New Britain herald., 1919-06-18
JOHN D.

made his humble start in life proDaoly was nearer to his heart than any other spot on earth, and the disaster coming so close to the death of his wife, who had been his great com panlon, he turned to a land where quietude and serenity were to be en- joyed. At Ormond he found it, and is highly pleased with his choice.
 Another great element of psychology which has shown it's virtuous hand throughout the career of John D. rockefeller is gIeaned through the plac1d attitude he retains under all conditions. Whether the trait was iiiliate or perfected by study and prac- 1loe or 1t, he could not tell himself. out glance at his life is interesting. Ill 1859, on the 8th day of July, 'ohn Davison Rockefeller was born at R1chford, N. Y, where he spent his early days on a small farm. His mother had taught a country school Ill Her girlhood. She taught John D. ms letters, and made of him a juvenile wonder in the way of a Bible student At the age of eight he had read the Bible through from cover to cover, and he has never lost the deep religious interest inculcated at that time. Even one of the gasless Sundays did not Keep the oil king from church He made the long dusty trip on foot to the little church of his neighborhood ana chatted pleasantly with his hum bier neighbors along the way.
 Thrift Origin of Wealth
 The soil of Rockefeller's birthplace yielded little but boulders and mort gages. The youngster did odd jobs for the neighbors and earned small sums, but the environment was not suited to his destiny. He was a happy boy when his father decided to move out to Cleveland, where his great career was to begin. The age of twelve found him a public school boy in the Ohio city. and at sixteen he had gained sufficient education from that institution to permit him to take to the streets in search of job. He
 
 the space of two years he had saved enough to go into business for him. self Thrift was thus the origin of his wealth and he has never failed to point to that policy when young man might ask him about the road to sue cess.
 And John D. Rockefeller himself never stopped saving. At the age or nineteen his rival commission house was making such a success that long, established business men tried to ln- ,,eio1e him into some sort of co-opera- +ion with them. The young man re- f,sad and the channels of wealth seemed to open up to him. Through each succeeding day of the life he has made history and money almost incalculable.
 In the early sixties the oil craze SUD- planted the earlier gold craze ln this country. Fortunes were oozing out of the ground daily. John b. joined forces with an oil ref1ner, and within ten years his refinery, backed by eastern capital, had been capitalized for a million dollars. By the year 1890 Jhon D. Rockefeller stood supreme in the oil business, possessing a fortune greater than any other man in the world. His success from that time until he retired in 1911 is known to all intelligent readers, and the size of his fortune and the security of his great power in the financial world easily prove the wisdom of his notion of living and his square method of business dealings.
 His fortune Is double that of Carnegie, Prick, Ford and Vincent Astor combined!