The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-12-14
UNIQUE COLONY OF WEALTH
~ AT MORRiSTOWN, NEW JERSEY
SixtyTwo Milionaires Reside in a Town of Twelve Thousand Inhab-
81 itants and. Strange to Say, Public Spirit Is Lacking in the Place.

Boston. The lowest BIDDER gets me order
every time. II ~ wants a thousand 5eet
o! !u!nper ne sends To I'll the dealers in
No"ristown ana Madison. The lowest man
wins invariably.
Notwithstanding the fact :hat Mr.. Twom-
bly, figures so clos on matters OF bu@inees.
known as q "tru" sport" Il has one II the
finest properties in the East. 1t Is i farm.
comprising about 1.t3 acres Of excellent
soi:. woodland and meadow, and his HOBBY
is farming.
Mr.. Twor1b!y goes Into sporting and sociaty
eTeEts and takes the results philosophicaiiy.
He is Jolly yell pleased when he wins and
apparently perfectly indifferent when he
this fall Mr.. Tworlbly showed a team OF
beautiful bays; The Judges We're about to
harness horses when the veterinarian
stepped n and ruled them OFT of he ring.
CALMING that one of tEen w3s a Whistler"
Mr.. Tu"rnAly said nothing. although every
one thought -hr decision was unjust. lie
merely remarked:
Kick about the Gecisinn7 Certainly not.
What eooIi would II do" What's the vet
e-ii;ariaa there for?'
NOT PuBLIC-sPIRITED.
Aside from Nj. James and Mr.. Twomhiy
public spirit among the Morr.stown mil
itonal.es seems 10 be at a !ow ebb. F.,r
some years past the committee of towns
people In charge Of the public park. w1.ica
is known as the Green" has been So
Letting sahseripsions to a fund for the Eg:-
80 pain 1 80
walk would cost in the ne.shborhood Ok
Soca. according to the plans Of the ccn-
effort only half that sum has been realized.
Why? Because the millionaires OF Morris.
town seldom walk when in the vicinity Of
tho park. When downtown 1t is usually
in their automobiles or carriages. attended
by footmen and servants. SO that they d.
not have to- step on the ground, conss-
also, "a 4 conseuuence- do not feel Ike
subscribing TO the fund for beaut'fying the
era, Of the 1pU have d donated SO a eSdfs sss s and
amounts Ike that. Just SO as to be repra-
scented on the list. bat none OF them has
gone IN for heavy giving.
| But does Mr.. millionaire want a new road
in front OF his house or along the street OH
which he principally drives. then he opens
whichever is in charge OF the road: Herr.
give US a frst-class macadam road along
this street. I'll stand half the expense II
you VIII stand the rest; or If that does NOT
suit you l will stand all the expense. Just
| give rs the read" There are many fine
pieces Of road in the neishborhood of iIor-
A POLITICAL MILLIONAIRE.
! Some Of the millonaires aspire to politics.
Mr.. Robert D.. Foote. wee president and
general manager of the National Iron Bank,
IN a way. He does not want office. but likes
other people to hold office and helps them
get there; This Is. providing they are Dem
| strong Democrat and loyal to his friends.
There is nc question that he controls the
| municipal government, which is Demo
cratic. and 1t is stated that HE word il lay
in the Morris County Board OF Freeho.de-s.
which IS Republican.
Recently Mr.. Foote had his hands full
l managing the campaign Of De Witt Clinton
4 Flanagan. Democratic candidate for Rep
resentatlvc in Congress from the Fifth Cor
gressionai District, his opponent being
Charles N. Fowler of Elizabeth. II was A
! battle OF m;liionaires. Mr.. Foote ard MIR.
beaten by about twelve hundred MAJORITY
Two years from now Mr. Flanagan wild
make another effort 20 i-o elected.
! Mr.. Patrick J. Farrelly. president OF The