The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-02

No Disgrace to Die Rich.
Russell Sage agrees with Mr.. Morgan
that TO relieve the sick is d charity
that should appeal TO wealthy men,
Mr.. Sage recently gave several thous-
ands towards a women's hospital How
ever, he does not agree with Mr.. Car
negie's dictum. He says:
Il do not see how it is a. disgrace for
a man to die rich. II il is l am afraid
that Mr. Carnegie will die disgraced
My own opinion is that man may
better employ his money in productive
enterprises that give employment and
benefit the community. than TO give it
away. Suppose l gave away all that
own to thousands OF poor people in
this city today. Next week it would
all be gone, and they would be back
here for more. But by using it in the
business enterprises which l represent.
it gives steady work to hundreds Of
honest workingmen- who don't want
any charity beyond what they can
earn"
Says Wealth Is a Trust.
Nathan Strauss, the wealthy mer-
chant who has given away large sums
to various practical charities. such as
providing pure milk at a. nominal price
in the tenement districts of New York,
believes that the question of the un-
employed is the greatest problem that
philanthropistS have TO face. He says:
Undoubtedly our wealthy men Ie
coming more and more to regard their
possessions as a trust held in keeping
by them, and to be devoted. in part at
least, to the betterment of their less
fortunate fellows.
Il believe that il any man has mill
lion or several millions to give away.
the best use he can put it TO is to fur
nish work to the unemployed 1t can
not be denied that there are thousands
of men in the country all the time who
are willing and anxious to work, but
who, for one reason or another. can
not find work to do. Your man of mill
lions can accomplish a world of good
if he will provide employment for these
men and women, giving each the work
that he or she can do. and helping them
to permanent positions. 1t would re-
quire a good deal of money TO set such
an enterprise going on any extensive
scale, but once under way it would be
largely self-supporting."
DR.. Rainsford On the Question.
DR.. William Z. Rainsford. pastor of
St Georges Episcopal church in New
York, which gives a great deal Of
money every year for charitable work,
holds very different opinions. DR..
Rainsford said:
IF man came to me today and
asked, How can / best employ
million dollars in charitable work in
New York CityS' 1 should reply, Go
buy some blocks of tenements; tear
them down and turn the space into
playground for poor children Any
thing that adds to the enjoyment,
healthfulness and right training of
children improves the moral and phys
zeal tone of the community, and gives
assurance that the coming men and
women shall be decent and worthy
citizens.
Another broad line of work which 1
think deserving of greater attention
from those who want to do good with
their money is the relief of the pow
erty-stricken over 60 who have failed
in the battle of life.
do YOU know that 80 per cent of
those who die in this city are buried
in quick lime in the Potter's field?
That is a. terrible Indictment against
our social system, a terrible testI-no-
NAL TO the neglect of the deserving
poor of advanced age. / do not believe
that there is any pauperizing tendency
in helping the deserving poor of ad-
vanced age. For myself. 1 believe in
old age pensions / believe that the
time will come when we shall have
them. Meanwhile, mere Is d Val &c anu
profitable field for the employment OF
private charity.
1.-THE trouble with our millionaires
and great givers is that they are so
accustomed to authority, so masterful,
that they want to dictate exactly how
their gifts shall be applied and used.
That is a great trouble with US to-
day. We have men on our art COM
missions, not because they know any
thing about art, but because they VIII
give money. We have trustees on our
educational boards who know nothing
of scientific education, but who are able
to force their hobbies upon practical
educators because of the money they
give. Similarly our charities are large
Nv in the hands of men who never gave
the subject any particular thought
but who dictate because they give.
Il do not believe that charity can re
employed advantageously at the pres
emf time in providing employment. AS
soon as one attempts that he runs up
against vested interests and encoun-
ters a variety of difficulties which will
embarrass and to great extent null
lily his work.
d. o. Mills Discusses Wealth as Trust
Darius o. Mills. the San Francisco
and New York multi-millionaire, has
given hundreds of thousands to char
ity. and has unique and practical views
on the subject. He says:
Probably there never has been