Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1909-11-20
MRS. HETTY GREEN STILL HEADS
THE LIST AS THE WORLDS
RICHEST WOMAN.
INTERESTING FIGURES
Mrs. Russell Sage and Mrs. E. H. Har-
riman Not Far Behind Mrs.
Green In Matter of Wealth.
Large Incomes Shown.
(Herald Specially

New York, Nov 21.-Mrs. Hetty
Green, mistress of nearly one hun
bred millions, will tomorrow enter up
on her seventy-fifth year and at the
same time will begin her forty-fifth
year as a business woman, during
which time she has accumulated a
fortune that is estimated to be the
largest controlled by any woman in
the world.
When E. H. Hartman died last fall,
leaving all of his property to Mrs.
Hartman, report was circulated to
the effect that the widow had thereby
become the richest woman in the
world Mr.. Harriman's wealth in real
and personal personal property was
estimated to amount to between S75,-
100000 and $1OO,OOOOOO. But there is
every reason to believe that Mr.. Har-
riman's five children, together with
his surviving sister and other rela-
tives, had all been substantially pro-
vided for in gifts out of hand and
trust funds set aside shortly before
the death of the ffnancier Mrs Har-
riman's share, therefore, is believed
not to have exceeded $50, 100000 or
$50, 100000, so that in any event it is
erroneous to credit her with possess
ing fortune in excess of that of
Hetty Green, which is estimated to
be close to the $10O,OO,OOO mark and
may possibly exceed that figure.
1t is interesting to note that Amer
lea possesses not only the richest but
probably the three richest women in
the world. Next to Hetty Green comes
Mrs Russell Sage, with a fortune of
$S5, 100000, and third in line is Mrs.
Hartman. Mrs. Frederick Cortland
Penfield is credited with a fortune of
$6O,OOO,OOO
The four women named inherited
practically the entire estates of their
husbands. Many other American wo-
men have survived their millionaire
husbands, but in few cases have the
widows received the entire estate
Thus, Cornelius Wander 4eft tift s..laft-.
an estate of $4,000, 900, but the wild
ow's portion was only s2,0OO,OOO and
trust fund yielding s25O,OOO year.
Mrs. Marshall Field, whose husbands
estate amounted to s2OO,OOO,OOO, re-
ceived 100000 as a wedding present
in lieu of dover interest. Mrs. o. H.
P. Belmont received the whole of her
husbands estate of $5,OOOOOO. Mrs.
Morris K. Jesup received a little over
half of the $1S,OOO,OOO left by her hus-
band.
Outside of the United States the
richest woman i believed to be Frau
Bertha Won Bohlen, who came into
possession of the $SO,OOO,OOO left by
her father, the celebrated gun manu-
facturer. The Marchioness of Ora
ham, by the death of her father, the
Duke of Hamilton, came into posses
sion of an income of nearly 100000
4 year. The Duchess of Roxburghe,
who was Miss May Goelet, is credited
With possessing a fortune of s25,0OO,-
100. Mrs. S. G. Ascher, daughter of
he late Harry Barnato, is estimated
o be worth $1O,OOO,OOO The Count
IS Szechenyi, who was Miss Gladys
is placed on the list with
12,OOO,OOO Nine. Creel of Mexico is
aid to have an income of $5,OOO,0OO a
ear. The Baroness Won Eckardstein,
aughter of Sir Blundel Maple, has
ecently come into the second portion
f her fathers fortune, making her
early income something like $75O,OOO.