Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-11
t THE services of the Fifth Avenue


eyes of the large and fashionable con-
gregatlon were centered upon two men,
One was tall, broad shouldered, with
long arms and big hands, his whole
frame, though somewhat bent by the
weight Of years, suggesting great
strength. The other was little below
medium height. thickset and with
face whose pallor was in strong con-
trast to the ruddy, healthy complexion
of the older man. The tall man looked
no more than so years of age, though
he is in reality Sc. The smaller man
was to all appearances between 40 and
40 years old, though he has barely
reached his thirtieth year. These two
interesting fpersonages were John D.
Rockefellerlhnd John d. Rockefeller, jr.
1t was his first Sunday home after
five months sojourn in Europe for rest
and recreation, but his drawn and pal
lid face and listless eyes showed that
his long stay abroad had been of little
benefit. The wealthiest man Of his age
in the world, John d. Rockefeller, jr.,
has succumbed to overwork. The strain
of ceaseless industry in connection
with some of the most extensive finan-
cial enterprises in existence, his devo-
tion to religious affairs and the weight
of the many responsibilities resting
upon him in various ways have at last
told on him.
He returned from the south OF
France (where he had remained for
five months), against the doctors orders,
but his longing for home and friends
was so great that he himself said he
could not remain away any longer.
His father, in speaking of his sons
health, said HE will get better All
he needs is rest. He was always so
willing and anxious to work that 1 am
afraid we have crowded little too
much on him. We must simply let
up bit and he will get we'll"
Nature of His Trouble
Among his friends it is said that
there is really nothing serious the mat
ter with the young man, that he has
simply overworked himself and is suS-
fering from some slight nervous break
down, affecting his stomach, which it
takes time to cure. There is absolutely
no truth in the story that his lungs are
weak. His health has never been real
ly robust, nor has his face ever had
much color. Always an indefatigable
worker, Mr.. Rockefeller has been dis
posed to ignore his physical welfare
in favor of his ideals.
There Is no doubt that his temporary
breakdown has been caused by a de-
votion to work unequaled by an ordi-
nary struggler for the merest weekly
pttance. Some folks have remarked:
why is it that a man with Mr.. Rookie
feller's wealth has to work so hard as
to make him ill?" Those folks do not
know the young Mr.. Rockefeller who
is patterned after his fathers own
heart. Work Is a pleasure for him.
He was early taught that the true Sc
cret of happiness was labor, and he
has consecrated his life to work. He
finds pleasure, recreation and diver
sion in it, and all the wealth in the
world would not for one moment make
him idle
withdrawal from active business par
ticipation in his various business en-
terprises, John D. Rockefeller, ST., has
finally secluded himself from the pub
JIG eye, and coincident with this subsi-
dence is the greater projection of his
son and namesake-the worlds pros
pective billonaire. Consequently the
mans health would be a great blow to
his family, for his whole training has
been to make him successor to his
father. He has been taught the value
of money, and he is more careful of
the pennies than many a man is of the
dollars. Through methods as ineXor-
able as the laws of nature nothing
ever goes to waste in the Rockefeller
household. From morning till night the
daily routine is one of studied econo-
my in it's every phase, bordering OH
asceticism
Mr.. Rockefeller rises every morning
at o'clock and is at his desk at
26 Broadway at 3. He works uninter-
ruptedly until 2 O'Clock in the after
noon, when he is wont to go to small
restaurant in Broad street where he
eats simple and frugal lunch, the ex-
pense for which meal seldom exceeds
80 cents. He is quickly back again at
his desk and leaves for his home at
o'clock. After dinner he receives
friends, reads some of his books, his
favorte being Victor Hugo, the life
of Napoleon and various religious
works. He is passionately fond of mu-
sic and is an apt pupil on the violin,
which he often plays while accompa-
MED by his wife on the piano. He
makes 1t rule to retire every night at
10 o'clock.
AS the successor of his father he is
one of the most powerful men in the
world of business He is a director in
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad, the National City bank. the
billion dollar steel corporation, the
American Linseed Oil company, the
Missouri Pacific railroad and the