The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-28
A ROCKEFELLER FEUD.
Frank Tells Why He Is Out With His
Brother John For All Time.
(Wichita CKan.) Special to New York
JourIaIl

(Wichita (Kan) Special to New York
Journal.)
FRANK Rockefeller has openly declared
war against his brother, John D. Rookie
teller He has given out the whole his
tory OF the estrangement. He has also
/ sdld lhelr business relations are DIT an
END On his way to his ranch the CIeve-
Iahd millionaire made this statement:
1t IS all over between nv brother and
me- so Tar as associating with each other
IN business again is concerned. L am
10 get the better of you in a business deal
would YOU remain in business with him 7?
Not many would John has more money
IMAM L ana ne seems TO never get enough
l wonder where it will end-thIs desire of
his tor more millions? Have l got
enough? Wen, L am enjoying life with
mine. manage to get away from the
ONCE the greater part of the time.
since 1897 L have been determined to
gave me the worst of ii in mineral land
deal then, and L pledged myself that all
would end as soon as could get out. At
thaI time James Corrigan and L were
Jointly interested in mineral lands in
Michigan Corrigan gave his notes 10
John for money to develop the land.
When the notes became due Corrfgan
could not meet them. and John became
interested in the land with me. I was
barred out of the management by John
as soon as he gained control of the ma
jority of the shares, and he also tried TO
shut COrrigan entirely out. I took the
part of my old partner, and thus angered
John. We were enemies from then on.
The papers say had the bodies of my
children removed from the family lot be-
cause of my hostility to John. This IS I'M
true. / only wished to establish burial
plots of my own and did not care to have
my children buried with the others. Each
member of the family intends to establish
separate burial plots in the future.
The trouble in the Euclid Avenue
church has been magnified. / knew that
John wanted to run the church to suit
himself. and ! think he was mainly re-
SpOnSible for the pastor ) resignation, but
/ quit attending the church mainly be-
cause my family. did not like it. have
no objection to belonging to the same
church or associating in the same COM
pany socially with my brother. because
he is my brother and ! cannot say that
l hate him. But one finds many with
whom il is not agreeable TO associate in
business and that is what l found out
about my brother.
Yes. it is true that we may meet in
opposition in the business world once in
a while. and when we do l shall look after
my own interests. He would just as soon
axe my money in business deal as he
would take the money of anybody else.
Hereafter. if occasion demands, shah
treat him likewise John Is a shreWd
financier, but there are others Just as
shrevd | am out with him for all time
to come We have little business affairs
in common now, and these viii soon be
Separa ted
Frank Rockefeller and his family win
remain in Kansas until spring He has an
extensive cattle ranch near RelVidere. on
the Wichita & Western railroad, and has
recently built a $4,000 ranch house His
wife three daughters. d young woman
Cleveland millionaire. Cattle raising is
getting to be a fad with Frank RocNe-
Teller He intends devOting most OF his
attention 10 it in the future.