Not really because your comparison going back to 1885 is irrelevant - whereas a comparison from 1970 has some, but not major relevance.
The American Leather Company, the Chicago Gas Company, the United States Rubber Company, none of these companies exist any more. Only General Electric remains from the DOW components going back to 1885, so really there is NO relevance as a comparison.
Comparing gold to the American Leather Company, I think gold wins.
