Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-13
j. PierpOnt Morgan

sports, he makes an effort to stimulate
every branch OF it, and throughout the win
ter, when scarcely a week passes but horse
shows. cat shows. dog shows. bird shows
and shows of almost everything that Is pro-
jected TO amuse the New Workers, J. Pier
pont Morgan's name is always prominent
among the givers Of prizes. SEQ
Dora with silver spoon.
j, Pierpont Morgan was born In Hart
ford. Conn, on April l3. 1887, and his father
was Junius Morgan, who began life as a
farm boy, subsequently, became banker
and left Sl0000.Oo to his son TO start In
life with. The younger Morgan was edu-
Gated i'm the English High school in Bos-
ton and afterwards in the University of
Gottingen in Germany. In 1850 he first dis
played the qualities which have made him
the power in the financial world among
giants of finance. The occasion was the
struggle over the possession OF the Allc-
gheny & Susquehanna railroad and the
two magnates with whom he came in d-
rect contact were Jay Gould and John Fisk,
jr. Though then full partner I'm a prom
inent banking house lie was hardly eN-
pected at % years, fresh from his scientific
studies in Germany, TO demonstrate great
fiscal ability.
Meeting the clustering threats of Gould
and Fisk with calm defiance he led the OPP
position against their schemes and over
whelming!y defeated them.
One result of this victory was the dis
solution OF Dabney, Morgan Il Co, with
whom he was associated. and the forma-
tion OF the great banking house of Drexel,
Morgan & Co. which. by the comparatively
recent death OF the senior member has
been changed I'm name only to j. Pierpont
Morgan & Co.
The four big branches of the firm. in
Philadelphia, London and Paris, of today
are TO the great finanCier but corners i'm
his office room. to which he can reach and
keep in touch with every great pulse that
throbs in the world OF money.
Pen Picture OF Morgan.
Here is a pen picture OF j. Pierpont Nor
gan as he may be seen any Sunday in st.
Georges Episcopal church in New York:
Passing along the aisles of the church,
carrying heavily chased silver salver in
hand at the regular collection hour. he
may be seen. a man stoutly built, medium
sized, past the summer of life in appear
ance. who might, IL he felt so disposed,
pay all the running expenses of the church
by himself. He Is the personihcation OF
gentleness here and there is none of that
brusaueness which characterizes his busi-
ness dealing with his associates. He dis
plays here the qualities which make him
individual In every interest of his home
life. BY his home life may be included
all his fancies outside of the mighty ma
chinery he moved In Wall street,
His kennels are his chief pleasure. No
show in the larger cities Of the east is
complete without an exhibit of Mr.. Nor
sans.
Mr.. Morgan's country seat on the HId-
son, near West Point, is named Cragston
and IL Is here that he has his kennels. They
were started only a few years ago, though
previous to that he had kept dogs and to
a certain extent had bred and imported
them. His first love among them was a
mastifr and since the first giant OF this
strain he owned twenty years ago he has
developed the line and now owns some
beauties. Later he became partial 10 col
lies and imported several which are among
the best ever brought TO this country and
for one OF them he paid the price of SJO.-
Goa. As preliminary he secured the serv-
ices OF young Englishman who had had
a lifelong acquaintance with dogs as man
aser OF the kennels. Tile most famous Of
the dogs which have come from his ken
neis TO grace the benches at the dog shows
are Roslyn Wilkes, Scotilla. Bertha, BEN
digo, Jackeye Dean and Seton Hero.
In summer Mr.. Morgan's yacht Corsair
Is his caste. At o'clock every morning
the ferryboat Magenta from Bay Ridge
brings TO New York the man who domi-
mates the money power OF the world He
steps onto the pier and ne is changed
man. All his heavy brusaue business man