The Lambertville record., 1920-04-02
OIL, THE FORTUNE-BUILDER OF
AMERICA.

developments of the oil industry in
Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
For instance, take the great gold
strike in California in '49, the Klon-
dixie of Alaska, and the diamond dis
coveries in South Africa. All brought
their wonderful riches, but few ever
made real fortunes, while unlike in
the case of the oil developments null
tiplied thousands have made fortunes,
and other multiplied hundreds have
made millions, and still the half is not
told, in fact, few men and women
make known their profits in these
days of taxation and high cost of liv-
ing, but neverless it is the small man
the small investor that is getting the
look-in on this game.
There are many companies being
organized by men of character, integ-
rity and ability that are making it
possible for the small investor to COM
bine his capital with that of others,
thereby enabling him to take advant-
age of the opportunities open to make
money, and were it not for this fact,
he could. not have a chance to invest
his small earnings nor to make good
in his business.
The real point for the small invest
or is to look into character of the
men behind the company he decides to
place his money with, and when he
does this, he is most sure of making
on his investment. We might suggest
that the small investor can thank his
lucky stars that he has the oppor-
tunity to get in with big men of ex-
perience, whose efforts, skill and
knowledge will vastly increase his
prosperity along with their own. He
must not disregard the fact that the
boundless energy and decision, the
keen and clean methods of eXper-
fenced oil men with acknowledged ex-
treme abilities, are almost priceless
qualifications which stockholders, or
contemplating investors should deep
ly appreciate.
Remember, too, that all big things
created by man had small beginnings.
You need only asure yourself that
the beginning is right-that the men
behind the enterprise mean business,
and that it is to their interest to de-
velop their holdings and that every
time they increase the value of their
own stock, they likewise increase your
profits-then pitch in and help build
by taking as many shares as possible
in whatever enterprise pleases you
most.
The huge rewards which come from
successful building do not go to the
timid who hold back and hesitate and
doubt until it is too late-they do not
go to the pessimist who waits too
long and then whines with envy when
he sees his friends bulging their bank
balance with hugh dividends-profits
which nerve and foresight and conf
dence in their fellow man enabled
them to gain by investments made at
the right time, with company that
was just beginning.
Some men never see an opportunity
until it is past. Thousands are fail
ures all their lives because they de-
pend upon the advice and warnings
of skeptics and doubters. Then, there
is the man who feels that he is so hon
est he must have control of COM
pany before he will invest. Then
comes the spendthrift who never has
anything to invest, and then the sus-
picious man, always afraid that some
one is going to rob him, and the con-
ceited man who knows where all the
best things are without being told and
goes all through life a successful
failure because of the belief that he
knows it all. But of all the parasites
which the world has to endure, is the
man who thinks a thing worthless or
it would not have been offered him.
The winners in the oil game are not
of that type The tens of thousands
who have paid off their mortgages
with oil profits, the hundreds who
have become very wealthy almost in
a single night, were unafraid. The
people in every walk of life, who have
been enriched by investing in Texas
oil stocks, were not doubters or skep-
tics. They were glad to have their
attention called to the opportunities
they did not stand still when the
chance was offered them-they were
courageous, bold, determined to get
ahead. The world makes way for
the ambitious people of this type,
whose confidence in mankind is ad-
mirable. After all, it is true that the
world would cease to progress were
it not for optimism.
The Fidelity Oil Company of New
Jersey is certainly the kind of
company that the above article refers
to. 1t is being formed by reliable
and responsible business men, whose
with the enterprise is
guarantee of honest management. To
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