WOMEN MILLIONAIRES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1503, 27 July 1912, Page 11

WOMEN MILLIONAIRES.

MISS ARBUCKLE'S FORTUNE. Miss Arbuclde, sister of the late John Arbuekle, n. millionaire sugar and coffee king, is added to the list of women now administering some of America's greatest fortunes. She will control an estate worth .£7,500,000, and her appointment as administrator incidentally saves the appointment of an official receiver end' expenses of .£70,000. Mr. Arbuckle died "at the age of 74, without leaving a will, and his wife died in 1907. They had no children. Miss Arbuckle is 72 years of ago, and was closely in touch with her brother's affairs during his life, and it is believed she will be able to carry out his ideas, not only in tho conduct of tlio enormous business to which Mr. Arbuckle gav© personal attention up to tho timo of his death but she will also carry on tho many philanthropies in which Mr. Arbuckle was deeply interested. Two other noteworthy women entrusted with fho management of vast estates are Mrs. Enssell Sage, widow of Wall Street's most thrifty financier, who .controls .£16,000,000, and Mrs. E. H. Harriman, who administers Liko Mrs. Sage and Mrs. Harriman, Miss Aγbucklo lives quietly. She does not indulge in the numerous luxuries of modern living. Sho leads a more simple life than the average successful American tradesman, who requires several of the latestfashioned motor-oars to minister to his pleasure. She is surrounded by ' three faithful old servants, and enjoys the occasional society of a little coterio qf devoted friends. Sho gives her spare time to Church work, ond to the charitable plans inaugurated by her brother/ and in which she co-operated during his life.'