The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09


watchful IMAM Of business, hesneglects
no part of his. duty III the management
of his vast properties but his nl nd mas "a.
him TO solve complex problems. After
spending several hours perhaps with h,s
agents and managers discussing r re- n es =,
ste he eet 70 o
shop and reyel in the IDEAS with Whlch
his bra In teens.
Is Colonel Aston IS one OF the progressive
helping to correct q too common lmpres.
sion that rich men sons are a u useless
idlers. I'D AS an active irecto in rail ads,
banks ns.'rce companes s and tnaIse and
confidence Of the most experienced q: ana l'
hard headed business o '..g As e, !,
tor Is one of my most uselul dlrectoI =,
Henry B. Hyde. founder and president
OF the Equitable Life. Assurance society
Besides giving Intelligent, attention TO- (,
connected. Colonel Aston has found time
to- develop a system Of marine turbines
which old engineers say are Of pr i,tns.
Aston has secured in this field enttlei
him to q seventeen years monopoly or
his invention. Only. few months ago,
no pnblicIy deGlared naI &c
freely given to the world, In the mean.
time he is taking steps to demonstrate n, 20
at his own expense the. pra I Scoops
Is carving out career for himself In:
which the family. millions play only an
incidental part. Up to- the time tina lle
was stricken With typhoid fever ., LILLE
finance to exclaim: THAT boy has. got
The orss Y VA saa s frf as hR o o
Commodore There s$no more unassunl-
Ing person In the metropolis than Corn g,
Illus Vanderbilt, but his determination
knows no limit After his fathers I, death att,
BY even the subordinate officers Of the
Vanderbilt railroads He had p reg rsGs
Of Of i locomotive Building ms course q
engineering and mechanics In Yale Col
lege was Of great hep e RID anb da
Young man established. headquarters ~
Inc Grand Central Station and designed
locomotive. When IT became known
feat n Of e VsnderSts had been cut &c
B rreoathssr pp reeeived si5o6do tie bulk q
the fortune OF this branch OF the family.
M shnefe " Tas "u Would Tg d. =
terms rms Of pt tRe viii said Cornelius calmly
two after nn his fath sy 1anfaal
displeased my father, but have done
no wrong, and my duty. TO my wife. eng aIni
lchlld cdmpels me, to Insist upon q /. my 1isht
What do You wantS" asked Mr.. Pc;
pew kindly, for he had always liked
ana A5sa ! TsiGs ts tRs a5sfI sh1ss
Piled Cornelius, ''But want at least A.
as much as the portions allotted to the
younger children. ! feel that am en-
!
1t Is a matter Of public information
Of Of Cornelius Vanderbilt, deceaseeds a!
once summoned Alfred home from q 4, ,i ha.f
s any pab tp d haaa Or scandal youhg
ara il "a ia{srs ssa ts
/ about ss,5ooooo. Then the modest me- fle
| chanio and designer went back 70 n
draughting board, only to be told th y inc 9
office space occupied by his table ana
chair was needed for other purposes
He moved from ono office TO anotner ui y,
Central Station and established an in t,a
| pendent office In lower BroadWas. ! t 1i'a
patents for fire box, which pracs,.tia ,,as
revolutIonized the freight 10 colno.ly .1s
were commented on favoraably by e q % ~
| the cold shoulder to the young llYe,t a.
for nearly a year. IT was not unlll
young Cornelius announced his Intention
pense that the board ordered the con- O,
struction Of trial machine ~ .ne so X =
panys shops, Now seven Or e's s,l' y. - ao ~
/ principal railroad systems m ln!s ,tHuM'
| Try are using the Vanderbilt locomotives
| 80
AS a national guardsman, a ciyliS y ser r,,S
commissioned and delegate 70 9 M MeP w
lican CONVENTION Cornelius vanueFpainnt ~, tSe
Vital affairs Of citizenship, HIS nusih ,sais
1 interests are steadily broadening ~ I'll ina
still maintaining his extensive msG,t'riheini,
designing headquarters You're g ,ns,rar nee