The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-02-11

agreed to treat each other imper-
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 1t to close, for
IL Is almost certain that their wills
Will direct the distribution after their
days are done of as much or more
than they have given away in their
lifetimes.
John ID. 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.OOO,OOO. If he lives
another Is or 20 years and doesn't
give away too much, he may die bill
llonaire, 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 $250.000,00O or $500 ,O00,-
| O00 Today he is worth something
between $200,000,O00 and $500, 900, 900.
1t would scarcely be an extravagant
guess IL one were to estimate the sum
total of the Rockefeller and Carnegie
millions at billion dollars. And
they are rivals in placing this well
nigh Uncomfortable sum of money
where it 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 $10,000,000 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 $16,43S,36 a day. Mr..
lRockefeller, just at the moment a few
millions behind, has been generous to
the tune of SIS "a a 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 1t will be Mr.. Carnegie's 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 flnt
: some new field In which more of his
: millions can be planted. And so ii
: another few weeks or months we MAY
look for another big gift from Mr.
Rockefeller, to be followed by a still
i. larger one from the Laird of Skibo,
Giving away money has with thes,
men taken the place of the desire t.
pile up additional millions. They hay,
:. their own ideas about giving it away
!. They seldom give large sums with
+ out imposing rigid conditions. Almos
9 invariably Mr.. Rockefeller require
that his beneficiary raise simia
or even greater amount from othe
q sources. Before even the smalles
: amount is given the object is care
| fully inve, tigated MIR. Carnegie |
; equally careful Skilled inves tigator
/ report on every application for char
l. ity Only the most noteworthy RI
:, quests are granted.
Messrs. Rockefeller and Carnegi
have their prejudices and their veal
nesses. Both also have their hobbies
: Mr.. Carnegie's is building Libraries
Mr.. Rockefeller's is his general educ,
!. ton board and the University of Oh
cago.
q Some Record Gifts.
e. Their principal gifts are surpri
n ingly alike in size and purpose M
" Rockefeller favors this university, M