The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20
HETTY GREEN, THE
WOMAN FINANCIER
Fought Men From New England to
Texas-Getting Even With Chi
cago Judge and Relative
(The Boston News Bureau. }

(The Boston News Bureau.)
Hetty Green did not die the rich
est woman in the world, as alleged
in some newspapers. For many years
she had not been in good health and
had not husbanded her properties.
She was born under influences which
made her man miser. She wore
mems high top boots and had more
financial sense in them than most
men. She was truly feminine at
heart, but yelled her femininity with
faded garments and frayed cloak,
under which she schemed and fought
both as man and woman. She was
New England born and often sought
advice in Boston. The advice she
wanted was not financial, for, like
all true financiers, Hetty Green lis
tened and acted and never sought
the guidance of anybody in financial
affairs. The advice she wanted was
usually how she could whip some
body and then how she could whip
her lawyers, for she was averse to
anybody naming the figure which she
should pay for any service.
She fought from New England
through New York, Chicago and st.
Louis to Texas. When somebody
wanted to get away with a railroad
in Texas, they found Hetty Green on
the spot. She redeemed the road,
set it going and won the cheers of
the Texans.
When she felt that an unrighteous
decision had been rendered against
her In Chicago she bided her time.
Then, when money was ungettable in
Wall street, Hetty Green had 1t to
loan. When the Clearinghouse COM
mittee appealed to her she remarked,
with a nonchalant abr, that she was
Just a poor lone woman and did not
know much about investments, but
did the Clearing house hold for the
banks any demand loans Of railroads
terminating in Chicago. They re-
piled that they had such paper by
the million. Hetty Green in an in
nocent kind of way passed over her
millions and scanned the paper that |
she had invested in at very reason
able rate OF discount. The Wall
street bankers were happy and so
was Hetty.
Those who knew her can imagine
the delight which she took in pen
ming a few notes to those Chicago
roads in dainty feminine hand, an
that she held their demand
cans and would they kindly come &
llong with the cash.
The telephones and the telegraphs t
attled busily; the Clearinghouse a
Committee was berated and the t
hartman of the committee attempt p
d explanation He called up Mrs.
Ireen and she responded in her p
weetest tone, Just send those Chi
ago boys up to see me and perhaps c.
ly bite is not so bad as my bark.
Up to Mrs. Green's they went, an
umble lot of Chicago railroad men. G.
ut Hetty was more humble than N
hey, She said she was only one lone N
male in the world with no man bi
, help her and that the railroads
wned Chicago and could alone Sc N
lre justice. She, of course, could a
OF,
She said she was not at all par fl
cular about the money; in fact, did Of
OF have any use for it, but would
Ike a little cooperation for the ends t.
I justice. r.
The railroad managers were very
greeable to partnership If they did b
OF have to pay those loans. She N
sked their opinion Of certain h
idge, and her partners thereupon
etermined that he was not much Of "
Judge after all, and Hetty coolly il
lid; well, you put him on the 81
ench and you can take him off or
ou can pay your loans to me-. fl
They piled banquet board in Chi
lgo high with fruits and wines, 1t
ned the judge and nominated him u