The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-06-18

rest. HEf11T.S
The affection to
which Mr.. Perkins succumbed IS pc
lieyed to have been the result OF in;
fluenza and pneumonia contracted
while serving with the Y. NJ. c. A. IN
France. He died at 2:15 this morn
ing. Death resulted from an attack
Of 1acute inflammation Of the brain,
and the result Of complete nervous
exhaustion due to overwork.
The death OF Mr.. Perkins was un.
expected on account Of his recent
survival OF a serious heart attack,
after which his friends believed his
condition sufficient strong to throw
OF the malady. The funeral service
will be private.
George Walbridge Perkins, for ten
years a member Of the firm OF J: Z.
Morgan & Company, was reputed TO
have first suggested to and persuaded
"big business" to adopt profit sharing
insurance, service bonuses, sick bene-
fits and old-age pensions.
1t was Perkins who was also said
to have inaugurated the plan which
permitted employees Of the United
Steel Corporation and the Interna-
tional Harvester Company, in both OF
which he was at one time an execu-
tive, TO purchase stock on instaments
and at less than market value on the
assumption Of industrial Justice is
the most profitable Of investments,
that Justice promotes peace, peace
promotes prosperity and that the
workmen's prosperity is Necessary TO
the prosperity Of the business man"
Nv par,,,ne Was bofn in Chicago,
I.nna,v. ,.a a. .igsH A Descendant of Jac-
ob Perkins, an English ancestor who
sat,isd Sy 4 iI; IN Roston @ IN 1881. his father,
Seorre cSgr y W Perkins. long engaged in
tba 9s.SS sS;nn;ng ministry al Buffalo, was
iatar sas .s,ppo pio5aer in The lIfe insurance
told told me ] SON entered The insurance
business iSI ! in Chicago when Is as a
c,orS Ce1eSe Secame an a Sookkeeper, an agent
ssj s,"iA snsseouently y manager Of a
cIsve,snS % office He went to Denver
and IN iona WAS made vice President
of OFT the =. New i York Life Insurance Com
Dsnv NJ rve He His acSievements attracted the
ppttsn.;on p M Of the elder Morgan and in
1oS0 be was invited 10 become a mem
ber tsvV ~ ~ the ' Wall street finn. In this
sensc;tv cer II T he nseo,iated a number Of
S1g SSp1S so.s,on NJ loans He remained with
us y D tVr Woraan , r comnany until 1910,
ynsarwb;Ie W % Incoming a director Of
nnmsronc vnaI M ,srre u cornoratiens includ-
inr the steel and harvester compan-
;es ias sle number nr of or railroads and the In
terno S, . t;onaI Mercantile Marine Com
renv .e,M'N
POP psti-,r, from hnsiness a few wears
,otar nrsl &c af be etS said Ito devote myself
20 to'er o+bar a. Tort M of q nnblic and semi
unhi;c ~ Js,, nstmren TN M Perkins wrote and
puOsie pu0e.s I-o f-ecrsrtir w. an the subject o.
SpSA1 iISnst-;a, tI9%Ws ;ust;cs and when Colonel
poossvSit saSaSS Sacsme ] Pm Progressive candi-
SSts IoUse.1.' sor tSe Se presiaency in 1912 he
Ssceme sse ao' chairman I oS. fhe National Ex-
oen.;re OeUte cnmmittae cnr % n tbe party Pre-
,.ioMs;v eSS,ste be Se Sad been 4 Renublicsn. The
rtoGo'I ,.n.- Sogero He a Sa had nrged a revision
" a. ,he DeEStT roderai T cornarai;on @ laws and
=, u tae tas+is,ina Te" hefora Congressional
narur;ttsa ~ reS.s " Ss,rsSt;rs,inp the United
Stntna SVauitsee &C., ; rorno1at;nn he advocated
Sees Sa fs,iast nsee' rnSIic;tS sor all corpora-
inns e tutess nssni.a xev SSa iefeat of the Colo
w, .aUIs NJ eSp,ie pprS;n. e continned active in
h;a e.' adLoc.ny Mi; re.A ~ = Pnoersssiye nrinci-
nIes nIs Nu'0s" ~
pieS; n. po-s,,, ..-,v IN .be world war
;,tar...ed NJ. .edAins s;,,soif e n tbe matter Of
tG.essssea sas;oan n.Ise n.anaredness no s He was a
sarsra ne. sSr or;ti. ney n pres;Sent Wilson. In
Se,eae oaa.oS S,ti,s ~ 1nd;ananoIis +, IN 1s15 he
= 1920 sPesSn .ha ~ trIis TTr;taS States was nm
ues.alea ,,essa tae ,ae ortsee and '1 nrSed imme-
gtepatea isis os,;a .ut at.o- .Sa @ Tnited States
.ate aa.osS Ss',ya ~ .ss.,e s. sl be endeayored
eneetsa ne sstGeS,e STU Sgeodnc+;on TS and by
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