Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-04-27

bids fair to eclipse them oil, says
biographer in reviewing the baron's life
work. There is not a country in Eu-
rope in which his poorer co-religionists
have not received scme benefit from him.
The Jewish charitable societies Of Eng
land, Germany and Austria have all re-
ceived large contributions from time to
time and he never refused contribution
to a worthy charitable object, whether
the benefciaries be Christian or He
Brew. The people Of his own race in
Russia, Turkey and the Balkan states,
where they had many disadvantages to
contend against, were the objects OF BIS
especial solicitude. He offered the
Cars government 100000 to endow
schools in Russia, provided they would
be open to all, irrespective of race ORE
ligion, but the offer was rejected. The
motive Of the refusal was the desire to
exclude Jewish children from the
schools. He also placed a large sum Of
money at the disposal of European
committee, which was endeavorIng 10
make arrangements with the Turkish
government for the planting of a colony
of expatriated Russian Jews in Palestine
in such a manner that they would form
a community apart and control their
own affairs. Wherever there was any
movement for the benefit of his own
people Baron Hirsch was to be found
playing leading part
His Vast Wealth.
Baron Hirsch is said to have been
worth $50,000,000 He amassed his
wealth mainly by railroad construction
and banking He was the constructor
of all the great lines of railroad con-
meeting Western Europe with the East
and Southeast. He had great difficult
ties to overcome in getting through the
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We're in measure greater than the
physical obstacles. A number of large
and petty states with rival interests and
conflicting views had to be reconciled,
and the baron'S success in this direction
was triumph of diplomatic skill. His
profits were enormous. He began his
business career as a banker. His father
had made a fortune, as he told mad king
Ohio of Bavaria, dealing in cattle with
CATTLE" and he gave his son a good start.
He went into the banking business and
married his rich partners daughter This
gave him a large addition to his fortune
and he decided to go into the railroad
business, with the result already stated.
The title he got from his father, who got
it from the predecessor of King Ohio
of Bavaria for some service rendered to
the state or to the monarch.
In social affairs Baron Hirsch came
into great prominence as friend of
have relieved the heir to che English
throne of some of his most pressing fnan-
cial embarrassments, which had gone on
accommodating for years, and to have
gently intimated to his royal highness
that it was loan that need not be paid
in cash. The. social recognition of the
prince he considered ample payment al
though it cost him enormous sums of
money besides the loans. The bull given
by the baron at his Austrian castle dur
ing the military maneuverS a few years
ago is said to have cost $20O,OO0. 1t
was boycotted by the naughty Austrian
aristocracy, but friends of the Prince of
Wales went there from all over Europe
and the display was gorgeous. English
aristocrats, the princes immediate set,
also turned up their proud noses at his
patronage of the wealthy Hebrew, but
England's minister of ceremonial pays
no attention to their wishes in such mat
tiers. The Orleans princes also treated
Baron Hirsch with great consideration,
hut they were unable to make their fol-
lowers of the Fauburg st. Germain and
in the Rue Royale club throw down the
social barriers that exclude Hebrew
who has not been three generations IN
France, like the Rothschilds. The Rue
Royale club rejected him, and he re-
venged himself by buying the, building
in which it met and they had to seek
new quarters The Orleanistprinces could
not command their followers in social
matters in France, being themselves in
exile. but when the Prince of Wales
invited him to Sandringham the proud
est aristocrats in England could not re-
fuse to meet him. The opposition to the
baron in England, however, was prac-
tically broken down few years ago.
New York Immigration Fund.
The United States has taken special
feo;u 10
cause of the valuable aid he gave He
brew immigrants The muniicent gift
of 100000, amounting roughly to ST.
500. OO0 which he made in 1890 to the
Hebrew immigration fund Of New York
was the largest contribution ever made
by a single individual to a charitable
fund. The income derived from the
money is applied to the relief of desti-
tute Jewish immigrants and the educa-
ton of their children. The relief MOI :
is not to be given absolutely to them,
but lent to them without interest or Sc
curity. so as to enable them to make
a start in life in their new country. It
was applied mainly for the benefit of the
poor Jews coming to this country from
Russia The trustees who have charge
of the fund met in New York and drew
on Baron Hirsch for the amount, which
they invested in America. Baron Hirsch
informed the trustees that if the income
p4ISm the goUu MOrh- lOr when 1t was
destined among the poor Hebrews IN the
United States the trustees could make
use of the principal, and that he will
make good the amount. This was not
the baron's first donation to the fund,
which had already received from him
sums to the amount Of 100000 during
the last twelve months. Since the death
of his only son few years ago he has
devoted much of his time and fortune to
analogous deeds of beneyolence, and has
created and endowed with many millions
of dollars organizations both in Russla
and Austria for the relief of INDECENT