Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-02

history
What peace now, that brain long active and trou
bM Cares and combats away gone No
Empcror of the days no of the Rome that lies
buried below Rome completely at than he
heavy eyes and the deep lines the
of the mouth have sofned and those hands often
cenched power and anger lie peaceful to
Within his breast no care no trouble No anger
at criticism unjust exuation at
grief disappointment.
hammering rolling of the steel mills go No
sound these mills from the locomo
tive of his railroads shreSing the continent
No of industrial empire, marshalng and
controlling of golden soldiers lie in bank vaults
The millions that his and go through the clear
ing house-another signal them another will controls
them His will powerful and compelling is dead-and
man knows the spirit that ruled and ragged in
that body peaceful and calm.
Morgan was giant in power of will and imagination. At
any stage the history would have taken part
the great work of that period.
He was born the age money industrial organi.
cation and he made himself a king of money a king
ganizer
Industrial scattered he united and weld.
ed gigantic units ntriguer but COnqueror
and like all conqueror he levied heavy tribute upon conquer
ed territory.
He earned magnlhcenty and he spent magmncenty and
inteligently
Dealing of millions of money he showed tens of
millions of his felowmen what they ought do and did it
them-wih the wealth that he had gained from them
Great works literature he purchased for
of millions and brought to this country conqueror
so despoed foreign since Napoleon ranged
through Italy-sendng back his trophies to France
His brain complex and simple. Complex in its power
to see SEIZE industry a whole simple in his
emotions simple child in the primitive religious feeling.
ooIsL
eved the INEQUALITY of and in the submission of
the weak
He believed in a real heaven and real hell and in GER
definite getting into and keeping out of the
other.
He had great Difference Bishops they
ant Epscopalian and calm contemplation well earned
for Presidents Of the United States
He helped to competition ridiculous and obsolete
the best work of this day.
He built a magnificent hospital for pregnant and
in the greatest city country provided the only
place where child could be born and the mother cared
without money the real heaven that he hoped for
lists he will find there many mothers and babies to welcome
and thank him for saving them from and shame Be
cause he did for them spite of what to
Others entirely probable he moment IN
that real heaven, if it exists.
He set example fighting ruling managing in
getting and spending
his country. get of it as possible
for himself his business spend what he got grandly
wisely his pleaure-every he lived fully
violently
Now he lies dead and at peace. The things that he
"owned" some else owns And he not who
that may be
He great Corsair. great fighter, and he LOOKED
the part.
May he country see others like him as strong as gener
but lighting give rather than get devotng genius
distribution rather than TO accumulation
truly great gone May his spirit fnd-NoT REST
which he could not oudurebu eternal and changing aciv
. or in some other sphere wrere force and courage