Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-01-24
CAR OF RUSSIA IS
CR0ESUS OF THE AGE
Nicholas Has An Income of
$37,50O,00 Per Year
Gets $104, 1876 Daily.
SHAMEs AMERICAN PLUTEs
Little Father" Draws Yearly Salary
of $s,5oo,oo for Ruling Over
Vast Domain-Good eusi-
ness Man.
AMERICAN PLUTEs

Rerlin-'Czar Nicholas rules over th0
largest empire on the globe; he draws
the richest man in the world" sal a
we'll known Russian. Those are three
things which America with all it's big
gest' cannot equal" lie added.
Well informed Russians say the czar
is weather. than Rockefeller, Morgan.
Attention has been drawn to his vast
wealth by the recent death of Count
Hendrikoff. his man of affairs"
Just how wealthy the Little Father"
of all the Russians is no n seems to
know. 1t is doubtful whether he him.
self could come as near telling what his
balance is as perhaps the Standard Oil
trust king could name his. The book
keeping in the domain of the oil king
is more scientific than among the Rus
slams.
Something Like $104.1 66 a Day.
1t is estimated, however, that the
czar's income. including his salary and
profits n dividends from his vast
property. is about $37. 500. 900 a year
SO, 1925, 900 a month. or $1O4, 1866 M a
few odd cents a day.
To begin with. his salary for ruling
the Russians. is approximately S.
500 900 a year as fixed by the civil
list" Out of this he gives about ST.
900 900 in subsidies to operas, theaters
otA4 vi " iOCS &OUV.VVV 10
1000, 900 between the grand dukes and
grand duchesses. His mother. the
dowager empress. and his wife, the
czarina. are said to receive from him
a $125.000 annually for pin mon
eey.' From the time of their birth, he
Is also reported to have set aside $780,
600 yearly for each of his -four daugh-
ters. Into his sons saving bank he
puts 800. 900 every Christmas.
American papers ave said his ma
jesty leads the world with the biggest
tailor bill annually. but this isn't be-
burg tailor, who is willing to wager
that any American corporation presi-
Oent spends more money on his per-
sOnal appearance than Toes the car.
He is quoted AS saying that Nicholas
hasn't even a respectable hunting suit.
though many brilliant uniforms. The
latter. however, last forever. as he sell
dom wears the same one twice a week.
He's Naturally a Money Maker.
With the true instincts and attributes
OF U own oil, steel and other trust
kings, Nicholas is reputed to be Of
economical turn OF mind. There are
no unnecessary %uxuries in his imme-
diate household. He loves simplicity
at home and in his surroundings.
: The crown lands, the Inheritance of
the Romanofs. for instance, are inn
mense. 1t is said that his estates cover
an area equal to the size of Germany.
They yield an income estimated at So
100000 annually. One-third of this,
however, goes to the grand dukes. From
his private holdings, particularly the
colo, silver. copper and gold mines in
Siberia. Nicholas is said to derive more
than 1 10000, 900 yearly. Statistics pub
iished In 1906 gave the czar's saw
ings" in cash and valuable % as
$50, 000.0 900. 1t is estimated at $75,OOo,-
900 now.
Uses the Frsneh Banks.
For some years a large part Of the
cars money was deposited in the Bank
of England, but fear that, in the event
Of his death. it might be held liable to
the English inheritance tax, caused a
transfer Of a large part Of it to the
Bank of France.
Russians say that 1t is-dificult to es-
innate how much larger the czar's In
come would be, II his vast holdings
were managed scientifically, according
to up to date business methods. There
IL perhaps no country in which 40
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