The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-06-29

What Il Means u he ShOsId Live
ThIrty-Ihrsa Years Longer.

Win the solemn assurance from Mr..
John ID. Rockefeller's own physician,
Paul Allen, NJ. d., that Mr.. Rockefeller
has every prospect Of living to be 100
years old, a most interesting new ques-
ton has arisen as TO the probable inn
mensity OF the Rockefeller billions
thirty-three years from now.
Thirty-three years from now-Or, to
be exact, on July 8, 193S-Mr Rookie
teller will celebrate the One-hundredth
anniversary of his birthday; provided,
of course, that he lives to fulfill his
physicians prediction.
And thirty-three years from now, If
his millions continue to increase at the
present rate, Mr.. Rockefeller, at the
age of 100 years, will be worth $685.
732, 00O, OO0-almost three times as much
gold and silver as there is in circula-
| ton. in banks and in all the treasure
houses and minis on earth today.
It is impossible for the human mind
to comprehend the vastness of such a
sum of money as sos, 732, 900, 900. But
If anybody wanted to count il, all in
one-dOllar bills, counting steadily at the
rate of So a second, day and night. with
out stopping for a moment until the
task was ended, it would take two hun
dred and ninety-fve years, five months,
two weeks, sixteen hours and thirty
five minutes and thirty-th seconds
to complete the work.
HIS PRESENT WEALTH.
Nobody knows just how much Mr..
Rockefeller is worth at the present
time. 1t is doubtful whether he himself
could give an estimate that was not a
million or two off the mark. Careful
Investigators have computed his wealth
at $615, 900, 900, within the past few
weeks, and this figure is believed to be
as accurate as it possibly can be.
In 1905 Mr. Rockefeller was worth
$3.50, 900, 900, showing a gain for the
present year of $65, 900, 600. In 1900
he had only $500, 900, 900, and the year
before that he was poorer still, $780,
0O0,OO0 representing his total wealth.
In 1885 he had 500, 600, 900, in 1876
IS, 600, 900, in 1866 S., 900, and 1865 not a
solitary penny. During the past fifty
one years his fortune has increased
from nothing at all to $6l5, 900, 900.
Mr.. Rockefeller is now 66 years old
On the 9Th of next month he will cele-
brate the 9th anniversary Of his birth
day, The details Of his early struggles,
his thriftiness and amazing business
aptitude are too we'll known to require
repetition here. Besides, they belong
to the past and have nothing to do with
Mr.. ROckefeller's future and the posi-
BILE extent of his wealth by the time he
reaches the age of 100 years
1t has been repeatedly declared that
Mr. Rockefeller is already Millionaire,
this estimate of his fortune being based
on the value of his holdings in Standard
Oil and other interests. AS a rule,
these estimates may often be regarded
with security as fictitious, being founded
more on inflated than actual values
So for that reason it is more reasonable
to take the most conservative estimate
of Mr.. ROckefeller's fortune, which
places his present wealth at $6l5, 900, 900.
THE NATURAL GROWTH.
Mr. Rockefeller has over 80 years to |
live before he reaches his one hundredth
birthday. During that time it is reason
able to suppose that his millions will be
entitled to a natural growth, just the
same as every other PERSONS money
grows when it il judiciously invested
and carefully guarded
From 1906 to 1906 the natural growth |
Of his millions added SIS, O00, 600 TO the |
principal. Year after year at this rate |
the naturalgrowth should become grad |
ually larger and larger, until, when Mr.. |
iCOckeleller Is W years OLD the mere IN
terest on his money should be 81, Isl, 900 |
in one year-Over four times as much |
AZ he is worth at the present time.
In 1904, when Mr.. Rockefeller did not |
have very much more than half billion |
dollars to his name, his income was two |
dollars and a few cents over every |
second Of the day. The average man |
earning 81 day can appreciate the |
difference there is between 81 a day for /
six days "a week and ~ a second for
seven days a week
If in 1889 Mr.. Rockefeller's fortune |
reached SIS, $4,000, 900 and he has
reached his one hundredth birthday an
he will be drawing interest at |
the Pate of 50, 496. SO a second. This is /
more than great many men succeed in
earning in lifetime. Jacksonville Me-
tropolis.
Cured OF BTiGht'S Disease.
George A. Sherman, Lisbon Red Mills, I
Lawrence county. N. Y, writes: II
had kidney disease for many years and
had been treated by physicians for
a a a.