The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1904-07-15
VANDERBILT
An Enierprising Young Man
Who is SeIf-Made.

with typhoid fever IA little more
than u year ago, he had shown
qualities that caused the gray
boards of finance to cxclaim: That
boy has got the original Vanderbilt
grit in him. He is made of the
same stuff as the old commodore. y
There is no more unaSsuming per
son in the metropolis than Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, but his deter
mination knows no limit After
his fathers death he found himself
practically family outcast. He
was snubbed right and left by even
the subordinate officers Of the Van
derbilt railroads. He had pre-
viously, in mechanic - garb, learned
the trade Of locomotive building
His course Of engineering and me
chanics in Yale College was Of great
help To him, and during his father
lifetime this ambitious young man
established headquarters in the
Grand Central Station and designed
a locomotive. When il became
known that the eldest son Of the
head u the house Of Nandcrhilts
had been cut of with a paltry mil
lion, while his younger brother re-
ccived s4j, 100000, the bulk Of the
fortune Of this branch Of the family,
there was much wondcrmcnt ~ Ia
what Nicely would do.
Mr. Dcpcw, will not abide 10y
the terms of the will, said Cor
nclius, calmly. day or two after
his fathers funeral. "Of cour-c !
know that my marriage displca>cd
my father, hut | have done mo-
wrong, and my duty 10 my wife
and child compcls me 10 insist upon
my right 10 share in my father
estate. -
What do you WANT asked Mr.
Dcpw, kindly, for he had always
liked Nicely"
Alfred Is welcome 10 the Larger
share and Ia the hcadship Of til,
family" replied Cornelius But
| want at least a. much a, the pr.
tions allotted Ia the younger chill.
drcn. fccl that am entitled 4,
such recognition.
II is q matter oi public iuforma.
ton that Mr.. Dcpw, acting for III,
executors Il Cornelius Vanderbilt
Deceased, nj once summoned Alir,
home from q half finished tnI
around the world. Without ans
public discussion " scandal younl
Cornelius wishes were compile
with, and be- received fum Alfrs
enough a. make hi .harr IT hi
father. estate alou, s.. pI,un
Then the mulcst mechanic and dc
.ignrr went hack Ia hi, daughtinl
bnar,l, only to h. told that th
oilicr spa0 occupied by hi- tahl
and chair was neydcd iur u,hr
purposes H. muvrd irm uu
ulliC a. another under cunsiau
prodding. and finally In ,hvr III.
gust rtipyl irum the Grand Contra
station aud rstahlishcdan iudcpnd
cnt uilicr IN lower Broadway Ill
patents for a fir hnx. which pm,
iially uyolu,ionifrd the ir'igl
locomotive. wcrc commented M
iawmhly by experts. hui the Nrr
York Central director. CAV the cnl
shoulder h. the young inventor f.
nearly a year II was M, unt
young Concliu. announced hi. I
l,nli0n Il building a locomotive
4 his own cNpnsc that the hnr
urirrr,l the construction II a iri.
machine in the compnys shop
Now seven W cigh, " the princip
railroad systems in this country Al
using the VANDERBILT, locomotives.
A. a national giarl.man, q civ
servicr commissioner and dclrgn
i, 10 a Republican convention, Co
!, nclius Vanderbilt has manifesto
iis patriotic inicr~t In the Wit
4 Affair II citizenship liz hisinr
\ Interests are steadily broadening
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