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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16

given TO John Jacob II. and $50, 900 ,00O
to William. Both devoted their at
tention, like their father, to the family
real estate. When William died. in
1892, he is said to have left about S70
100000. although the fortunes Of his
wife. Mrs. Astor, and his son. tho pres
ent John Jacob Astor, are now consid
cred larger.
Although William Waldorf Astor is
an Englishman by adoption his wealth
represents an American fortune His
father is said to have bequeathea 10
him a fortune of between 800. .000.00
and $3.50 900. 900. The present value
of the William Waldorf Astor estate
is fixed at the latter figures.
How Vanderbilt Wealth Grew.
Commodor Vanderbilt believed In
the concentration of the family
wealth in competent hands. He left
$50 100000. the bulk of his estate, to
his son, William II. Vanderbilt. and
one.half of the remaining $4,000. .00C
to the lattcrs sons. When William II
Vanderbilt died in 1856 he had in
creased his inheritance to 5000, 900 800
His sons. William X. and Cornelius
Vanderbilt the second, received $50.
100000 each. Each Of his eight chill
dern received $1O.0OO,0O0, one-half in
trust and s20000,000 was distributed
in private bequests. Thus theh two
Suns acquired an inheritance the pres
ent value Of Which is difficult to esti.
mate
In this story of great wealth. two
women appear as strangely pathetic
figures. They are probably the richest
women in the world, yet are radically
different from each other. Each Is
well past the meridian of life and then
money is more of responsibility than
q pleasure. One is Mrs Russell Sage
with at least SIS 100000 She has diff
ficulty in spending II. The other is
Mrs. Anne Weightman Walker, with
$l20,0OO,000. She has to fight to keep
It,
Mrs. sase's Fund for Charity.
Aside from Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16

THE NOISE WAS THE BANTAM ROOSTER
GROWING IN HIS BOX"
into my own house without n curious
woman and u yaller eyed old cat rails
Ing row about II. BY the seven bulls
Of Bashan. III have that cats life
before he is two days older!"
Heard a Queer Noise.
The box was placed ON top of the
bookcase IN the sitting room. the cat
was hunted into the cellar, and the
Bowscr family went back 10 their
meal. Mr.. Bowscr WAS mad. and Mrs.
Bowser didn't think II polite TO say
anything further. and so there was
very little conversation going. For
twenty-five minutes after going up
stairs nothing was said about the box
Mrs. Bowscr heard suspicious
scratching from the interior and
thought Of pet rabbits. coons aud foxes
but made no inquiries. At length Mr.
Bowser sat down and took the box on
his knee. and said:
"There is no great mystery after all
There was II farmer IN the Office Il few
days ago. and he was telling me about
his bantam chickens. was Interested
and today he sent me rooster as u
present. II Is here In the box
"A rooster!'' exclaimed Mrs. Bowser
"Why on earth should he send you O
rooster!"
"Oh. Then 1t Is the most wonderful
thing that ever Happened, is It? n a
farmer wants 10 present me with a
bantam rooster don't see anything SO
very paralyziug In the fact
but what can you do with itY
"Hc said he firmly believed I could
teach 1t to talk " would spare n little
time. Parrots talk. and | know of no
reason why roosters shouldn't. If 1
could be the one TO bring out talking
rooster. 1t would he thing that all
natural historians would sit up and
take notice Of"
Lets see him."
Lifted Out a Rooster.
Mr.. Bowscr removed the cover from
the box and lifted out bantam rooster
about ns large as turnip. The bird
had been sadly ruffled by his roll Oh
the iloor of the hall, but when he had
been smoothed down little he pluck
cd mp courage and uttered defiant
crow, 1t was a small rooster. but n
big crow 1t rang shrilly through the
room. piercing the ears like the sound
OF saw striking a nall In board.
and. while Il made Mrs. Bowser cringe.
IL brought smile to Mr.. Bowser's
face.
Ever hears a parrot get off anything
like thatT he asked. II believe. with
the farmer, that this bird can be
taught to Talk. There was something
like human speech In the last notes of
bis crow. will place him on the cha IT.
here aud give him tirst lesson. We
VIII begin BY giving him 4 simple
word. We viii uame him Dick, 0nd !
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16

