The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-02
TESTAMENT.
JOHN w. GARRETTS WILL
"a Love for Baltimore and the state 81
afIaryland--Poor Remembered-u.s
Children His Heirs-Must
Retain Hallway shares.

BALTIMoRE, Oct. 1.-The will of the
late John w. Garrett was filed to-day.
is dated Deer Park August s, 1884,
and is witnessed by Andrew Ander-
1on Spencer and w. S. Townsend.
lie gives to his sons, Robert and
Ihomas Harrison Garrett, and to his
laughter, Mary Elizabeth Garrett, and
M survivors, or survivor, of them
~ their heirs, all Of his estate, real,
Wvrs0nal and mixed, subject to certain
irnsts.
One trust is to provide $1,000 annually
ior the relief of the poor of Baltimore.
/ Another trust is that out Of the net in
como OF the estate TO devote $4,000 an.
npally to such objects of benevolence
and to educational purposes. to aid the
virtuous and struggling persons and to
such works of public utility as are cal
cnlated to promote the happiness, use-
Illness and progress of society. The
will continues:
PAS In this clause of my will | al. o.
pose of certain shares of nv stock in the
Baltimore II Ohio Railroad company !
deem 1t proper to Indicate my reasons
for making disposition of my stock as
bel elm provided. While the city of Bal
timore holds its large interests in the
Hopkins University, the fol-
lowing advice and recommendations
OF its founder continue to be
Proprietor Of such large proportion of
the cOmpanY's shares, and while the
shares OF stock which | bequeath to nv
trustee remain in their hands or their
Successors, | feel confident these three
large proprietOrs, cooperating with 9th
ers alike interested in the welfare and
the growth Of Baltimore, will control the
management OF the road in the inter
ests of that city. | am DESTROYS
that said trustees and their
Successors still retain the ownership of
the shares hereinafter mentioned
IN order to aid in carrying out the line
OF policy which | believe has accom-
pushed great results alike beneficial to
the city of Boston and to the state of
Maryland, AS wen as to many
other states and commun-
tiles which have been
brought by the Baltimore IL Ohio rail
road into close business relations with
the city Of Baltimore. | believe the
policy OF managing this road so as to
brlng the greatest benefits 20 that city
mas been wise for the road and the city
nike, and also Tor the States and the
communities reached by if,
and its co operating lines. My
children who act as my
B hustees are well acquainted with the
( hnes OF policy ! approve in connection
with the Baltimore Il Ohio road, whose
Improvement and development has con,
Work Of my my Iiffe,,S az and 'nI
have confidence that i'm representing
this stock they will, as far as it is in
their power, cooperate with other pro,
5 prietors of the capital of the company in
carrying out such policy. II is there.
! fore my will, and | order aud d.
,Asct that the said trustees and
fheir successors in this trust
Shall out of my estate hold
100000 shares of common stock of the
n Baltimore II Ohio railroad Tor twenty
F. years after the date of my death, at
which date distribution aud division
of such stock ~ the opt o I of the parties
Interested shall 10 made in
Ivqual parts 10 the children before
manned or their heirs, and until said
period Of twenty years after the date OF
4 lny death, while such stock is so held hy
trustees aud their Successors, they shall
Npay the net income tncrctrum To said
three children, who are not only made
trustees, but also executors Of my will. y
1t is understood that the 10000 share,
'tnG common stock of the Baltimore a
ohio company, in reference 10 which
are hose directions given, constitute
the individual stock of the late John W
Garrett, and do not include the
large holdings Of that stock hy tho firm
of Robert Garrett * Sons, the member
ship OF which, according to announce.
mont in tho papers, now consists o
Robert Garrett and Thomas Harrison
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