The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-10-12
COMMODORE VANDERBILT.


Ftinily, and it became necessary for the
son to leuk out for himself when very
young, He had little education, but a
mar lot iy clear head and sound judjs-
nent At 1G borrowing EeG Fl, N his
mother, lie began the battle of life, and
he died The ricnest man In the world. with
the reputation Of having made mere
money than was over before accumulated
in Il sinslc If. He had an * tatistrss
capital Of Goa, ge and common sense.
!lts motto was simple and straight for
ward like every act in the wustcriAl
drana OF which he was the cher actor.
"What other r"n have done ! an do
was the mGiraNriug of his exeItiDnS.
For Sc year! Aumcdore Vanderbilt was
In perpetual warfare. lie neither asked
nor gave quarter. The same country,
the same "a rs, the same Open avenues,
the sane opportunities which he had be-
tore him, were equally before ever other
man, The keenest competition and the
earnest rivalry of lble and ambitious
opponents met hir, at every step In his
career. Wary adv.rsaries were watching
for weakness in his schctr's or n failure
of his pa.!s. Each day renewed an old
fight or hegan rev oGe. lie was often
checked, sometimes forced to retreat and
take another position, but he was never
defeated lie ultimately remained master
Of the field.
W iion' es'!"''l'e tne career anu worn
OF Iorneues N"Hotfh't upon 'le prtnNl-
pcs "hich are ,@''oh 20 very rev. lie
was nue., more If'a mere money mah-
er. He deighted liz mercy making, but,
nhe an h!as's''ai men ne loVea power.
He said TO me, II sometimes do fool
ish thing Knowing 1t is foolish. just to
prove that l can make even foolish
movement successful" He invested his
u" III niue Saiiooat' OF per'dBua 10
curry pesS .fEeis pet"eeh Staten iSiaha
a'N t1t" l"rA On !"fsishteu Juukn,e'it
mat mere vas puonc aenana LOT oeltar
SeENic" between 'htSe tothts' GA ana
csptt'enc'a LHs'tfs O. TRANSPORTATION
"a" "o'''ui'h me t''"shf,oat tratilc oi Lac
iiH''S"h iNSi ana long ~ Iha lor years
pu' III !" aHn' i'i'' th"uh'i lie Hau lFSs
tapi'"t' II" "IoN" th'in oH thtse waters
ne ~" ~. III ""Tt nv" VI ms t'ti4 'i'e
results "'':'" 'uU,l re opta'hen from
oceah .tt"'.'''S' loftS were prosperous
nhea piylhE p''"e'h Ne" AoFk ana the
!s'hi,rGS " i"H"l''t anu tue iStLHus ana
TIE l"'Hic i'"'h'' i'tll IlantEers were
euHsei n.''N'' o'' lt''"tphto' oiu iohg anu
fi'E' l''S 'o"Ncl WIN amusement ana
aH'h-h'H'n' - w" aeFeh'ufe' III their
u"m"l" WHO S''F ana ''oiie po,uiy CHILL
th9'N thFtr su9rc''@cS. lh!tty years
ait't"afa hctFd IN Ga Merchant "a
Hi"htihis ti.at t,'' '"i''M''NOr" iofteu MS
cohiL''hy 10 ~ oul 10 nun us IAilahtic
line aHu ray MN t"o-'nlrGa the prontS
o!l me ta'i!r l" Keep OH 'htt ocean.
MS ch.rF mo tHe r%iiNas "or'' WIS
the result OF me same foresight ana WIS
u"h'' Jus MIN" was i,Ne IL rue parre''
u c'rflca '"ouEht sualGht 10 the marx
IL "%s dliicut 10 induce ann 10 take W
Sub'trt' o,l "htr he ga ho'h'ns could
avert MN from II uhtll ii decision was
ro"rHed' lie het2r douoteo mat Vefcict
or reNea"u H. put acttd upon IL WIN
hehthihg IKE rapidlty' he mus found
hliiiohs where olhers mad lost them.
lhc comhoo"re maze up MS nina that
railway tFdhsr"rtati"n WAS TO be the
leading BUSINESS or the nature, that there
was no limit to its expansion and that