New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-14
SULzER OPENS EYES
OF VINCENT AST0R
Young Millionaire Chooses
Agriculture as Best Means
Of Serving the People.
NINE WINDOWS UNMARRIED
Governor Gives Youth Credit
for Decision, but State
ment Tells Of I'm
petus Given.
Nv Telegraph 10 n. rrtoun.

lBy Telegraph 70 RI. Triouns
Albany, Feb. i3.-in the intervals OF
being The peoples Governor. Willis N
Snlzer has taken on himself the RESPONSE
hiiity Of shaping the future life of Vim
cent Aston. This fact came TO light to-
day through the Governors announce
mont that he had appointed the heir 20
the Astor millions chairman OF the New
York State delegation TO the General As
sembly o. the Information Institute Of
Agriculture. To DE held In Rome next
May.
Explaining this. the Governor declared
that he had invited young Mr.. Aston 10
the Peoples House" ana there asked
him 10 look out on the Kingdoms Of The
earth through nine new windows fur
nished by The Governor for his better out
look, and then decide what he could DO
, to make the world better and happier
tndei the Governors guidance. tie
young man took u peep through one WIN
dow after another, but didn't like the
, view. Finally the Governor led him 10
the ;iuc large plate glass lookout
, labelled scientific agriculture" The
prospec. 80 pleased Mr.. Astor. the Gov
ernor says that he dedicated himself 30
it for the beneN; Of the people o. the
state.
( Very mOGcstly the Governor .ycfrains
nom taking any credi, 10 himself for this
achievement. He generously insists on
giving II all 10 the Young man OF wealth.
who, he says ~ no, foolish and "is not
going 10 waste his life and wants 10
do something beneficial for humanity
But so that the records o. history
might not or regarding the great i'm
petus thus furnished 10 scientific agri-
culture, the Governor caused TO he pre-
pared nimeogTsph,d copies Of his brief
remarks rnpdo in describing the person
ally conducted tour Of life's fields of
endeavor on which he led the student.
After saying that he was glad 20 be
able 20 appoint delegates 10 this institute.
! in which he took great interest. Gov
crrnor Sulzer mentioned casually Chat Nj.
Astor came M 10 vis, him and was ir-
tercs,ed In doing something 70 be useful
ASKED for Governors Views.
lie spent the night at the Peoples
House coitinucl the GovcrroG. and
we talked over many things. He wanted
60 get my views and advice az 10 how
lie could be q useful man in the progress
of the world. lie is one OF the richest
young men on earth, has only reached
his majority and is just out Of college.
II told him that he was living IN a
house with only one window; that he
o'as looking out OF that window every
day. and his views were consequently
limited and contracted. l said. YOU have
come 10 ne FOR advice and my views; |
am going 10 put nine nov windows In
your hose. You can look out Of each oil
these windows With me and you will get
greater perspective. After you have
looked out Of all the Windows. select the
view you IKE best. and the field wherein
YOU think YOU can he the most useful.
and then 20 20 work and do something
Tor your fellow man. Nobody can de-
more than you can 70 make the world
better and happier.
The Governor shifted his position. tool;
a fresh chew. and resumed:
We'll. no spent some time looking out
| Of these windows, and he did not seem 10
take much interest in any one Of them
| until went TO the agricultural window.
and the moment he looked out OF that he
| said: That IL my field. That Is what !
vould like 20 Do. 7 have one OF the fines,
, farms in the state Of New York, down
| along the lludson Eiycr. of over six thou
ssnd acres. Ny father never did any
thing With II. I am going 10 make that
farm an experimental farm along scicp-
thc farm lines. and everything 7 do there
will be told TO The people Of the State OF
New Yor'i and the people Of the country.
so that they win know. 80 that they will
have the information, 50 that they can
! have the knowledge. ] Will have soils
! tested and find out what they lack. find
out what they are best spted for
, growing purposes. and 90 forth and so
on
"IIe said ne would do that. II is
splendid choice lie is 10 nc highly COM
nenied. greatly congratulated.
Naval Militia Rejected.
Among the windows which Nj Astor
rejected was one labelled naval militia"
According to the Governor. lie didn't
take 10 that a. all: he didn't see anything
| In IT," And. in fact. ''of all tho windows
out Of which he looked he didn't take
much interest until he saw through the
glass OF the agricultural window. Now,
he thinks agricultural development; is his
true field OF endeavor 50, hen do fnuch
work for the state when he returns from
Porne. aad says The Governor. whatever
helps the farmer benefits the state and
helps humanity.
! The young mans colleagues in the New
YORK State delegation were appointed. so
I ssr ~ the records show. without similar
missionary work Oh the part OF the Gov
| crnor. They are William C. Brown. pres
ident Of the New York Central: benjamin
| f. Yoaku!n, also railroad president
both Of whom do farming AS a side line;
Henry Morgcnthau, H., Of New York; IL
; iiott Il. Norr1s. OF Sodus: }. William Sul-
! hnrN Of YnsN and EredeIick IL Allen.