In 1886, a group of millionaires purchased Jekyll Island and
converted it into a winter retreat and hunting ground, the USA's
most exclusive club. By 1900, the club's roster represented 1/6th
of the world's wealth. Names like Astor, Vanderbilt, Morgan,
Pulitzer and Gould filled the club's register. Non- members,
regardless of stature, were not allowed. Dignitaries like Winston
Churchill and President McKinley were refused admission.
In 1908, the year after a national money panic purportedly
created by J. P. Morgan, Congress established, in 1908, a National
Monetary Authority. In
1910another, more secretive,
group was formed consisting of the chiefs of major corporations and
banks in this country. The group left secretly by rail from
Hoboken, New Jersey, and traveled anonymously to the hunting lodge
on Jekyll Island.
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Title: Fibs on USD 100 isn't
Fibs on USD
Posted by twins on 18th of Nov 2009 at 10:55 am
100 isn't a Fibonacci number; closest ones are 89 and 144.
Jeckyll Island and the Federal Reserve 1910
Posted by saturn6 on 18th of Nov 2009 at 11:02 am
In 1886, a group of millionaires purchased Jekyll Island and converted it into a winter retreat and hunting ground, the USA's most exclusive club. By 1900, the club's roster represented 1/6th of the world's wealth. Names like Astor, Vanderbilt, Morgan, Pulitzer and Gould filled the club's register. Non- members, regardless of stature, were not allowed. Dignitaries like Winston Churchill and President McKinley were refused admission.
In 1908, the year after a national money panic purportedly created by J. P. Morgan, Congress established, in 1908, a National Monetary Authority. In 1910another, more secretive, group was formed consisting of the chiefs of major corporations and banks in this country. The group left secretly by rail from Hoboken, New Jersey, and traveled anonymously to the hunting lodge on Jekyll Island.