Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-02-09

agreed TO treat each other 1mper-
sonally
And how humanity at large Is bene
fitted by this rivalry in munificence!
For the rivals are not competing with
thousands or hundreds of thousands
or even millions. They are welding
hundreds of millions, and nobody can
predict where the race will end.
Death will not bring it to a close, for
will direct the distribution after their
days are done of as much or more
than they have given away in their
lifetimes.
John d. Rockefeller is supposed to
be the richest man in the world. He
himself probably doesn't know how
much he Is worth. His total fortune
may be assumed to be between $780,
100000 and $70O,O00,0oo. If he lives
another Is or 20 years and doesn't
give away too much, he may die bill
lionaire, the first the world has ever
known.
Enormous Sums Between Them.
Andrew Carnegie is not so rich.
No one knows just what he took for
his interest in the steel trust, but 1t
is supposed to have been In the neigh
borhood of s250,000,000 or 100000
| 900. Today he is worth something
between $200,000,OO0 and 100000, 900.
/ II WOULD coornoIy In on axtraya eart
guess II one were to estimate the sum
! total of the Rockefeller and Carnegie
millions at a billion dollars. And
they are rivals in placing this well
nigh inconceivable sum of money
| where 1t will do the most good to
mankind. ..
1t would be interesting to know
just what passed through Mr. Rookie
feller's mind on that morning not so
long ago when he read in his copy of
| the World that Mr.. Carnegie, by hand
| ing out $4,000 600 for peace, had pass
| ed him in the race to give away the
most money. What did he do in that
| library at Pocantico Hills, the West
chester county suburb where he lives
each autumn and Christmastide?
Probably he walked to the bay win
dow which commands view of the
cold, gray Hudson, thought bit, and
smiled that inscrutable smile of his.
The first great gifts of Mr. Rockefel-
Ter and Mr., Carnegie were made in
1891 They have been giving ever
since. In all that time Mr.. Carnegie
has been handing out his money at an
average rate of SIG, 1886 a day. Mr.
Rockefeller, just at the moment few
millions behind, has been generous to
the tune of $15,9S2 Ga day. But Mr..
Rockefeller has only to give away a
few more millions to make his daily
average climb higher than Mr.. Car
negie's.
Differ In Ideas of Giving.
Then it will be Mr., Carnegles turn
to think how he can Guido his rival.
When he reads of the latest Rockefel-
Ter gift, after hearing the huge pipe
organ in his Fifth avenue mansion be-
fore breakfast, he will try to find
some new field in which more of his
millions can be planted. And so in
another few weeks or months we may
look for another big gift from Mr..
Rockefeller, to be followed by still
larger one from the Laird Of Skibo."
Giving away money has with these
men taken the place of the desire to
pile up additional millions. They have
their own ideas about giving it away
They seldom give large sums with,
out imposing rigid conditions. Almost
invariably Mr. Rockefeller requires
that his beneficiary raise a similar
or even greater amount from other
sources. Before even the smallest
: amount is given the object is care
fully investigated. Mr.. Carnegie Is
equally careful. Skilled investigators
report on every application for char
ity. Only the most noteworthy re
quests are granted.
Messrs. Rockefeller and Carnegie
have their prejudices and their weak
nesses. Both also have their hobbies
Mr. Carnegie's is building libraries
Mr. Rockefeller's is his general educa
ton board and the University of Chi
cago
Some Record Gifts.
> Their principal gifts are surpris
ingly alike in size and purpose. Mr.
: Rockefeller favors this university, Mr.