Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-08
Great Fortunes ana HOW Obtained

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! Great Fortunes ana How Obtained.
The Rothschilds are said to be the richest
family in The world. They have banks in
the leading capitals of Europe. and kings
and governments are among their custom
ers. The Paris branch of the banking firm
/ is said to keep capital of 100000 900 at its
/ command, and hardly war is begun in.
Europe for which the funds are not furnish.
ed by this family. Still five generations
ago the blood which now rules these mil
t lions was selling old clothes in the Jewish
quarter of Frankfort ou-the Main, and
! when Madison was President the first million
/ aire Ro.hschild died, leaving only S5,000,.
/ 900. I once visited the homo Of all the
Rothschilda st Frankfort and looked at the
| little banking house where years ago An
| seim Meyer Rothschld began 10 take ar.
ticlcs "a pawn anG to shave notes for sc
/ much per cent. 1t is the drtiest part Of
Fraakfort, aud it has about the came sur
roundings as Five Points New York. The
street is dirty, its inbsbitants are second.
/ hand ciotbiers, and it bears much the same
aspect now as it did when the mother of all
the Rothachilds gave birth to the inaucier
| who laid the foundations CT this immense
wealth. The Rothschilds own their old pro.
perty here to-day, and their bank still he's
! @ branch here When Anselm Rothschild
died leaving this S5000,000 to his five sons
/ he made them promise to keep the fortune
! in the family aud 10 carry On the business
| together They kept their oath, and it is
! this policy that has baen the mainspring OF
their success. Through generations they
/ have worked together, married, and their
millions bave bred faster than their families
| One ofthese boys stayed at Frankfort, anoth-
! er vent 10 Paris and established bank there,
third, Nathan. settled in London, fourth
settled in Vienna, and the fifth opened
! bank in Naples. All OF them made money
! very rapidly, and Nathan at London made
| his millions breed faster than Australian
rabbits lie went to the Continent during
| the Napoloonic wars and from the kpoWl-
! edge there gained speculated on the rise and
| fail of atocks. He witnessed the battle OF
! Waterloo &nd by relays of horses and fish
! ing smack reached London in advance of al
other messengers. The telegraph wss then
unknown and his newswas the first brought
u The news be gave out was that Napo'
! leon had conquered, or al least this was the
news that vas spread &li over London after
! MS arrival. Stocks weut down like a shot,.
| and Nathan was offered loads Of then. He
refused TO buy, and had his agentn puTchas-
| ing oil the time. The next dag the true
news came and stocks jumped upwards.
! Nathan Ro;Escniid made, it is said, S5,000,.
! 900 by the deal rhc Rotbschilds hoid high
suca! positions in the various countries of
! Europe. They have Eobies among them,
aud their money has bought them titles.
They are family OF intellectual and urtistic
( tastes. and with ali their wealth they have
I bsen somewhat charitable. The idee pre-
walls among the IsrGelites that u IS their IN
| tentCn at some .uture tip1o 10 buy
Palestine end give 1t back 10 the
/ Jews. and they nave already established
| hospitals at Jerusalem. Some OF thsm
have been horse lovers, and Baron
I Ro,hschiid owned Favonia. one OF the fam
ors bctsss who have won the Derby. One
! OF IL Frsnkfort Barons not long ago paid
/ S16O 600 Tor silver cup which he wished to
use as a center-piece Of table service which
| he was making mp, and one of the Vienna
Baron RotbscbiIds has stable which cost
him $4,000. This stable has marble floors,
encauste ties painted by distinguished ar
! lists, and its walls are frescoed with scenes
done by well known painters. The rings,
| chains and fittings OF the stable are silver,
and one box stall for favorite horse cost,
it is said, $4,000, The income of the owner
| of this stable is about So 900 day.
The biggest income of any single man in
England is said to be that OF the Duke of
Westminster, who has miles of tenement
houses and many square miles of agricul-
tural land. Ee is said to receive $50
minu.e the year round. or $1,000 an hour,
or S72, 900 day. Queen Victoria has also
nica income, and it is estimated that she
has received nesrIy one hundred millions OF
dollars since she aaceuded the throne. The
Duke of Devonshre and Norfolk and the
Marquis of Butte, have each rents amount.
ing to 50 600 600 per year, and the Duke of
Portland, after extravagsncies like those of
Monte Christie accumulated $40 100000 OF
uuentailed property during his life. The
tax OF England is largely an income tax and
it is possible to tel! something of the
fortunes of her citizens from the amount
! OF income returned. Of course this is al
ways less than the real amount received.
Still it makes ones eyes open to know that
Lord Durham owns $4,000 600 Of personal
property, thai the Duke of Portland gets
million year from his real estate alone.
! and that the two LARGEST returns of persOnal