New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-03
R. P. DOREMUS, BROKER,
|. LEFT S2,081,1O7 ESTATE
Bulk of His Wealth Goes to
Washington and Lee UnIver-
sity at Widows Death.
S1,O88,386 IN STOCKS
College Also Remainder Bene-
fciary of 100000 Trust
Fund To Be Paid at the
Death of His Father.

Washington and Lee University. Of
Lexington. Va, which was made the
remainder beneficiary Of a specihc
trust fund of 100000. created in the
will Of Robert Parker Doremus. 10 be
paid at the death of his father. F.
Harrison Doremus, will also receive
/ 81. 903. 0p0 at the death Of Mr.. Dore-
mus's widow, Mrs. Jessie Doremus.
This amount represents the residue Of
the estate in which Mrs. Doremus has
a life interest. and at whose death the
remainder will go 10 the university.
The transfer tax appraisal filed yes
terday places the gross value Of the
estate al S2,OS1 1O7. Mr.. Doremus. who
was member Of the Stock Exchange
firm Of De Coppet & Doremus. died on
February last.
Under the partnership agreement ex-
/ listing between members Of the firm OF
/ De Coppet & Doremus, the share of
/ Mr.. Doremus did not include any good
will. and a settlement was based upon
/ the semi-annual balances on the books
/ before his death. Under this agree
ment SSO7 SS7 was paid by the firm TO
/ the executors Of Mr.. Doremus. His
seat on the Stock Exchange was sold
/ for $4,000. He had stocks and bonds
valued at Sl,OSS. 3S6. Mr.. Doremus
had notes and claims aggregating $40
O2S. His Yacht. the Guinivere. was APP
praised at $4,000 and another yacht,
/ the Ailsa Craig. was appraised at
i$4.JOD. The broker had deposits Of
$500 and personal effects valued at
S1O5.
Mr. Doremuss stock holdings include
/ $50 Kansas City Southern Railroad.
/ - Delaware. Lackawanna & West
/ ern Coal Company. 100 American Cot
ton oil Company. - American Smelt-
+ ers Securities Corporation. 100 New
/ York. Chicago & st. Louis Railroad
/ 100 Missouri. Kansas & Texas Rail
\ road. 100 Northern Pacific Railroad.
\ 100 Bethlehem Steel Company. 100
I Mackay Companies 100 United states
| Reduction and Refining Company 100
Southern Railway. - Chicago
Northwestern Railroad. 800 United
States Cast Iron Pipe & Foundry Com
/ pany. 800 Reading Company, common.
1863 Chicago, Milwaukee & St Pau
/ Railroad. 600 United States Stee.
common. 80 New York Central q
/ Hudson River Railroad. 200 Corn Pro
ducts Refining Company preferred. 1t3
Interborough Metropolitan Company
common. $50 Pennsylvania Railroad,
/ 100 Sulzberger & Sons preferred, 100
United Publishers Corporation pre-
ferred. 100 Barnhart Brothers & Spind-
I Ter preferred.
Other shares. 10 American Beet
Sugar Company, l3J Lackawanna
Railroad Of New Jersey. 100 Mime
apols & ST. Louis Railroad preferred
/ Z Lorillard Company preferred, 10 L!g-
gett & Myers preferred, 81 American
/ Tobacco preferred 81 Weyman Benton
/ Company preferred. 81 American Snuff
/ Company preferred. 200 marlborough
Metropolitan Company preferred. 300
= American Can Company preferred. 100
/ American Can Company common. 100
/ Mexican Petroleum Company. 200 Bush
/ Terminal Company preferred 1000
/ New York Central & Hudson River
Railroad. 100 Norfolk & Western Rail
way preferred. ~ Chicago & North
western Railroad. 345 Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western Railroad. 100
/ Manhattan Railway Company. 300 pre-
ferred and 40 common Rock Island
/ Company. l3O General Electric Com
/ pany. 80 Pneumatic Service Company
and G.4sG Summit Mining Company Of
New Jersey.
The bonds were $1,000 Standard Mill
/ ing Company. So 900 American Spir-
/ its Manufacturing Company. $1,000
/ American Mailing Company. $1,000
United States Rubber Company, So,
| 900 Republic Iron and Steel Company.
/ $1,000 Bush Terminal Company. 500
600 Bethlehem Steel Company. $1,000
Armour & Co., $1,000 Public Service
| Corporation Of New Jersey. $4,000
Western Maryland Railroad, $4,000
Interborough Metropolitan Company,
$1,000 Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern Railway, $1,000 Minneapolis &
ST. Louis Railroad. $1,000 Mexican
Petroleum Company, $4,000 Chicago.
/ Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railroad and
$4,000 Chicago Rock Island & Pacific
/ Railroad
The estate Of John f Brooks, a
prominent American yachtsman. who
was killed February 20. by fall in
his London home. was appraised at
$500 97 His brothers and sisters
were the benefciaries. His estate con-
sisted chiefly Of railroad stocks and
J bonds.
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