The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-12

Trust so that there may be no break in
the management at the time of the par
ents' death. While the Rockefeller girls
viii not be forgotten, they will receive
only a few millions apiece They have
married well, are proud of their father
and acquiesce in his plan to make the
namesake his chief heir
John d. Rockefeller, Jr, has never been
pampered by his father. In college he
spent no more than the son OF one of his
fathers clerks, and he became a clerk
himself. Until he showed that ne was
his fathers own boy in the way of finance
he was kept on a mall monthly allow
ance, and if he overran the amount he
could borrow from his father at per
cent, the principal and the interest of the
debt TO be subracted from the next
month. And TO show what d good boy he
was he kept within the appropriation as
far as anybody outside knows.
The Astors represent the oldest of the
American families of wealth and the idea
of primogeniture has been carried through
the many years since the first John
Jacob covered up his shirt-sleeves. At
present there is no indication that any
member of the family is about TO take of
his coat
The heads of the two branches of the
family-Wnliam Waldorf and John Jacob
have pooled their issues at times, nota-
bly, in the case of the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel. William Waldorf. the Englishman,
is rated at S150.o00 GOO; John Jacob. at
$l25. coo, 0Oo-all in -<ew York realty.
The heir of William Waldorf Astor
bears the name of his father. He is
uinety-four years old. Next to him comes
Pauline and then John Jacob. On the
American side Of the family John Jacob
has one son only-Winiam Vincent Aston.
now eleven years old. There are two lit
tie girls. but the coming Astors are Will
lam W ard William V, and together
they will represent S2750oo.0oo of land
wealth.
Jay Gould had one central idea in max
ing his will and that was TO keep the
money in abe family and the money in
money in the family and make his eldest
son. George J Gould the manager OF
the estate This has been done. and
could the shade Of the founder Of the
Gould family revisit the earth it would
see that the plan has worked admire bly,
I'm the main.
The Gould fortune is now about Sl5o0oo.-
Gee having been increased more than So
GO 60 since the death OF jay Gould in
1882 George Goulds share in the estate
and what lie has made outside for him
self is estimated AT S-oOo0e90 AS the
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lation by any of its members and he is
the court of last resort in al financial
questions. If not in all other disputed
points.
Those who knew Mr.. Could wei believe
that he VIII hand down the family for
tune to the reigning Gould Of the next
generation largely increased and sur
rounded by further safeguards.
William c Whitney has not waited for
dissolution to pass along his S45.Oo0o
70 Harry PAYNE Whitney but his given
their mans cement 70 HIN while he could
direct him SIS % the best uses 10 which
that fortune could Re PUT
When Mr.. Whitney announced that he
would retire from business he added that
his son would be his successor. one BY
one the fathers directorships have been
transferred 10 the son. Although WIZ
lam c Whitney keeps s sharp eve or
things, his son is virtually in charge OF
the Whitney interests
The young sons OF James J. HM viii
safeguard FOR posterity the s75.ooO,eoo for
tune that he viii leave 10 them. The
oldest son. James y. Eiu. IS being pointed
out as the successor OF his father and
the conservator OF the estate
This young man is now the President Of
the Spokane Falls and Northern railroad
He has two younger brothers.