Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-04-20 | Page 22 | Bequests to City Few

i I I Bequests to City Few i 0 HE fortune of Chauncey M. M Depew i is g going irig to do some good for society down through the years The f famous finous old man manmade m iio made d bequests totaling in his A million dollars of this goes to Yale t h help lp that great institution carry on its e c nal service ery time a fortune is left for worthy P p Se theres there's a lesson to be he drawn from froni j i t if is lS especially applicable in Salt Lake Oty t tv ri Every Ev ry city has its wealthy citizens Frer Fre- Fre r fl i. these these wealthy men feel that it would not be the best thing tiling to try to perpetuate th their ir individual fortunes after death Th They y r realize liz that there ther are b better uses than leaving every cent to unappreciative relatives relativeS' Hence we hear frequently of rich men leaving a share shae of their estates to worthy institutions S or to their home cities Wonderful hospitals parks n monumental works of art educational advancement ad ad- and many other things have liae been b en tade possible through ough the generosity of c citizens Silt Salt Lake has had load its many rich citizens Y Ye r this city has not benefited from Requests have as-have hundreds of other communities We inot boast boat as many splendid things made P possible ible through wills as do a great many Cities s. s Surely this does not necessarily meal th t prosperous men have not been grateful to 10 their heir home city of Salt S lt Lake Luke nor have they I b i unduly selfish Nevertheless the public have been very few Perhaps we ask why this is and do something that will wt encourage bequests f for r worthy causes and n Salt Lake