The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-04-07
wEALTH OF The RoTHscHILps.

The Grcat Money Kings Of che World
ana How They Pounded Their
Fortunes
Tie Rothschili are said 10 be the
richest family in the world. They have
banks in the leading capitals OF Europe.
md K ngs and governments are among
Their customers. The Paris branch OF
tho banking firm is said to keep a
capital of $500. Gee. 600 at its com mand.
and hardly a war Is begun in Europe
for which the funds are not furnished
by this family. Still five generations
ago the blood which now rulos these
millions was selling old clothes In the
jewish quarter Of frankfort-on- the
Main, and when Mad son was Presi-
dent the first Millionaire Roths child
died, leaving only S.. 100000
once visited the home of all the
Rothschilds at Frankfort and looked at
the tile bank ng-house where years
ago Anselm Meyer RothchiId began to
take articles on pawn and to shave
notes for 50 much per cent 1t is in
the dirliest part of Frankfort, and it
has about the same surroundings us
Five Points New York. The street Is
dirty, its inhabitants are secondhand
clothiers, and it bears much the same
aspect now as 1t did when tho mother
of all the Rothschilds gave birth to the
financier who laid the foundations of
this immense wealth. The Rothschilds
own their old property here today
and their bank still has q branch here.
When Anselm Rothscliild died leav.
ing this s.. 600, 600 10 his five sons he
made them promise to keep the
fortune in the family and to carry on
the business together. They kept their
oath. and it Is this policy that has been
the handspring of their success.
Through generations they have work
ed together. and their m lions have
bred faster than their families. One of
these boys STAYED at Frankfort, an
other went to Pars and established a
bank there, third. Nathan, settled in
London, a fourth settled in Vienna and
the fifth opened a bank in Naples.
All of them made money very papidly,
and Nathan al London made b mil
lions breed faster than Australian rab-
bits. He went to the Continent during
the Napoleonic wars and from the knowl-
edge there gained speculated on the
rise and fall of stocks. He Witnessed
the battle of Waterloo and by relays of
horses and tishing-smack reached
London in advance of all other
messengers. The telegraph was then
unknown and his news was the first
brought in. The news he gave out was
that Napoleon had conquered. or at least
this was the news that was spread all
over London after his arrival. Stocks
went down like shot and Nathan was
offered loads of them. He refused to
buy but had his agents purchasing all
the time. The next day the true news
came and stocks jumped upward.
Nathan Rothschild made, it is said.
$5, 900, 0C0 by the deal.
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positions in the various countries Of
Europe. They have mobiles among
them. and their money has bought
them titles. They are a family of
intellectual and artistic tastes, and with
all their wealth they have been some
what charitable. The idea prevails
among the Israelites that it is their in
tention at some future time to buy
Palestine and give it back to the Jews.
and they have already established
hospitals at Jerusaleum. Some OF
them have been horse lovers, and a
Baron Rothschild owned Favonia, one
of the famous horses that have won
the Derby. THEY believe in enjoying
their wealth and and like to have nice
things about them. One of the Frank.
fort Barons not long ago paid $3.50. OOO
for silver cup VIII CHI he wished to
use as a centre-p!ece of table service
which he was making up. and one OF
the Vienna Barons has stable which
cost him $4,000. This stable has
marble floors. encaustic tiles pa nted b,
distinguished artists. 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 sad. $4,000 The income of the
owner of this stable is about $4,000 q
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 agricultural land. He
is said to receive $50 a minute the year
round. or $S, 600 an hour, or $4,000 q
day. Queen Victoria has also a nice
income. and it is estimated that she has
received nearly one hundred millions
of dollars since she assembled the
throne. The Dukes of Devonshire and
Norfolk and the Marquis of Butte have
each rents amounting to 90, 600. 600 pei
year. and the Duke of Portland. after
extravagances like those of Monte
Cristo, accumulated SIC, 900. 900 of un-
enta led property during his life.
The tax of England is largely an in
come tax and it is possible to tell some
thing of the fortunes Of her citizens
from the amount of income returned
OF course this is always less than the
real amount received. Still it makes
ones eyes open to know that Lord Dur
ham owns $13. 900. 600 of personal prop
erty, that the Duke of Portland gets 9
million a year from his real estate alone
and that the two largest returns o!
personal property were made by meu