Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1904 — A Neat Retort. [ARTICLE]

A Neat Retort.

Reginald C. Vanderbilt Is to have a road built for him by the town of Portsmouth, R. 1., where his farm is situated. The authorities are to bear half the expense and Vanderbilt the other half. One of the cooncllmen in speaking of the road’s construction said to Mr. Vanderbilt. “Something unusual. Is It not for a town to build a road to wealth V “Not entirely so.” responded. Mr. Vanderbilt “You are building part of the road from wealth.”