El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-22
TWO TYPES OF THE MILLIONAIRE.
Contrast Between the Lives and the
Wills of GOeIet and Ginter.

| wills OF GOelet and Glnter.
Ogden Goelet parted with his fifty
millions in New York the other day
and went the way of all earth. He and
| his father before MIN owed their great
wealth to the fact that their Knlcker-
booker ancestors came into the posses
sion of cons derable land on the island
of Manhattan when it YVES of little
value. and all who came after the
original owners clung to it until the
enterprise and activities of other men
in extending the city of New York had
| given the holding a fabulous value.
The enhancement of the value of the
property with the growth of the city
| was all the successive generations of
Goelets required to live in luxury and
ease, and it was little worry the work
If the world gave them. Knowing
nothing of the struggle for acquire
ment which is the lot of most men, al d
never stopping to thick that he was
indebted to the city at large fer any
portion of his great fortune, it was
quite natural that Ogden Goelet should
neglect to provide for any charitab BILE
or civic interest or enterprise in his
will.
The ests tie was bequeathed to his
widow and two children with the
thought, no doubt, that they would be
able to go through life in the enjoy
ment of the PLEASURES which great
wealth can command and be compelled
of the world. The heritage makes the
Goelet children two OF the richest
young people in the world. but time
alone will tell whether their immense
fortune will be the blessing their faith
err intended it should be. That the
rich mars failure to make any thank
Offering to society in return for the
st. ID IL
accumulation of wealth was disappoin:-
ing to the public is very evident, and
the fact will be seized upon by the
sOcialistic classes as confirmation of
their arraignment of the public poll
cies upde (which such. immense estates |
are piled up.
The late Mr.. Goelet could not be |
called an agreeable type of American
millionaire. but fortunately he was an |
type. More often it is the |
case that men who have acquired !
great fortunes have their own genuines,
diligence and capacity to thank in
great MEASURE for their material sue
cess, and in most cases q generous por-
ton of their accommodations is devoted
to the public good. OF this more COM
mon and encouraging type was a
citizen of VIRGINIA, Maj.
Lewis Ginter, who passed away last
week.
He, too, had amasse1 an immense
fortune, but he did it by participation
n many Industrial and commercial en-
5erprlses and by applying his own
hands and mind to the business with
which he was corrected. Being in
he midst of the activities of life and
not concerned solely about his own
comfort and self-centered enjoyment, !
ne appreciated the struggles and
aspirations of those about him, as we'll
rs what the toll ard genius and enter
Prise OF other men had contributed to
lis own material successes.
When his will was admitted to
probate it was found that, besides
bestowals upon great cir
lie of relatives and friends, he had
provided generously for twenty-seven
religious and charitable institutions in
he city of Richmond-the home of his
adoption, which had already profited
,bundantly through his public spirit,
business capacity and philanthropio
impulses.
\ comparison Of the origin and dis
position OF great fortunes in these two
Eases conveys its moral to all who have
been blessed far beyond their fellows
With this worlds goods. 1t suggests
llso what it is that gives lagre posses
lions their highest value.-Detroit
free Press.