Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 145, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1913 — JOHN D. ALMOST A PAUPER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

JOHN D. ALMOST A PAUPER

Oil Magnate’s Cleveland Property, Was 83,000 More Valuable 1 in 1912 Than at Present. Cleveland, O. —John D. Rockefeller is rapidly losing his wealth and is becoming practically a poor man, according to the report of John T. Fisher, tax assessor for Cleveland Heights, in which place the Forest Hill estate of the oil king is situated. The figures show that a year ago Mr. Rockefeller returned his personal

property as worth 87,190. This year Mr. Rockefeller is poorer by 82,905 than he was a year ago, his return of personal property being 14,285. The figures show that John D. has nine horses worth 855 each, ten head of cattle worth |4O each, and furniture worth 83,300. He has no automobiles here at this time of the year the assessments are made, so none is returned for taxation.

John D. Rockefeller.