The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-04-19
ERfAT WEALTH
| OF UNCLE SAM
L,t infant Republic Fast Becom-
inc a lusty Giant.
h CLASS BY OURSELVES
,,,erestiog Array Of Facts and Figures
showing the Extent OF Our
National Development.


rho limited states is the wealthiest
,n,,y in the world. In the brief span
ne young life this infant nation of
rs has broken all records relative to
J accumulation of riches. and we are
Ginning 10 think in billions instead of
lions Take it any way you like. the
basure of our ailluence Outstrips any
ro that has ever been known before.
Dur country has more actual money.
bre gold, larger volume of exports.
,ater banking facilities, richer farms.
bre productive mines. more railroads,
,rs Internal commerce. more million
sS more wel-to-do tradesmen, more
Bsnendent farmers, more highly paid
horers and greater distribution of
Injuries which riches bring than
other nation has enjoyed since time
gam ,
Dne day last October Uncle Sam had
thered into his money stOrehouse in
ashington the greatest amount OF
Id ever collected at one place in the
tory of the world gold representing
|, 500. S99. This was indeed high
ter mark. We had there in one little
bm more gold than was in circulation
great Britain
The largest receipt ever given, the
bat est money trust ever undertaken
history, was when the present treas
er of the United States, Charles H.
Eat, went into office. He receipted
Ellis H. Roberts, the retiring treas
pr, for all money and securities in
vaults of the treasury, a total of
259, 59S, 27S,5S. 1t required from
y | to Sept, to count the money,
} at the completion Of the task the
counts balanced to a fraction.
'he costliest governmental establish
INT in the world is the British navy,
bn which a billion and a half has been
pended within the last ten years.
three individual Americans Rock
kller, Carnegie and Clark could have
d the whole bill and still have some
Fket money left. The United States
bow spending about a hundred mil
hs year on its navy, and we are
at this kind of expenditure. That
are not investing more than we can
ord is shown by the fact that our
play'loving women spent hundred
lion dollars for diamonds purchased
foreign lands during the last two
lrs' In fact we are SO rich that the
es OF produce and manufactured
leleS that We are sending abroad each
pr Is equal To Il sum sufficient to
Pport all the naves in the world.
eheh 1t comes to individual wealth
nave dozen citizens who are worth
re than all the kings and rulers of
World taken effectively or sew.
n.y. The Car Of Russia is reputed
nave a greater income than any
er living man, but his private fortune
% mixed up with the governmental
enues that it is impossible to separ-
'"em. IT Il distinction could be
ae John d. Rockefeller could un-
ao'edly make a comparison with the
aS'sp'ned Nicholas, and show the
sest pile, The Russian monarch 8
"''" u the accumulation of an en-
centuries old in the making, while
o"'o OIL magnate can remember
en- he had nothing.
.'opo'd' king of the Belgians, is the
''S' monarch in Europe after the
w. Although his income from the
se Is out 81, 10000 a year, his bust
interests are so large and his in
:. from the Congo Free State 80
~ mat 1t Is estimated he gathers in
". i've millions annually. Senator
y. HAS an income that is at least
,''''es as great. The Montana
re- KING S New York residence will
." than the Belgian sovereign
~. .ANe In during the next twelve
tsa vll' receives $40, 900 a year,
p, r"s ent're royal family of England
P'oVlued for in the c;v;, l;st, ,,,;tL l.,