Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18
MILLloNAlREs IN ALL LANDS.
Every Nation Has Men Among Its
CiIizeua with immense Mealth.

Every Nation Has Men Among Its
Cirizeus with Immense Wealth.
Germany is not generally regarded as
land of rich men, and yet the golden
book should have very large section
devoted to Germany and Austria-Hun-
gary. 1t is true that most of the names
would have prince before them. but,
being of royal blood, does not alter the
fact OF wealth. Without counting the
private properties Of the sovereigns,
who ought not TO be included, there are
a dozen or so Teutonic highnesses
whose wealth, not merely in lands but
in money, is enormous. For instance,
| that of the father of the present Prince
of Bulgaria was counted by many mil
| lions sterling. Many of tile dethroned
monarchs again are very rich, Tor foi
en- eXil has ceased to be A synonym for
poverty. No one, of course, knows the
exact wealth of the Orleans family. but
| 1t IS very great, and even the Bourbons
are we'll off. Don Carlos, i'll spite OF
the money he has spent on Spanish and
other adventures, is a millionaire.
The Russian empire would also make
good show, for, although the great
| landed prOprietors have suffered OF late
| years, many of the merchants anu
tnanciers have done exceedingly well.
If rumor is to be trusted, some of the
| officials are also very rich. Fabulous
sums are attributed to one In particu-
| lar. The millionaires of Africa would,
we suppose, be confined to Kimberley
and the Rand, but possibly there are
some large fortunes i'll Cairo among the
Levantine colony. Asia will probably
! make very respectable show i'll the
golden book. 1t is true that in the
Turkish and Persian empires million
aires are never long lived. and this fact
tends to their nonexistence, but for all
| that, some of the Smyrna Greeks and
Damascus Jews ought to be able to
gain admission. India. on the other
| hand, If the native princes who do not
possess sovereign rights are counted.
| as they must be, contains great num-i
Der of extremely rich men. Not only
are there merchants in the great cities!
who are worth severaI millions in per-
| sonal property, but there are also four
VA ANC SIcdL VIM nave
comes which represent the interest on
two or three millions sterling. The re-,
| action against thinking of India as
place of wealth has in fact been carried
too far, and we are apt to forget that
princely fortunes are still made and
kept there.
The truth about the Chinese fortunes
would be most curious if it could be dis
covered. Unfortunately, it is the land
of the cryptomillionaires, of the men,
who live in little low houses and hoard
gold ingots in the shape Of Naples bis
cults. 1t is known, however, that the
Empress Dowager is among the richest.
if not the richest. person alive; while
Lii Hung Chang, unless he has lately
been plundered, which is unlikely, must
also have vast wealth. Outside China
the Chinese are often very rich, and
dare to show their wealth. For exam
pie, it is always said, and SO far as
known, with truth. that several of the
Chinese merchants Of SIngapor are men
of enormous riches. With the Ameri-
can millionaire it is hardly necessary
to deal. What place is not full of the
report of his dollars? 1t should, how
ever, be noted that, though one or two
of the American fortunes are beyond
the dreams of avarice, the number of
warm men" is, I'm proportion to popu-
lation, not so great as it is here. There
are, that is, not so many great, but far
more small, millionaires in England
The man who reaches $5,0O0,0OO Is apt
either to lose it all again, or else to turn
it into $5O,0OO,O0O or $1OO,OOO,OOO.
Spanish South America is not, as
rule, regarded as place of rich men,
yet as a matter of fact, Chilli, Mexico
Brazil and the Argentine Republic have
all within the last thirty years pro-
duced fortunes on the great scale and
not very long ago the greatest heiress
in the world was said to be the only
daughter of a South American mil.
lionaire.-London Chronicle.