American Fork Citizen | 1908-09-26 | Page 6 | Richest Family in Europe

Richest Family In Europe. It la not generally known that the imperlul family of Russia Is the richest rich-est rojnl family In Kurope, and derives de-rives Its vast wealth from threo soiiices the stale treasury, the Imperlul Im-perlul domains (formerly church lands), and tho so-called "cabinet properties " A writer in Hnrper's Weekly gives some Interesting facts. Tho state treasury pays out $7,000,000 per annum for tho needs ot tho Imperial Im-perial house, principally for tho maintenance main-tenance of the palaces and the utnclals and servants attached to thorn Thn reigning empress, for example, has an allowance uf $100,000 pur year, and tho dowager empress tho satuu. Every child born to tho czar receives from birth to thu ago ot 21 nearly $20,000 a joar, whllo tho heir to tho throne receives nnnuallj, In addition to tho maintenance of palaces, $50,000. Daughters recclvo a dowry of ono million rubles when they marry.