The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-10-25

viewed financial authorities in most
OF the leading cities of America and
Europe. Its list-lately published
with comments on the economical con-
ditions involved in such concentra-
ton of the worlds wealth-was fairly
accurate in the main, but was under
the mark in some notable instances.
John D. Rockefeller, for instance, it
placed fifth from the top, quoting him
at lover" $3.50, 100000.
1t will be seen that the four greatest
producers of private fortunes in the
world are oil, diamonds, gold mines
and inheritance, in the order named,
as represented respectively by John
D. Rockefeller, Alfred Belt and j, B.
Robinson, of South Africa, and the
cZar of Russia. Three of these indi-
viduals dug out of the earth, virtually
81, 900, O00,0 900, S., 1000 600, 900 and $780,
100000. The fourth, the czar inherit
ed 1907, 900, 900. The next largest in
herited fortune is that of William
Waldorf AstOr, 5000 600, 900.
1t is interesting to note that with
the exception of the car of Russia the
Austrian Emperor, with 1886, 900, 900,
and the shah of Persia, who inherited
500, 600, 900, the crowned heads of the
world today cut rather poor figure
in this company of the worlds richest
one hundred individuals.
The German kaiser's $4,000, 900
leaves him away beyond its outskirts.
On that basis he cannot enjoy bow
ing acquaintance with his charming
young subject, Miss Bertha Krupp,
with her $40, 900, 600 Inherited from the
great gun maker.
King Edward, with his paltry pri-
vate fortune of 81, 800, 900, is hopeless
ly out in the cold. 1t would bank
rupt him to purchase a two-thirds in
terest in the Fifth avenue, New York,
residence which cost Andrew Carnegie
81, 27O 600.
/ King Leopold OF Belgium in this
case, does not properly come in the
category of crowned heads, because
much of his private fortune of $780,
600, 900 was made in the shrewdest of
financial and commercial operations.
Little Queen Wilhelmina S $25, 900, =
coo makes her no more than poor
relation" of William Rockefeller,
tenth on the list with 800, 600, 600. The
sultan of Turkey inherited 500, 900, 600
I but it is only by the grace of Eng
land that he is rot among the Paris
''kings in exile" and beggar.
Worlds Richest Girl.
The two richest women in the world
are Mrs. Hetty Green, of New York,
and Miss Bertha Krupp. But while
the latter inherited her vast fortune,
! Hetty Green accumulated her $48,-
900, 600 through her own efforts as a
fnancier. The world does not furnish
| an example approaching hers.
\ 1t is noteworthy that while the ma
I iority of the great European private
fortunes were inherited, most OF the
i American ones were built up by their
owners exceptions showing in
heritance back no further than the
third generation.
Financially, at least, Uncle Sam IS
the proudest of all the national sym
bolic figures. The total number OF all
the worlds milliOnaires is estimated
at 10.O78, and of this number those OF
the United States represent almost
exactly one half-precisely 5,O44.
No private fortune in Asia is con
| tanned in the list printed here for the
very good reason that no one knows
| accurately anything about them. For
i instance, the late I'll Hung Chang,
i Cbina's greatest statesman and cnlel
"prafter' is supposed to have left
anywhere from $500, 900, 900 to $780,
OO0. 600: but who are his heirs and how
MANY of them there are is information
understandable. The situation is the
same respecting the Indian rajahs. j.,
Going beyond the story contained
[ in the list printed here, no where IN
| the world is there a wider dlstrlbuIloh
of wealth in millions and over than
in the United States. There are no
! less than 5,027 American millionalres,
and they are scattered all over the
country. Except in New York hardly
anv of them inherited their wealth.
They have made their vast fortunes
while developing the natural resources
Of the country and adding to the gen
erai prosperity-the Rockefellers in
oil. Carnegie in iron and steel, the
Vanderbilts, Goulds and others IN
railroads. Clarke, DAILY, Mackey are
among the miners-and so on.
Even the financiers, in making their
own fortunes, have. promoted tne
building up OF great dw l1 oibsr great n e
ronolitan land holders belong to the
class who hold, by inheritance, the
Cr,,eot fortunes of England.