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

history
What peace now that brain long active and trou
bd Cares and combats are far away gone forever No
Emperor of the old days of the Rome that lies
buried below Rome completely at rest than he
The heavy lines between the eyes and the deep lines at the
corners of the mouth have sofened and those hands so often
enched in power anger lie peaceful to move no more
Within care, trouble no sorrow No anger
at unjust exuaton at success no
grief, disappointment.
The hammering and rolling of the steel mills on No
sound reaches these mills from the locomo
tives of his railroads shre1ing the continent
No more visions industrial empire marshalng and
controlling the golden soldiers that lie in bank vaults
millions that his and go through the clear
ing householder signal them another will controls
them His will so powerful and compelling dead-and
man knows the spirit that ruled and ragged in
that body peaceful and calm.
Morgan was giant power of will and imagination At
any stage the worlds history he would have taken part IN
the great work of that period
He was born in the age of money industrial organ
cation and he made himself king of money and king
ganzer.
Industrial forces scattered he united and weld
ed gigantic units intriguer, but conqueror
all cOnquerors he levied heavy tribute conquer
ed territory.
intellgenty
Dealing with tens of millions money he showed tens of
millions of his fellowmen what they ought to do and did
for them-wh the wealth that he had gained from them
Great works of art literature he purchased for tens
Of millions brought to this country No conqueror has
so despoled foreign since Napoleon ranged
through Itay-sendng back his trophies to France.
His brain complex and simple Complex in its power
to and to SEIZE industry as whole simple in his
emotions simple child in the primitive religious feeling
in the riob of of He be
eved in INEQUALITY of and in the submission of
the weak.
He believed in and real hell and in
definite of getting into one and keeping out of the
other.
He had great Bishops they Protest
ant Episcopalian and calm contemplation well earned
for Presidents of the United States.
He helped make competition ridiculous and obsolete
the work of this day
He built magnificent hospital for pregnant and
in the greatest city the richest country provided the only
decent place child could be born and the mother cared
for without money that he hoped for
lists he there many mothers babies welcome
him and him for saving them from pain and shame
cause of did them and spite of what he did
Others entirely probable that he this
that real heaven if it exists
He set an example fighting, ruling, in managing in
getting and in spending.
world his country get much of possible
himself his business to spend what he got grandly
wisely his peasueevey moment he lived fully and
violently.
Now he lies dead and at peace The things that he
owned else owns" And he who
that may be.
He was a great COrsair great fighter and he LOOKED
the part.
May the country see others like him. as strong as gene
fighting give rather than get devotng genius
distribution rather than to accumulation.
A truly great gone Nav his spirit fnd-NoT REST
could endurc-but eternal and changing aCy
y here in other sphere where force and courage are
needed