Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17
ENORMOUS WEALTH.
VALUE IN POUNDS OF SOME OF LON
DoN's GREAT PLACES.

Ahoh-Ahe SANK OF EnglEnd-lmme euso
Riches represented In Museums, Art
Galleries, Churches and Bridges.
Have you ever thought what Lon.
don il worth?" remarked a vnluer TO
the writer the other day. "and will you
believe me when tell you that all tho
money in the world piled up in ono
enormous heap would not buy the treas
ures ON which Londonors may gaze at
will every day Of their livesg'
There was "oopy" in the idea, and 1
took my valuer friend round Lcrdon on
valuing intent.
We camo to town on tho under
ground. 1.-TWO thousand yards Of this
railway" said my friend, "cost CO, -
600, 900. or, if you like to have it so,
f30 an inch. If you wanted to buy this
bit now, you would probably to asked
1000, 900 for it. There is another mile
on the same line which would cost you
something like e2, 900, oCo, having cost
u third of million to lay down. But
that is comparatively moderate. If the
electric railway were put up to auction
and you were fortunate to got it at cost
price, you would need tho wealth of
seven millionaires to tuy it. These 81
miles Of railway are worth quite el2,-
600, 600 as prices go nowadays.
"Get out at this station and look at
the monument. You would not buy it
for e20,0 600. In five minutes you will
be at the Mansion House, which cost
mere $40, coo to build, but is now worth
nearer G75O,oOO The Royal Exchange.
rs building of bricks and mortar, is
worth e2o0, 900, but it stands on land
worth go, 600, O00. Not long ago land
la this neighborhood was sold ut tie
rate of G2, ,0O0, 600 an acre.
"Tho Bank of England would prob
ably fetch $4,000, 600 in the market,
but as there is always eco, 600, COO
worth of gold in the cellars its standing
value is about e24, 900, oG0 Go west
ward over Holboru viaduct and rcipom-
Der that that short stretch Of highway
is worth over go, 0Ou, 600. You would
want nearly GO. coo, 900 to buy tho gen
eral postofice, which you have just
passed, and the law courts, with the
land ON which they stand, are worth
100000.
"Walk along tho Strand and stnnd
for five minutes on Waterloo bridge.
Tho property you eco hero would mako
dozens Of your friends iriilionaircs at a
stroke. Two million pounds would not
buy those two hotels, and Somerset
House, at building cost only, is good for
$500, 600. The bridge you are standing
on was = disastrous failure when il was
built, but it is sSworth now moro than
the 81, 0o0, 900 which it originally cost.
There arc seven bridges On either side
of you, which cost between them over
CA, 000, Geo. Tho tunnels underneath
tho river aro worth millions ~ = con-
mercial property, and tho CrIbal1Aent
is now worth probably double tic Co.
600, 600 which it cost to make.
''If st. Paul's were private property,
you might induce the owrer to sell it
for 10000, 900, but tho likelihood is
very remote. Those tGt;trcd banners
which ycu have seen so often would
arouse pretty keen bidding at the sales,
and if you got one for e1O, 600 you might
think yourself extremely lucky. West
minister abbey is difficult to valuc. 1t is
one of those things that cannot be
bought, but the sales give us some idea
what historic treasures are worth in the
market, and should not be surprised if
tho abbey-put up in lots-roalizcd
$50, 900, 600. Fancy putting ticket ca
Jacobs pillar or the royal tombs!
"You have admired the magnificent
exterior of the houses cf parliament and
the splendid interior, Int you will per-
haps be surprised to know that You could
not erect these buildings today for Co.,
100000. ST. Thomas hospital, and tho
Albert embankmeru running along the
front of it, are worth together over el,
900, 900, and tho bridge leading 20 it
cost e25O,000.
Perhaps, you have never reelected
what privilege you enjoy in being
able to visit so many places free. The
British museum, which anybody can
see for nothing, could not be bought up
by all the millionaires in America. If
it were absolutely empty, it would be
worth el, 800, 900, and itisfull of price
less treasures, one collection alone be-
ing worth nearly e250, 600 Tho Ma
tional gallery is worth millions. 1t cost,
with the new Tate gallery section,
1850, 600 to build, aud has one picture
which cost ETA an inch and 36 others
which cost el,70O apiece.
1.-THE Albert hall and Royal aquarium
are each worth about e250, 900, but the
Crystal palace cost more than three
times the value of both these, the bill
for the palace being e1, 800, 900. Earl's
court, tho great show rivaling the pal
ace, has millions worth of treasures
which you can see for / shilling. and
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