The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-08-19
FOUR WOMEN WHO HAVE GREAT WEALTH Only One of Them Has Not
 Been Married RICHEST IN THE WORLD Miss Krupp, Hetty Green, Mrs. Russell Sage and Mrs. Walker Have Vast Resources-Mlss Krupp's For
 tune the Largest.
RICHEST IN THE WORLD
From the Phlladelphla Iedger.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
 Of the four women, who, as regards wealth in their own right occupy a sim gular and prominent position in the world, three are Americans. all of them remark able for their clear-sightedness in busi- ness, and all of them past middle age. The other member of this distinguished quartet is a German girl, just blooming into womanhood, who finds her task of managing millions so tremendous and re- sponsfble that soon she will take part ner for life to assist her in her trust" Together these four women, according to estimates, are worth nearly a quarter of billion dollars. That is an enormous sum. carrying with 1t responsibilities un- dreamed of by those whose whole store is modest, if not meager.
 Those who are in a position to estimate closely give the following figures as the wealth of the persons named: Miss Ser tha Krupp s1OO,000 ,0OO; Mrs. Hetty Green, $5o,OO0. GOO; Mrs. Anne Weightman Walker. $4O.OOO.O 900, and Mrs. Russell Sage, $5O, 100000.
 None of these women, who are multi plying their millions faster than the aver age workingman multiplies his dollars, be- gan life poor. Each started her career in finance with inherited millions.
 Mrs. Sage is pleasing old lady of what might be aptly described as the old school, and always dresses very plainly. She is charming tallSer. great reader and is disposed to be generous. Although she possesses many paintings and some good sculpture, she is not what might be called an amateur" It Is said of her that she finds the servant-girl problem of more importance than art, especially as she has been accustomed to leave the care of her house to maids.
 Rich All Her Life.
 Miss Bertha Krupp has ben rich all her life When her father, the great gun funder and ronmaster of Germany, died two years ago he left to her his great works in which almost 40OOO persons are employed. To her sister he left millions, but to the older daughter descended the bulk of the vast estate, which had been built from her great-grandfathers little blacksmith shop in Eessen. Now almost the whole town is owned by this young woman as well as mines, ship yards, iron works and gun works in various parts of Germany. She is the master of 1t all, but. being a woman, and a very young one, 1t is not to be expected she could properly direct the eight enterprises which combined form the great Krupp works. Miss Krupp is to marry a young noble man, Barone Gustave von Bohlen, at present in the Prussian diplomatic serv- ice who is not at all rich. After the marriage the Baron Is to be installed as head of the great Krupp works, which are the pride of Germany and the won- der of the world.
 Miss Krupp like other women of in- numerable millions, does not attach too munch importance to dress. She attires herself neatly, even plainly and, although she resides In a fine mansion, she lives very simply.
 No story of the worlds rich women quite compares for variety and dramatic situation with that of Mrs. Harriet How land Robinson Green, known throughout he world as 'Hetty' Green When her father, a New Bedford whaler, died forty years ago, he left her several millions. Believing that property is largely a trust" his daughter began to increase her patrimony She lives in Hoboken, has her office In the Chemical Bank building in New York city, and claims a legal residence in Bellows Falls, Vt., where taxation is comparatively light.
 Lives in Cheap Flat.
 Mrs. Green lives in cheap flat, does her own washing and mending in her rooms and dresses so economically that no street beggar would be likely to ac- cost her for aims. When she married she selected a man who had made his millions. She secured an agreement that her fortune should never be endangered by any of his acts. When he lost his millions in Wall street they separated. and she gave him an allowance, on which he lived until his death, four years ago. Her one object in life is to turn over to her son and daughter at her oeath her fathers millions materially increased. Her son's legal residence is in London and the amount of his wealth is un- known.
 The few millions bequeather Hetty Green were insignificant to the money she has made. It is true maiden aunt s beouest added materially to her store. She is considered the shrewdest fnancier in Wall street, and when large sums of money are needed at short notice it is to Hetty Green the borrower must go. last November she celebrated her sev- enty-first birthday by turning loose golden flood of money in Wall street, when the street was hard up, at 25 per cent She has millions to lend-but the security must be unimpeachable and the rate profitable.
 Mrs. Anne Weightman Walker, who re- gently was left the vast fortune amassed bv her father, whose chemical works in this citv are known by their products throughout the world, has developed a vonderful skill in increasing the millions beoueathed her She is not so skilled as TJettv Green, for she pays taxes on more than ss.ooo GOO of personal property. This fact probably would convince the Queen of Wall street that Mrs. Walker IS novice.
 The weightman millions are peing con tested for in the courts by her sister in-law, Mrs. Jones Mister. in the inter- est of one of the latter's daughters Will Ham Weightman came to this country penniless. He achieved his vast wealth by closely applying himself to business and loaaing money on mortgages.
 Mrs Walker, who is 63 years old, but who looks ten years younger, has been re- ducing the estate to order since it came into her possession. Many properties have been sold. although this was at variance with the custom of her father, who never sold any of his real estate The great chemical works have been absorbed by competing firm. Mrs. Walker is belived to have already increased the estate which came to her.
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