He gave for art, for education, for religion, for the help and cure of the sick, but more of his kindnesses were hidden than were known. He kept track carefully of hundreds of old friends. And he was as just as generous, for he never had a lawsuit on any word or deed that was his own solely. He was no philanthropist who believed in the minimum wage. He paid the highest wages always and the best prices for the best goods. "Success did not cut him off from his fellows. He loved the friendly crowd. His jollity was infectious. The play spirit was strong in him and he loved and fostered all fair, square sports. There was always a simplicity and directness about him that made him companionable, and he was a man truly affectionate, not alone in the family circle, but in the wider range of friendship. He was as brave as he was kindly. The last seven years of his life were marked by suffering, but he cheered those who called to cheer him and all his words to the outer world were merry words of good hope. "No wonder St. Louisians loved him. No one could resist his genuineness, his fine expansiveness, his unfailing spirit of forthrightness, his boyish frankness, his mastery of the wealth that was all forgotten when you were in the presence of the man. He disarmed even fanaticism and there was a color to his personality that gave him something of the effect of a figure of romance moving in a drab world of sad and selfish livers. Great business man though he was, a national and even an international figure, in fact, the one big thing about him was that he was so vitally concerned always in things and people beyond the far boundaries of his own globe-girdling interests. APPENDIX TABLES OF STATISTICS INTERNAL REVENUE A.-Receipts from tax on beer by the United States Treasury, for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1911 and 1912. The quantity of fermented liquors manufactured during the last two fiscal years, is as follows: Number of barrels.... 1911 63,283, 123 1912 62,176,694 Receipts for the fiscal years ended June 30, 1911 and 1912:— A.-Table showing the receipts from fermented liquors for the first three months of the fiscal year ended June 30, 1912, compared with the receipts for the first three months of the current (1913) fiscal year. Ale, beer, larger beer, porter and other similar fermented liquors. . $19,009,667.85 $19,439,033.02 Brewers (special tax). Retail dealers in malt liquors (special tax). Wholesale dealers in malt liquors (special tax).. 50,337.53 36,827.10 171,848.44 130,333.33 Total. $19,473,797.76 $19,794,679.83 $429,365.17 $108,483.10 Net Increase $320,882.07 COMPARATIVE STATEMENT showing the INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS (TAX PAID PRODUCTIONS) from MALT LIQUORS for the Twelve Months ended June 30, 1912 and 1913. |