Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

point with good deal Of gusto to the almos.
numberless instances of rich men whose
eallow offspring find their chief delight in
idllng about clubs or else taking up some
fad, like toollns four-ln-hand, playing
golf or tennis, or following the hounds in a
mad chase after the aniseed bag. The
cons also point with ill-c0ncealed delight to
the many instances of the heirs of million
aires who have wasted their income and
forestalled their fortune, and spent It on
the gilded beauties OF the stage or else Sc,
up household establishments not recognized
by the law.
The other side, however, use this arRu-
ment That rich mems sons have as much
brains as their fathers, and the reason
that the sons Of tho wealthy do not in
crease their fortune by labor. either manual
or mental, is because their parents do not
train them In the proper way. The boys
bright. active brains, when left to their
own devices, md means which are posi-
livery brilliant to waste their fathers
money They say that where these same
boys taken by their fathers when young
and trained In business way, would. i'm
course OF time. equal thel= father, If NOT
eclipse him.
Ihose who take this side also say that IL
Is very good thing that the mlllionaries
OF tnl9 country are TOO busy to give their
hoys mental training. for that would re-
sun IN the founding OF pluloeratlc dynastles
unu III the course OF three or four gener-
Atoms a.. sll tht money in the country would
be IN the hands Of few families.
When Jay Gould died 1t was estimated
mat MS fortune was somewhere In the
nelBhborho0d OF from fifty TO sixty ,niliic,,
Hoilals lie, OF course, had vast interests
IN railroads ana telegraph lines, which on
paper, represented over twice that amount
out Wneh slnmered down to Its actual value
WAS supposed 10 he nearer the FIRST fpIirp
When his Will was probated 1t was found thai
ne leit a fortune OF fully one hundred
millions actual value, and had so dividad H.
that the family were all In Possession ~ tbs
money. To keep these stocks and bonds
1l reai estate together. no put a clause In
MS VIII which provided that II onv 90 ~
boys or girls married. without tbo s.D,.; tne
OF their brothers and sisters. they were IN
lose all their money but a very small nor.
lion, and 1t is generally known tbat he
expressed a wish to his sons thar What tbe
Nanderollts and Astors had accomplished In
.he'r uelus' no expected his boys to do with
the properties he intended to leave them
II was not until after his death bowevar
tnGt II was made clear that he had care,
iully trained his son George. the nexf aldsst
Edwin, and the third, Howard. in ths
management Of his railroad and teleRranh
properties. When his Will was read. what
that 9stute OLD nnaneler had been about was
plainly seen. 1t is also pretty clear tbat
ne left directions that the youngest how
FRANK should follow In the footstsps Of
his brothers. Tho public. who now go
what old Jay had planned, are natnraiiy
interested In the outcome OF his exnerlman,
and the burning question OF those inter
ested is are tho four sons OF law ennaI
In money-maklng abilities, to their fathsr
The pros say they are. and the cons have
not word TO say as yet They are WATKINS
me great American reading public he
cause Of George Goulds association Win
his father. his yacht racing, and hIs mar
rage 70 ore OF the beautiful women Of
the stage, has been pretty well drenched
with description OF his personalIties nv
cularitles and possessions. AS tba ma
OF tho Gould family he has hem nrattv
well written up. and Il is conceded that he
Is u very capable young man, and worthy
to stand In his father's SHOES -'
Howard Gould, The third OF the quartet.
mas also been pretty well exhibited h,, |
the reason Of his engagement to nnotbs- !
stage beauty. All that can be said NJ tbs !
present time OF Howard has been nrin.a1
lie seems to be clever, level.beaded |
young fellow, With fondness for snnrt |
and a liking for the stage sP'''
OF Edwin. the second AN ha.ars. :,
owns neither n yacht nor race horsss ns
runs theater or has been snamored Of |
public women, In some way or anotNa,. 49,.
little has been written. But Edwin wssn
you know hin. and look back over what
ne mas accomplished &c. 5 IN the eight years
% be. though the second bratbsr rssii,.
TIE legitlmata successor TO the founder ~ |
the Gould family. About ali that ID known
Of MN Is That two years ago he married
very quietly, Miss Sarah Canine shrady,
daughter Of Or, shrady. "'''
-.s siSN,a loud was born az his fathers
'isht years ago. He reeelys1 the common