| Show PIERPONT MORGAN FINANCIER IS 13 DEAD BEAD f man who controlled nine billion dollars passed away in ID rome last monday J 1 pierpont Pter pont morgan one of the greatest financiers the world ever produced died in rome italy march 31 after a lingering illness said ald to tx have been brought on by the govern went ment probe of trusts the body has baa been shipped to america on a steamer from naples john pierpont pont morgan started his ails business career half a century ago on the board of directors of a large maritime insurance company he so ae cured the position lon through the influx ence of his hi wealthy father for a year young morgan attended the directors meetings but never opened his bis mouth except to vote tw president of the company told the elder morgan that nothing could be done with his son who seemed to take little interest in business bual noes john pierpont pont all the time was laying plans plane for his first railroad construction which amen accomplished established his standi standing mg la in wall street as the only man who ever got the best beet of jay gould bould the sobriquet of sphinx of wall street later was wae tibe application applied to the man who at first wu believed to have been without business acumen but later became the supreme head of american finances morgans control over ever men and money was wo the dominant keynote of his bis life others perhaps were weal than morgan but he command ed his wealth and nd that of others at the height beight of his power he be to la said aid to havo controlled mr morgan come from an old pur on pace 3 is J P morgan Is dead continued from page 1 itan now new england family which baited backo back to in this country to 1636 he was wa born in wealth his ahli father junius junqua spencer left led him DO a and nd he inherited important banking connections J a 6 morgan hood had he ac cumulated his hi fortune in the dry roods goods business with levi P morton and later its a sit an associate of georgo george p Pc merchant banker and phil anthro J pierpont pont morgan was wa born arll ril 17 1837 1037 in a brick cottage la in hartford oona bonn As A a youngster younce ter bin tow too dency to write poetry gave bave him the niek nickname name of pip when he wai val fourteen morgan aa sent ent to doeboy to the english high school abool he avowed a particular bent beat for mathematics but had so no gifts indicative ot of unusual mental boomer probably Pro teah his hi first attempt at finance to took place in boston the school chool teacher rave gave him money with which to buy eren erasers young morgan was sons gone for ft a lon long time when the he returned he handed the teacher the he erasers and also alo some ome change chance what wha this for aked the teacher 1 I 1 gave you just enough to buy ahe embers raer I 1 sways wd paid that for them oh replied young morgan 1 1 I went around until I 1 could find a place to buy at wholesale for two years yearn after from the boston hibb school chool mors mionia was a student at Goett lagen germany at 21 he be embarked on hi W career an aa a banker bemker of J P mor morgan gall financier lo neler wa vt at his hl achievements all 11 II the afe wait knows know pew few roea man have been more widely eared yet more mom trusted fruited those abo met bles only in 14 a business way vy saw MW ft a man dim emphatic and repellent as the www emperor of ewals when b chase to be to keown m the worst wont man in the world to interview kad abd as a man who believed la in bho ahter ov if and nd apparently ivr ed the correctness correct aaM of big lit methods his HI friends friend however know kair hta bim as a simple li mple aa interesting conversationalist with keen kean wit and genid humor ones once a woman ak kd aked ed him be ak on oa accumulating amey wbk he already bad more be h need ed 4 0 1 I do not nat love lov boy mr nonan moman to Is OW ald to bay batte rill 4 but I 1 do 60 enjoy the file excitement UW umi r fua cc it Bus lasal was wan not all to the life IU wit a J pierpont morgan his office houm we ww hort abort and aad fet ur the close of ill ble business tay day be h mt left bia moe md and his bl business bult tM behind him woo to the person woo urn then approached him on en best beat he carell cared little for or ocleta society oc lety but was wa road ad of ft a good atimer in COMMY or rare wince wimm and bit bl black def wines win he be partook of with loo do else he be ws abent a lve |
