American Millionaires.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 7 August 1914, Page 2

American Millionaires.

Mr. J. D. Rockefeller is said to be the richest American, with £130,000,000, and next to him =omes Mr. Andrew Carnegie, with £100,000,000 sterling. The late Mr. Pierpont Morgan and the late Marshall Field were 'bracketed together in the third place with a fortune of £75,000,000 ; while £40,000,----000 are claimed by Mr. Henry I-Yick, the great speculator, Mr. James Stillman, the partner of Mr. Pierpont Morgan, and the family of Mr. Hearst, the king- o:' toe* Yellow Press. Not until the eighth ,j >=■*:.•• uo we reach the fortunes of the railway kings. Mr. Huntington died leaving £2,000,000 ; Mr. .Jay Could possessed £15,000,000, and Mr. Harriman £14,000,000. Mr. Russell Sage left £18,000,000 to his widow, who employs them in charitable works. Mr. Leland Stanford left a great portion of his £15,000,000 to the University of California. Mine. Krupp, the richest woman in Germany, possesses only £1n,000,000 ; Prince Henckel, of Donnersmarck, the richest man. only has £12,800,000.