Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-08-08
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tto.sAttNs is 0ouu ~. ROckcleltcrs
says ths4New York Press. be-
lieye be has an office somewhere On
the sixth floor of the Standard Oil
building at the foot of Broadway.
but there is no name on the door, no
sign of where be is, and a stranger
has hard work finding him. 1t may
be fear of bombs that keeps him in
seclusion. He has hundred figure
heads in the vast ramifications Of his
business. His connection with the
workaday world is through them.
They are as so many electric buttons.
He says 10 one do this and he doeth
! it, and to another do that and it is
| done. He does not care for people
to know him. He makes no show
of himself. He can walk from the
Rector-St. Station of the elevated
road or that at Battery place to his
office without being recognized.
What shall / giye3 How shall /
give ? To whom shall giveS When
shall | giveS are the four questions
that millionaires ask themselves.
They are not easily answered. Most
millionaires do give. Giving en-
ables them to appease conscience.
In the last IL years Rockefeller is
said to have given away nearly $780,
100000. Eight years ago he was
unable to tell how much he was
worth. In court he said he could
not come within $10,000,000 of it.
At that time it was estimated that
$l40,0O0,0O0 was about the right 6g-
ure. His fortune has been increas-
ing at the rate of Sl0,000,000 or
$l2,000,O00 annually since, SO today
he is probably worth $220,0O0,000
or $23O,OOO,OO0. Being good
churehman and devoted and loyal
Baptist, be lives up to the Biblical
injunction and gives about one-tenth
of his goods to the poor. His gifts
go largely to colleges and UNIVERSE
ties.
Young men Of large fortunes sell
dom bother themselves about phil
authropy. Life is too full of bright
hopes and promises. But when they
have reached the meridian they be-
gin to think about squaring accounts
with heaven. They strike a trial
balance, as it we're, and prepare for
the end that is bound to come.
George Peabody gave away about
$S,000,000. Leland Stanford set
apart nearly half his fortune for a
university as memorial for his son.
This is estimated to be at least $I2,-
100000. Andrew Carnegie's gifts
in libraries and music, halls will
amount to something like $4,000, 900.
Philip D. Armour has given $4,000
600 to school in Chicago. Pratt,
Of Baltimore,ga gave more than 81 ,000,-
600 to establish free library. Mar
shall Field has given nearly $780,
600 to eleemasynary institutions.
Mrs. VIM. Astor had a bureau for
the help ofpersons in need, to which
she gave carte blanche. Cornelius
Vanderbilt has given freely, but is
far below his tenth. d. K. Pearsons
has given away hundreds Of thous-
ands to the poor. Peter Cooper re.
duced his fortune one-half by gener-
GUS gifts. D. o. Mills has started
the building Of hotels for the indi-
gent, and will probably endow sew
eral beds and bath tubs.
Jack Astor is too young to give.
William Waldorf loves his millions
too much. Willie X. Vanderbilt
has never been known to give up
anything for charity. George Gould
is too young to think of the wrath
to come. Richard T. Wilson, who
has made 100000 since the war,
whose son married an Astor, and
whose daughter is said to be engsg-
ed to Vanderbilt, is not conspicu-
GUS for having given TO the poor.
The Belmonts have not distinguish
ed themselves for big hearted men.
j. Pierpont Morgan gives just about
enough, according TO his reckoning,
to keep st. Peter in a complaceny
mood. "CaT Brice gives when he
can see reward in reach. He u Of
the worldly. Edward Murphygives
to the campaign bureaus. Croker
has endowed no institutions. Uncle
Coils P. Huntington has laid up no
vast treasure in heaven. "WouId-
If.He-Could' Bill Whitney was neY-
er known to release his 1.-THE. Presi.
dent Cleveland is too busy just now
to consider the poor and needy.
Pierre LorilIard bet all OF his on the
races. Robert Bonner has done 3
great deal for DR.. Hall, but precious
little for the poor. George Wander
bilt has bui!ded castle ia the will
derness. James r. Keen needs all
of his in case he wants to make
new corner. Adolf Ladenburg left
| SIS 100000 for lovely widow.
The unique one Of all the million
aires is Uncle Russell Sage, who ex-
poets to take his many millions With
him when he leaves us to play at put
and call in another world.
1t is fact that Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, the One True Blood Purifier,
has proved over and over again,
that it has power to cure, even when