"Acquiring the New York Central Railroad Company is a very promising prospect for us!"
In Donnie's office at the Surf Hotel, Donnie poured a glass of whiskey for Jack Morgan and continued.
"Because of William Vanderbilt's folly of dividing his wealth among his children, though not foolish enough to split the company's shares evenly, we only need to win over Reggie Vanderbilt and Harold Vanderbilt, these two cousins, to obtain majority control of the New York Central Railroad Company, which will be much easier!"
After William Vanderbilt's death, he divided his cash equally among his several children, but at the same time, he equally divided the Vanderbilt family's shares in the New York Central Railroad Company among his eldest son, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, and his third son, Kissam Vanderbilt.
Now that both of these men have passed away, the shares they held in the New York Central Railroad Company have been inherited by their children, Reggie Vanderbilt and Harold Vanderbilt!