COLONEL GEORGE W. GOETHALs.
fully some Of the wcighticst engineer
ing problems that have been presented
to his profession during the present
generation. He was born In New York
In 1888 and became cadet at the West
Point Military academy In 1876, grad
uating IN 1880 as the second ranking
member OF his class. An Interesting
circumstance in connection with his
graduation was his rivalry with D. NJ.
Carter. nftcrward captain In the en-.
ginecr corps, who was dismissed from
the army MS u result of his populations
In the work OF the river and harbor
improvements at Savannah Gu. 1t
was Il race for first place between Car
ter aud Goethals, and the former won,
only to end his career IN the Fort
Lcavenwortl military pcnltcntiury.
During the Spanish war Colonel
Goethals served as lieutenant colonel
of volunteers aud was chief engineer
Of the First ul'iny corps, remaining on
This duty unlll October, 1898. when he
was assigned to the West Point ncad-
cniy us Instructor IN engineering. Re
Gently he has been on duty in Wash.
ington MS member of the general
stan of the army. He has had much
experience m canal construction. and
one OF his most important tasks Of this
kind was the Improvement Of the Ten.
ncssee river below Chattanooga, In
volving the building Of a canal about
fifteen miles IN length under circunl-
stances of peculiar dltiiculty.
lie has been appointed a member OF
the isthmiap canal commission.
Major David Dubois Gnillard Is first
assistant TO Colonel Gocthals nnd has
also becn made II member OF the 18TH.
mian canal commission, He was born
In South Carolina In 1850 and gradual.
cd In 1881 from the United States Mill
tary academy ut West Point. Hc is 4
graduate Of the Engineer School OF Ap.
pllcation as well. He was one OF tho
commissioners on the Mexican bound
ary survey ana was later III charge Of
the n'luoduct work IN Washington. He
was colonel OF the Third volunteer On.
gineers and was In charge Of the break
waters and dredging at Duluth until he
becaine 4 plenaber of tho general staff.
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New York.-John D. Rockefellers
fortune, according to Frederick T.
Gates, his almoner. cannot exceed
$3.50, 100000 to $500 ,OOO.0Uu This
statement was made on Mr.. Rookie
feller's own estimate, While this fig
urc indicates smaller sum than Mr..
Rockefeller has been popularity sup.
posed possessed of, IL leaves him still
the richest man IN America, although
many believe Senator William Clark
may prove eventually to Dc the rich
est man in the United States. Owing
TO his great undcyelopcd mining prop
critics his fortune canhut be accurately
estimated.
Furthermore. great fortunes which
may be placed in the same class as
that Of Mr.. RockeSellers arc by no
means infrcquent. The great fortune
of to-day hovers around the 500, ,O00,-
600 mark. Half dozen men and cs.
tates are rated at sums ranging any
where from that figure to DIR. Rookie.
feller's $500. 900, 600. Such fortunes are
sufficiently numerous to fix the ,tand.
aiu ia oubiS VI liut llSultSs
Mr.. Carneeie's Vast Accum uation.
When the Carnegie company was
formed in New Jersey in March, 1900,
as preliminary to the formation of
the United States Steel corporation,
Mr.. Carnegie was credited with $685.
$4,000 in stock and $SS,1i7.0O0 in
bonds, or S174,529,000 in all He re-
tired from business in the following
year. AT that time his fortune was
estimated at sums r2Dging from $l66,-
100000 10 s250,O00, 900, and his income
at from s2i,000,O00 TO s26,OOOOOO u
year. Ills income is now about
$l5.00O000 a year. according to re.
cent estimate. Conceding that his in
come for six years has averaged 500
100000 or $120,00O,OO0 in all, he could
have given at least S100,000,000 with.
out impairing his capital.
Astor Millions Are Inherited.
The Astors, Vanderbilts, Goelets and
Goulds represent class In which in
herited wealth has been preserved and
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dead sons, John Farr Weightman and
grandchildren, Mrs. Jones Wistar, the
widow of William Weightman, .Jr.,
since remarked, started to contest the
will on behalf of her children--a suit
which created sensation in Phila.
delphia society and dragged for
months through the courts.
Hetty Green's Millions Grow.
A third woman must be added to
this list, Mrs Hetty IIowland Robin
son Green. the woman financier Mrs.
Green has passed her three score
years and ten, and spent more than 40
years in active business life. She is
probably the second richest woman in
the country, her wealth being estimat.
ed at $l0O,0OO.O00. She inherited
$6,000,0 900 in 1865 from her father a
whaler of New Bedford, Mass. An
aunt subsequently added s6.00O,OOO
more. She nearly doubled it before
she married Edward II. Green. Her
most important property is the Chem
ical National bank and her heirs are
her two children, Edward Howland
Robinson Green, who lives in Texas,
and Miss Sylvia Green. Mrs. Green's
frugal life, her skin as d financier, her
ability as a money lender and many
ecccntricities have resulted in in
Vulnerable anecdotes that have made
her personality familiar.
Millions from Railroad Deals.
James J. Hill, president Of the Great
Northern railroad, ana one of the
masters OF American railroads, is re.
puted to be worth 100000, 900. He is
6S years old, and owns transportation
facilities covering almost the entire
continent and steamship lines to the
orient. His rise has been swift and
comparatively recent. He saw his first
opportunity in 1879. when he gained
control of the st. Paul e. Pacific rail
road, reorganizcd II, and started to
develop the northwest. In 1898 he
completed the Great Northern to the
Pacific coast. with It's G,000 miles Of
lines aud 900 miles of yards and sid
ings. He owns superb fleet OF steam
ships on the great lakes. including the
boats OF the Northern Steamship
company.
!, Several of the great fortunes OF the
country must remain largely matter
OF speculation. To this class belong
the accunnlations of J. Picrpont Nor.
gan. n. H. Rogers, and y. II. Harri-
man. Mr.. Morgan's fortune was re-
Gently estimated At $5o.OOO, 900, but
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canal project have been at work to
cause decentralization in the ranks Of
the canal forces. +. ii. Hartman re-
Gently issued statement denying that
any transcontincntal lines with which
he has TO do have taken any action
the purpose of which was to delay
legislation or work favorable to the
construction OF the canal. 1t remains
n fact, however, that several men upon
whom the government has relied In
the prosecution of its great project did
nor stay ION the job" but allowed
themselves TO he cnticed away by
transportation corporations through,
the offer ofYatter salaries than the
government provided. There have
been many difficulties. too. connected
with the question of whether the ac-
tual digging of the ditch should be
done by, contractors or government Of
iicals.
Now that the federal government has
rejected the contract plan foc the COLI
struction of the Panama canal and de-
cidcd on doing the work itself, giving
the task of supervision to the officers
of the corps of engineers of the army,
the linelight has been directed on
Lieutenant Colonel Goethals Of this
branch OF the service. Secretary Taft
selected him as tho officer best qualified
by experience TO be chief engineer OF
the canal and take up the duties which
for some months past have been In the
hands of John L. Stevens. Colonel
Goetlals has already handled success.
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heir to the bulk of his property. Twen.
ty-six relatives were tho benoficiaries
OF legacies of $4,000 each. which have
largely been iDcfeaseG since then. AZ
ter paying small private requests IL
was announced that the rest would be
given away by Mrs. Sage. Before the
will was filed. one estimate of the size
of the fortune was 100000 900. This
was declared to be much too low. The
estimate of Wall street was $I00,000,-
900. Other estimates since the will
was filed have varied from s63 1000. 900
to s93,000,00O. The balance which
Mrs. Sage will distribute is said to be
more than $75,O00,OOO.
Americas Richest Widow.
The story of Mrs. Anne Weightman
Walkers st2O0O0,0O0 is not without
its elements of tragedy. Most of her
fortune came from her father. William
Weightman. of Philadelphia. Starting
as penniless boy in laboratory. MIR.
Woightman laid the foundation of his
wealth in the quinno trade during the
civil war and by introducing sugar
coated quinine pills. II was swelled
rapily by real estate investments in
the heart of Philadelphia including a
theater, hotels, Office buildings. and
business and residential blocks.
His friends were amazed when he
died, leaving his entire fortune, except
for few small bequests. to Mrs. Wal
ker. his daughter.
There were absolutely no restrictions
on her use of the money. The will
contained no charitable bequests. His
other descendants were practically
ignored in the will. They were the
two sons and five daughters of his
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Senator CIark's New Palace.

