The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1905-09-14
RICH BOYS LIFE OBJECT
Young Ziegler Will Use His $40,
900, 900 to Find North Pole.
HOPES TO LEAD AN EXPEDITION

Long as the WorId-HOw He Be-
came the Richest of Youths.
Fourteen-year-old William Ziegler,
me richest boy in the world and the
adopted son and sole heir Of the late
William Ziegler, the baking powder
king and protector Of polar expedi-
lions, recently told for the first time
In an interview with New York Jour-
nal reporter how he has determined to
devote all the millions left to him by
his foster father to seeking after the
north pole and how he plans upon
reaching his majority to personally
lead an expedition into the frozen arc
tic regions to place upon the worlds
map for all time to come the name Of
his father, who has left him such
great riches.
Here is his own story:
II will be one of the richest men in
the world. But know it will not turn
my head when l gain possession of all
that money. l will try and do the
most good l can with my millions.
''The big task of my life is to find the
north pole. Many brave men have
tried to do it and failed. If by the
time I become man no other man
has made g. great name for himself by
doing it I will start out to discover
the pole. am only fourteen years old.
I must study hard for years to fit my
self to be the right kind Of leader.
Human lives will be in my hands
It will be dangerous. / may sacrifice
my life. l understand ali this. / talk
ed it over with my father. It will be
In honor Of his memory that will try
to find the north pole. He dearly wish
ed to be the father Of the expedition
that would do it,"
And the boy fully understands. So
that while at most times he is hap
py, rollicking youngster, with laughter
always ready to his lips, when he
thinks Of these things the gravity Of
man comes into his eyes and his
speech
William Ziegler is the boys name.
Chance laughed at Fate in the matter
Of little Willie Ziegler. He was born
to the name Of Brandt. His father
was q poor man. But he was half
brother to William Ziegler. William
Ziegler made millions out Of baking
powder. Brandt died. His children
were taken to the home of several Of
his relatives. Ziegler, the millionaire,
childless, picked Willie from among
his brothers and sisters. And SO while
Fate had ordained seemingly that Will
lie was to BE poor boy Chance laugh
ed at the scheme and led the million
aire half uncle to the babes cradle,
and out Of it the child came into the
arms Of his new father, destined to be
the richest boy in the world and destin-
ed, too to have his whole future taken
away fofevermOre from the influence
Of Chance-a future that was to be
laid out for him and future that de-
manded of him that he should be other
wise famous than as very wealthy
man; that, indeed, he must make for
himself an immortal name by the
achievement of great and dangerous
task from which other men had finch
ed; died, some of them, and failed, all
Of them-the task Of the discovery Of
the north pole.
This is what the richest boy in the
world is like: He is little chap. He
his eyes blue. He has a small nose, q
bit tilted, pert and aggressive. His
mouth is smiling, his complexion glow
ing. He will probably grow up into a
short, sturdy, active, round headed,
frank eyed man. He has to sit propped
in big chair now because he received
an injury to the tendons Of leg in
bOyish game.
His possession Of the fortune does
not hinge upon his making hazard
GUS attempt to find the north pole. He
may abandon the project, and still, &C.
cording to his fathers will, the mil
lions may be his But the boy says
gravely that be will do the thing that
ne knows William Ziegler would be
most proud to have him do.
"The big thing that I have to do In
my life is to find the north pOle," he
said solemnly in full sincerity. 1T Is
the greatest thing open for any man to
do. 1t would be great to do what SO
many others could not do I would
place my fathers name on the map to
remain there as long as the world lasts.
Wouldn't that be fine way to repay
him?
my father first sent Captain Bald
win, but he failed. Then Mr.. Fiala of
Brooklyn undertook the task. He has
not been heard from, and Mr.. w. S.
Camp, my fathers secretary, went
away little before my father died to
start relief expedition. Of course Mr..
F1ala may, for all we knew, make the
great discovery. | have to wait at
least until I'm twenty-one. Some one
may get ahead OF NE. But it the pole
is undiscovered when | become a man
shall surely try to make the discov-
cry. My father and | never settled on
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