The Washington times., 1907-10-12
Richest Woman Gives
Remarkable Interview
on Money.

E W 1Ohh, OCI. H. am glad lnaI
Gladys Vanderbilt is not my daughter.
There are thousands of honest young
'workingmen in the United States good
enough to be any girls husband. The
girls who go to Europe to get their
husbands deserve what they get-and
more. II my son married a foreign
woman because the union would bring
him a title, 1 would disown him"
This statement was made TO a re-
porter in a remarkable interview by
Hetty Green, the richest woman in the
world, en- route by train from New
York to Newport
What do you think about the mar
rage OF American girls to counts.
princes, dukes, and lords OF the old
world. Mrs. Green?'' she was asked.
We'll" she replied. with a twinkle
in her eye. really l know more about
discounts than 1 do about counts
Mrs Green then made the -eraarks
quoted above. Continuing, she said:
How Truly American She Is.
Il recently gave my son $3.50 with
which 10 buy a new automobile as a
birthday gift, but l stipulated that it
should be Of American make. That's
4
this without egotism.
The mother who viii pay 5000. 600
for a title for her daughter should not
expect to get a son-in-law OF any &C.
count for the same sum. Further than
this. the woman who VIII pay 5000. 900
for the son-in-law should have a guar
dian appointed TO care for her"
Mrs. Green was asked: Have YOU
not made All the money that vprr need
SO that you may spend the remainder
OF your life in quietude and ease2'
lt isn't the money I'm so greedy
Tor, she responded. 1T Is happiness
We have TO have money to be happy
When 1 found II necessary to go into
buSlnesSN 10 save what my father left
me. l gave up all idea OF ever obtaining
a social position. Ycu know, I am
Quaker, and the Quakers have saying
that II you burn the candle both night
and day II won't last From thsl you
can see why I have not gone in fer So
ciety and business together
Fun Whipping Magnates.
eff had not remained in business, :"
said Mrs. Green. with smile. yet
proud mien. Il would not have had the
fun OF whipping Coils p. Huntington.
J. II. Choate, and others Of their clique.
Il have had fights with some of the
greatest financial men in the country.
Dld you ever near or any OF them get
ting ahead OF Hetty Green2''
Discussing the disparity between bu5i-
ness methods of today and years ago,
Mrs. Green said:
business is not conducted in the same
wa today as il WAS forty years ago.
Then mans word was as good as his
bond. Today you should have good
glasses when you inspect MS bond.
Forty years ago common latch
with a string on the outside was suf-
fcieut to protect your home. Today, IL
! you have a piece Of silverware IN the
house special policemen are not always
sufficient to prevent it from being
stolen.
It's the Same in Business.
'"The same conditions prevail In bust
ness"
Have you the same faith now In
your Creator, Mrs. Green, that you had
when you first entered business?'
Ave, yes: and more. Toe rough side
of life 1 have seen mas made me more
tender than lie OF ease would have
How do you regard the financial out
look?"
Eve safely passed the period when
there was danger Of a panic. Money
NAV be tight again about the first Of
the year, but I do not look for serious
business embarrassment