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Show AGE TELL8 ON RU88ELL 8AGE. Hit Keennett of Mind Dulled by Advancing Ad-vancing Years, Russell Sage at last has been eliminated elimi-nated as an actlvo factor In Wall street's world of finance. Although lis Is still n director In twenty-six railway, Industrial and finnncinl cor-pohttions, cor-pohttions, ho will appear no moro nt tho directors' meetings, which ho attended at-tended so punctually for years. Mr. Sago will bo 90 years old In August and advancing years havo at lost dulled his former kennecs of mind. Whllo his health Is fairly well for a man of his years ho is unablo to concentrato his mind for any length of time on business nil a Ira. For moro than a quarter of rtntury Mr. Sngo has been Identified with tho Gould rnllwny lines. At the close of meetings meet-ings the aged financier wns always Insistent on obtaining his $10 fee. At the InsL Wabasn meeting ho attended at-tended the session was already over when ho arrived. Mr. Sago had been delayed at a Western Union meeting but ho doinnndcd his feo, nevertheless, and would not bo appeased until the bill had been deposited In his trembling trembl-ing hand. |