The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-09-05

"I think it is the fault of the Or
! gans," said Schwab.
1t was not long after that when Mr..
! Carnegie presented the Homestead
church with the finest organ that
money could buy
The subject of Mr. Schwab's appar-
/ ent prodigality once led some of his
friends to an interesting discussion.
They finally decided that Mr.. Schwab's
generosity was partly due to a lack of
knowledge of the real value of money
because he had never known the ex-
perience of being pinched" for it..
Schwab was not poor boy. 1t is true
he drove a stage FOR his father at Lo-
retta, but that was in vacation time
and more for recreation than anything
else.
One day Schwab asked an old friend
in Braddock for advice in investing
his money. He was only getting S6 a
week
Why. you haven't any money, have
You? ," asked the friend.
I've nearly $100,' said Schwab.
But how did YOU save it? You only
got $3.50 At the grocery and you only
get Sc now.
How would I spend it," said
every Sunday at church What else
would I do with it?''
Schwab didn't understand until long
after why his friend, after a burst of
uncomfortable laughter. said: Boy,
you're all right; you've great future
Schwab's philanthropy was meas
ured by the degree of his prosperity.
AS the years rolled by and his income
increased his charities or gifts or re-
membranes. as he was wont to call
them, footed up TO a comfortable sum.
He lived in simple uNostentatious
fashion. even after he was married,
although his home at Braddock was a
model of taste and comfort.
In the Braddock ana Homestead
mills were many old veterans who
had been left behind in the rapid
march of the steal business. In the
days before the machinery had re-
placed them they had been we'll paid.
Some of them had been pensioned,
some had retired 10 live on their saw
ings. but a few still worked in the mill
in the humble role of Watchman
They all knew Mr.. Schwab as
Charley" and were very fond of him
Some accepted Mr.. Schwab's ''remem-
brances," but others scented charity,
and with a show of pride which Mr..
Schwab admired although he was
amused. declined to receive his gifts
One old Watchman at Homestead
was approachable. but finally he was
caught mapping.
What time is IT," Hfr. schwab asked
him one day.
Why, Charley. it's just
That's fine old watch" inter-
rupted Mr.. Schwab,
Keeps good time, Charley"
Il would like to own it. I will give
you 800 and new watch for it,
Why, it's not worth So" exclaimed
the watchman. Take it for nothing,
Charley"
Thank you very much" said Mr.
Schwab. and he walked away.
1t happened TO be pay day at the
works and when the watchman drew
his envelope he found in it a new s100 |
bill and new watch. He was very in |
dignant and demanded to see Mr.. |
Schwab. but the latter had escaped. |
The watchman. however, persisted in
his efforts to interview Mr. Schwab. |
until one day he received note in Mr.. !
handwriting, which read:
The intrinsic value of your watch, |
John, may not exceed $40. but ii is |
worth ten times that much to me be- |
cause of its former associations. | beg !
you to accept my view of the matter"
The watchman said that of Mr.. |
Schwab put it that way he would have
to submit.
Mr.. SchNab hung the watch from I
the chandelier in the billiard room of
MS home. In short time it had many
companions. The watches of nearly
every old veteran in the mills finally
found their way to Mr.. Schwab's chan
1elier
The great Homestead strike brought
1n the most strenuous period of Mr.
Schwab's life. He Sot only had to bring
about peace at Homestead, but he had
%. keep the ranks In the other mills
rom detection. He was firm but fair.
t was Mr., Schwab who finally. by his
PERSONAL influence. brought peace out
If the chaos and riot and murder.
Thereafter he profited by experience,
Is also did the men, and during the
teel Stake of 1901 he had no difficulty
n holding Homestead and Braddoek
against the assaults of the union or
sanizers,
In the same billiard room Mr. SchMab
'ften entertained his friends. 1t was
lso his policy TO promote sociabilitv
-mong his subordinates, the heads of
he various departments. Over a bill
lard game or a game of cards he fire.
uently planned extensive improve
nents.
Mr.. Schwab was fond of a good joke,