Arizona republican., 1914-02-05
GOBLET SUIT |S
 TOPIC 0F TALK
Society Circles of New York. Families of Wealth and Social Prominence, Have New Addition to Divorce Aspirants
lSnecial to The Republican)

-N T. suit field by Mrs. Robert Goelet against her husband continues to be the staple topic of discussion In so- c;ety circles. The Astors, the Goulds, the Vanderbilts-all these great New
 York families of wealth and social prominence have figured more or less frequently fl in the divorce courts. on
 tine other hand the Goelets. who
 have been numbered among New
 Works wealthiest families for three
 generations and whose social stand
 ing is of the very highest, have nev- CT before figured in divorce pro- cceding.
 As land owners the Goelets are among the earliest in New York. Not
 only that, but they have been among the largest owners ever since records of ownership have been kept. Like the Astots and a good many other the growth of New York through ! many generations More than d
 Ct ntury ago. history shows. the Goe- ! lets had an idea that New York would grow into great city and
 that dollars planted in well located property would produce more dollars. 1 That idea was handed from father to son with the result that each sue
 cessive Goelet. while retaining intact the property given him by his ante i cedents. added something to it until 1 today. with the investments of gen. erations all of greater value than 1 ever before and producing larger re turns. the possessor of them has an
 estate which even a king or an em-
 peror might envy.
 ! There is nothing sOrdid about the | Goelet estate as there is about some
 on Manhattan property In the his i tory of the family dating back to
 1876. there is no record of deliberate | attempts by members of the family
 to despOil man of his property
 ro record of blghting foreclosures
 after well laid plans had developed to take it by foul means if fair ] would net avail. Almost from the | beginning the Goelets have followed |
 which was entirely different from | that of the Astors. and. in conse- 1 qtence, they enjoy much better re- turn in proportion to their fortunes l The Goelets build structures on their | property and rent the entire build . ! ing and plot for the highest rate ohtainable. The Astors. on the other hand rent lots only, with some ex-
 captions, letting the lessee erect his
 own building. from which the estate
 get no revenue
 The joint management of the great Goelet holdings and the frequent re- | Currence of the family names of Og.
 den. Peter and Robert make tn, story of the family one of the mos intricate of all those written in tn,
 records of Manhattan. The stor,
 can be told completely only b, searching some of the earliest rec CrGs. for the beginninr is in tn seventeenth century, with the ar rival of Huguenot refugees. Man, Of the pieces of property now hell and managed by the Goelets can b traced back as far as the availabl
 records go without showing an change of ownership at all, excep
 for the transfer from father to so
 and from father to son. The carries actual record tending to show tha the Goelets appreciated the value c Manhattan real estate more than century ago bears the date of 179! { at which time one Peter Goelet ap { pears on the tax rolls as owning } house in Pearl street.
 This Peter Goelet was of the thir ! generation of the family in Americ and it was with him that the pres ! ent day fortune started. He was { dealer in musical instruments and i ] his day was a man of opulence Hi { son, Peter P Goelet, inherited all ( ] his fathers property and by stead ! ily adding to it during his lifetim was able at his death to give to h ! children. including two sons, Pete and Robert, the largest fortune real estate at that time Another ] his children, Hannah. married { Gerry and from that union starts tf } iH i'i tune III real estate, dls ! among the great ones of the prese1 ! day Peter and Robert Goelet COT ! unued the policy of their father ! investing heavily in New York re { estate, The brothers were close { assoclated throughout their live ] Peter never married. but Robert toe } for a wife the daughter of Jonatha ! Ogden. Their sons were Robert Got let, father of the present holder ] the great estate, Robert Walton Go { let. and ogden Goelet father
 { Robert Goelet who is now beil { sued Tor divorce, and the duchess ] Roxburghe.
 Robert Goelet died in 1899 2