New-York tribune., 1910-11-13
Wonderful Memory for DefaHs Possessed
By fbe Woman 1J6o Oe0ns s7O,-
G00,CCG. RS Said

'Yp our grandfather, edward Mott Robin
son.. I observed, left your mother large
fortune when he died. What was his his
tory and ms busiuess?''
"Iu 1856 lie occupied the Same relative
position in this country that John D.
Rockefeller occupies now He was the
most conspicuous oil man OF his DAY, send
fus ships out for whales and producing
SPERM oil. which was burned in lamps by
persons who could afford a better illumi-
uaut than tallow candles He left my
mother 8 900 and the income on 5000
F1" which. hv provision of his viii, was
Iwr into trust MIS- Green. Of course,
, had personal control Of her own inheri-
ta7~0"
had Hrr father given her any special
training III business
Ny grandfather had lived in New Bed
ford. Mass. When he moved 70 New York.
nis wife being dead my mother was his
companion and kep- his house. Natural
lE- he tried 70 teach her how 10 protect her
own interests. lie vas very able man
and gave his daughter sound instruction
! tHat she has followed all her life
.Tou We're born in London"
. after their marriage my parents went
m Europe Ny father previously had lived
IN England and liked tha country. Ny
mother, too. was more than willing to re-
main. once sho was settled in London. II
SD happened. therefore, that / was born
a. broad an6 not al home. We lived in Eng
land 71u-H 7 was eight Years old. and We.
Ia.srt be living there now had not a bank
la rhiE city failed owing my mother q large
gum of money. oShe came 10 New York 70
s.. about The failure and since then has
lived IN America and taken an active part
Ia business. We returned 10 Bellows Falls.
in Vermont where I prepared for Tordham
College. from which I was graduated at The
age Of eighteen
WAS any particular career then in your
plaus.' ] asked
NO. I sometimes thought, as I now re-
member, THAI il would be nice if mother
wOuld make ne president Of the Chemical
National Bank of New York. But I had
vague ideas concerning the future ] had
been told by nay mother that the property
sae neld was not her own. that she was
entitled 10 the income and interest, but
uO part of the principal. The property.
she said, was 10 be handed down to her
. children. and they, IN turn, guarding 1t
carefully, as honest ana prudent trustees,
we're TO hand II down TO their children
So as boy. of course. I supposed !
should have something 10 do ia the line Or
0usutsz."
In your carly instruction and training
] inquired. TO what principles and con
Duct did your mother give emphasls2"
First Of AL 10 seE-rellAnce. Let me
give yoo an illustration. ] went to Texas
in 1873 10 look after d railway in which
Mrs Green had become pretty heavily in
terested Desiring her Judgment, I would
telegraph that We needed certain things.
you are oH the ground. she would wire
back Immediately one day. losing pa
tienee. ! started for New York.
'AfotAcr / sold Oh entering her office.
when I telegraph you for advice 1 wish
you wouldn't curtly tell me to mind my
own business.
but she said. suppose I were not
herey YOU remember Mr- Wen, he
was captain Of his own ship. ! am cap
tain Of my ship His sons were his mates.
They wore uniforms and looked very