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In 1932 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 worlds most successful of their days.


Now, 80 years later, the history book ask us, if we know what ultimately became of them.


The Answers:

1. The president of the largest steel company, Charles Schwad, died a pauper.
2. The president of the largest gas company, Edward Hopson, went insane.
3. The president of the NYSR, Richard Whitney, was released from prison to die at home.
4. The greatest wheat speculator, Arthur Cooger, died aboard, penniless.
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 the same year, 1923, the PGA Champion and the winner of the most
Important golf tournament, the US Open, was Gene Sarazen. What became of him?

He played golf until he was 92, died in 1999 at the age of 95. He was financially secure at the time of his death.

Moral of story…..Heck with work. Play Golf