Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-20

just south of Rochester, y. y, N
1890. His father occupied the not
very lucrative position of pastor OF
the village church, and at the age OF
Il young Henry decided that his
mother and sister could get along
more comfortably if he ceased to De
burden on the family
So he started from home with a
few dollars in his pocket. and grad
Ually worked his way westward to
Ohio where he located in a small VII
lage called Republic and went to
work in a country store at the sal
airy of s. per month and board.
It was in this, his first job, that
young Flagler was initiated into the
ways of the business world. He was
instructed by his employer that the
price of certain articles of goods
varied, according to the class or APP
pearanee of the customer.
The young man soon gained the
reputation of being one of the best
statesmen in the country. and he was
induced to change his place of en-
ployment at frequent intervals.
Strict economy soon enabled young
| Flagler to open a grain business in
Bellevue, Ohio. And here he began
a little business intercourse which
| ultimately resulted in the formation
of the greatest corporation of the
| world.
Mr.. FlagIer used to ship his carloads
of grain to Cleveland, where it was
sold for him by young commission
merchant named John ID. Rockefeller.
AS young Flagler pfospered he felt
desire for partner to share his
good fortune. A short eourtship re-
suited in his marrying the daughter
of a welI-to-do merchant named
Hardness.
Joins the Rockefellers.
After amassing a fortune of $4,000
lin Bellevue he went to Saginaw,
| Mich, and made an unsuccessful
venture in the salt business, losing
every dollar of his hard-earned
money. With the aid of money fur
nished by his wife's relatives he
| moved to Cleveland and reentered the
| grain business Mr.. Flagler renewed
| his acquaintance with John D. and
William Rockefeller. who were at that
time combining their efforts to the oil
refining business. He became inter-
ested in the brothers new venture
and in 1867 with the aid of more
4 money from his wife's relatives he
| entered into a 100000 partnership
i with the Rockefellers and Samuel
Andrews. The new partnership
bought up every oil refinery large or
small that appeared in the field of
competition. Business grew so rapid
Il ly that. in 1870, the partners or
ganized the standard Oil Company
with a capitalization of sl.OO0,0OO, and
not a little credit for the marvellous
growth of the great combine from that
time up to the present day has bee.
given to the .shrewd business ability
and keen foresight of Mr.. Flagler.
His first wife. who had been his
most valuable supporter at the begin
ming of his career, did not live to
share in MIR. F'lagler's success. She
died soon after his advent in the oil
business. M
: He did not remain long unmarried.
however. but soon after the head
: quarters of the STANDARD We're moved
to New York he married Ida Shrouds.
: the daughter of Philadelphia min
II lister. the woman who was due to
5 act the principal role IN the only
! real tragedy of his life.
Mr.. F'laglers second marriage oc-
Cured in 1883. and in the next ten
, wears his fortune increased by leaps
) and bounds His wife became the mis-
tress of fine mansion on Fifth ave-
nue., New York. as well as a palatial
country home on Long Island and In
Florida. and to all outward appear
ances Henry NJ. Flagler was the
happiest man In the world. possessed
Of a beautiful wife an immense for
tune and everything else a man could
, desire Then terrible misfortune
came into his life.
4 His wifes mind became unbalanced.
The grief stricken man kept the awful
truth hidden as long as possible. He
paid thousands andl thousands of
dollars to alienists in the hope of re-
storing her mentally but her condi-
ton gradually grew worse. The case
was hopeless. When in 1899 the I'M
fortunate woman finally became UNI
manageable. the Standard oil mag
nate was forced to allow the general
public to hear of the tragic secret
he had guarded so carefully by hav-
ing his wife declared legally insane.
The millionaire set aside an enor-
nous sum for the care of his. wife
and installed her in the home of a
, we'll known alienist in a small town
on the Hudson. where she has had
, every comfort that money could buy.
The following year a law was
passed by the Florida Legislature
whereby permanent insanity was
made ample grounds for a divorce.
4 1t was alleged at the time that this
law was passed for the benefit OF
Mr. Flagler. who had come to be a
power in Florida as a result of his
vast railroad and hotel enterprises.
Marries for Third Time.
At all events, he secured a divorce
land was married in 1901 to Miss Mary
Lily Kenan, OF Wilmington, n. C.
He installed his bride in his new
S, 900, 900 residence. Whitehall which
EXCURSIONS.