Another multi.milionaire from the
west Is Claus Spreckles, the sugar re.
finer OF San Francisco. for many years
known as "the Sugar King OF the
Hawaiian Islands" He is generally
credited with being worth about $50.
100000. He joined the so-called mil.
lionaires' colony on upper Fifth ave.
nue. last August, when he purchased
the marble house of Isaac Stern, near
Sixty-seventh street.
No residence in this neighbOrhood
attracts more attention than the elab-
crate. even fantastic, mansion of Sen
ator William A. Clark. Fifth avenue
and Seventy-seventh street. 1t has
been In course of construction since
1899 It's cost has been estimated at
sums ranging from $3,0OO.O00 to $5,.
100000. Senator Clark, the Copper
King of Butte, will add unique per.
sonality to the millonaires of New
York. His purchases Of pictures have
attracted no less attention than his
business and political contests. A re.
cent estimate Of Senator Clarls's for.
tune at something over s150,00O, 900
was considered not excessive.
Two Crest Foreign Fortunes.
Passing to the great fortunes abroad,
the Rothschild millions appear as
Colossus, to he measured with foot.
rule. Their united properties pass far
beyond the hundred millions. In 12
years they loaned nearly $3.50, ,000, 900
to European governments Somo idea
OF their riches may be gained from the
fact that since 1916 they have raised
for Great Britain more than Al 900.
100000; for Austria, $3.50 900 900; for
Prussia, $2O0,000,000; for France,
$500, 600, 900; for Italy nearly Sa00. 900.
O0O and for Russia more than $685.
000.0
Compared with American fortunes,
most oil the other estates held In Eu-
rope seem small indeed. The property
OF the Duke of Portland, for example.
Is the second in point OF Importance In
England. His estates comprise 1s3,200
acres, including the famous Welbeck
Abbey and Sherwood Forest, and Lon
don properties In and around Regent.
Wolbeck aud Winpole streets. Caven.
dish square and Portland road The
dukes income is estimated at ei,BOO.-
0OO d year.
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Great Fortunes of
Today Not Computed
Under Nine Figures

