The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-02-06
IN PRIVATE CAR
THAT COST $40, 900
Spent About Two Hours in
Pensacola and Then Pro-
ceeded to the East Coast
to Enjoy Visiting Chain
of Flagler Hotels-Inher-
tied About twenty-five
Millions When Her Father
Died.

Occupying the finest private car
ever to pass over the tracks of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, Mrs.
Clara Baldwin -Stocker, heir to about
$25,O00,O00 left by her father. the late
Lucky Baldwin, arrived in Pensa-
cola yesterday afternoon, accompanied
by her handsome daughter and a num-
Der OF friends, who compose a con-
genial party touring the South Mrs.
Stocker bears the distinction of having
spent a million dollars in the past six
weeks and the present trip will cost
her another small fortune, for she has
travelled all the way from Califor4 LA.
and will not stop until she has visited
all of the F1agler hotels on the east
coast of Florida.
The car, named the California, and
which was built especially to order at
cost of $4,000, arrived in Pensacola
yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock and
remained at the depot until $40 last
night, when it was attached to the
train bound for Jacksonville. No
member of the party left the car,
neither would they permit newspaper
reporters to enter it for an interview.
A week or ten days ago Mrs. Stocker
returned to Arcadia, Cal.f., where she
has purchased a 100000 residence, and
announced her intention of having a
good time. She made the trip from
New York in the private car and since
then the car has been there awaiting
her orders. Saturday she started for
Florida, and with her party OF guests
intends spending several weeks at the
chain Of Flagler hotels. The following
article sent out from Arcadia, Cal, on
her arrival there tells how the heir to
Baldwin's many millions intends en-
5cying life:
HAVING A GOOD TIME.
MRS. Clara Baldwin Stocker, one Of
the two heirs of the Elias jackson
('Lucky') Baldwin estate, who has
already received approximately $780,
600 from the estate and who is soon,
to get half of the remaining $24, 900, 600
OF so, arrived here from Chicago a few
days ago in her specially built pri-
vate car, bringing the first installment
Of her S1,0oo,000 purchases of rare
gems, precious wares aa1 other things,
in accordance with her expressed dec
laration to spend million or two in
order 20 have a good time
Mrs. Stocker, radiant over her re-
turn to her beautiful hor.e at Arcadia,
and joyous over possession of her
veritable princess fortune that sur
| rounded her, expressed her policy with
promptness and decision:
7 am going to have the very best
sort of a good tine,' she declared as
she stood upon the observation plat
form of her car and view d the little
throng Of people who welcomed her,
for what is money for IL it is not to
give one access to real enjoyment OF
life? 1 have already started to have
my good time. Pm having it and I'm
going to have still more Of it. I'm
going to have all the good time that
money will buy me. Lavish in my
purchases? OF course. But lavish as
it seems, I'm going to be still more SO,
for I'm going to have a really good
time
Included in the $1,000, 900 expendi-
lures just made by Mrs. Stocker are
a 5000, 900 steam yacht, diamonds ag-
gregating in value $3.50, 900, wardrobe
whose cost is estimated at 800, 900,
the famous Colonel Northam residence
or the Foothill boulevard, $50, 900; a
splendid residence on the Venice ocean
front, 100000; private Pullman car,
$40, 900; silverware and ether precious
metals, $4,000; automobiles, $4,000,
and many other articles purchased in
the East.
81 believe / just about bought Tif-
fany out Mrs Stocker declared, laugh
ing. in discussing her gems.
at just love diamonds she added,
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