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Show SON OF PIONEER PACKER IS DEAD Edward Morris Succumbs To Nervous Breakdown After Year's Illness Chicago, Nov. 3. Edward Morris, president of Morris & Co., pnekors, died at his homo horo today after nn lllnoss ot moro than a year. Mr. Morris was born In Chicago 47 years ago hnd was tho oldest son of tho lato Nelson Morris, pioneer pack- er. Ho suffered a nervous breakdown break-down nbout n year ago, and was obliged to glvo up actlvo business. Ho spent Inst winter traveling In California In search of health. Builder of Vast Fortune ' In tho will of tho lato Nelson Mo-- ' rls tho building of tho vast Morris fortuno was attributed largely to the ( genius nnd energy ot tho eldest son Edward, who began his business career ca-reer at an ago when most of his companions com-panions wero barely out of' knickerbockers. knicker-bockers. Tho wealth held by Edward Ed-ward Morris Is estimated ht between 130,000,000 to $50,000,000. Young Morris was only fourteen years old when ho entered tho office 1 of his father ng an employe. I It Is said of Mr. Morris that It was . his custom to contribute to charities each year rfn amount equal to the um expended for members ot his family. .Mr. Morr!s married Helen L. Swift daughter of tho founder of Swift & Company, meat packers, In 1890. She survives him, as do two sons and two dauglitors. |