The richest men m ihe land of the Czars at the present time are the two Hobel brothers. They are of Swiss origin. While travelling m the c inter> ior of Knssia they saw thousands of acres of land aglow with the light of oil-gas. They at once purchased entire districts of the apparently worthless fields, sunk oil-wells and now control more petroleum than any concern m the world. Their wealth is really beyond calculation, though the London Times correspondent thinks that £80,000,000 is not an extravagant estimate. Jt is to the Rothschilds, however, that belong! the honour of beiug the richest among men. Their united propertied —and their properties uiu.st lie con* sidered as united, from their peculiar family aud business relations — pasi even beyond the millions. '•
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1702, 7 May 1886, Page 2
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