The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-15
RICHEST MEN.
America Has the Greatest Number
and Biggest Single Fortune.
ONE MODERN MONTE CRlSTQ
The Men Who Count their Fortunes
by the Tens of Millions Did Not
Make Them In Protected Industries.
Tho Great Wealth 81 Lucky People
in Many Countries.

Neg forl Pra
This nation possesses not only the
creates. nu mber OF rich men, but also
the richest OF any on the globe. a lis.
Of Americas ten richest men, with the
sums they arc worth. would be made
up ne follows: William Waldorf Aston,
sl5o,OOO,OOO; Jay Gould, 100000, 900;
John D. Rockefeller, s9O,oOO,Oo0; Coz
nclius Vanderbilt, sOO,OGO,OoO; William
X, Vanderbilt $50 100000; John jacob
Aston, s7Oj0oo.0OO; Henry NJ. Flagle.,
$4,000, coo; John I. Blair, s50,oOO,COo;
Leland Stanford, S5O,0OO,0OO; Coils P.
Huntington. s5O,COO,OOO.
Tho fortunes Of these ton men foot up
the stupeudous total Of s79OOO0,oOO, a
sum the yastness OF which battles hui
man comprehension. The wealth OF the
two Astors is due to the rise in value OF
the immense holdings OF real estate in
this CITY, secured by tho founder OF their
house. The fortunes OF the two Van
dorbilts we're made in the construction
and operations OF railroads. Tho moth
DDS by which Jay Gould's wealth was
ACQUIRED are too well known to impel
recital. The fortunes OF Rockefeller and
FlaSIer were made in the oil trade, and
those OF Blair, Stanford and Hunting
ton in the construction and operation
OF railroads.
Besides those already named, there
are over threescore OF individuals and
estates in the United States worth
above SlO,000,000 each. The following
list, though doubtless incomplete, can
be regarded as in the main correct:
Charles Crocker estate, California, S40,'
100000; Charles Pratt estate. New York,
S35 200, 900; Fred W. Vanderbilt, New
York, S350O0O00; John Montgomery
Sears, Boston, $40,000000; Louis @.
Tiffany, New York, $50, 900, 900; William
Rockefeller, New York, $50. 000, 900; Mrs.
Elliott F. Shepard, New York, $4,000
600; Mrs. Hetty Green, $40, 0O0, 600; Asa
Packer estate, $40,0O0,00O; Moses Tay-
lor estate, $40,OO0,OOO; Z. A. Stevens,
New York, S40,O0O,0OO; Brown & Ives
estate, Providence, R. l., S40,000,0O0;
P. D. Armour, Chicago, ILL.,. $4,000
IL.
$400OOOOO; 4. A. Scott estate,
New York, SS5,OO0,0OO; j.. W.
Garrett estate, $S5,0OO,OO0; G.. b.
Roberts, Philadelphia, Pa, $50. OOO, 600;
Ross Winaus, SS0,000,000; +. 3. Coke,
$4,000, 900; Claus Sprcckles, San Fran
cisco, $4,000, 900; r. J. Livingston, New
York, S3O,O00,000; Mrs. Hopkins Searles'
estate, $50, 000,0 900; S. V. Harknesse estate,
$4,000, 900; Z. w. Coleman estate, $780,
100000; /. NJ. Singer estate, $50, 000, 900;
A. ]. Drexel, New York, S25,000,O00;
j. S. Morgan, New York, S25, 100000; ].
P. Morgan, New York, 100000; Mar.
shall Field, Chicago, SIS, 1000; David
Bows estate, New York, $4,000, 900; ].
&c. Fair estate, California, S25, DOC, 900;
L. |. Gerry, New York, $4,000
600; Gov. Fairbanks estate, New York,
$4,000. 900; A. Schermerhorn estate,
New York, S25,0OO,0O0; o. II. Payne,
New York, S25, 100000; John I. Davis,
St. Louis S25,0OO,OOO; F. A. Drexel
estate. Philadelphia, So, 100000; l. V.
Williamson estate, $4,000 600; w; +.
Weld estate, $4,000, 900; Jabez A. Bost-
wick estate, New York, $50, 600, OO0i
Theodore Havemeyer. New York, 500
100000; H. o. Havemeyer, New York,
$4,000, 900; W. G. Warden. New York,
$20OO0,0O0; W. P. Thompson, $20,O00,-
600; Mrs. D. ?. schenley, Pittsburgh,
$4,000, 900; j. B. Haggin, $4,000, 900;
II. A. Hutchins, $50, 100000; w. Sloane
estate. New York, $2O,000,0 600; T..
S. Higgins estate, $20.00O0O0; Q.
Tower estate, $20,0O0.OO0; William
Thaw estate, s20.OOO00O; Dr. Hos.
letter estate, $20,00O,0O0; William
Sharon estate, California, S20,0OO,-
900; Peter Donahue estate, $50, 000, 900;
Henry Hilton, New York, $50, 000, 900;
Andrew Carnegie, New York, 0,OO0,-
600; H. Victor Newcombe. New York,
$20,OO0.0 900; Mrs. II. Mex, Twombley,
New York, SoO.0OO0O0; William q.
Whitney, New York. S2000O,000; The
Misses Furness, New York, 100000 900;
Darius o. Mills. New York, $4,000, 600;
Percy Pyne, New York, $50, 600, 900;
Stephen Elkins, West Virginia, Sl0,000,-
600; Adrian Iselin, New York, $4,000
goo; John I. Martin. New York, SIC, Oo0,-
GOO; John Arbnckle, New York, SIC, 0oO,-
600; Eugene Kelly, New York, $l0,-
100000; George Bliss. New York, sl2-
100000; Levi P. Morton, Now York,
Sl0000,000; Mrs. Robert Winthrop,
Now York. $l0,000,000; George w.
Childs, Philadelphia, Sl0,000,000; Mrs.
W. Seward Webb, New York, Sl2,000r
600; George N. Pullman, Chicago. $l2,s
100000; John W. Mackay, California,
$4,000 900; Robert Goelet, New York,
S10,O0O,0OO; Ogden Goelet, New York,
$4,000, 900; a. Letter, Washington, Sl0,-
100000; Mrs. R. L. Stuart estate, New
York, Sl0,00o,0O0; James NJ. Constable,
New York, $l0,000,0OO; Mrs. Auson
Phelps.Stokes. New York, Sl0,0O0000;
Mrs. James G. Flood. San Francisco,
Sl0,000,000; Henry Hart, New York,
S10O00,0O0; Robert Bonner, New York,
100000, 900; John Clatlin, New York,
$4,000, 900; Sidney Dillon, New York,
Sl0,000,0OO; Henry A. Bradley, New
York, Sl0,0O0,000; Mrs. Bradley Martin,
New York, $l0,000,000
III WILDE noted by the reader that
very insignificant percentage of these
American millionaires have made their
great fortunes out OF protected" in-
dustries. Nearly all this money was
accumulated in enterprises which are
not directly affected by the protective
tarill.
The richest man in Mexico is Porfrio
Diaz, president OF the republic. He was
poor man when he first took Office,
but during the time he has occupied
tho chair of president he has grown
immensely wealthy.