The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-01
WEALTHY MEN
PREFER BOYS
TO DIVIDENDS
AMONG TIE LEADING MEN ARE
GEORGE o. PRATT. MORTIMER
L scHIFF. AUGUST BELMONT.
COLIN n. LIVINGSTONE AND
MILTON a. NAcRAE.

New YORK. Nov. 13-@The Boy
scout movement Is one ~ the birEest.
n not the biggest % an agents for
the uplift o. boys ~ this country."
That Wa the emphatic stAtemeu2
TO-DAY q GeorEa u Pratt. treasurer %
the BOY scouts ~ America. wealtay
business man and a member % the
Pratt family ~ nrooklyn Because 81
the belief which Mr.. Pratt entertaina
he devotes much time every day 90
the development % scout work Ga this
country His enthusiasm over the
Scout movement r. shared by other
successful business men.
Among them are Mortimer 4. schiff.
son OF Jacob schiff. OF Kuhn. Loeb a
Company - this clty. MUton A. Nc
Rae. retired business man % Detroit.
Michigan. August Belmont. banker.
View York city. Colin "a. Livingstone.
banker az Washingt0n. who O. chair
man q the executive board - the BOY
scouts % America. Al those founders
O. great fortunes today feel that they
rather would help develop the boys
% the country into splendid citizens
than devote their time 90 arcumulat-
los more wealth.
They au see me greet Opportunity
FOR such work in the Boy Scout move
menLT is Ar Pratra phraHinE ~ their
point 81 view
Bslisvsd IN Movement
These men believed in me move
msnt from ths start They financed
a. Ia that wors they were assisted
hy John H. Rockefeller. Andrew Car
neRie. Mrs Russell SAGE. and many
other wealthy persons The leaders
% the movement felt that % would
BE- better FOR them 90 supply the
money Co get the movement IN fun
swing rather than o. retard Is De-
vslopmant IN the beginning ~ So
ucIflng funds They believed that
once tho scout movement was on its
feet 90 would be self supporting
Because they realize how much good
the Boz Scout movement has done
and how much more 30 can o.. Msssrs.
Pratt and srhIff. and other prominent
men. are preparing 90 take trip
across the country with James p
West. chief scout executive % assist
IN tho further spread a. the Scout
movement They a. business men VIII
talk 90 the business men ~ the dif-
ferent cities Oh the country. The
win point out O. the men who have
been too busy 90 consider carefully
what the Boy scout movement g. the
rreat opportunities O. has Tor grasp
ms the attention ~ the boy and lead
ms along the right lines % thinking
and actluE.
Every man SAID Ne. Pratt today.
who looks 20 the future az this
country must keep On mind the fact
that the boys % today are the men
I 20 tnnorrow A. business man
{ fromgee eastern city I want ta give
my experience with enc Boy Scouts %
America Far a Ersat many years 6
I Rave felt that ~ the child of today
could BE- properly led. the man 0f TO-
morrow would be one On whom we
could have pride and confidence. PLAY
grounds. boys clubs and other insti-
buttons have been working tb raise
I The standard ~ tha boy. End an have
I done their part in improving his char
I acfer But 90 has always seemed g.
I me that none of these appealed % the
I boy as DO should
I fn most boys clubs the experience
/ Del that the individual stays a. a mem
/ lHr Tor e year or two years az the
4 oH side. The SUNDAY school Athletic
\ League was started some years ago
I 90 meet the boz on an attractive man
ner and make bis attendance in sun
day school a condition Tor his COM
I peting I'm games 10 other words. fhs
boy did uot attend of his own free
E wIII
/ Different boz organizations. Fuch
a. the Boy Pioneers and seton'a In
dams were started and have contIn-
we'd with more 0r less success. un-
20 finally General Baden Powell con-
ccived THE idea that 90 make boys
work successful ths hoy must give
some service and De founded what 6,
known a. the BOY Scouts"