Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-26

results as all his enterprises were sys-
tenatlzed, so thoroughly as not to need
the mastermind which was so neces-
sary 10 their inception.
Owing 10 the very great success OF the
De Beers mines, the British Chartered
South Africa company and other great
South African ventures, Rhodes for
tune had been steadily accommodating.
He lost money over the war but what
ln'yddB that made must have been -tri-
fling compared with the many millions
he possessed He never lost his open
handed but somewhat reckless methods
Of handling money. Not long ago he
walked into the Office of one Of his con-
hdential subordnates and threw down
bundle of notes. bonds, etc. saying
Invest these for me, and went out
without waiting to have them looked
at Inspection revealed the fact that
they amounted 10 more than a million
pounds sterling How they were in
vested Mr. Rhodes never knew, or cared
for months later as that night he went
of on one of his wandering tours and
refused TO allow himself 10 be bothered
with the details Of the Investment OF
his millions until he returned to Eng
land
HAYS HAMMONDs' ESTIMATE
New York, March 26.--Iohn Hays
Hammond, who was for many years
and up to the time Of the death OF Ce'
ell Rhodes intimately associated with
him In the development OF South AZ
RIGA, was consulting engineer Of the
British South Africa Chartered COM
pany and the Consolidated Gold Fields
Of South Africa In which Mr. Rhodes
held important interests, had this to say
Of Mr. Rhodes.
Mr.. Rhodes. whose sun went down
when II was yet day dies in the forty
ninth year of his age ile leaves no
pOsterty, but leaves his name on the
mop Of Africa Uhodcsla), sponsor for
a commonwealth nearly as large as our
western states. Had he lived he would
have devoted the remaining years Of Ills
life and would have spent every dollar
OF his fortune IN equipplng that COM
monweaith
"Unfortunately his character was
misunderstood In America, Judged by
American standards, Nh Rhodes was
truly great man. lie was not only a
great empire builder. but also q cap
tain OF industry lie Is oftener re-
portetd as a sEifiy interruptions flnan-
cier, In league With capitalists to coax
the Transyaal into q hopeless war In
order TO steal the mines Of the cuun-
t.y He Is also reported as giving his
entire life 10 che aUos7ng OF large
wealth, and ready 10 employ the most
interruptions methods 10 that end But
by even the most bitter OF his enemies
c0nversant With the Facts such allega-
tons are rrpudiatfd
THE truth Is that Rhodes cared lit
TIE Tor money beyond The power II gave
him 20 asslst IN the development Of
South Africa. From a most intimate
connection with him In his business en-
tefpiiscs, an able to state that hio
methods ~ finance wore not only 'Crup-
ulously honorable. hut were character
lzsd By unusual llberality lie was
known 10 South Africans as man Of
generosity and one on whom
they could depend Tor the iurtherdnce
OF any deserving local enterprise or
worth charity.
Personally. Mr. Rhodes was demo-
cratic IN his tastes, and a colonial In
his political and social bias lie was
fond ~ tho simpler and better pleas
ures u life devoted especially 10 out OF |
door lie on .he veldt ~ had COM
tempt for and dlsdain u social con-
lie vas man Of in
nate refinement and culture and a grad
uate OF oxford. Rhodes had an indom- !
table spirit and logged perseverance. |
lie was Imaginative but was not a
mere visionary. He was built on broad |
lines and he abhorred petty politics |
which he contemptuously designated as |
the politics OF the parish pump and DE |
deprecated quite as strongly what he |
termed the unctuous fecutude' OF GER
tain statesmen
Politically he was a great admirer |
Of democratic Institutions but AT the |
same time he was loyal imperlallst
Rhodes had his defects and faults, !
but these will not obscure the glory OF
his name. Great men, Il Is said, are
made OF faults OF one thing there
ran be no doubt that Rhodes ideals
were pure and lofty and believe that
history win deal rather with his Ideals
than with HE achievements and meth
DDS, and that he viii therefore rank
Ielved cablegrams from South Africa
which led him TO believe that Mr.. !