The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-20
GOLD BEYOND COMPREHENSION
mn srRtrIoNS 90 GHE dfy az
INCIE SAYS PIIL.
rhiaEs one geaid pe Win q nii'sn ann
. e.i..,e- ~ni-sa b the Estimated
kmsan, Of Gsld Cein In rhis Z s't"'r,
-rhe t.seaicst yellow Treasure
AM Nation Has Ever owheu'

my ~
The Treasury Department, a. Washing''n
announced The other day that 'hir couhtrN
Possesses about a quarter 81 al IN" g."
that has been made up into money IN th'
entire world
10 quote the Official. agurrs here l. now
In IN. unitei S'atc~. including Treasury
coin and bulliun.s 9 .:'. $4,000 II gold money.
whereas the worlds cutire stock ~ s'Ii
money Il worth Ices than i've thousand
millions A.0cs 100 10, according I" IN"
latest figures. Some fnancicrs believe MAJ
the amount # gold In this country i slightly
greater than The Treasury estimate and Az
III. amount Ia close To N.25o,"",WS
billion and a quarter while all the rect "
the world possesses lee than s., 10000"
This j. a large sum e coined gold than
has ever been Possessed 10y a single nation
In the history % the world hc.orr
Next to the United State. according
20 the latest report. CONES France. WIN
$50. $40. 90. followed 10y The British Empire,
with s7os. 7oO.uG. Russia. with s72t.3Uo.nr',
and Germany with s72i $1,000 ~ far a.
coined gold J. concerned It viii be- Observed,
the United States Is in 4 class by ,,seli
Tho British Empire j. second in the second
class, bu; Great Britain proper l. last, -
store of coined gold amounting only Ia
SSH 90. 90.
All other peoples are So far behind IN
the race rs not "a hc eligible even for the
second clas- Austria-H Hungary leads the
| third class with about $3.50 5000 but even
with this amount the great empire j. very
poor IN gold money, relatively a. Vel ~
actually. for her gold supply Gilouris 10
lees than 81 % per capita for her population
II 1900 lOo sous.
Uncle Sans children have nearly SO
In gold apiece, which - !sss tl,n tho ctl-
zens o. the FRENCH Republic pass-ss. For
each q them there IL a lttic moro tlan
SCI ~ gold coin a head Germany comcs
third Ia the par capita cowputG' IN, TIE
figures being o.? 81. Great Britain has
sie 81 Of gold PER capita and ku>s.L. with
her enormous population Of H. .sc0,o1,
only SG
Tho per capita fPur f1r ~" entire Hr;-h
Empire Is a shG!, urdur - -, 'aa, .ur
midas enormous horde % 20 .Uco.1O souls
being only Is ,'r', II,r. - s other
,hrgs. the br. IN En- r. rNhru.'s lie
most asiu;. .,h.rg cxtr,-s-. - |.,:J are
! parts tLtr,of "E, r. the I,t .pta = ,u..'t
god IN great cy,r,-. Il AI-,iU!a a, Tor
Instance. 'Aor" r. So % % cuIu a. money
Tor every man, woman ant cl'd "
-. =. -, ,.r.. -
this. With per capita igurrs 60. SO 81. bit
now Australia - he highest Canada =
prcspta : a few ,'.'-r rN.,S Il s.
But these Isr ,.ptg tgIr's Il ,ur'd
gold should not Ii" aiken g- rdiCa''"
either & a country. "tuai wealth or 81
VI" pr cEpfA II money ~ circulate.
Tn. tota! amount uf money 81 a. -urts
| Ia fle | Irfsd NH.Hsa - Rs. = II no fN.FI. MD
five hundred m il'orr. 90 m,rr thar go iur
everv Diiz"n Of l:rle sam. about d.It.'
Tie pr capita Il gold
IN Australia, where o." god pr rap'a
"a hIgh--'. their I- 1--WE money CIRCULATION
a. I'll exc, p that mad" from ~" precious
| yellow metal o. India IN" graf prep racr-
auC" Is ia silver. and tins - true lY even
greater dcCr'- lu china.
II 10 d"ui'ful ~l''.' 80 lrv on" an com
pr-hend ~" meaning g hru'"- 80 cr's'
A. those which ar. r",d'd go "Nrr'Ss he
pnHSsit wealth 81 TINS country ~ ,utii'd
gold II would take a lhh"rrr earning
"a dollar a daV ,lC.~'G V"ar- Co. ear. a bI-
ton ond 4 quarter ~ i't"rs ara =" would
nave" 20 have -" .unE"N.N Il moro then
600 Mrthu-elah- II he money had 20
t. earned hS dayl- v'rN q would J." t-ii'r
To- put Ii6,OG .ator"rs al % Tor a siLg'o
year.
Reduced =" avolfduUu'- ~" 49," 'hWu-
zaui two hundred atd tl'v millions -
god dollars now IN this country would
represent 5.pDUuu Iouu'-. ug g..uo short
tons e 2.pn Pounds each Packed aFav
~ Tryl" SAN -7"k- avrv ''- gid iu %"
Treasury ~ Washington ami .n 'H" various
sub-trr0rur-s. would fl 2.Spp strong
hrN'.. each q b. u. bv q aurhts ~ .ize.
iu-ln u,l-u-"mri'. mud containing >iN
cubic f-f Piled uu. 'N" gold coin 'hu.
accumulated would make a heap ooutai'.ir
1901 cubic foot
har # cold containing a. ga. O0.O go
nth - rr,,t.fts vrsf,f U.t..s D.. 2 ct
square and go feot lDag erected into a
monument n would rr a highly imuosirg
= -ht. and would maze no mean showing
beside 'Is Washington Monument i'so'r.
alb.it If about .On f. l,-s at fud.
A. two tons 10 IA. rIripu. u would A
double team. ct 5OH rur~.s 20 laul
tins mas. q coiuaI treasure over 80 ay,r
lads of ~. country Fixing f''y round.
a. tho rron.r load fpr '.e nyriaC, man
:, carry NV d.'arr, % would ~r.yuIr.
M army q iO0Usn tu ,.rrv fIe -'gn In
rapks f,v.I,. moving .n fn,r,v lnar nrd.r
m. army II g,.i l.arrr, would stretch
,,.., eleven o- tasly. uiI.s Up al,tt ia.
.,.g,h - Rr,saUay an H.. U.l.rd -
v,nhst,a,
fc,, woaL. 20, h-fr.i If, v,s known
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