Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-05-08
]. \. PATTERSON,
n. c. R. FOUNDER
DIES SUDDENLY Y
ABOARD A TRAIN
Is Stricken With a "oart
Attack While on H. ay
from His Home $s$n nay-
ton, Ou to AtI2$$ /City,
TERMED BUSlNtS ~
A BATTyo,G$sE WITS
Through IL buperviSion
S2,O00,G> Was Raised
to Prevent Future Floods
in His Home City,
CBy The Associated press.)

Atlantic city, n. D., May -
John ii. Patterson, founder ana
chairman Of the board of directors
Of the National Cash Register
company, Dayton, o., died sudden
| ly today aboard a train bound for
this city
Mr.. Patterson was stricken with
q heart attack and died before
medical aid could reach him. He
was seated in a chair chatting
with his valet, his only compan-
ion, when, as the train passed
through Kirkwood, Camden coun-
ty, he suddenly fell unconscious.
DR.. I. +. Trudeau OF Saranac
Lake, n. Y, who was in the next
parlor car. was summoned and
tried TO revive the stricken man.
! but all restorativeS failed. He had
been a sufferer from a chronic car
diac condition.
The body was brought to this
city, and the authorities, after an
investigation, ordered it sent to an
undertaking parlor william Rob
erts, the valet, wired the family
and is awaiting instructions.
Mr.. Patterson had reservations
at a beach front hotel, where he
was to have remained for two
weeks for his health. Arrange.
ments probably will be made to
take the body to Dayton tomorrow
John Henry Patterson, who
started life as a farm hand near
Dayton, o., and established the
biggest business of its kind in the
world on the land that he had
plowed as a boy. retired as presi-
dent of the National Cash Register
company on July 16, 1921. Upon
retirement he was elected chair
man of the board of directors, an
honorary position. At the time OF
retiring, he was n years old, hav-
ing been born on farm Decem-
ber 13, 1874.
He did farm work, canal toll
collecting, retailing of coal, mine
operating, and finally went west"
to seek fortune as a ranch and
orchard owner before he hit upon
the central idea of his career
manufacturing and selling cash
registers.
Mr.. Patterson's mother, in tell
ing of her sons life on the farm,
said: "He used to be called at A |
O'Clock in the spring, summer and |
fall. He had to make his grand !
fathers fire, carry up enough |
wood to last all day, split kindling
and get it ready for the night. After /
breakfast he would turn the calves !
out, put up his dinner and go TO |
school. In the evening it was nee
essary to drive up the calves, feed |
and bed them. carry up wood to /
fill all the boxes and after supper
to study lessons"
Mr. Patterson studied two years
at Miami university at oxford, O.,
and afterward at Dartmouth.
After his venture as ranchman
in Colorado he returned to Dayton,
where he set up factory for max
ing cash registers. employing at
first thirteen men. After achiev-
ing success he aided to transform
a slum factory district into sani-
tary and better working conditions
In 1901 France made him chew
aller of the Legion of Honor in
token of his interest in employees
and in 1919. Miami university. 1T
Oxford Ohio, gave the honorary
degree of doctor of laws for well
fare work and advanced business
In the Dayton flood of 1913. Mr..
Patterson STAYED off the threatened
destruction of his business and
helped the city TO recover from the
disaster.
His civic work resulted in plac-
ing the city under commission
government and his ap-
Dointment as chairman Of a cop-
mission by the governor of Ohio.
Mr.. Patterson's personal
supervision $2,000,000 was raised
o prevent future floods in Dayton.
An Indictment was returned
against him in 1912 for alleged
'iolation of the Sherman antitrust
aw, followed by conviction and
sentence to one year in Jail and
ines. The case was appealed, the
Judgment reversed and a compro-
Mise decree was entered. While
he case was in progress prominent
persons wired President Wilson
md asked him to pardon Mr.. Pat
erson and his associates from the
entence imposed but when Mr..
Patterson learned Of this he sent
PRESIDENT Wilson a telegram saying
Ie would not accept pardon and
hat all he wanted was simple y
ustice."
in the world war he placed his
actory at the disposal of the gov
rnment but refused to accept con-
racts on a cost plus basis. He
aid it was not right to work on
basis where the more he spent
he more he made, because the tax
ayers Of the nation had to bear
he burden. =
He termed business battle OF
its and the man who thought the 9
astest almost always was declared :, .
ne winner. ~,
Mr.. Patterson was the son OF :,
oil. Jefferson Patterson and the :,
randson of Col. Robertson Patter- !,
IN, founder OF Lexington, Ky. His - =.
lother, Julia Robert Patterson. :,
as the daughter of Col. John :,
IN, famous Ohio Indian agent OF :,
le United States government. His :"
ife was formerly Katherine Beck T,
{ Brookline, Mass. n
DIAMOND FOUND. n