The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1910-11-16
WOMEN CONTROL.
IMMENSE RICHES
Americas List Headed by Hrs
Mary HaTTIma1.
MRS. HETTY GREEN IS NEXT.
Russell Sage's Widow Gives Away
Half of Husbands $55,0o0,0 900 Estate
In Philanthropic Work-Miss Helen
Gould Also Devotes Fortune to
Charitable Projects.

Gould Also Devotes Fortune to
Charitable Projects.
The announcement that the estate of
Edward a. Hartman. who died Sept
9. 1909, amounts to S71 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 bis 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
large life Insurance company BY and
by she will give NOR time to charity.
Hetty Green H s55,ooO000
Airs. Hetty Green got S100O.OOO
when her father Edward Robinson.
died forty years ago. leaving an
estate of $00OO00 The remaining
$S.0J0.000 was left in trust to hel
children. Soon an aunt, Sylvia Ann
Rowland. died and added about S4.-
100000 TO Mrs. Green's store. She has
doubled and redoubled her fortune II
is now estimated at S55.000.0O0. 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.OO0,00O Russell Sage had acquired
In the first three years after his death
she disposed of S25.OOO.OOO. 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
governors room al city hall. equipped
industrial schools for girls, given to
art museums and giveD TO the city
shrubs for Central park.
Miss Helen NJ. Gould sot more than
$10.000.O0O 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
s25.000.000 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 naturally
restless mind into the channels of phi
lanthropy. In the Spanish war she
gave 100000 for relief work among
soldiers and $4,000 for the work of
the Women's Relief association Naval
army and railroad NJ. c. AS every
where attest to her interest
Mrs. o H r Belmont received from
her husbands estate $5.OO0.O00. One
Of her large gifts was 100000 to the
Nassau hospital at NIineola. N. Y.
Under the will of her father. Colonel
William Goddard. Mrs c. Oliver IseIin
of New York became very wealthy in
1907 Eventually she will receive prac-
ticaliy the whole OF her fathers estate
of from $25 100000 10 S3O.OOOO00. She
was Miss Hope Goddard of Providence
and Mr.. IseliD'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 al S500MOO0. The figure
opposite her name was $6.000.000.
while that opposite Mrs Margaret o.
Sage's name was S5.O00000
Though Mrs Emile Rogers. widow
of II. Fl. Rogers. apparently has only
the income from securities valued at
$3.0O0OOO. which is about 100000 a
sum is at her cali She was Mrs. e.
Randel Hart before her marriage to
Rogers
Mrs. Lamont Wealthy
Mrs. Daniel S. Lamont. whose bus
band was secretary of war In Presi-
dent Cleveland's second administra-
ton, has about $5.OO0.000.
Mrs Archibald g. Thompson of
Philadelphia. whose first husband was
Thomas B. wanamaker. received at
his death 100000 out of an estate ,
Of S20OOO.0O0. She was Miss Mary L.
Welsh. granddaughter of John Welsh.
once United States minister to Eng
&aDd.
& Mrs. Della s. Field widow of Mar
shall Field Of Chicago. who left $685.
$4,000. received s3.000.O00 at her wed
ding.
Mrs. Morris X. Jesup received S.,
$4,000 from the $i3.000.O00 estate Of
her husband Since his death she has
assisted in managing the estate. Last