The new era., 1910-03-10

whole Pacific frontage with excepting BY
ties Of blood and common nterest-and enjoying. Ike
us. the rights of selfgoverment" se.
A company formed and two expeditions set out
for the mouth of the Columbia river. by land ano
the other by sea. 81
The land expedition barely got through alive-it
perilous undertaking with accidents by flood and ned
But the route by the water feasible.
The TOW founded and soon became center OF
commercial activity Had Astor been the ground to
take personal charge city like Seattle would have
bloomed and blossomed the Pacific so years ago.
There came grand grab at Astoria and 1t was each
for himself and the devil take the hndermos 1t
stampede. System and order went by the board Ths
strongest stole the most usual but all got tt1A
And Englands gain in citizens our loss
Astor million dollars by the venture He smilsE
calmly and said The plan v.. tight but my men wese
the northwest. My plans right. Time win vindt
cate my reasoning"
When the block Broadway bounded by vesey and
houses preparatory building the Astor house. wise
shook their heads and said Its too far town.
But the free bus that met all boats solved the dn-
Guilty and the to hotel all tho world
Astor worth ten million, but he took personal do
light in sitting in the lobby of the Asor house and
watching the dollars roll into this palace that his bra
had planned
Astor TALL thin commanding in appearance.
He had only hallucination and that that he
spoke the Eglish language The he
30 with him in all its pristine effusence S.
pody would know vas Cherman-aind't it," he use4
TO Yet where John Jacob wrote 1t English
out flaw
In all Of his dealings he uniquely honorable
upright He paid and he made others pay. His word
his bond He charitable in the sense OF
indiscriminate giving To give something nothing
is to weaken the giver his sayinxA
That attitude protected mserly spirit II ea.v
to but it is not wholly In his years
carried with him q book containing record of hin
possessions. He would visit piece property
and then turn to his book cost
ten or twenty before. To realize his pro
phetc vision had been him great source
Of satisfaction.
His habits of the best. went to bed at nins,,
O'Clock and before six. At was at hi
ONCE He knew enough to eat sparinsly walk
he was never sick. Millionaires, rule are woefu
ignorant Up to certain sum. they grow with thSR
acquisitions Then they begin at the heart
The a fortune is penalty advise the eent.
reader to think twice before accumuating millions
John Jacob Astor was exceptional in his combined
love of money and love Of books. Fitz Green Haleck
was his private secretary hired Of literary
friendship washington Irving was close friend too
Astor died, aged s6. 1t natural death-a thing
that seldom The machinery all ran down
at
William B. Astor. the of John Jacob was brought
up in the financial he should go. He was studious
methodical conservative. and had the good
carry out the wishes of his father His
Astor. was very much like him, only Of more neutral
tint The time is ripe for another genius in the
ana initiative OF his parent he had culture and
spoke English without an accent The son of John
Jacob Astor second, is William Waldorf Astor who
speaks English with an English accent you know.
John Jacob Astor besides having the first store for
the sale of musical in America organized
the nrst orchestra OF over 12 players brought
leader from Germany and did foster the love
Of music in the New World.
Every worthy Maecaenas magines that he is a great
painter, writer sculptor musician side tracked BY
cares thrust upon him by unknd fate. Jacob As
tor told Washington Irving that II was only bust
ness responsibility that prevented his being novelist
and at other times he declared his intent to take up
music as profession a. he had gotten all Of
his securities properly tied And whether he worked
out his dreams or not there doubt but that they
added to his happiness length Of days Happ,
is the man who escapes the BY leaving his liter
ary masterpiece In the ink