New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-17
PAUL TULANE'S LIBERALITY.
TWO MILLIONS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION
THE WHITE YOUNG MEN OF THE CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS TIRE BENEFICIARrEs OF A GREAT GIFT

TWO MILLIONS TO PROMOTE EDUCATION.
THE WHITE YOUNG MEN OF THE CITY OF NEW
ORLEANS TIRE BENEFICIARTES OF A GREAT GIFT
MIR. TULANE's USEFUL LIFE.
lFRoa SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRIBUSE.I
PRINCETON, n. j., Jnne 16.--About half
mile from the college buildings TO the left as one goes
up from the depot stands square oldashio1ed stone
house, with spacious and welkept grounds around t
which occupy entire block There broad yersndas
at the front and Here pleasant afternoons the
passer-by often sees the venerable owner OF the
old stockton place, Paul Tulane, who has just
given 81, 100000 TO the city OF New-Orleans ior
the erection and endowment OF college.
He is man OF medium height broad
shoudered and 80 compactly bdilt as 10 suggest an
earlier tendency to corpulency; with smooth face
heavy grtzzled eyebrows, and hair which. though
thinned by the hand OF time, still betrays s 0rghai
hue Sitting his veranda, conversng with Ms
younger relatives. his energetic speech snd QUICK,
actions show that his natural force IL not yeS
abatcd, although he has long passed the threescoro
years and en His failing eyesight is the chiet penalty
which time has exacted
Here there is no citizen more famed for discriminating
liberality and charity than Paul Tulane 1t Is no IN
thing for 200 poor families to enjoy turkey
dinner Christmas and New Years at lis expense ana
the cold Of midw inter has been baDished from many
hearh-sone by loads Of wood and coal sent by his Or
ders 1t has been his habit, also to confer double
his church who without the means
Said resident OF Princeton to-day: Il
know OF no one who has given more
literally and at the time Judiciolsy knowing tna'
every donation would be properly applied And as 10 MS
means the bank here would gladly honor Mr. Tuane's
draft for two millions" Therefore the munihcent git
which has lust been made public was hardly SURPRISE
although 1t is felt to reflect honor upon Mr. Tuanes
birthplace.
Tulane was born in Princeton the latter part Of ths
last century His father farmer living on Rocky
Hill" and the family is of French descent At an early
age Mr. Tulane went to New-Orleans and engaged IN
business in which he accumulated immense fortune
He visited Princeton usually in the summer time In
1857 ne retired from business and bought the Stockton
place, where he al present lives.
This was the birthplace of Attorney Stockton,
Minister to Rome under President Buchanan one OF
Mr. Tulane's reasons for establishing rlmseh in this
spot was that his warm friend. the late Charles
q Oden. the War Governor OF New-Jersey,
lived near by Here he has lived quietly, re-
tired from active business. but alive to all the
duties OF a citizen, and welding potent influence
through his beraity and Kindness OF heart But not
satisfied with the extent and nature OF his good works.
he resolved to recompense the city IN which he had az
duired his wealth by furtherng her educational iner
ests Last fall he letter to some personal friends
in Nev.Orleans stating that he had determined
70 give for the erection and endowment Of college his
property in NewOrleaus, which Is IN improved rea es-
fata uel
TO be supported by the income rom 1n,s n
soud be for the education OF the white young men oi
arr He requested his friends 10 incorporate
themselves into a company and secure charter Dy
specia act of the Legislature ana also 10 obtain pos
sIs a Modification Of the State law taxing educatlonal
institutions This done. and among the trustees
w II Hughes and and w II. Strong Accord
ing to the law OF Louisiana, IN ia oI1es
iOt o e% CORPORATE body in order aud be sued In
the early part this month these gentemen came Norta
hrinr ne
be trust Before Henry j. stratemeyeFJr OF Ehzabetn,
Commissioners for tee state OF LoaSanS hT dae
Includes the letter which reference has been made re-
I'm tSe deed the trustees are forbidden TO sell mort
oaoe any part the real estate III at the chd OK lily
Years they or their shall deem n wse they
NAV se he property divide the proceeds among tho
ednca Institutions OF the cty IN. income sioe
rs ,G oe Whether they shall Buildings for tho
college take leases T9e college IS 10 De iof Inc
specification as to color was not Intended as any
inydous distinction, but simply wi,n srd mew fT.
cations might arise In Che utIIe: iais deea vas
Signed by Mr. Tulane as one 9 tne e spS ra a.
John Hancock's signature TO tae peearsn
fo Orleans there several interlneatlons and
alterations These annoyed Mr. Iulaue. lie saldi
I S directed new papers to be drafted which
tanned no alterations M McCOnhe Ia ooasn ~ 10 @ w
his Two millions and which II TO pc preserved Al
terward Mr. Tulane vas photograp1%eo % nOdng e 80 &
naned for presentation 10 the college The commissions
ars viii proceed at once the execution OF the trust
which is said TO be the largest single educauoha sn'
ever received by the City OF New-OIlehhe; a., -.
MIR Tulane has never married, ana ID MS Hoine
here has always enjoyed the society OF MS
Tonneer relatives one Of his nephews, Paul Tulane,
VINO formerly lived with him, at present Ves IN Jer-
Sew City Mr Iulanes wealth aside from hls P'operH
% very great. One single item Il sad 10
he an investment half million In Tue stocs ol tno
uited Railways of NewJeIsey leased Dy inc fenns!t
yanIa Railway and guaranteed 10 per cent. AthouSn
dTep thinker and possessing fine library as Wen As
many pictures his nome, Mr. Tulane never reSeneus
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