcels in the EnglewOod 10
| cality
The latter has been largely acquired b.
| foreclosure proceedings, as was also tn
estate OF former Alderman Robert l.
! Martin on the west side. in the neighhor
hood o, Vernon park consisting OF som
forty houses. built during the boom
| times OF the early 90s with Mrs. Green
money. Though she has soured somewha
on the ownership OF Chicago real estate
on account OF the tax robbers as sh
tersely expresses IT, Mrs Green Is read
| lender OF money on this class OF security
showing her confidence I'm Chicago res
estate as an Investment. While n read
lender on auite liberal basis. so far n
| tho value Of the security Is concerned
| Mrs Green IL also a relentless creditor
Those who know Mrs. Green well. an
and quite-a number OF Chicago real-es
tate men do. declare that this relentles
| insistencc upon her bond is not due
| any hardness OF heart. hut simply 10 IN
| principle that there ought 10 be no sent
mentality I'm money matters, the forcib
Illustration OF the old adage that bus
ness Is business"
OTHER WOMEN MILLIoNAIREs
The list Of women mllionaires also Il
clude Frances q. Adams. who, amor
| other parcels owns the southeast corn,
OF Firth avenue and South Water stree
| Cornelia Wadsworth. who owns near
a dozen Of very productive commisslC
| houses on South Water street: CathariI
& Gibbs. the owner OF the Briggs hous
| Mary B. Williams, owner OF the Chem
cal Bank building on Dearborn stree
| Emily &. Mccarthy. who owns the mort
, | cast corner OF Dearborn and WashingtS
/, streets. Lucy J. Rowe. owner OF sever
state street corners: Margaret Y. Kedzi
who has title TO the Kedzle building
Randolph street; Nettle p McCOrmi,
2 with a number of holdings I'm the offi
district; NancS l.. Foster and Caroline
, | Haskell. whose names are linked as a
, nors with the University OF Chicago. e
ia W. Wallace. the owner of famous al
monds as well az of Chicago realty.
. Harriet Blair Borland sister OF q
7 president OF the Merchants Nation
I Bank. IL an extensive investor as we'll
. owner, mostly through the medium
| her brother. During the last few yea