The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-09-24
GIVING AWAY
VAST wealth
English Millionaire Socialist Prac-
tees What He breaches.
LIVES IN A MODEST HOME

George L. Moore Determined That All
His Wealth Should Be Spent awhile
He Was Still Above Ground"-With
Yearly income Estimated at IS,
100000 He Has No Other Pleasure
Outside Home, Garden and Library
In the life story Of George L. Moore
Of London whose gift Of $780, 900 for q
recreation ground to be known as Vic
tory park, in memory Of the triumph
Of the allies the latest Of many gen.
erOus gifts by him, Is seen an ex.
ample Of an immensely wealthy Ideal.
list who has devoted nearly every cent
Of his millions to the welfare Of his
fellow men.
For himself and his wife he retains
Of all his possessions just sufficient
to provide modest villa at Forest
Hill. one of those suburbs dear to the
heart Of the bank clerk. the whole
sale dry goods salesman, the middle
man. His allowance for personal ex-
penses-if we except his splendid L.
brary of 5000 books-is little more
than that of the average well-paid me-
chanic Of today. In pursuance Of his
purpose he employs no servants, the
work Of the ten-room house being
done by Mrs. Moore. who Is in full
sympathy with her husband.
Speak Of Mr.. Moore to any Of his
business associates in any Of the $50
corporations with which he is con-
nected and they will tell you that he
possesses the Midas touch. But, un-
like the Phrygian king, he does not
battle in stream Of gold. Above all,
Mr.. Moore is happily free of the OBJ
jectionable characteristics which dis
tinguish the average self-made man.
his training and tastes being those of
the student and scholar.
From Lawyer to speculator.
Born at Limavady, County Derry,
Ireland, he was graduated B. A. at
the Queens university, ranking first
Of his year In mathematics. Taking
up the profession Of law, he for 20
years practiced in Belfast, and 1t was
there, as the legal representative Of
various corporations, that he entered
upon speculations in oil.
With the first fruits of his success
he began to make liberal gifts to the
town and county in which he was
born. Then he shifted his headquar-
tiers to London. where he gradually
developed into one Of the largest oil
operators in the world.
With a yearly income estimated at
$5,0OO,0OO, he has no pleasures outside
of his home. his garden and his IL
brary. His favorite authors are Ho-
mer. Virgil and Voltaire. In his col
lection are to be found several rare
first editions Of printed works and
scripts. a
Books are my only extravaganza"
he said to an interviewer. I'm all the
years of busy life have never got
over my love Of Greek, Latin and
French---the French Of Voltaire. In
summer get up about three o'clock
and from then until eight, when I go
to the city. am with my books.
Hopes to Get Rid Of It All.
"When I began to get away from
the routine of law practice and make
real money determined that all my
wealth should be spent while was
still above ground. have always be-
lieved that God sends us wealth in
order that we may aid those who have
not been so fortunate, or who are net
blessed. or cursed, with the instinct
of money-getting. I have great deal
more than I can ever use-more than
anyone could ever need, and instead
of hugging money to my heart and
waiting until my death to give 1t away,
l purpose to see men, women and chill.
dren around me-above all, the chill.
DEMONSTRATING my fortune before I am
called. I hope to have devoted every
penny / possess to good purpose. In
pursuance Of my plan, employ no
secretaries. All my correspondence,
averaging 20 to 30 letters a day. is
handled by myself and stenographer.
perhaps | hope to teach lesson
to others-the rich people, who spend
their lives in pampered luxury and
self-indulgence, and who are a curse
to humanity. To their evil example
we owe the growth Of the bolshevist
spirit among the workers, as distin-
guished from the true socialism, Of
which I am a follower. To the idle
rich we owe the gradual growth of
the spirit and the system under which
a bricklayer able to lay a thousand
bricks day lays only a hundred.
am anxious to see fair play for all,
employer and employed, and hope to
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