Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-26
AMASS MILLIONS
FROM $4,000 FUND
Four Brothers, Now Enormously
Wealthy, Hold Remarkable
Reunion in East
THRIFT SECRET OF SUCCESS
Frank Miller, Bank President, De-
CIares Opportunities Today
Are Greater Than Ever
THRIFT SECRET OF SUCCESS

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Aug. 25.-"lt
we were to start out today as we dld,
the four brothers of us, a little over
fifty years ago, with 500 apiece, the
chances are that we would be worth in
the same given time considerably more
than we are today" said Frank Miller,
president of the City National bank of
Bridgeport, today.
Dispatches have told of the reunion
of the Miller brothers-Frank, Darius,
N. G. and Charles-who, starting out
fifty years ago, each with S700 given to
him by their father a farmer, met
few days ago and reckoned up the unit
ed results of their strivings at more
than $25 900 900. The brothers have ono
sister, Mrs. Kate Strickland of this
city.
And I suppose that most Of the
young men who read that story" said
Mr.. Miller said to themselves: Yes,
but that was in the good old Gays of
easy times and great opportunities.
They couldn't do it today. The times
are easier today and the opportunities
are greater than they ever were. Any
young man who will live as we used to
and work as we used to will succeed.
MY father was d farmer. He used to
work-work hard. When l was a little
fellow we boys were up before daylight
taking care of the stock and doing three
hours labor before mother called US in
to breakfast. Then we worked all day
and till the sun went down at night
After dark we went up the lane for the
cows at the pasture bars and drove
them home and milked them after dark.
We never heard of a ten-hour day or
an eight-hour day
ONLY ONE HOLIDAY ALLOWED
1--WE had no holidays except the
Fourth of July, and then we had only 25
J., 4 1n,r rirner flf Vol
But he knew the value of money, and
meant we should. Que mother was
Fairchild, and through her we got some
of the best blood in New England In
fact both of them gave us good blood
Father was something more than a
farmer. He was public-spirited man
and a great friend of Edwin NJ. STAN
ton, and during the Civil War Mr.
Stanton got father to do important
things for him. 1 went through the
war with Grant-the First Connecticut
heavy artillery, you know. No man can
expect to succeed who doesn't do his
duty by his country. Well, in 1864,
when we were right down on the firing
line and things were still interesting,
who should show up in camp one day
but father. He had been to see Mr..
Lincoln and had got my discharge pa
per from him.
Frank he said, this war will be
over next year and I want you to come
home. Your mother wants you. Since
you enlisted, Go you know she has new
cr allowed me to lock the door of the
house at night for fear you would come
home and find it locked? She has never
gone to bed at night without going
down on her knees, God bless her. and
prayed that you would be a man in the
face of the enemy She has never got
up in the morning without stealing into
your room to see if by any chance you
had come home in the night 1t was
the hardest situation that was ever put
up to a man, but l staid, and sure
enough, when l got home | found the
house unlocked and my room waiting
for me as | had left it when l went
away. That was the sort of mother
we used to have, and l guess that our
American girls today make just as good
mothers.
ALI. HAVE BEEN THRIFTY
"Au my brothers have been thrifty
There is Darius up in New Britain. lie
is worth a great deal of money ana ne
has made it all himself. But he stlll
runs his store up there just as he
did in 1860 A woman goes in and the
same clerk sells her a spool of silk and
a carpet I tell him that he is losing
money by not getting modern, but he
says that he can't see it, and hates 10
change.
'Darius used to be a great friend of
]. T: Morgans father, who used to go
IN and consult him about business lie
always took Darius advice. He is like
NV fathers father-hard-headed and
practical and kindly.
I'VE have always fought shy Of poll
tics. Never had time to go into that
sort of thing. Some people have
talent for it. and better let 'em do 1t.
NV advice is to stick to straight busi-
ness This country is all right, only
we have too many politicians and too
,oTch noIitics. Things move fast now.
Peonle complain about the country and
saw it is going to the dogs. 1t isn't.
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