Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-09-09

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NV M {$l which have thriven
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MN N Belmonts is unique in
he-z.s.svFSd one respect. All other
CsZgTNNSS@ golden ancestral oaks
that have sprung from
vpropean seedlings were feeble and UNI
doyoloned at the time Of their trans
~,art,tion. That of the Belmonts was
,.Irorous and already well rooted
The respective progenitors Of the new
o.orId strains Of the Belmonts and the
actors we're strangely alike in some OF
heir American beginnings. Both OF
hon we're Germans, born in villages
les tban a hundred miles apart. Each
n them came to America in the year
NJ his majority, Both Of them had
tried TO obtain a foothold IN other
,lscns and had not been satisfied with
,hc prospect. When John Jacob Aston
landed In Baltimore his only possess
s,nns were a few decreplt and primi-
tlve pianofortes Of the day In sections,
ubich he put together and offered for
sale He had tried to sell them In
London. but he had not succeeded. The
Narylanders were equally slow in their
snpreclation Of the young Germans
stock. and he was almost desperate
. when the golden opportunity to eX-
change his shopworn outfit for furs
Knocked Mt his door. Then followed
the removal to New York and the slow,
laborlous accumulation Of the twenty
millions.
August Belmont the elder came to
America as the financial exponent Of
the most potent money influence In the
vorld--the house of Rothschild That
he had succeeded at his age In con-
yincmg the heads Of that house Of his
fitness for the mission Is one Of the
most remarkable events that could
happen In the career of any man. No
one had ever accomplished It before him,
and no one since his day has been
equally successful II adds greatly to
his reputation to learn that he alone
was responsible for his phenomenal
rating at this most prudent and con-
saWauye banking house,
His carly life is involved lp obscurity
an obscurity which he made no effort
10 tighten It is known, however, that
ho was Of the humblest peasant origin
and that he entered the Hamburg bank
mg establishment Of the MessrS. Roths-
child IN mental capacity At the age
N sixteen he had arrived at the dignity
%. q full hedged copying clerk There
was not a man in the establishment who
perceived iu him the financial astutc-
ness which slumbercd In his youthful
brain. He was merely August the
copying clerk. who could write fair
hand ir hc chose, but who was ropri-
handed sometimes for not doing so
he vas discovered suddenly and by
accident Tho Rothschilds had been
asked by tho Italian government TO
finance % scheme which would probably
lead 10 war even though II might final
ir lead 10 the unifcation OF Italy. There
We're numerous complications and tho
matter involved the most careful and
thorough Investigation as well as the
exercise OF almost superhumau iudg-
wrut There was q difference Of opinion
among the heads Of the family and
They had an been summoned to Frank
fort for o final consultation.
The conference between tho mighty
brothers was held IN the little parIor
~ tho roar of the bank and it WAS long
nd earnest Tho bankers had not nu-
'.hsd their discussion at the close NJ
'ne business day Tho bank WAS closed
and the various employees went 10 their
home7 Niehl approached but no one
oano m light tho lamps Tho Frank
iort Rothschld went to the door which
opono1 into tho bank and called loudly
for light As mck would have II yonng
Belmont had remained to copy folio
that he had spoiled at tho first trial.
Ho came forward with alacrity and
proceeded to light tho lamps, the bank
ore resuming their discussion without
reference 10 his presence.
Tho brothers were divided in their
opinions Tho French and English