Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-10-29
CATESEXP ON
HUNT FOR HEALTH
Stricken by Apoplexy While in
Private Gar After Wyoming
Expedition.
CAREER is SPECTACULAR
Despite Enormous Wealth of Father,
Son Created Own Money Max
ing Opportunities.

Cody, Wyo., Oct, 29.-Charles G.
Gates. son of the late John w. Gates,
died here yesterday afternoon of
aDoplexy while in his private car,
Gates, accompanied by a party of
six, including two physicians, came
here about five weeks ago TO hunt elk.
His i'll health was one of the principal
reasons for making the trip. They
spent 25 days in the mountains, re.
turning to Cody last Thursday after a
most successful hunt.
Mr. Gates appeared TO have benefit
ed by the outing and was SO pleased
with the experience that he decided to
remain in Cody a few days before
leaving fer the east. He became i'll
yesterday and was taken TO his car,
where his two physicians were in con-
slant attendance up TO the time Of his
death. .
A change for the worse occurred
and complications caused apprehen-
sion. Efforts to relieve Mr.. Cafes
sluggish heart were Of no avail and he
gradually weakened and failed to re-
sDond to stimuiants.
The body probably will be embalmed
here and taken TO his home in New
York as soon as practicable.
Mr.. Gates had made many friends
here. A few days before his death he
various churches of Cody. In some
( instances he wiped out the indebted
ness and in others he made substan-
/ tial contributions. He purchased cloth
ing for the poor Of the city and in
| other ways aided them.
MAPS OWN CAREER.
Charles Gilbert Gates in many ways
was "a chip OF the old block" From
the age Of Is. when he asserted his
independence and abandoned the pro-
! fessionaH career mapped out for him
by his father, the plunging, 'Bet-You-
e-M!llicn" Gates, TO go TO work as q
bill clerk his mentality developed along
the spectacular lines made famous by
John w. Notwithstanding the great
wealth piled up by his father, the
younger Gates created most OF his op-
portunities for himself and made his
own way.
When Charles was born at Turner
Junction, ILL.,, now West Chicago. on
May 81, 1876, his father was about TO
SCI his hardware store and become a
salesman of barb wire for Isaac l.. FL
wood. thereby paving the way for &C
| cumulating his enormous fortune. The
boy was educated at Smith academy,
ST. Louis, and started to complete the
course at Lake Forest university, III
nois. But while in his second year in
college and when only Is he suddenly
left his studies and. before his father
was aware OF his move had gone to
work as a bill clerk for the Consoli
dated Steel and Wire company Of Chi
| cago.
ENTERS BROKERAGE FIELD.
At q he had become assistant &c
the president OF the company and &C
Quired a small fortune OF his own By
outside operations.
In 1897 he enlarged his financial
operations by buying junior partner
ship in the stock and commission brok
erage firm OF Baldwin. Quincy d Co
OF Chicago, with whom he enjoyed
two successful years, After windins
UP the pool. in American Steel anc
Wire stock, which they had conduct
ed, he Temporarily retired from active
business and spent three years II
travel.
Gates reentered the brokerage ranks
in 1892. when the firm of Harris
Gates & Co. was organized, the mem
bers being John F. Harris. ChaFlet
c. Gates and Samuel C. Scotch. " i'll
Isaac l.. Elwood, John Dupee. Johl
Lambert and John W. Gates as specia
partners. This firm continued In eS
istence for only a few years. Shei
lCha-les Gates. in connection With III