Great history lesson -- the truth finally comes out.
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Great history lesson -- the truth finally comes out.
In 1923, who was:
(1) President of the largest steel company?
(2) President of the largest gas company?
(3) President of the New York Stock Exchange?
(4) Greatest wheat speculator?
(5) President of the Bank of International Settlement?
(6) Great Bear of Wall Street?
These men were considered some of the world's most successful of their day. Now, 80 years later, history asks what ultimately became of them. The answers:
(1) The president of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab, died a pauper.
(2) The president of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, went insane.
(3) The president of the NYSE, Richard Whitney, was released from prison to die at home.
(5) The President of the Bank of International Settlement shot himself.
(6) The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Livermore, also committed suicide.
However, in that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion and winner of the most important golf tournament, the US Open, was Gene Sarazen. What became of him?
He played golf until he was 92 and died in 1999 at the age of 95, financially secure.
The moral: Screw work. Play golf. You'll live longer and be better off in the end.
(1) President of the largest steel company?
(2) President of the largest gas company?
(3) President of the New York Stock Exchange?
(4) Greatest wheat speculator?
(5) President of the Bank of International Settlement?
(6) Great Bear of Wall Street?
These men were considered some of the world's most successful of their day. Now, 80 years later, history asks what ultimately became of them. The answers:
(1) The president of the largest steel company, Charles Schwab, died a pauper.
(2) The president of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, went insane.
(3) The president of the NYSE, Richard Whitney, was released from prison to die at home.
(5) The President of the Bank of International Settlement shot himself.
(6) The Great Bear of Wall Street, Cosabee Livermore, also committed suicide.
However, in that same year, 1923, the PGA Champion and winner of the most important golf tournament, the US Open, was Gene Sarazen. What became of him?
He played golf until he was 92 and died in 1999 at the age of 95, financially secure.
The moral: Screw work. Play golf. You'll live longer and be better off in the end.
