Mr. Gould was never known as a large investor in government bonds. He is said, though, to have subscribed liberally to the debenture bonds of the New York Central. A mass of miscellaneous securities must be counted in the aggregate, including bonds of coal properties on the line of the Missouri Pacific, southern ventures and a host of bonds and stocks of varying degrees of worth and promise. The possessions of Mr. Gould at Irvington-on-the-Hudson and his home in this city may be estimated at $1,000,000. Far more than this amount has been invested in the two properties, the decorations of the Fifth avenue house and the extensive conservatory alone commanding the expenditure of important sums. It is also said that Mr. Gould owns considerable real estate in the West. He is understood to have considerable property in St. Louis which is productive, and he is believed to have made purchases of improved property in Chicago after the World’s Fair enterprise became assured of success. But much of his real estate investments in Texas and other parts of the Southwest, and in Southern California, is of a nature that does not yield immediate returns. There is an agreement among several men who have means of estimating Mr. Gould’s wealth that its aggregate value may be placed around $100,000,000. A few estimates carry the value higher, while the conservative view would put the sum at $80,000,000 or $90,000,000. Russell Sage estimates his friend’s estate at $100,000,000, but Washington E. Connor is said to have placed his estimate at a considerably smaller figure. Another man, who has some knowledge of Mr. Gould’s affairs, stated that Mr. Gould had an annual income of $5,000,000, and that, considering the character of much of the property held by Mr. Gould, it was safe to say that this income must be based on a principal of $100,000,000 or more. Allowing for the difference in estimates made by those persons who should know the facts, it is believed that the following table presents to as close a degree as is possible the current value of the Gould estate, and of its principal constituents: _Holdings._ _Estimated Value._ Western Union stock $22,000,000 Manhattan stock 14,000,000 Missouri Pacific stock 5,000,000 Missouri Pacific system bonds 20,000,000 Union Pacific stock 5,000,000 Union Pacific bonds or notes 2,000,000 Wabash stock 3,000,000 Wabash bonds 5,000,000 Texas and Pacific stock 5,000,000 Texas and Pacific bonds 5,000,000 Other securities 10,000,000 Real estate, etc. 4,000,000 ------------ Total $100,000,000