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Andrew "Cap" Tilles (Nov. 25, 1865 - Nov. 22, 1951) was an American business magnate and philanthropist. At an early age, Tilles adopted his childhood nickname of Cap, which he used for the rest of his life.〔 Tilles revolutionized the United States horse racing industry. Later in life, Tilles dedicated his resources to philanthropic projects in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1896, he co-founded and actively ran an investment syndicate that dominated the US horse racing industry through World War I.〔The Bismarck Tribune. (''"Two Turfmen Who Recently Ran Their Race Embodied All That Fiction Writers Used in Tales"'' ), May 13, 1918, p. 6. Retrieved on 1 November 2014.〕 The investment syndicate became known in the media as the "Big Three," after its three principal partners: Louis A. Cella, Samuel W. Adler, and C. A. Tilles.〔St. Louis Republic. (''"Fair Grounds to be Sold to Syndicate"'' ), March 15, 1901, Front Page. Retrieved on 8 December 2013.〕 The syndicate was officially known as C.A.T., which was short for the Cella, Adler, and Tilles partnership.〔 In 1905, Tilles was forced to close his race tracks, as a result of progressive politics abolishing gambling in Missouri. The closing of the tracks eventually resulted in a multi-million dollar personal fortune for Tilles with the sale of the partnership's land holdings in St. Louis. The Delmar Race track land was particularly lucrative property for sale and development along the famed Loop of Delmar Boulevard. Tilles used his fortune to expand C.A.T. across the country. By 1914, Tilles had acquired 25 horse racing tracks across the United States, the most of any investor in US history. In 1901, he founded the Western Turf Association, which eventually monopolized the Midwestern and Southern track systems. By World War One, the Big Three had acquired most every major non-coastal horse race track in the heart of the country, with the exceptions of Hawthorne Race Course in Chicago and Churchill Downs.〔The Washington Herald. (''"Ed Corrigan Bankrupt"'' ) Washington D.C., November 17, 1909. Retrieved on 8 December 2013〕 As president, Tilles revolutionized the horse racing industry by introducing electricity to the game, developing the modern system of licensing book makers, and holding the first ever recorded instance of night racing. Tilles was also associated with the cigar, real estate, stock, and brokerage businesses.〔 In 1901, C.A.T. took ownership of the Delmar Investment Company, which among its holdings included a bucket shop. In 1909, bucket shops were declared illegal by the Anti-Bucket Shop Act of Congress. In 1910, Tilles and his partners at the Delmar Investment Company were arrested in the Western Union bucket shop scandal. Federal agents raided Western Union and uncovered a secret and illegal telegraph and ticker service for bucket shops across the country. In 1911, Tilles was extradited to Washington D.C. to stand trial for illegally operating and conspiring to operate a bucket shop in St. Louis. On October 10, 1911, the case was dismissed in favor of Tilles' acquittal after the Anti-Bucket Shop Act was declared unconstitutional by Justice Wright of the district of Columbia Supreme Court.〔The Washington Herald. (''"Daily Court Records"'' ) October 10, 1911, p. 10. Retrieved on 1 November 2014.〕〔The Pittsburgh Press. (''"Anti-Bucket Shop Law Declared Unconstitutional"'' ) March 30, 1911, p. 20. Retrieved on 2 November 2014.〕 In later years, Tilles turned towards philanthropy. Among his other charitable acts, Tilles initiated a million dollar foundation for the education of poor children.〔Southeast Missourian. ("Gives Million to the Poor" ) Cape Girardeau, December 22, 1926. Retrieved on 21 January 2014.〕 He also funded and developed three municipal parks, which remain in use to this day: Rosalie Tilles Memorial Park, Louis Tilles Memorial Park, and Tilles City Park. == Early life == Tilles was born in St. Louis, Missouri to Louis "Melech" Tilles and Rosalie Peck Tilles.〔〔(History of Rosalie Tilles Park ) — The Saint Louis County Government, Parks Department. Retrieved on February 7, 2014.〕 He was the middle child of Emanuel, Hannah, Carrie, as well as fellow philanthropist and businessman George Tilles, Sr. The family left St. Louis and moved to Forth Smith, Arkansas, where Louis established a tobacco and cigar company.〔 Rosalie died in 1872, followed shortly thereafter by the death of Louis in 1875, leaving the five Tilles children orphaned. The children were separated, with different local families volunteering for their adoption. Cap and Emanuel were initially adopted by the Berman family, where Emanuel fell ill and died of tuberculosis at the age of 19. Cap was eventually adopted by Mrs. Josephine Adler, the mother of friend and future business partner, Sam Adler.〔 The eldest child, George Tilles, Sr., continued their father's tobacco and cigar business after his death. After attending the Arkansas Industrial College, now known as the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Cap returned to Forth Smith, Arkansas in 1882 to work with his older brother George at the Tilles cigar factory.〔 However, in 1886, Cap and his childhood friend, Sam Adler, moved to St. Louis, Missouri to begin their own tobacco and cigar business.〔 In St. Louis, they would go on to make their fortunes in a series of investment endeavors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Tilles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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