The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-03-08

NICE, Feb. 25.-The halcyon days Of
Monte Carlo, the pest managed gamb-
ling house the world over, are at hand.
March is always the best month in the
year for the Owners and stockholders
Of this wonderful gambling place, as
the hordes of wealthy visitors who
swoop down to the lovely Riviera to
escape the bleak winds Of the most
unkind month seldom leave without
contributing something to the Golfers
of the bank.
Next to San Marine, the tiniest re-
public in the world, the Province Of
Monaco is entitled to the honor of be-
ing the second smallest, but it is
thousand times more famous. The lit
tie tract of land of FIVE and three
quarters square miles, not as big as the
front yard of some of the great Texas
f-ancherS, and with q miniature army
of 126 men, is the center OF more gold
than the greatest bonanza mine ever
discovered. 1t is only nine miles from
here, but those who visit the Riviera
solely for the pleasure of play prefer
to stop at some of the hotels abound
ing IL the tiny dominion of the prince
of Monaco.
Each year the gambling houses give
big sums for yacnt racing prizes. To
win one of these the cleVereSt and
richest yachtSmen in Europe fit out
their racers and sail down to the Med
iterranean. Royalty, the nobility and
all the offsnoots of ariStocratic Europe
take part in these races and thousands
come TO mingle in the gay crowd. This
year the managers of the game have
appropriated $4,000 for yacht and pi-
geon shot prizes If they do not get it
back again one thousand times over it
he -l.1 f1i1
A MISLEADING TITLE.
There is no hint of the real business
of the company operating the gamb
ling house in it's legal title, of which
the English translation is: The COM
pany of Sea Baths and Club of For
eigners." There is a bathing house at
Monaco, but it is merely incidental. If
the stockholders depended upon it for
receipts they would not get 40 per cent.
dividends on their investment, as they
have for a number of years past even
after the stock has been Watered in a
most generous fashion.
Much gold is expected to flow into the
strong boxes Of the bank while the
yachting crowd is here and usual pre-
parationS have been made for accom-
modating those Y. no have a fancy for
the green cloth The old play rooms
have been remOdeled and redecorated
snd are more beautiful than ever. The
roulette tables have been readjusted
and balanced to the thousandth part
of an inch. Big play is expected, and
1t is almost a certainty that before
many weeks have passed the outside
world will hear of some fabulous win
nings or losings. News Of winnings
viii travel more widely than the news
of losses, for it is a part of the Monte
Carlo system to magnify the winnings
and hush uD or minimize the losings
It is a clever bait to set before the
world, and more gold pours in as a re-
suit.
Much has been said against Monte
Carlo and the evil it has worked. 1t
has few things in its favor however,
which are generally lost sight of. The
first of these is that every player,
whether he be prince or pauper, must
play with cash. When his cash is eX-
hausted he must stop. No credit is
given. an / Q Z is unknown, and a note
Endorsed b. d Rothschild would be po-
litely refused.