Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-13
THE W0RLD'SRICHEST
A Glance at Some Interesting and
Potent Personalities
AMERICAS TEN WEALTHIEST MEN.
How Their Fortunes were Acquired-Eng.
iish and Other European Estates-very
Rich People In Other Csuntries.
rcorrs,ponaence Of the RIonmon, p.p.,oh.l


NEw York, November 12.-Iess than
forty years ago tho American millionaire
was considered such rare bird that q
popular poet of the period devoted q
lengthy poem 20 a description OF bis char
acteristics; but now there are more than
-four thousand millionaires in the United
States. and the man worth from ten to
twenty millions is so common that his
presence excites little, If any, comment.
To-day this nation possesses not only
the greatest number OF rich men, but
also the richest of any on the globe. A
list of Americas ten richest men, with the
sums the5 are worth, would be made up
about "a follows: William Waldorf Astor,
&i50. OO0. 900; Jay Gould. 500, 000. 900; John
ID. Rockefeller, 500. 900, 900 Cornelius Van
derbilt, $4,000 900; William X. Wander
bilt. SsO.0O0,O0O; NJohn Jacob Aston,
$40. 1000, 900: Henry ". Flagler, SEQ, 100000;
John !. Blair, S5O00O,OOO: Leland STAN
ford, S50000.000; Coils +. Huntington,
$50. 00O,00
The fortunes Of these ten men foot up
the stupendous total of $3.50, 100000, a sum
the vastness of which battles human COM
prehension. The origin Of these great
fortunes furnishes abundant food for
thought. The wealth of the two Astors
u que 10 tDe rise IN N&lue OF tue ltuUtnSb
holdings OF real estate IN this city, Sc
cured by the founder of their house.
The fortunes of the two VanderbIlts were
made IN the construction and operation
of railroads. and have greatly enhanced IN
value since they came to then by lnherl-
lance. The methods by which jaw GOuld's
wealth was acquired are too well known
20 impel recital. The fortunes of Rookie
Teller and Flagler were made In the oil
trade. and those of Blair, Stanford, and
Huntington in the construction and Ope-
ration of railroads. Besides those already
named, there are over three score OF indl-
yiduals and estates in the United States
worth above $4,000, 900 each.
SMALLER MnLIoNAmEs.
The following list, though doubtless in
complete, con be regarded rs in the main
correct: Charles Crocker estate, Califor-
mia, $40, 900. 900; Charles Pratt estate. New
York. SS5, 600 600; Frederick w. Vanderbilt.
New York, SIS. OOO, 600; John Montgomery
Sears, Boston, SiO,0OO,OOO; Louis G.
Tiffany, New York. S35 1000 900; Will
liam Rockefeller, New York, $780,
10000 Mrs. Elliott F.. Shepard,
Green. $40, 600. 600; Asa Packer estate, S4O,-
100000; Moses TAYLOR estate, $4,000, 600;
T.. A. Stevens, New York, $4,000, 600;
Brown x Ives estate, Providence. X. l..
$40 000. 900; j. ID. Armour, Chicago, ILL.,,
10000. 900; i. Goelet estate, New York,
$50 900. 600; T.. A. Scott estate. New York,
$4,000, 900; J. w. Garrett estate, $685.
10000: &. b. Roberts. Philadelphia,
Pa, S3O,OOO,OOO; Ross Winans, $50
1900; +. b. Coke, S0,OOO.OOO Claus
Spreckles. San Francisco, S30,00O,0OO;
K. j. Livingston. New York. S300OO,-
600: Mrs Hopkins-Searles's estate, $780,
O00, 900; s. V. Hardness estate, $50 600;
II. W. Coleman estate, $4,000 900; |. NJ.
Singer estate. S3O.OOO.O A. j. Drexel.
New York, S25, 600 600; J. S. Morgan. New
York SOS, 900, 900 J. L. Morgan. New York,
S25. 900, 600; Marshall Field. Chlcago S25,-
O00, coo: DAVID Bows estate. New York.
s q. OOO.OO j. G. Fair estate, California.
SIS 600, 900; +. !. Gerry. New York. $25,-
100000: Governor Fairbanks estate,
New York, S25,OOO,OOO A. Scher-
merhorn estate. New York S25.0OO,-
0OO; U. IL Payne, New York, S25,-