Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-12
v.NpERBlnTs CAREER.
,sonts in His Early Career aud La
ih'' ter Life.

~ two weeks at the Glen House, at the
p.of Mount Washington. He was ac-
ioo. aoried by several members OF his fam
co~ and devoted the greater part of the
~ summer days in driving around
|S ,g the hills with them. 1t has been
suo anstom of the proprietor of the Glen
, asn.o for nearly ten years to employ stu
~ l''ts rom Bates and Bowdoin colleges as
Ha;tors during the summer season. Mr..
n a-'5biIt had been at the Glen House
Ns 1,.a few DAYS when he began to make
onlll,,ries of the young men concerning
lhlH-rclIege life and experiences. He as
usS,o,rod that the students were, in most
cel"rcas. the sons of parents who were
burdened with an abundance of
not M and we're therefore depending in
We measure upon their own efforts in
Sa'ting money with which to meet the
sr,orses of their college course. Several
e1Stbem informed the fnancier that by
lining school during the long winter
nla"ations and by acting as walters
ot hotels during the summer they
wore able, by exercising ialr degree
'saconomv. to pay their own way through
.Toga one student, who is now con-
co ont6d with prominent law firm in Wall
me- ..soo, told Mr.. Vanderbilt that besides
SING his bills he had assisted in sup
pao!tinS his parents. The information
PPbich the railway magnate gained from
,so student-waiters seemed to please him
.sootIy. He told Charles Milliken, the
sItu5Icrd that he had not for a long time
~,ocross a pluckier lot of young men
Non those students from Bates and Bow
sar who. clad in black jackets and white
onrnns. served up the excellent dishes
sGtbe Glen house at meal time. When
The two weeks stay among the mountains
came to an end Mr.. Vanderbilt, before
lsoving the hotel, placed in the hauds of
W. Niliken So, 900 to he distributed by
Kim among the students at the hotel as a
isstimonial of his appreciation Of their
sForts to secure an education. AS there
Tora thirty students in the hotel at the
lime. each one returned to his college in
ba fall 500 richer through Mr.. Wander
bits generosity.
Among the anecdotes illustrating Mr..
vanderbilt's generous nature is one told
Mbis nriyate secretary, now the treas
urpr of the New York Central railroad, E.
W. Rossiter. Some years ago Mr.. ROs-
ster's health was seriously affected, but
an opportunity to absent himself from
business and recuperate never seemed to
come. His physicians insisted that he
a mist nave rest, Uut nc hGBb BubbinS ~ Ons
M. Vanderbilt had often urged MIR. Ros-
liter TO 20 away but, even his wishes were
MOI enough to convince HIM that he could
afford TO neglect business Just then.
Finally Mr.. Vanderbilt tired of the gentle
arts nj persuasiOn, and when Mr.. Rossiter
waited on the railroad king one morning
he was surprised at being presented with
two personal letters. One contained a
npremptOry discharge from Mr.. Wander
hits service. The other contained an
ample check and tickets for passage to
LIVERPOOL on steamer that sailed in
few DAYS. He was told that he might
n take bis choice of the letters and tear up
81 he other. He took the voyage.
"Mr. Vanderbilt was not what might be
@led an anecdotal man, and compare
lively little in the way Of that kind of in
,ident can be told about him. He was
ond Of Jokes and was full of humOr, but
he seldom told a story himself. But he
always saw through a man who was try
Whg to impose on him as quick as flash,
md be took great enjoyment in leading on
Msuch a man without letting HIM know
hat bis game was understood. He was
he most difficult man in the world to de-
eve by either plausible misstatement
IRA false statement. Every man in his
position is constantly being made the VIC
tim Of confidence games that are played
gmOst respectable and reputable people,
but be seemed to have an instructive un-
Outstanding of such things at once. With
BIN, as with others in a like position, two
nen OF the same mind with e
purpose to accomplish, where they
expected him either to advance
benz money or pay them largely for
hardening proposed scheme, would
ten talk up the merits or dangers of the
Project in his presence. He comprehend
like flash what such people were up
3, and sometimes turned the tables on
Aem 90 as to make them ridiculous, and
other times let them 60 without sus-
cion that they had not hoodwinked him,
I'd then with his friends would enjoy
0 inself at their expense. In some of the
peat suits with which he was connected
Ome Of the lawyers often would discuss
between themselves, but in his pres
pee, as a matter Of curious history, the
we fees that had been paid in other sim
a. cases to the counsel. Mr.-Vander-
" while being instructed by this valu-
Die Information, would indicate to some
I end sitting near how keenly he appre-
aed the situation.
TIE MILLIONAIRE AS A FARMER.
70 Ar. Vanderbilt is best remembered on
alen island as farmer. For bankers
~, and the son Of wealthy man at
" TO 20 upon farm with his young
e and not only bring order out OF chaos,
: make 1t the best farm on the island,
y something which must of necessity
4 mo the history of Richmond county.
secret OF his success. Mr.. John Scott,
pa friend Of his, says was due not only
us energy In looking after things, but
4 great measure to the fact that
i0 Always made an abundant and skillful
fertilizers. The farm was the rich
% Staten Island. The best corn, the
sest vegetables, and the richest hay
y raised there, and everything found a
- Wy market in New York. The shipping
J done by schooner from the foot Of
/ Dorp lane, the vessel on its return
invariably bringing cargo OF fer
S eng material. This method of send
d produce TO market from the farm has
'e changed in any particular from that
70 This. The hay-and they raised
~ si quantities OF twas pressed at the
GU ns and sent to this city in bales. For
.! years the grain, fay and produce Of
on farm aggregated $4,000 in value
a farmer, with nearly $50 acres
Wy under cultivation, Mr.. Wander
ueld the view that his time should be
Wy entirely TO managing the work.
u emplge, however, had 20 do a full
work He argued that he could not
u 70 y manual labor himself while
su syn large farm on his hands.
- ap watch the men work was the
~ ise o much good-oatured criticism
a. NkuN a.