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

history.
What peace now in brain long active and trou
bed Cares and comba are away and gone forever No
Emperor of the old days no citizen of the Rome that lies
buried below modern Rome completely at rest than he
The heavy lines between the eyes and the deep lines at the
corners of the mouth soened and those hands SO often
clenched in power anger lie peaceful to move no more
Within his breast no care trouble sorrow No anger
at criticism that unjust exutaon at success no
grief, disappointment
The hammering and rolling of the steel mills go on No
sound reaches from these mills from the Ocomo
tves of his railroads shriekng the continent
No more visions industrial empire marshalng and
controlling of the golden soldiers that lie in bank vaults
The millions that his and through the clear
inc householder signal moves them another will controls
them win powerful and compelling is dead-and no
man knows where now is the spirit that ruled and ragged in
that body so peaceful and calm.
Morgan was giant in power of will and imagination At
any stage worlds history he would have taken part in
the great work of that period.
He was born in the age of money and industrial Organ
cation and he made himself king money and king
ganizsr,
Industrial forces that were scattered united and weld
ed into gigantic units ntrguer but conqueror
and like all cOnqurOrs heavy tribute upon conquer
ed territory.
He earned magnihcently and he spent magnifcenty and
intelligenty.
Dealing with of millions of money he showed tens of
millions of his fowmen what they ought to do and did it
for hem-wth the wealth that had gained from them
Great works of art literature he purchased for
of millions brought this country No conqueror has
depOed foreign art treasures since Napoleon ranged
through Italy-sending back his trophies to France
His complex and simple Complex in its power
to see and to SEIZE an industry whole simple in his
emotions simple child in the primitive religious feeling
He believed the right of power and of wealth He be
eved in the INEQUALITY of and in the submission of
the weak.
He believed in a real heaven and real hell and
tain definite way of getting into and keeping out of the
He had great Difference Bishops if they Protest
ant Episcopaan and calm contemplation well earned
for Presidents of the United States.
He helped make competition ridiculous and obsolete
the best work of this day
He built magnificent hospital for women pregnant and
in the greatest city Of the richest country provided the only
decent place child could be born and the mother cared
for without money If the real heaven that he hoped for
lists he viii many mothers and babies welcome
him and him for saving them from pain and shame Be
cause Of he did for them and spite Of what he did
Others entirely probable that he is at this IN
that real heaven. If it exists.
He set an example fighting in ruling managing, in
getting and in spending.
The world was his country to get much of it as possible
for himself his business spend what he got grandy
and wisely his peasure-every he fully
violently.
Now he lies dead and at peace The things that he
"ovned" some owns" And he who
that may be-
He was great COrsair great fighter and he LOOKED
the part
May the country others like him, strong gener-
but fighting TO give rather than get devong genius
distribution rather than to accumulation
truly great gone NAY his spirit fnd-NoT REST.
oh he could endurebut eternal and changing activ-
other sphere where and courage are
seeded.