Not Far Behind Rockefeller, Who
COnfesses to Quarter of a Billion,
Come Not a FeW Estates and Private
Fortunes Which Run Into Nine Fig
uTgs---lmpOssibIe to Estimate Great
est Holdings---AndreU Carnegie, Sen
ator Clark, Mrs. Walker, the Astors
and the Guggenheims, the Wander
biIts and the GOulds Probably DO Not
KnOp What Sums Their Riches Reach
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this at best Is q hazardous guess. Equal
ly hazardous would be an estimate OF
the wealth of Edward II. Hartman,
the giant of Wall street and master
of $4,000 miles of railroads extending
from ocean to ocean, and valued at
more than $2,O00,000, 900. A man Of
nearly 60 years, taciturn, secretive,
even among his associates, unosten-
tatious in his man, benefactions, Mr..
Harriman's wealth has been estimated
at $15O,OOO,000 Probably no one but
himself knows how nearly his for
tune approximates this sum.
Great Gould and Field Estates.
The estate of Marshall Field, the
great merchant. has been valued at
more than 800 0,00O, 900, and this is con-
sidered conservative estimate. The
stores belonging to the estate in Chi
cago transact business amounting to
more than $50.000,00O a year. The
real estate includes not less than 20
building sites in the heart of Chicago,
block after block of land near the Uni
versity of Chicago. hundreds of acres
in the Calumet region, further south,
and iron lands in Michigan. OF the
stocks are large holdings in the Bal
timore & Ohio. Chicago. Milwaukee &
ST. Paul and Chicago e. Northwestern.
Jay Gould followed the example Of
the vanderbilts and Astors in seeking
to concentrate and conserve his vast
fortune. 1t consisted chiefly Of stocks
and bonds of the various corporations
in which he was interested when he
died, Is years ago. They had at that
time a market value of sS1. 10000
His real estate was valued at $1,000.
900. The net value of the estate was
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16
DOWSER AND ROOSTER
Tried to Teach It to Talk, but
Met With Poor Success.
BIRD A PRESENT TO HIM.
II Was Bantam, and When Il Began
Growing In the Night Something
Happened-AIimony Question Again
Spoken OF,


