The Florida star., 1905-03-03
TRIBUTES TO JAY COOKE
Recollections of Friends Who
Knew the FinancIer.
ALWAYS GENEROUS TO THE NEEDY
Yes Eears He AaIatsiasd . special
Assst Hi. IatesrIfy-Ho~ He Re
Eaiaed His Fsrtaas AiaIaE ths
Government az LiaroIs'. Death

Scattered all through the Third
street district Of Philadelphia are men
who In a greater or Icss degree were In
business relationship with the late Jay
Cooke In the most notable years Of the
famous nnancier's life. says the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger Many OF them
were bis clerks In tie great banking
house that stood for 80 much ia the
course Of the struggle for national uni
y from lS6I To 1885. Stephen W.
White. now secretary OF the Northern
Central Railway company. was private
secretary to Mr. Cooke. lie was al Mr..
Cookies right hand during the panic
period OF 1873. when Mr.. Cookies i'm
mense fortune, won in serving his
country's Interests. Was engulfed In .
day
Mr.. Cookies greatest sorrow" said
MIR. White, was for the poor people
who would suffer. lie WAS always gen
erous To the ne,.ly. For years he main
taiHssl a special fund for their relief.
formed 10y the setting aside of a full
1.-THE Of the profits Of the banking
house. The clerks dubbed u the Old
Patriarch Jacob fund and the Initials
u. T. j fund were used to designate
10 ia the accounts.
Mr. Cooke made sunshine for all
around him. HIS clerks ali loved him.
as the younger men OF a tribe in the
ancient days might have loved its pa
triArrh aud head. When he was In che
once their chccTfuinrSs was always
greater than al other times Iu the
days OF great financial stress. when he
alone remained calm aud courageous
they We're discOnsO!Ate n he was ab-
sent"
JieOrge q. Thomas. the retired banker.
once q partner 90 Mr.. Cookies aud In
timatcIy acquainted with every detail
OF the great financieT's rssourCefulness
In negotiating government loans during
the civil War. says that the nlteI
States owes a debt ~ gratitude - Jay
Cooke u hich Il - impossible 10 oSrres-
timair.
Il Cons;der % great privilege said
Mr Thomas 10 ..sC Ja., l,--t..a"uy l
Was a clerk IN MT C,sskrs bank
through the whole period W his agency
In placing government loans, which
was in Itself great eNperI'u'e. lie
sucVreSis,! IN THIS Vcry iHvEr'y hy tax
lnS th, I-,,pls into his ,unEdrByr tie
made u popular subscription Io Tie Ii
tIonaI loans. having brought t--foTr the
people part OF tie odd & pcg cent loan.
wLlch t.~-aue due IA g>~l. tie urst
S2s. = q per CVnJ loau. recs--EIaeie ia
ave years AMI pASahi" in twenty
years. the Ia 3,t> ~ SIMILAR nature
bearing interest st = U|T .s'ut ADD
three iSsuS-S of - IeT svat tAyeV yc2-
treasury notes
In ODe dap at the LviE-t %! i-.s'>"
subscriptions go ts-' is-' V-.--h - these
notes Was taken ~ Jhe Vur-r f.v~u
in these days - waG1,--Sui n--S'' . O. -s4~
such busiI-t>s H '-''. -
Mr. Cooke tad the rlys-,. ,.,..-r'sa> -
an the secretaries of the tTrIsuss Aai
wzs frequently Csasi u Mas,--7-'''i
20 consult A. 10 Wsys sA1 Usa..S t'r
the nesoJaAtIaH ~ these .nua~ III
commission al tG-.-~ 49,
n very small oDc -. a. -r .-' .t'i
most literally nth eNv,y l-rAvS 40
hsak that acted IS suhs-r.gt:0a a-e1;a
under hlu
.-Oos OF the most sG,tt--~.a. n; -
negotiations. one that aF!-; 80 -v'
~ruu<aIs crsSiII mOrv t-1a 81 .--.. =
slss. Was his saSS.-i4sl Io- .-.r ro-
version % Outs,rEs..--- .... ..~-T.-
vouchers into : - s
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thts way foS Uarr
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