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Show AS THE WORLD REVOLVES I MORGAN TO QUIT BUSINESS. Son of Great Financier to Have Charge of Firm. J. I'lerpont Morgan Jr has leased a Now York house, furnished, for four inonths, and Is going to spend tho winter there. Mr Morgan expects to tako up tlio details of tlio management manage-ment of tho firm of J. 1'. Morgan ic Co. at tho end of tho year, when his father will retlro from actlvo business, busi-ness, though remaining nominally at tho head of the llrm for somo time. Tho financier has paid less attention atten-tion to his business and moro to art and charity ln the last two years, and, it is said, he Is now willing to shift almost tho entlro responsibility upon his son nnd upon other partners, of whom ho has ten. It Is estimated that Mr. Morgan's wealth Is from $100,-000,000 $100,-000,000 to $150,000,000. |