The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-04
IF YOU OWNED A MILLION
WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH
YOUR HEAP OF WEALTaf

Various Answers to an Interesting
Inquiry The Pretty Typewriter
Would Marry, the Policeman Would
Omen a Hotel, the Car Driver Would
Hire Great Lawyers to Fight the
CAPITALISTS, the Politician Would
sTackle the Senate" the Doctor
Would Buy a Yacht and the Small
Boy Would Organize a Bsu Team
That Would Sweep the Country and
stsrtle the World.
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NEW YoRK, Sept al looked over at
the prettjest type writer In Wall street and
wondered what she would do with million.
Acting upon the wish l went over and
asked her.
''What would / dol" she asked, looking
up with q fling Of her head and an express
Gion Of sudden interest that 1t was worth
IS so to simply see for three seconds, why,
Iwould marry"
I indicated my perplexity. what do
you meanFT asked. "You don't pretend
that you hsven't--'
81 simply mean that I can't afford to
marry now. or course, have plenty Of
chances. Who HASN'T Have you seen the
census reporbsl There are 1000, 900 more
neK than women in the United States.
could marry a man with a barrel OF money
within twentysfour hours. But l want my
Independence, and l would be fool to
swap the independence l have for the gilt
edged slavery would have to endure il l,
with no mouey, married even a man with
plenty of 10. IL had million in my own
right could marry and be glad I vas liv-
ing. That's what l mean, and she went on
elick-olicking.
All this was apropos or my undertaking
70 discover by personal interview what
each OF 100 different people would do with
. million. To give representative char
aoter TO the group | determined TO ask
many CLASSES OF people. OF course, q great
many Of those applied TO were for q mo-
msnt perplsxed how to answer, but the
vast majority answered with an alacrity
sufficient TO justify the suspicion that they
have debated within their own minds
very often and very deeply what
they would do with big heap Of wealth.
One of the curious results Of the inquiry
was the discovery that people who are we'll
on their way TO a million often seem to talk
Of the possibility Of getting there" as if il
were quite remote. Many business man
sets himself limit when he will retire, and
'retire" is likely 70 be the general answer
of many such when Intercepted on their,
plans for million. But IL is easier 10 make
the second million than the first, and il
always seems a pity not to go on with the
second million after the struggles Of the
first, and 80 the grinding for millions goes
ahead. The means becomes the end OF life,
and What would you do with a millionF
81 likely to be responded to by "Invest it,
my boy, invest itln
asked one typical capitalist who Is
worth at least 100000. "Well," he said,
'if you mean 81, 000, 900 besides the few pen
MES have saved, I should say, $500. 600 In
good electric light stock, $500 900 In gen.
eral local securities OF the best sort and
800 900 in, say, New York Central"
THAT explains what you would do with
the money" said; but what would you
do with yourselfrn
"Ahl that is very simple, :" be replied; 81
would take care of the money"
Professional men are more likely to az
hibit personal hankerings independent Of
money for tta own sake. A lawyer whose
name is well known throughout the coun-
try and who IL he did not spend 90 much
aud give away so much might have been
worth million some tame ago. wants a
ranch. mot a small fry affair, understand
me- he said, but great ranch that would
dazzle the whole west l think / could en-
joy IL. But 1t would be tremendously ex-
pensive. 1t would knock the filing out of
8 per cent on a million"
/ asked three olergymen. One wants to
own slice of the Adirondack. Another
wants to complete an engine he has invented
in bis back study-an cir engine with a
marvellous balance wheel. The third has a
historical work on hand that would require
eight or ten years OF travel and investi9a-
ton. If he had 81, 100000 he would go at
this. IL was little woman, who sews for
rich bargain bazaar, who would like to
establish great theological school,
A doctor whose nickel plated sign shines
on q fashionable avenue said he wanted a
yacht. He is not sure whether the income
from single million would do 10, but IL 10
were possible be would have a modest
yacht, with a good wine closet, an irre-
proaohable cook, land there would be no
night bell there, my friend added the
doctor, with a twinkle.
A modest little lawyer. who does a steady.
piodding business In a small city, declared
after a moments reflection, yet as IL the
idea were not new TO him. II would get a
nice snug country place, where my children
could have elbow room, build up good law
library, get out Of all litigated work, but
keep my place "a an active member of the
bar" Another lawyer had very different
views. 81 like the law as a trade he said
'sbut would get clean out of it IL could
have the money 60 travel It seems to me
that il would take me all the time l am
likely 10 live TO BEE as much Of the world as
Iwant TO see."
Scnool teaoner, TuokmAn, a 1eweler
and saloonkeeper each wanted to travel.
Indeed, travel seems 20 exceed in attractive
ness all other forms Of indulgence sugges ted
by the possible possession of riches.
Two politicians Of the active tyne came
into my One Hundred. my dear fellow
said one Of them, there is nothing on earth
50 coed as street railway stock whom you
are let In early enough" The other simoly
said; Tackle the Senate" A policeman
whom met at a busy street corner, in the
midst of whose hustle and roar he seemed 70
be preserving an attitude of reflection. mad
his mind entirely made up, II would buy
big hotel and have the finest barroom in
the city-a barroom that would knock the
Hoffman house cold Well, there would be
nothing like 1t In the country"
The driver OF a street car looked at me
with some perpiexity when my question was
propounded. AT first he evidently doubted
my sincerity or my sanity-I could not tell
which But being assured by the lucid
reiteration Of the inquiry and by q glance
at my personal appearance, he said with a
directness that was eloquent: ~ would
hire the greatest lawyers on this side of the
Atlantic to fight the capitalist. The men
with the money are on top because they can
hire the biggest lawyers, and you can't
blame the lawyers for going with the fell.
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