The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-22

law and business. A large percentage of
guardians are appointed-particuIarly if
women do the appointing-for their moral
fqIaltuies, without preference to their
business ability, and they make a mess
of things. That is where the modern idea
of assoeiating a reliable surety or trust
company with the personal guardian is
a good thing. The guardian can't run
wild on investment, even if he wants to
do it. On the other hand, if the guard
ian personally holds all responsibility
he may, with the best intentions in the
world and the worst judgment borrow
the child's money, make bad investments
and dissipate the estate in dime novel
fashion. There are so many chances for
mistake in the management of an es-
tate"
How do women compare with men as
guardians?'
Chivalry struggled with veractiy in the
lawyers breast. He weakly compromised.
Now, I'll tell you," he said confiden-
TALLY. There are two sides to that story.
For conscientiousness and devotion to
her trust give me a woman; but when
I've got to handle business propositions
with a guardian, for charity's sake give
me a man. Once in awhile one finds
woman of good business judgment, but
women as a class have not had BUSH
ness training and are not in touch with
bushes problems. A man breathes in
that sort of thing from the time he is
born. Even then, he often makes mis-
takes. A woman knows nothing about
business until IL is thrust upon her.
Then, in large majority of cases, she
is helpless. The average woman guardian
wants to do her whole duty by her
charge, but her business Judgment isn't
good. The chances are that she throws
herself upon the advice of some man.
That's the inherited feminine instinct in
business matters and the result
is good enough if the man
happens to be the right one.
The trouble is that the woman almost
invariably mixes business and affection.
A man may love a friend and not give
a rap for his business judgment; but if
a woman loves a man she believes he
knows it ALL
$50. woman guardian distrusting her
own intelligence goes to man for eoun-
sell He may be her lawyer or her family
doctor. or her clergyman. or fourth
cousin. He may be a shrewd business
man or he may be fool along business
lines. The only essential point is that
the women must be very fond Of him.
There's good deal said about that
French proverb that applies to this case,
Hunt for the woman When a woman
makes bad business ventures say Hunt
for the man.
LAWYERS find It hard to advise their
women clients, because they usually
have more confidence in some other man.
and because they are inevitably suspl-
cioris of lawyers. l suppose It Is De
oause law is usually an unknown land to
,hapo that they regard everything con-
nected with Il with suspicion. They be-
Iia,e LAWYERS are a bad lot, and they
haven't confidence in their own judg-
ment. so they are distrustful and uncer-
tain. -.
that Is their experience with women 100;
that in many cases where they are as
socg.ted with women guardians tner
chief dfficuIty is the woman's suspicion
80 tboIr integrity and her reliance upon
some man who knows little about Ia"
or business
"An honest man. when he has charge
% an estate, IS usually more anxious 70
make safe investments than to make
,ro0table ones 1t Is hard to make the
average woman understand That the
Great principle in caring for an estate Is
safety not income-that per cent. may
be safe. but per cent. means risk ana
that she has no right to take risks. The
estate Is producing only small income.
Tbe wonan's masculine friends tell her
certainly more profitable investments are
safe. she looks at the increased income
rather than the risk. The chances are
she doesn't know enough TO UNDERSTAND
the risk. =.
"If she is with a surety company II
will not allow her to take chances II sne
stands alone. she probably takes the
friends advice against anything her
lawyer may say
"There's one point where the woman
guardian Is more universally liberal than
the man She is more ambitious In re-
gard 20 a child's education. man VINO
hasn't had much education himself often
thinks anything more than a common
school education for child is nonsense
and unwarranted expense. The woman
almost always Is eager for the child TO
have higher education II he wants u.
Sometimes she makes mistake and u
would be better for boy to 60 70 work