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ds Mr. Pratt wrote were thesecharacteristic ones, I feel that life is so short that I amnot satisfied unless I do each day the best I can. Hislast act was to sign a check for the benefit of the BrooklynBureau of Charities. A beautiful memorial chapel has been erected by hisfamily on his estate at… … Cornelius Vanderbilt 138 CORNELIUS VANDERBILT 1794-1877 Cornelius Vanderbilt was one of the most remarkablemen of business that this country has produced. His wasa constructive work, and the skill required to construct isalways greater than that required to destroy. It is saidthat Mr. Vanderbilt…
