The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-11-29
PLANNING GIGANTIC GOLD TRUST.
Syndicate 10 Control Ogipui In Every
coun,ry Where Gold Is Mined.

LoSDox. Nov. % .--(copyrighs hy
W. u. Ilcarsi )--Thc most gigantic
trust the world hiss known Ia 10 pro
cess of formation In Lnadon. Itss n
Gold trust, which plans TO control the
entire output OF gold and pat even
nations at It's mercy. Everything Is
being kept secret and all the principals
deny f., but The indications point 10 IL
existence.
Alfred Iscii Is the richest individual
10 London. lie has one ambition
TO be the richest man In tho world
Belt Is little known In the social world,
though he has one Of tho finest houses
in Park lane.
lie Is the leading spirit 10 the Erm
of Wcrnher. Belt 4 Co, who control
the majority Of the south African gold
mines. clryer as Barnato, without
any Of that plunger's foliies, be builds
on nctual properties, not on paper or
! holdings On paper. iieIl and bis allies
to-dsy show market value Of $780,
600, 600, and Beil wants 10 make him
self 4 Millionaire. lie hopes TO do IL
through the Gold Trust, aud piabs to
be tho real Napoleon Of finance.
lie is beyond The point Of making
money to spend for lavish display aud
seeks only the power which money can
give, just as docs Cecil Rhodes, who
beyond all desires of making money,
now seeks power TO rule tho continent
Of Africa Belt Is quoted as saying
IL make no boasts about being lhs
Napoleon oi finance until | really am
aud can mako good The title.
For eight months the gold lrus,
, scheme has been in slow process of
formation. Africa produces u major
ity Of the worlds supply Of gold and
IIrit controls n majority Of the African
output; therefore he has an excellent
foundation TO build upon. lie found
his iiT.t allies Ia what Is known the
"Barney Barnalo crowd headed by
Wolf joel.
The next largest African mine owner
Is J f. q. Robinson, who is said TO have
tecu induced 10 enter the project. Al
other factor to DO considered was
Rhodes, who controls the diamond:
and wants to control the whole Of Az
rica.
Belts arrangement Is for Rhodes 10
let the gold crowd go ahead as they
please and not touch diamonds while
giving him every assistance In carrying
out his territorial schemes.
Thus south African gold Interests
will be nodded into harmony. Mex
to hc considered was Australia, WHERE
there Is considerable mining Their
are good prospects, by purchasing Z"
stock and placing his own men In d.
reclurics, Of harmonious relations ant
control being secured there.
Already the leading klondike mine
are controlled 10 London AID eau b
put into the trust whenever desired
I Just at present STATIONS lndepend
encc mine aud the Camp Bird mine
In Colorado arc the most importan
properties for the trust to secure II
order to control the American output .
/ A great amount c. diokerinS and ne
gn'iaiing has eircled around thcs'
mines during tho last year, while 10
day STATIONS Is being subjected Il
financial manipulation.
What will happen when all The gol'
is corncrcd no one knows.
Belt gave denial to Rie story to
day, but returns show that he Is stead
i'y increasing tho number OF mines h'
controls. Beit is quoted as saying:
III diamonds can be controlled
why not gold9"