The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-11-24

A Personal Description Of the
Standard OH King.
Nav York Star.

Nj. Rockefeller In size il q little
above the medium, being neither
thick-set nor spare. q blonde of the
quiet order, wearing no whIskers and
. light mOustache. He is q peculiar
looking man 10 one respect. in that
his eye says mure than his face, and
neither tells anything that their pos
SCISSOR does not want known. He
wears q very quiet manner, is very
courteous to everybody with whom
he comes in contact. Long before
his present wealth vas obtained, or
even dreamed OF, he was married to
Miss Lucy Spellman, q teacher in the
Cleveland public schools, and q wo-
man of high culture, beautiful face
and engaging manner. She was q
daughter Of Fl. B. Spellman. a tenn
perance worker of no little Teno~n
some years ago, and closely identified
with the late William f. Dodge, of
New York, in many good works.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rockefeller have been
blessed with three daughters and one
son, ranging from 16 to years Of age.
The greater part Of the year is
spent in New York, where quarters
IRE had at the Buckingham hotel.
But Mr.. Rockefeller always looks
upon Cleveland as his home. His
city house where his children were
born, and in which many years Of
his earlier married life were spent. il
situated on Euclid avenue. at the cor
e of Cass avenue, and is always
kept open nc matter where the FAM
Ivy may be. 1t is not As elegant as
the residences of many men less rich
but all its appointments are perfect,
and kept in an air of home comfort
that many more gorgeous mansions
do not possess.
The BOOKSELLERS are not and
never were. society people in the o |
tial meaning Of that term. They go |
out little, but in their home on the
hills they entertain a great deal Of
company OF their ewn choosing. |
Toward such they extend a hospital
ity of the most quiet and vet most |
attractive character, making 8 guest
feel at home and not Overpowering
him with o~stentation. Although .
there are twenty-five servants about |
the place. Mrs. Rockefeller is the
first n to meet the guest at the
door; and while every want is met
and every convenience is at hand,
the small army Of twenty-five do
not seem obtruded at one nor thrown
at him with an overpowering sense
Of their presence.
MI. Rockefeller is q member of the
Second Baptist church, located OH
Euclid avenue, and presided over by
= minister with sensational tenden.
cies. He is Superintendent of the
Sunday school, as he has been for
many years. and is always present
when within the city. Mrs. Rockefel-
Ter is also in charge Of the infant de-
partment. Together they are two Of
the staunch pillars of the church, and
whenever anything is to be done for
the Baptist denomination in any
part of the country the President of
the standard Is the first nan called
upon. He is n of the trustees of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union that is making the present
temperance fight in Ohio and has
as much money toward the
campaign as any living man. But
he is thorough business in his dona-
and goes on a theory OF his
own. he does not give to everything
that comes along, nor Just to get rid
Of al applicant. He asks close gues-
lions and looks into the merits of
each case.
This is the social and home life side
Of the Standard prince. His business
side is of another color. When he
matches bis skill in the market f.,
that of another man o com
oination of men, he is cold, relentless
md determined. His success has S
.ome through the buying out, wear
ng out, or crushing out Of COMPETE
ors, but the claim is set up by his
riends that he never moved against |
man with . purpose of war until c
Re had first offered to take that mans :
business end property off his hands e
t 2 fair and even generous valuation. c
Mr.. Rockefeller has kept himself :
way from the public as much as pos
ible. He takes no part in politics,
nd his name is never seen among
he delegates to any convention or in
be list of honorary vice presidents :.
t q political mass meeting. He "
.eeps his doors closed to interviewers
nd reporters and neve goes into
rint to explain or answer anything.
lie IL seldom seen on the business
and his face Is known to a y
number of Cleveland people o
nan that Of any man whose prOmi- l,
ence in wealth or commercial acti- '
ity equals his own. 4