| Show benjamin franklins bequest in 1890 will end the term of years during which the cities of boston and philadelphia have each enjoyed the revenue from a bequest of made by benjamin n franklin auklin tho the money was to be loaned out to young 0 married artificers artifice rs and the trust lias bas been executed although the lapse of the century requires a new disposition of the funds it is significant that while in boston the has grown to nearly 1 3 in philadelphia the has become only and that in both cases the amount is less than franklin estimated it should be but as the natural philosophers of fran franklins dins day generally fell short of the iho sage in ingenuity to so too the success successive sive boards of trustees have been far from equal to him in business ability it is interesting te to lo note lio lion ever that the two funds still exist and that eliat pall pait of the hie boston reserve goes in the purchase of a public recreation ground to be known as franklin park electrical world |
