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Show j JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER. THE RICHEST OF LIVING MEN It Is probable that the wealth of John I). II.K-kefeller has been estimated estimat-ed at too high a figure. Bllll, the fart roiiiulns Uiut by Tabulating from the size of the dividends ho rerelv s from the eoriMiiiiilona In which h' Interested It 1m poKsihla to nrrlvi an approximately corrert pKiimnte of hia tort imp. A hiiftltiPKH mill! rl.en-ly aHKiiciut.'d ullli. Mr. not kefpller and aaid to be in a imihIHou to know la quoted Its lissorlltiK thill Mr. Itnrlio. feil.T ts now by lur the rlrheit mun In the wurld, worth morn limn twlro aa niitrh iih any other Aniorl.ttti eltl-ti'ti. eltl-ti'ti. ills Ktiiiidnr.l 1)11 hto.k. at the niurket rates, is wnrlh f .mi 0si.outi. fmm whu h alniie. for aoierul y.-ara ho has r.n elved dlvl.loi'.lH nf iiM"Mt.-Oiitl iiM"Mt.-Oiitl per anntiui, or a little less tbun ll.lMtO.IMIO a week. HokIiIiH llllH llfl liaa filtier aourrea of lii.-oiuo ttiut bring hliu about $!i,onn,iHii a year, so that hla t.UHl Inc. una from all soiir.es In not lesa than 7 r . h i i . f m n a year, as It has been for several years, and there la no suggestion of a chock to the vnormntui inllow. Thut Is lo xuy, Mr. Rorkefellnr's Income for a single year Is mote than he mormons fortune left by William II. Vanilerbllt to his sons. In ten yours .Mr. Hockefeller's wealth will bo i.atly f l.iKiil.diiti.UiiO from his an una) Income alono. At that moment. It U said, bo ran Iny his hand on tnorr reu.ly cash than any ten mun In .No York, ins hiding Htmsell Bute and tlie Vaiidct hilts and tioubls. 'I'liore tire, of ctiurtie. a dnzen ser tnr.D in the flood of gold iK.urlng Into lUirl .'feller's coffers. How long will It before be haa a roriipr on tlio wcsl'h of the I'nlli d tiintes? la such crntmoiis power ennrcntruted In tho InittiU nf one ninn a good thing for tlm piddle luieieatH? Iki not such n!"vaiiou nf capital rauae dlMenn-lent dlMenn-lent in the iiiiixh.'S? Blinulu there be a k"'sl limit to private fortunes? Vhehe lire but a few or llm queries thai suggest themselves. There are oiiK'ts uqually serious that will occur to ilione who reatl of Mr. K.K'kefcl l.r's riches which riches he can never see and never enjoy in the sense that an average man In well-to-do clr. uiiiHiuncea enjoys hla property. What can tin. matt possibly want ol so much money? siiivuiinah News. |
