The Adair County news., 1910-08-31
WOMEN CONTROL
IMMENSE RICHES
Americas List Headed by Mrs,
Mary Hartman.
MRS. HETTY GREEN IS NEXT.

Russell Sage's Widow Gives Away
Half of Husbands $55,oO0,oo0 Estate
In Philanthropic Work-Miss Helen
Gould Also Devotes Fortune to
Charitable Projects.
The announcement that the estate Of
Edward III. Hartman, who died Sept.
8, 1909, amounts to ST. 100000 makes
the position of his widow, Mrs. Mary
W. Hartman, secure as the richest
woman in America. This country prob
ably has the most remarkable list of
wealthy women of any land in the
world.
In a will containing ninety-nine
words Hartman left all his property
to his wife. They had reached a thor
ough understanding as to the manage
ment of his vast estate. and his faith
In her good judgment was so thorough
that he did not deem it necessary to
incumber her with restrictions or con-
ditionS.
Since his death she has devoted her
time to the mastering of the task. She
has been assisted by the services Of
Charles A. Peabody, president of a
large life insurance company. By and
by she will give more time to charity.
Hetty Green Has $55,o00,000.
Mrs. Hetty Green got $1,000,O00
when her father. Edward Robinson,
died forty-five years ago, leaving an
estate of $9,OOO,O00. The remaining
SS,OOO,OOO was left in trust to her
children. Soon an aunt, Sylvia Ann
Rowland, died and added about ST.,
100000 to Mrs. Green's store. She has
doubled and redoubled her fortune. 1t
is now estimated at $55,000,OOO. Her
daughter Sylvia is the wife of Mat
thew A Wilkes, New York clubman.
Mrs. Green has preferred for many
years to live in a little Hoboken fat
because it was cheap.
Mrs. Russell Sage, whose kindly face
is an index to her feelings, had the
staggering task laid on her of spending
$55,OOO,0O0 Russell Sage had acquired.
In the first three years after his death
she disposed Of $25.OOOyOO0. She has
endowed the Russell Sage foundation,
the mission of which is to make the
condition of the poor happier. She has
lifted debts from hospitals, schools and
churches, built churches outright,
shown civic interest in renovating the
a tu ho
industrial schools for girls, given to
art museums and given to the city
shrubs for Central park.
Miss Helen NJ. Gould got more than
$10O00,O00 from the estate of her
father, Jay Gould. By wise invest
ments she has added to this sum. 1t
is estimated that she has more than
S25,0O0,0OO Always loving children,
though she never married. she has un-
dertaken to make glad the hearts of
thousands of little ones whose parents
are too poor to do much for them.
Gould Money In Charity.
Appearing seldom in society. she has
turned the activities of a naturally
restless mind into the channels of phi
lanthropy. In the Spanish war she
gave 100000 for relief work among
soldiers and 27,OOO for the work Of
the Women's Relief association. Naval
army and railroad Y. NJ. c. AS every
where attest to her interest
Mrs. o. II. P. Belmont received from
her husbands estate $5,OOO,OOO. One
Of her large gifts was 100000 to the
Nassau hospital at Mineola, N Y.
Under the will of her father, Colonel
William Goddard, Mrs. G. Oliver Iselin
Of New York became very wealthy in
1907. Eventually she will receive prac-
tically the whole of her fathers estate
of from $25,OOO,OO0 to $3O,OOOOOO. She
was Miss Hope Goddard of Providence
and Mr.. Iselin's second wife.
Mrs. Emma B. Kennedy, widow of
John S. Kennedy Of New York, headed
New York women on the tax list this
year, the estate of her husband being
estimated at $50OOO,OOO. The figure
opposite her name was $6.000,OO0,
while that opposite Mrs. Margaret o.
Sages name was $5000.000.
Though Mrs. Emile Rogers. widow
of HI. ii. Rogers, apparently has only
the income from securities valued at
100000, which is about 100000 a
year, it is known that more than that
sum is at her call She was Mrs. e.
Randel Hart before her marriage to
Rogers.
Mrs. Lamont Wealthy.
Mrs. Daniel S. Lamont. whose hus-
band was secretary of war in Presi-
dent Cleveland's second administra-
ton, has about $5.0OO,OOO
Mrs. Archibald G. Thompson of
Philadelphia. whose first husband was
Thomas B. Wanamaker. received at
his death 100000 out of an estate
Of $2O,0O0,O00. She was Miss Mary L.
Welsh, granddaughter Of John Welsh,
once United States minister to Eng
land.
Mrs. Della S. Field. widow of Mar.
shall Field Of Chicago. who left $685.
459OS2, received 100000 at her wed.