Show mr vanderbilt the richest man one of the best of all authorities on wealth a gentleman who has undoubtedly rubbed shoulders familiarly with a greater number of millionaires than any other person living or dead remarked to me that he was sure that cornelius vanderbilt had a larger fortune than any other tenant of thia planet he was entirely familiar with the riches of the and knew some of them personally none of them could match mr vanderbilt in plethora of millions the scores of millions of jay gould and john D rockefeller did not equal cornelius Vander bilts possessions thia gentleman however did not credit the estimate of john D rockefellers Rocke fellers wealth at he thought it would hardly exceed half that amount blakely hall in new york truth |