New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-06

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and uninterrupted development OF t'le
-, VIII q truly prophetic VISION Ne
soe-s q Europe thronging 70 u 0-
- lands. but be did not ca-e1-1-s %
- Revolution and the years OF s1'
rr-,ne which came 10 stop MS s4-1S -
-. e-o-- Fne,us and GoTh2n over q i14'-i-
.. s-,-- rhe!r tract II " es'e3n new
- .,,4 r. 70 Sir william Pulteney Tor
=, 70. -, ,v-red nearly all OF New-Hork
., ~ The Phelps and GorhaTn purchase
- -,-,-. distance west Of the Genesee
,--ludi1g what searchers OF land
-'9 1z-se+a-n New York stu call the Hol-
x x ,S-,--rsse and The Robert Norris Reserve,
-. Holland Reserve, as NJ. Oberholtzer
:" -.,,slr names il Morris also purchased
.-..ts u land il Georgia, Pennsylvania
&C. states. and went into the plotting OF
"a bIsudirE Of houses for the new city OF
--,,r-ou on 8 large scale. BE must have
a tEelre million acres OF land, and consid-
more than half OF il at one time. Wash
and other friends urged him not 10
=. 50 deeply into land speculation. but the
mon him. and his early success in
-,-r over his lands at a profit 10 ST William
--,.,sv The Holland Company and other Eu-
=. investors made him reckless he kept
!. ,one struggle trying 10 float land companies
-. 1ver his holdings. but the magic OF his
: uhich had carried armies OF promises. no
:. svaslsd- E-s creditors and his enemies
=, mon him. and finally, II February,
= ~ vss lodged II Z debtors prison, where
-.-at3ed Unit August, lSoL bis friends
:. lovaIy by k-@ and planned 10 buy up
IS and release hin bGt The task was hope
.e,sr The national bankruptcy law was
- rnaer which lie was released, proof was
-, into court q unpaid debts amounting
j. e 600 600. s-5 e how much more he may
---.,ves the author gives 10 estimate. Through
\ - trials Norris bore himself with patience
7. y,rse-ell hunor HIS wife turned all her
-,,s--y toward paying his debts. but after his
.-t--Dtcv her friends found she had e claim
! - Holland Purchase, and the Dutch owners
70 her N Uea OF dover an annuity Of 81. 800
!. -o,r IS she lived. So Morris passed In tran
.u-y the years IL his death IL 1SO6. and she
r--ztved Ill ISL.
In rs days q prosperity Morris maintained
several houses f city and country, and lived
m lavish scale. Els home was a favor!te re-
sr-t u Washington. Hancock Lafayette, and all
.-a sis-trg-she6 fore s-ers who came TO this
--.r.-y. Ee WIS a a-is-ocrat. and even amid
lie poverty o. he Revolution his personal ex-
cultures were probably greater IN comparison
20 he wealth q the country than those Of the
nos. ezt-aTaga1t Millionaire to-day. He I'm
---.s6 expensive wines and tine china, art works
l-5 5.ooie5 stock and great variety Of goods
,-s-.a1y brought -- his own ships, as they were
%, choice tor the demands CT the American
---ke,S - The HIS on The SlhuyIkilI he hat
L t-st iceEC-szs connected with q private
me Il the cc-----. and hOthouses for oranges
I'd p-nsaT1-es. y-s- before The ude turned he
---.si the g-e-- marble mansion. occupying
LIE s-ti-e block between Seventh and Eighth
--. Chestnut z-5 walnut SIS. PHILADELPHIA
---5 VS. never completed, and went down 10
z-cy as "L---zs Folly" He was not en-
-=y 70 blame to- this Major TEnfant, the
infect w-S utterly impractical and took
7---ase % having Tie richest man IN America
2 rs c--e-t 70 spend zen times as much as had
- planned II anticipation Of occupying i
us gave e free hand 10 his agents II Europe
send Furnishes and some idea CT his ex-
--i---e Kay -e gained from The fact that one
sse- o-o-s-- $1,000 worth OF mirrors for the
-se Before Tie palace VS. rooted II OF
-Se floor ---1 ewing 10 delays q TEnfart.
-ch cL--z5 Norris exceedingly, the crash
-e, tie t-----g was sold, torn down, and the
ar--e ~ u re fronts Cf = VOW Of smaller
uses
IL. O5s-h---ze- has made q Ia--z-aklng study
Robert MOTIFS and his time. he sometimes
1Es felicity q dLcuor, and TOO frequently in
-g@s Il common place reflections on the delight
--1a g-e-t -=- found IL 1Io-ris-s hlspita5Ie
1eS But lie lis t-aF=rseG 70 good purpose
department ot American history that has