Show I f 9 I Sound Investments Investments' 1 I fHE HE first m measure asure of the sound invest investment nt is its e earning power Sp Speculation on th the theother theother other ther hand looks for sensational sensation l rises in v values lues But more often than not it is the sound investment which offers the best speculative u- u possibilities Values are re largely determined determined deter deter- mi mined ed by y the earning power of the sto stock k and it nat naturally rally follows that sound securities securities' the the best margins for rising vatu values s WOne One of pf the tle best est examples t of oft this is found n l v o t a f i 1 i 1 I V Vin THE TI IES 5 in the Standard Oil holdings gf f John D. D Rockefeller Rock Rock- Jr The dividend earnings from his holdings in the Standard Oil and its subsidiaries subs subs- diaries amount to t annually With an income of this size the average in individual ir- ir would be spared the necessity o of looking into Into- the speculative features of his investments The earnings alone alon irrespective of the markets make an attractive investment But while the holdings of Mr Rockefeller earned t for him the increasing values of his holdings as reflected in tile the market market mar mar- ket showed him a profit of So it itis It is that more often than not the sound investment is the best speculation peculation |