The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-27
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ELEVEN GRAND DlVl-
sloNs or FINANCE.

9 Tho control of the immense m-
9 terests transportation, nuance
q and ndlstrlal-wh ce. ter IN
. wan street inciplos eleven
9 groups. Th se are distiurt he
o cause OF The methods Of their
. work. ana because of the proper
@ ties which they operate.
@ These eleven constitute distinct
O groups ANA though interrelated
@ In "a thousand ways. act inde-
O pendently. when however II
o comes to political control ana Ma
Q tional legislation. they move with
q rhythmic tread. They may be
Q roughly classified as follows
@ /. J. Pierpont Morgan with his
@ chief lleutenants Mr.. Perkins and
O u group of bank presidents. trust
o officers and railroad heads as
9 supports. The Vanderbilt inter-
Q ests are in practical harmony
o with this group
q 3 John -. Rockefeller. having
q as his lleutenants Messrs. Rog-
q ers, William Rockefeller and
o stillman. each exercising oontrol
o over host Of officials at the
Q head OF banks ana Industrial cor
. poraiions; ana the astutc lawyers
o who are at their instant beck
y and call.
Q 3. Belmont--infarior IN organi-
o zation and intellectually TO the
o prcce iaS groups but with the
o Rothchilds sanding ever In the
. background representing unllmit-
o cd capital for any enterprise
o g. Thomas f. Ryan. with the
@ heads OF the great corporations
Q he controls as his business lieu
o tenants; and supported also by
o his political allies. Murphy. the
o leaders OF Tammany Cleveland
. and certain men prominent IN tho
o Republican forces
o Q. James j. Hill. with his con-
o troll Of the Northwest working
= out his plans not as speculative
9 but as industrial successes.
. G. Cassatt and the Pennsyl.
. yanla Railway group Mr schim
. The financial manager. including
o also the big banking firms OF
q Philadelphia and New York. who
. find profit Ia the connection.
o T. Edward n Hartman. hav-
o Ing Frick as counsel and Odeu as
o political Lieutenant controlling
o tho Central Continentai. South
. western and Southern Paclnc
. coast lines Of transportation
o s. George Gould. with President
> Jefrray head OF the RIO Grande
o system. as his chief lieutenant,
Q working mainly along lines Of
. railway Developments and having
o he support of the great fortunes
. OF the Gould family
o 81 Messr5 Moore Reid ana
. L.ed1-"the Rock Island crowd
. with speyer 90 the financial aly
. minor Influence barely presery-
Q ing its Independence at the argcr
o forces. but undoubtedly 90 be
Q rcckoned with as an Independent
. hunk sailing the financial seas.
o 10. The Industrial group.
. Mcssrs Westinghouse. in control
. of his extensive electrical and
Q manufacturing interests. me
> Guggeuheimers and the vast in-
. dustfies OF the amsler trust.
. schwnb Of the Bethlehem steel
. company and certain other men
o of high yisality who have 10 be
o counted
o "a The indep ndents VINO FOR
. convenience may be vailed the
o maruders Lawson. oates.
. Koene. etc
o 80 attempt IL made here TO
o more than broadly Indicate tho
Q cleavage lines by which the. nn-
. ancial world Is separated
% No attempted analysis Of these
o groups has been put in print. exc
. cept ip "a fragmcntary why II
. should therefore be- found inter-
o esting 70 the general public 10
o Keep thess divisions iG mind IL
. they are 20 understand the yari-
. oJs operations which are repsrt-
o ed On the press from day 10 day
. The Twentieth Century