Jonas G. Clark
The announcement that Jonas G. Clark, of Worcester, Mass. , is to gi ve $1 ,000,000 to f ound a university in that city to perpetúate his name places him among the leading American philanthropists. His gift is the most munifleent on record. Mr. Clark has had the scheme under consideration for many years, and he has laid his plans so caref ully that they will not be altered by his death. He intends also to add to the figures of the original endowment. Mr. Clark is a native of Worcester county and is now 72 years of age. Leaving his father's farm early, he begnn life as a caiTiage maker, then he became a manufacturer of tinware and dealer in hardware. Wban the newsof thi iliseovery of gold in j California reaehed ïtlie mat he immedi&tely siw great jxssi bilities of trade witb t h a t new country, he gave all his tiOD to it and soon built up an enonnous trale in hardware and miners' outflts generaUy. Later he went to Californiii, "and !■'■! uní1 one of its wealthiest 'iiix'us. lio had onbotmdad faitli in the Of the nortli diiring the war, putting all 1h ni'iiicy Into KoviMiimont bonda at low prioos. In lsw4 lie came east, aiul iurniii; all his gold into greenbaeks at the bi' premium tbon (irevailing he niade larpe real estáte Inicn . . In New York anci Botton, which have swelled onormously on his h:mds. He proposes to have a law, medical and uiiwe tariau tbeological school attached to his university, os woll as an academie department.
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