The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-07-07

Hetty Howland Robinson Green,
known to few as Ready Money Het-
ty," without doubt the richest woman
In the United States, whose income is
roughly judged at So a minute and
who hates a newspaper man. despises
fool and loathes Il lawyer-what Il
character! Columns have been written
about her. volumes could be written
about her, and yet the interest in this
remarkable woman could not be eX-
hausted-received ut the courts of Eu-
rope, yet wearing 50 bonnet that will
last her couple of years. clinging
closely to dollar, yet paying $4,000
for red automobile; full of energy,
aggressive. grasping, epigrammatic,
honest, fearless, clear headed, suspi-
cious, relentless, yet an advocate of the
gentler qualities in woman. a firm be-
lever In the Bble-a Quakeress.
Hetty Green's fortune now is con-
servatively estimated at $S0,000,000.
Some persons say she is worth $125,-
100000, and they may not be far from
right. Her known investments foot up
has In real estate, bonds. mortgages
and notes on Manhattan security to the
amount of S25,000,000; in western rail
roads. Florida lands and coast invest
ments she has $20000,000 in stock in
vestments, including industrial shares.
she has $15,000.000. and in farming
lands throughout the west and in Chi.
n a Op hnIhin nccc cnn GOO ono hn
put $20.000.000 In western railroads
that her son. Edward Ii. r. Green.
might become railway magnate. a
man of affairs, and have chance to
succeed In life.
An interview with Hetty Green Is
like five minutes in shower bath-it
is invigorating. Her sharp. decisive
speech her pungent remarks, ready
wit, her scathing passages regarding
all she disapproves. her approving
grunt which goes as an Endorsement
form quite contrast to the common
places interviewers usually have t.
endure. But Mrs. Green Is not an easy
woman to reach. She has not seen
many newspaper men in her life, She
hates them. And what is more, she Is
not backward In saying so. II she Is
In the midst of some litigation she will
see a newspaper man. He becomes
harmless beside lawyers. Not that she
hates the newspaper men less. but tina,
she hates the lawyers more.
AS you approach Mrs. Green she will
turn sharply and grasp her famous
reticule in which she carries her keys
handkerchief. a few other oddments
and frequently some securities worth q
couple of millions of dollars. You will
| notice she signs her checks with Il com
mon steel pen. Every one else In the
bank uses the usual bankers gold pen
but one of the ordinary schoolgirl
stripe is good enough for Mrs. Green.
Now. let us ask the complex creature
to what she owes her business success
Here is her answer:
my business creed is sound, and
best of all, it is put into practice. II
is not theory to be ignored. If you
owe man dollar pay him a dollar
good dollar. ON the day 1t Is due
Don't pay him dollar and quarter
and don't try to pay him 80 cents
Then he will know you are neither a
knave nor fool. If you find a dis
honest man in your employ get rid OF
him quietly II you can, but let him go
This is not harsh 1t is justice TO hon
est men and proper justice to men
who violate their faith. IL you have
fool around you let him go. cant
abide fool. and | have no use for a
crook. There may he some about me
but most of the time know il"
what about women. Mrs. GreenT
81, have told You every woman ought
TO work If women worked more we
would see fever divorces. But what
can you eXpectT Some women never
learn 10 keep house They get mar
ried. and their sole ambition Is TO wear
fine clothes. bleach their hair and wear
line ribbons aud laces. Home is the
last place they want TO think Of They
go parading around with their vulgar
style and think they are beauties
| Poor things! They never get sense.