Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-10-11
IMMENSE FORTUNES.


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To What On extent America has be-
come The Land Of promise 10 men oi en-
terpri.a. Offering them greater posi-
bilitles 0f wealth than any other ooan-
try. some figures receatly given oi the
greatest private fortunes In the world
show. II ls stated thai the Eve richest
persons In the world are Me jay
Gould, Mr. J W Mackay. Lord Roth.-
child. the head 81 the English branch
oi the house Of Roth.child. Mr.. George
Vanderbilt aud senator J p. Jones.
az these. al but Lord Rothschlld are
Americans. and their fortunes we're 40
cuinulatcd IN this country.
Mr. Gould began his career a. ped
dleF Of map-, and acquired his I'M
mense fortune In railways and specula-
tions eonnectoa with them. The Van
derhit fortune was also chiefly ae-
quired In railways. while Me--rs
Maokay and Jones acquired theirs. Tor
the most part, In mining
The Rothschild wealth was accumu-
lated more slowly than were these
colossal American fortunes The
Rothschild family has banking-houses
In Germany, Austria France and En-
gland All H. members - the name
are descended from Anselm Moses
bauer. Jewish dealer In curlosities
and Old medals. who kept q shop in
the Judengaz=e. OF Jewish quarter. oi
Frankfort For sign he used a red
tablet or shield. and from this his
house derived The name oi Rothschild.
which means rid shield
An@clm Moses -on. Mayer An.slm
Who va. born In The year i7ta. wAs in
tended Tor the Jewish priesthood. but
h~cane banker aud broker instead.
Ne "a. intrasted wiih great sums Of
money. and while taxing rare of them
faithfully used his opportunities % ae-
quirc a great fortune for that time.
One ~ biz Eve sons. Nathan. wcnt ~
londnn, established house there. and
b"eams the leader Of Engiish finance
The Court Of Austria made him a
title. On QUE occasion. however. he
used IL a. the subiect ot a Jest Hap
pcning 70 meet the Preach Baron de
Montmorency. Who. on account % the
antiquity Of his title. was called the
''hrst Christian Barnu, Roth-child
said "a him
Il suppose. cir. that | am just your
equal
lio~ l. that Pruy'" asked the
French n0bleman
''iieoaus" you arr the first Christian
Baron. and ! am positively the ars,
Jewish Barou''
The present head o. the house. Lord
Rothschild i REALLY the first person
oi the Jewish faith whS was ennobled
BY the British Government He vas
elevated 70 the Pcerage Ia 1885 By Nj
Gladstone.
Baroa Nathaa's bearing toward the
DoteutAios Who wanted 20 borrOw
money ~ him was the reverse oi
ub-eguiuua On one Oooasion frinoe,
bslonglhg to some petty German reign.
Ing family, who called upon him. was
astnnished - -. Rothschlld 70 on
writing a letter after he had entered
the room
DO you know sir. who amp" asked
the Prince
Yes. ] have just been told ! viii
be at your servioe Ia a moment In
the meantime. pray take q chair
But. sir. | am the Prince Won \
-
Very sell Take two chairs thea r
The Rothschilds l. not ~ aay means
the only vast fortune Ia England
Three English noblemcn. the Duke Oi
Sutherland. the Duke oi Northumber.
land and the Marqui. % Butte. arr In
cluded Ia The list ~ the twelve richest
men In the world Two other English
noblemcn. the Duke % Bucclsugh and
the Marquis oi BrcadalhAne. possess
landed estates oi vast extent - FoatA's
C0mpaHt0H.