felt sure immediately preceded the unloading signal, I determined to test whether the people had really digested as well as absorbed the cold facts I had been ladling out to them in my story of "Frenzied Finance"—whether they had grown wise enough to heed a warning. So on Monday, December 5th, I carefully prepared the following advertisement, which was published Tuesday morning in the great papers of the great cities of this country and later in Europe.
AMALGAMATED STOCKHOLDERS—WARNING
From the creation of Amalgamated I have continuously believed in its worth and constantly advocated the purchase of its stock.
Henry H. Rogers personally negotiated with Marcus Daly for the properties which went to make up the Amalgamated Company.
Henry H. Rogers alone knew absolutely their values.
Henry H. Rogers's associates took his word for them.
While they cost Messrs. Rogers, Rockefeller, and associates only $39,000,000, we all believed they were worth more than the $75,000,000 at which they were sold to the