The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-03
ROCKEFELLER RICHER
FAR THAN MONARCHS.

20, 600 stalls OF horses and 1900 horssmen.
Then there was Midas. q halt mythoioA-
ical parsonage who ruled Phryg!a. Every
thing he touched turned to gold. including
the viands which he planned to eat. He,
too. suffered from Indigestion. Crcesus,
whose wealth has never been calculated,
felt piqued when Scion did not enthuse
over HIS prosperity. He had too much
oil. The fluid was poured over a pile OF
fagots on which he was compelled to sit.
The kindly Intervention OF a rainstorm
watered II SO thoroughly that the life OF
the Lydian mona<ch was spared.
Queen Victoria Is ordinarily supposed to
be wealthy. Her income from her private
estates Is comparatively small for she
gave away some OF the most valuable OF
her property upon her accession to the
throne. Her annuity, which includes all
the expenses of her household Is about
S2,000,0o0 The members OF her family
have separate annuities. which are not In
eludei N the estimate.
The income OF the Gear OF Russia. which
is derived largely from vast private do
mains. is estimated at sl2,ooo.0O0 1t Ia
hard TO determine the income Of the En-
peror OF Germany. for besides the nearly
81 100000 on his civil list at king Of Prus-
STA. he has large income from vast es-
tates In various parts OF Germany.
John D. Rockefeller lives siruply. His
table does not abound in luxurious food.
His abodes are plainly furnished. Yet he
has more money than monarchs who are
surrounded BY gold-laced functionaries
and are hurried abroad in carriages orna-
menHd with solid gold
THIS quiet man at whose feet great uni
yersities are called into being and schools
and colleges take on new life, has tho
wealth OF Croesps. the touch Of Midas,
and the worldly wisdom of Solomon
WI Wit n IA "a
figures upon which the estimate of John
! y. RockefGller's wealth Is based, need irst
TO turn their thoughts to oil. Mr. Rookie
/ feiier owns about one-third of the $780,.
600 600 stock of the Standard oil company.
! The stock pays dividends OF As per cent
year, which would give him an annual
income OF Sl6,00O00u.
! Aslda from that he has an enormous In
come from iron interests in the Messaiia
range He has the controlling interest in
feet of steamers upon the great lakes.
| He has large and select blocks of stock In
gas and electric companies in the princl-
pal cities OF the United States The
Standard oil company helps him to control
gas and electricity in almost unlimited
quantities.
Mr. Rockefeller's interests IN railroad
properties are extensive He practically
owns the Missouri Kansas and paclhc
railroad. The STOCK is cheap, yet the bonds
pay interest. II Is generally understood
that Mr. Rockefeller has stock in the Mis-
souri, Pacific the Chicago Northwestern
the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul, the
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western, the
New York Central the New York Ne"
Haven and Hartford the Pennsylvarla
the Union Pacific. the Baltimore aat OHIO
the Northern Pacific tho Chicago an.
Alton. the Chicago, Burlington and Gum
cy, and the National Transit company. IL,
also has stock in the National City bank
the Farmers Loan and Trust company
the Amalgamated Copper company. ans
! scores OF other mining properties are OF
his lists.
From a study OF these propertieSAt vii
BIO seen that Mr.. Carnegies estimate is
} conservative one.