copyright. 1907. by c. II. Sutcliffc.l
When Mr.. Bowser reached home the
other evening he was carrying hat
box with numerous holes punched in
the cover, and as he carefully set It
down In the front hall. with a COM
placcnt smile OH his face. Mrs. Bowscr
Gucricd:
"a new hat. ch2 What style is it?'
"Ncvcr mind the style until after din
ner. It's ready. SUPPOSE
"Yes. but you have nalf dozen hats
around the house already. Why did
you buy new onc?'
For reply he laughed and led the
way down TO the dining room lie was
in great good nature. but b. refused to
answer any questions touching the hat.
Mrs. BOwser finally decided In her own
mind that II was II hat he had taken
down TO be pressed and reshaped, and
the meal had been half finished when
something like a scream was heard
from upstairs, and with "A by thun-
der.' OH his lips Mr.. Bowser rose up
aud dashed from the room. She fol-
lowed him, and what she saw on reach
ing the front hall was the hatbox be-
ing rolled over and over OH the floor by
the cat. while sinotliercd screams came
from the interior
'You villain. III have your lfe!"
shouted Mr.. Bowser at the cat as lie
rushed forward.
''For mcrcy's sake. what have you
got In that box?"
"Nonc OF Your business! It's come to
a pretty pass when can't bring box
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16

Carnegie, Mrs. Sage is the wealth,
giycr most In The public eye, Many
have Leard OF the gentlc-faceN. child
less woman in her seventy seventh
year, who cares nothing for society
and In whom dignity and humor are
dominated by kindly spirit and
grave responsibilitie which she keen
ly regrets Her declining years re-
fleet the simple life she lived 80 long
with her husband Russell Sage, the
Dean Of Wall street. the so-callcd
High Priest Of Puts and Calls
When Mr.. sage's VIII was fled ON
July 81 last Mrs, Sage became ths
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largely increased by succeeding gener'
ations BY this method and in some
instances, by the creation OF trust
funds. a substitute has been found for
the law Of primogeniture and entail in
Eneland--a system which is forbidden
In America.
John Jacob Astor, the first, died In
1o48. the riches man OF his day His
estate was worth $fc,000.0O0- The
bulk or IL was left 10 his SON, William
B. Abtor. who devoted himself sedu.
louAty to the family real estate busk
noss. on mis- death In 1873 he left
e13oo0o, 900 70 his sons s7O,ooo,Ooo
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Coins Her Ono Better,

Housomaid--The postman brings mo
. letter from my young man every day
With heaps OF kisses In It. Isn't it
lovely?
Co0k-fes, but It's niuch nicer for
me. The postman 10 my young man,
and every day he kisscs mo himself. .
a6esesndostct Batter. -
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16
Goet|laIs, the
New Canal Chief
Career Of the Army officer Who Succeeds
John F. Stevens as Chief Engineer
Many Obstacles That nsva
Delayed Work.

TH r work Of
building q ca
nal across the
isthmtls Is q task
that bids fair to last
through several nd.
ninistrations. Ev-
cry sort of obstacle
seems to arise to
delay and coinpli-
cate the execution
OF the task. So
IN q ny hindranccs
have been met with
that the idea has
been suggested that
railway influences
49, xtxs A. A.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
ARRANGEMENTS
COMPLETED
DuFFERENT COMMITTEES AP-
POINTED FOR CELEBRATION.
No Effort Will be Spared to Make
the Celebration the best Ever
Held In Heppner.

Patriotism, amusement, noise
and a general good time.
Heppner will celebrate the
Fourth of July. The demonstra-
ton will last for two days, July
4th and 9th.
The first very necessary pre-
liminsry was the raising of the
funds sufficient to carry out An
elaborate and interesting program.
The raising Of funds was an easy
matter.
We have the money, and we
have the excellent combination of
patriotism and push to make this
the biggest and best celebration
ever held in Morrow county.
A public meeting was called
Monday evening. G. c. Patterson
was elected chairman and the fol-
lowing executive committee was
appointed:
G. @. Patterson, G. O. Huelat,
F. E. Westerberg. Fred Warnock,
S. f. Van Vactor, Frank Gillian.
s. E. Notson was elected secre-
tary.
A meeting of the executive COM
mittee was held Tuesday evening
and committees were appointed as
follows:
Finance-F. E. Westerberg, G.
G. Patterson, G. O. Huelat.
Publicity j. A. Hicks, Fred
Warnock.
Speakers. E. Notson, S. E.
VanVactor, E. L. Freeland.
Vocal Music-Garfeld Crawford.
Band-Vawter Crawford.
Sports-Bob Wiley, Ed. Patter-
son, Harry Duncan.
Broncho busting-Frank Rob-
erts, Newt. Jones, Art Minor.
Decorstion-Thos. Brennan, W.
81. Bennett, Geo. Conser.
Parade-D. G. Gurdane, John
Rasmus.
There will be committee meet
ing Friday evening at the Com
mercial Club rooms.