Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1888-11-24
IMMENSE FORTUNES.


Other Money kings.
To what an extent America has be-
come the land Of promise to men OF en-
terprise. Offering them greater possi-
bilities OF wealth than any other conn
try. some figures recently given of the
greatest private fortunes in the world
show. It is stated that the five richest
persons in the world are Mr.. Jay
Gould, Mr.. j. w. Maclay, Lord Roths-
child. the head Of the English branch
OF the house Of Rothschild; Mr.. George
Vanderbilt and Senator j. P. Jones.
OF these, all but Lord Rothschild are
Americans. and their fortunes were &C
cu,nulated in this country.
Mr.. Gould began his career as ped
dler OF maps, and acquired his i'm
mense fortune In railways and specula-
Nons connected with them. The Van
derbilt fortune was also chiefly ac-
quired in railways, while Msssrs.
Mackay and Jones acquired theirs, for
the most part, in mining.
The Rothschild wealth was Accumu-
lated moro slowly than were these
colossal American fortunes. The
Rothschild family has banking-houses
In Germany. Austria, France and En-
gland. All It's members Of the name
are descended from Anselm Moses
Bauer, q Jewish dealer in curiosities
and old medals, who kept a shop in
the Judengasse, or Jewish quarter, OF
Frankfort. For a sign he used red
tablet, or shield, and from this his
house derived the name of Rothschild,
which means red shield.
Anselm Moses son, Mayer Anselm,
who was born in the year 1743. was in
tended for the Jewish priesthood, but
became q banker and broker instead.
He was intrusted with great sums OF
money, and while taking care OF them
faithfully, used his opportunities to &C
quire great fortune for that time.
One Of his five sons, Nathan, went to
London, established house there. and
became the leader of English finance.
The Court OF Austria made him a
Baron. but he never made use OF the
title. On one occasion. however, he
used it as the subject OF a jest. Hap
pening to meet the French Baron dc
Montmorency, who. on account of the
antiquity Of his title, was called the
FIRST Christian Baron" Rothschild
said to him:
II suppose, sir. that am just your
equal"
How is that, prayp" asked the
French nObleman.
because you are the first Christian
Baron and l am positively the first
Jewish Baron!''
The present head OF the house. Lord
Rothschild, is really the first person
of the Jewish faith who was ennobleL
by the British Government. He wa.
elevated to the Peerage in 1885 by Mr.
Gladstone.
Baron Nathan's bearing toward the
potentates who wanted to borrow
money of him was the reverse ol
obsequious. On one occasion q Prince
belonging to some petty German reign
ing family, who called upon him, was
astonished to see Rothschild go on
writing letter after he had entered
the room.
"Do you know, sir, who amp" asked
the Prince.
Eyes, have just been told. / will
be at your service in a moment. In
the meantime, pray take a chair"
'But, sir. am the Prince Won X
l--w
Every well. Take two chairs them"
The Rothschild's is not by any means
the only vast fortune in England
Three English noblemen, the Duke o.
Sutherland, the Duke OF Northumber.
land and the Marquis of Butte, are in
cluded in the list of the twelve riches
ren in the world. Two other English
ioblemen, the Duke OF Buccleugh ant
,he Marquis OF Breadalbane, posses.
landed estates of vast extent. Youlh'.
sConapani0n.