The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-10
THREE OF A KIND.
A S0O,OO0-R-YenF Journalist Writes
OF Rich Young Men.
New YORK Letter in Chicago Times
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New YORK Letter in Chicago Times
Herald.
Lead us not into temptation
Three men passed the Windsor hotel an
hour ago, one-in a coupe, the others walk
ing. Each of these three might wei re-
peat the old time petition Lead US not
into temptation" 1 doubt if three more
distinct Municipalities could be found in
any reputable circle than William X Van
derbilt, George Gould and John Jacob AS
tor. They are al young men. and each is
worth SO many millions Of dollars that in
these days Of silly-billy display, foolish
extravaganza ana itch for notoriety, il IS
positively interesting to note and fair TO
record. that, instead of making ducks and
brakes of their enormous heritage-for
neither of them earned his money-they
are conservative, tempe rate in all ways OF
hVing, and held in esteem in business cir
cies.
Let us look at them a moment
As Willie X. was the first TO come along
he shall be the first regarded He stands
about hve feet nine. whiskers. stocky in
build and not over easy in manner. BE.
fore his fathers death, he tackled Wall
street, but soon found MS plunge had put
him in gulf of dark despair. From his
predicament papa pulled him with loss
Of something like 100000.
Inc experience was worth the money;
AT an events experience was all he got
out OF the speculation. Since then he has
avoided the insidiOusness Of the street and
paid greater attention TO cutting coupons
than TO making deals Willie is in no sense
straisht-laced He likes TO drink, but cant
70 any extent. He would be glad TO race.
but his knowledge of horsenesh is limited.
The one amusement for which he appears
fitted is yachting. but after a man has
sailed months on the most sumptuous yes
sell mOnOtOny dominates the scene. The
tax about Willie and women is absurd.
His escapade in Paris was a put up job,
ana no one was as pleased when decree
OF divorce was granted as the apparent
victim, who was perfectly willing TO pay
for what he wanted. l don't believe Willie
is happy. His fortune makes him tar
get for the v9gabOnds and to do-nothings
Of lie Temptation besets him at every
hand, but, to his credit he is to-day ex-
actly as he was before he met and won the
mis-caled pretty Miss Smith,, and start
ed the domestic contributions to society,
one of whom bids fair to cost him some
thing like twelve millions of his inherited
fifty before next Christmas day.
Young AstOr is a cOrker.
/ notice all these oVerrich young men
marry in the early tWenties, when they
are callow in respect of experience, fall
low as fields in which sentimental seeds
may be put, and comparatively easy
prey for bright women of the world. That
they do marry, therefore, is to their
credit, and is also in marked contrast
to the disgrdceful alliances contracted
by many OF the rich men, old and young,
of this city. As q mild estimate the
present John Jacob is now absolute mas
ter of $50, 100000 in property. He is about
six feet high, well built, with an amia-
Bile rather than strong face. He too,
has been surrounded by temptations
since his babyhood. You see he stands
to-day one Of the richest men in New
York, as his father, William; his grand
father, William b., and his great-grand-
father, the original John Jacob, stood be-
fore him. Although the old man was
brought up in the shambles Of a travelling
butcher pigstcker and sausage-maker,
his desire for knowledge, and his industry
in its pursuit, developed MIN in mature
life into man of the world, and to
certain extent a gentleman in the best
sense Of that term.
His sons were educated, as were his
grandsons and the present generation;
William Waldorf on the one hand and
John Jacob his cousin, on the other, AS
tor was never rounder. Although from
his early boyhood he had money galore,
his tastes and inclinations were not along
the lines Of dissipation. l presume DR..
Parkhurst could tell of more nastiness,
social degradation and professional in
fanny of his own eyesight and knowledge,
than would fully equip ten thousand As
tors, this one being the criterion. As
tors pleasure is apparently his business,
and his business his pleasure. He has
no horses with racing tendencies. His
name was never mixed in scandal; his
head on investment lines is level, and the
property in his care is admirably con-
served. He is more generous in charit-
able directions than any or his family,
and his literary developments, while not
remarkable. are in upper attitudes.
George Gould is a daisy.
Men who thought they knew Jay Gould
pretty well entertained the idea that he
cared for no social pleasure and was
wrapped completely up in financial
schemes, his life guided, steered and ruin
ed by avaricious aims. As matter of fact,
until disease undermined his nervous
strength Jay Gould was, in companiona-
BILE moods, one of the joiliest and most
courageous of men. His inner life was
known to very few, and the great
world had no idea that romance and per-
sonal indulgence were part and parcel of
his regular existence. George inherited
from his father something besides a CO.
lossal fortune and wide-horizoned oppor-
tunity In addition to these he had an
immensely of very human nature. Dur
ing his boyhood he saw pretty much all
New York had to show. Tom Byrnes the
best policeman America ever knew of,
was his guide, philosopher and friend.
His father was always generous, more
than liberal with him, made of him a
companion and leaned upon him not only
in the exacting hours of their business
day, but when together they sought rest
and recreation in the mazes Of metropoli-
tan social Kaleidoscope.
Steered by his father, George never
made great mistakes in business. and
lured by exceptional beauty, ne certainly
Kingdom from Days stage. Although his
recent yachting experiences would seem
like Vanderbilt and Aston. Gould is not
recognized as a leader in metropolitan
gayeties, certainly not in the flapdoodle-
isIns of the well-called smart set, with two
little esses He owns a yacht and would
like to sell it. He has no fast horses and
cares nothing for races. He has an opera
box, but shares its prominence and ex-
pense with other men. lie is an of-hand-
ed, kind-hearted, easily approached young
man, with enormous responsibilities on
his shoulders-and there you are.
Three of a kind, Ell! Howard
After Taking.