| Show VANDERBIL TIANA he was what is commonly called a self seif made mado juani bajis and like too many of the same samu class he develop ed a passion for moneymaking money making which frequently mastered his bis principles As au an operator in stocks he e wasa was a triton among the minnows and the history his daring schemes is the history of wall street during many years possessed of an n iron willa willi a cool and clear judgment and the knack of rapid and decisive action be he speedily acquired distinction in that community muni teave of gamblers and few of them have not at some time had cause to remember his remorselessness and his successes cornelius Corneli lis tig vanderbilt was not a good man according to any of the standards of goodness which formerly ob obtained tain he was certainly a strong and an able man had he lived in the feudal era he would have been a robber baron noted for audacity and success in his forays and ail all the lesser thieves thieve would have cowered before and admired him bim even in the nineteenth century we do not that his fame would be enhanced by a cold blooded sis of or the methods employed in amai I 1 ing ri g that enormous fo fortune or that if a list of the tho persons wha who hav teea buea impoverished to enrich the dead mail man could be printed he would be likely to have his monument in n the hearts of the people 31 nevertheless be he was successful and successful through the possession of distinguished abilities it is not b by y mere luck luok that thai such men attain such auch positions and keep them and t the no qualities which bore him to the front and made him conspicuous through the greater part of cf a long ilfe life are the qualities which wilt always secure success in the world no matter what the con U sacramento accord union uni in he never permitted his feelings to get the better of his opinions or his judgment no man was wail less governed by his bis feelings in 14 his stock or pecuniary operations he always said that a mah man wa a fool to allow himself ever oyer to or quarrel or call names and that no business man ever over did this tha when railroad business was not pressing he be preferred to sit down with such horsemen as samuel and hiram Woodi woodruff and talk about horses than to sit down with more cultivated people because he could not elaborate upon any topic he loved power and used it always with vigorous sometimes without mercy but he was to the comparatively few he trusted a nirm firm and princely friend he was however exceedingly guarded guarde dib dih ghe ife his friend friendships sh ipsan and d confidences fi li he always sought to absolutely sol crush his foes and never hesitated at any scheme no matter what the cost so it was essential to remove or utterly ruin any whom he found determined to oppose his wishes or obstruct his path he is the last of the great trio of millionaires and plutocrats of the empire city 1 and of the land astor and stewart hating baying gone before him to the life beyond the graye grave san francisco chronicle |
