another top 100

http://www.scottwinslow.com/2002/wealthy.asp

-Carl

--- In metatuning@yahoogroups.com, "Carl Lumma" <clumma@y...> wrote:

> http://www.scottwinslow.com/2002/wealthy.asp

The most amazing to me is the appearance on this list of George
Wahington at #59, ahead of George Pullman, Howard Hughes and J. Paul
Getty. Franklin, who came in #86, is at least ahead of Sumner
Redstone, H. L. Hunt, C. W. Post, Richard Sears, Larry Ellison, David
Packard, William Wrigley and of course you and me, and even any of the
billionaires of my personal acquitance. I understand Franklin left
behind a charitable trust, putting him well ahead of the trust pack.
Hetty Green, the Witch of Wall Street, comes in at #36, John Hancock
is #54, the brothers Dodge, forbears of the Sandy Dodge I once knew a
little, tied at 65.5. J. P. Morgan comes in #23. There's a story,
which this number certainly renders more dubious, that Rockefeller
said after after reading about the size of the fortune he left "To
think of all that Morgan accomplished--and he wasn't even a wealthy man!"

No du Ponts, somewhat to my surprise. What was E. I. du Pont worth
when he died?