The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
DlLICENT SONS OF MILLI0NAHlES.

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every board OF directors In which he SITS,
not because Ills name is Vanderbilt. but
because he Is q clear-headed and brainy
man with positive genius for business.
j. Pletpont Morgan, Jr., the only son q
the great tinancier and trust organizer y
another young man who wastes no time II
.l, also nbibed mueis Of lis distinguished
fathers energy and power OF concentra 2. :
ton. and business Is SECOND nature 70
him. Prior to his admission to the firm
or Drexel, Morgan & Co. (now j. Nor
gan & Coz ten years ago. Jack" Morgan
spent three or four years as a clerk N
tho different departments Of tho great
banknE house Ss n Grgan aae
and taught him the elements OF the high
err finance When Sir Clinton Dawki n.
the London head of the Morgan firm ask
sent over to become resident partner.
That WAS about four years ago. and the
young man has proved himself to 30
worthy to bear tho name Of Morgan n
the business world.
George u Goulds achievements are
widely known. He has not only doubled
e yau S s. 9 dapy geRsssy degree ~ @
sturdy manlfncss that makes him a good
type &c American to copy after George.
look after3yOur brothers and SIS ters, was
jay Gould's dying injunction%to his eldest
son. Faithfully and patiently George has
complied wltllstllis injunctlop. fortunately
the trust. deed drawn by Jay Gould gaze Y,
George absqts control oyer , me ilnanenl
3nbled % protect his younger siste ANN
the Countess de Castellane; from the Ell
fleets or unrestrained Partisan extrava-
;gancn. Miss Annals share of3her fathers
estate WAS s15.CO0 600 After the young
couple hadSrun into debt for s. 200 900 they
asked to be placed III control of Annals
.tlon without N moments hesitation. and
he proceeded to settle tho Castellanes'
debts on the basis Of his a,a XII XII ter's N.
come, which amounted 70 $500. Voo per am
tb Bat they must i've on s40o.oooa year and.
turn over 100000 annually to their credi-
tors until the debt was wiped out. and
titus the matter stands. Edwin Gould Is
a sober-minded and capable man of bus-
ness, and has always been III complete
harmony with, his older brother. as also
has that noble type OF womanltood, Miss
Helen Gould.
u The late Abram S.. Hewitt was at one
time depressed In spirit over the lack OF
paatt s
too much of9a dreamer TO suit his practi-
cal and energetic father One day Mayor
Hewitt discovered !, that his s. son I, had q
SQUARE Garden. In which the young man
spent many secluded hours.
Peter. what are you doing up IN that
ltower?" asked the old gentleman abruptly
1t 1t The the dinner table one evening.
Making 4 lamp, was q the laconic reply
"What kind Of a lamp 2'
Y "Humph! Hope that you are not vast
Ing your time. .
81 think not, SIR
The yoplng pursued ms 99 eMff
b ~ llttlc { ave the boy encolra genrent III
he form ofvalTable hints and tsympa
ed ed fact. ! it produces light BY. the incan-
descence Of vaporlzed mercury in 2 va
c claim, to 'G be eight times that produced
BY the same current With the incandes-
cent electric lamp. In other WAYS Pete e
cause OF science and to the welfare, of
his fellow creatures Experts say That
his labors promise TO open up IN entirely
to the ese1fG e Sy
Mr.. Hewitt Hewitt is now perfeetng lIs own
sys aagy e ested Msa
sney and nd G S Vanderbilt. lew. years an
ago. william q Whitney y took Ok corn q,
Vanderbilt by the nand ana saiu' want
cured such d ane. son-in.law. The cx-
Secretary Of the Navy and traction mag
nate was not only proud Of his eldest 500:
Inn. These two had similar tasres in
many directions. and they We're insepsr-
At she tshse,psnea'a IEay
horse came In ahead, Of the fayoritte,
which was the best In his fathers stable.
IN the presence q hundred {, Cheering 81
arm around his sons shoulders. and. with
an affectionate embrace, said: BLESS ths
hoy. He beat his old father. But It was
: All. whitney took great pains to edu,
cate his son along the, lines OF sound
tested the young man's abilities by sud
denly thrusting responsibilities upon him
and leaving him to, stralghten matters
Payne fl,is sole executor, without bonds,