New-York tribune., 1908-12-24
THE SPOILS OF CASTRO
FINGER IN EVERY PIE.
Il List of His Property G'Uen IN
ROlando's Proclamation.

The nrocIamat:on which was ready for pub
Ucation on the arrival of General Rolando In
Venezuela contains list OF Genera Nas''o -
holdings in Venezuela, many OF WHICH, II ~
charged, were practically stolen Ihese hoi"
inRs which amount Of millions OF oohdrs al
partly in real estate. They will be connscaOeo
by the new government. Inc HSt 10 H'' S
lished for the first time:
Nearly the whole OF the shares of the Iacnita l.
Railway The strained relations with COLOMBIA
are entirely for the purpose OF IaVof'hs 'ilis Oh
terprse. , .-. m ,,,oot
ing the Lake of Marecaibo and the River Lulls
He forced the company that owned s Iiisse 81 go ,
ers TO sell them to him for an insignincanI suHl
The greater portion of the shares OF steamer H
navigating the Ortnoco. he antasolIl].o 80
two companies that had that business az nT thair
so far as to cause the sinking OF one Oh u IneiI 81.
steamers by the war vessel Zumoador' 50 as l"
force them to sell ,,o,, +-o-r,
A controlling interest IN the Iall"0' ~
Coro to La VeIa-
Shares in the enterprise of the Electric Lisnt
of Puerto Cabello. ,., g, t,+
Shares in the business OF the GiooHO e
shares Of the electric light business OF Va
Most of the shares Of the gas and electric
light of Caracas, which was obtained py nm
by making the Municipal Council me con-, Toent
and princba ba consumer, hold back the payn'en.s NJ
10 the cohcern thereby embarrassing them ano
hv the aid of judges subserylent 10 MS "lehe9
forced the concern into bankruptcy. Ane piop
- df tba company was sold at auction, and
tbrougb an agent Of his. who the only bid
der he obtained valuable property for an III
significant amount ~, .ao.
Flour mills in MaiQuetia ana III the <>iu00'
with monopoly of the business.
Bonds of the Puerto Cabello DOCKS
Cattle farm La Vandelaria. in Apure.
Cattle farm FL BancO, in Aragua.
Cattle ranch Of Manara-
Several cattle ranches in Maracay.
Plantations Quibrada and Conception ana
others. .L,-.,
houses more. . WI.
He also has many other properties in La Vic
toria Valencia, Macuto, Les Teques anu MAJ
92ne-thir1 of the shares of the cigarette mon
OpoIy.
Large interests in the cattle monopoiy'
Large interest in the liquor monopOy-
Controlling interest In the tobacco monopolY.
Interest in the contract TOT TIE sdi0 VI P'Oe'
and revenue stamps.
Shares of the Carupano dock
shares of the Cumana dock ,,
The whole of the Valley of Macuro, which he
acoI,,red bv forcing General Alexandra Ducharme
to sell it TO him
More than three million dollars deposited IN
foreign banks. . - 49, A.,
Ten million bolivars in certncaIes ol I1e UP
1o,7,atir debt of 1905
The teiephone business of Bermudez Aris-
r1endi and Benitez, taken from the owners oy
large interest in steamer Manzanares the
only steamer doing q coasting trade IN Nenez-
The exnlottation of the asphalt mine OF Guam
AGO in partnership with Barber and Garner.
The proclamation adds:
He has also appropriated the Maracaibo dock
and other enterprises ,.
A large amount of money that he mas invest
ed in reversionary sales Of properties, hypothe-
Gated TO him.
He is the owner of various mining concessions
acquired by reforming the mining laws, annuI-
ling many concessions and denouncing them
again through agents or his
He is part owner of several concessions in the
Delta territory and Guayana.
He established the salt and match monopoly,
receiving from the contractors, through his
agents a large number of shares as a bonus,
and after selling these shares he at once can
celled said contracts.
"AI these properties" the proclamation says
have been acquired by him with money taken
from the public treasury, which he has also
used to corrupt the homes Of the people, and in
immodest ostentaton, presenting his victims
with houses and estates. and supporting them
in gIaring luxury in the face Of a starved peo-
pie.
when Castro assumed power he owned a
small ranch which was valued at $4,000"