The Boise citizen., 1909-06-18
PROLIFIC BOUNTY

The open hand with which Mrs Russell Sage is disbursing the
millions BY husband attracting
indeed wide spread 1t Russell Sage fifty years
accumulate the great that his widow has filtered through
sarious channels Of charity and phlanropy in three Com
ing down comparison between accumulation and disbursement
stated that Russell Sage fortune amounted $500 day dur
ing the OF his natural life and that his widow giving
at the of $4,000 day. says the OregOnian.
Since has been shown that her belefaons largely in the
line OF helping the benecares help themselves while her phan
hroP well chosen udcous people only look and adj
ne the spirit that prompts gracious gver dperse her prolific
bounty person without leaving distribution other hands after
she shall have passed hence
Russell Sage though twice married no children dssipae
his fortune the Gould heirs have done add
have the heirs OF the VanderbIts and the Aors As
his power phenomenal in the perpaton OF his race and name
he failed hence the OF his long and
years the financial world Will and OF necessity pass into
other hands His second wife woman OF many nigh and woman
His confidence her aesed BY the fact that by
INTO her possession absolutely and without eta restriction was
absolute.
1t incredible however that man of his close and even mig
gard OF saving and spending would sanction the prohc
bounty which his chosen amoner has dispensed his boarded
millions Firm the belief that every should take OF
himself and his tins BELIEF has been reduced 10 negative by
Sage widow. who from his wealth has provided Summer outings
and recreation for OF tired working and for the pale
pnched slcky offspring OF hr1te or dated fathers Ben
Franklin himself rigid the ponug and appca
the rules economy among working people than Russell
yet his amoner hestates ignore these
what the interest OF humanity and the
welfare OF the poor and suffering.
The case is conspicuous exempfyng truth the
old bssedness giving Mrs Sage
happy her giving Wealth gives her pleasure through the large
opportunities that affords to carry comfort pleasure others
Her husband was bapDy after the manner Of sord men IN oathe
ing money she has found his death her chief happiness in
scattering Who shall say that his endeavor though assessed
sordid potent gracious end
made possible the prolific bounty which has given discre
ed by philanthropy while he lived and worked and accumulated
high place upon the honor roll OF the worlds benefactor
The Portland JounaTwen per OF the increase in the
land hereafter be taken for public purposes BY the
British government This form OF taxation based
the theory that population makes the increase and that all the
creased land value does belong the but part
all people The step England emphasized by similar
movement Germany There the Conservative party proposed
plan the Department OF Finance has approved and
carrying effect is almost pass the Reicfsag
Christendom will presently take favorable of this
entirely probable The value uninproved
block that brings million created by the but by
he enterprise and toll OF an increased population.
that people mortgage their homes buy
automobile Omaha Bee remarks that automobile that