The evening world., 1911-08-10
GATES IN WILL
!. GIVES REQUESTS
= TO 80 FAMILIES
Document Drawn in This CITY
Before the Spectacular Finan-
Il cier Went to Europe.
GREAT FORTUNE TO SON
Testame1; Dispos.ng of S4O,-
100000 or $4,000, 900 to
Be Filed in Texas.
FORTUNE TO SON

The will Of John W. Gates, who died
yesterday in Paris after a lingering III
ness. will be probated in Port Arthur,
Tex. where the fnancier made his resi-
dehce. This much was ascertained to-
day at the offices Of Byrne a Cutcheon.
lawyers Of No. "a Broad street. which
firm has custody OF the last will and
testament made by Mr.. Gates. II Is
understood that the bulk OF the prop
erty will go to Charley Gates. his
good-natured son, who Is inexperienced
in business. The fortune Is estimated
At between SO. 900, 900 and $50, Ooo.O 100
II could not discuss MI. Gates's will
without the consent Of either his
widow or his son." declared +. w. NJ.
Cutcheon. II nave not looked at It for
some time. But as you seem to have
advices from Paris of it's existence in
our Office. l viii not oeny tnat We urew
such a document"
We're any requests made outside of
his family?" was asked.
That ! could not say" was the reply.
but I will say, that the public knew
veg little of the real Mr.. Gates. More
than thirty families are dependent upon
cheoks mailed monthly at the instance
of Mr.. Gates"
II is understood that all OF these
families are benefited by this will.
PART PLAYED BY GATES IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST.
ANY one who writes an Intelligent
n accurate account OF the develop
ment OF the West must write a history
Of John w. Gates and men OF his
stamp" said John F. Harris. a banker
Of No.. Ii Wall street. Mr.. Gates's most
intimate friend on the New York Stock
Exchange. Mr.. Harris said that the
body OF Mr.. Gates will be given a final
resting place in the little cemetery at
West Chicago in the lot where his par
ents were buried.
in the development Of Port Arthur
Mr.. Harris continued. Mr.. Gates
created a refrigerating plant, an
electric light works. opened a ma.
tional bank. built the Plaza Hotel OF
Texas, instituted a hospital. started a
commercial college, opened a wholesale
grocery and organized cotton and lum
Der xpo companies. besides organic
ing an experimental farm Of three thou
sand acres. This is the work Of the
so-called stock gambler in one locality
rather. I should say. the work Of an
empire builder.
In June 1 was with Mr.. Gates In
Paris Inc he old me that he had his
fingers In more than fifty different en-
, terpriscs.
"Dut It was the Texas Company
A nny,nNaAAAA hNA -..
forest. I am on his Board of nj.
r~sotors, and I speak authoritattvsly
whom I deny that the Standard Oil
interests are directly or indirectly
associated with US. and I Am famil-
lar with every name on our LIST OF
l,2oo stockholders.
Mr.. Gates took charge OF the Repub-
\ Tic Iron and Steel Company at a time
when II was loaded down with broker
concerns-odds and ends that nobody
wanted. lie put his shoulder to the
wheel, and, as with the Texas Com
pany, when a million dollars was want
ed for this or that purpose, It was forth
coming from Mr.. Gates.
UNITED STATES REALTY COM
PANY ONE OF HIS CREATIONS.
Ills tliTh EIfdb 'AA'A Plls' was tH'
United States Realty Company. whicf
somewhat reflects his untiring energy
in the ownership of Nos, Ill and III
broadway, of the Flatiron Building
the Plaza Hotel here, and a part inter
est In the Broad Exchange Building
besides having more than $3.UO.U
worth OF construction contracts. in
Guiding that OF the new Union Depo
for Kansas city.
.stJo mas also itaragtaH in fha NonS,
Mountain project near Sudbury, Ont
where we are arranging to briquett
100, 900, 900 tons of iron ore. / hav,
not touched on the other performance
of Mr.. Gates. They are well known
But the public should know the condi
ton of the enterprises in which he wa
engaged at the time OF his death