Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-14
RICH YOUTH WORKS HARD,
Strenuous Life John o. Rockefeller Jr Heir to $780,
100000
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never drinks intoxicating liquors ana
his tastes are plain.
when his work Is over he leaves the
Office, usually catching the 3:35 y, m.
train to Tarrytown, reaching that place
az 4.2O ,. m. But N there Is any un-
finished work he remains until Il Is
done sometimes not reaching his home
until night. He spends one hour and a
half a day on the train. the trip taking
forty-flye minutes each way.
He is met at the depot In Tarrytown
by a fine pair OF bay horses attached TO
a blackboard. Young Rockefeller takes
pleasure IN driving his team home
himself
Wearied after his days labor he does
not pay visits or receive guests. A few
hours quiet reading or half an hours
playing on the yiolin-for he Is fond Of
music-hll up the day
About $3.50 p. M he goes 10 bed.
You might set a clock by him, using
the schedule. ESQ a. m, gets up z a. m.
walks for exercise or chops wood, i.45
q. M, breakfast. S:l5 o. M, starts tor
train $3.50 a. m. takes train from Tar
rytown 90 New York 9.45 "A. m, arrives
New York. 9:4j a. m,. reaches 20 Broad
way. Sits NJ desk, seldom leaving even
his room until y. m. then light lunch,
L. 30 D. M. returns to office, 3.l5 p. m.
dimes; $3.50 ,. m, goes 20 bed.
John ID. Rockefeller, the father had
to work FOR his vast wealth. lie hired
out asa day laborer. lie was born In
poverty at Richf0rd. near Oswego, y.
Y. the son Of poor farmer. His
mother was a Miss Davidson before her
marriage. She taught her son privately
ls.. al. 90. Ia. g. al
20 cents a day, He was good at hoe
ing potatoes and husking corn.
The Rockefellers moved TO Cleveland
and II was there that John Davidson
Rockefeller. ST. began to make the for
tune which today brings him IN a reye-
nue. OF As cents a second every hour Of
the day and night He went into a
commission business. forming the firm
OF Rockefeller q Hewitt Tie made be-
tween 1900 and $4,000 In this business
lie got his start on the road TO wealth
by investing in the oil wells Of Penn
sylvania. He then started with man
named Andrews. a small refinery, The
firm Of Rockefeller, Flagier & Andrews
was the forrunner OF the Standard oil
company.
MI. Rockefeller owns the largest
share OF this great trust His income
is {25 900, 900 a year. From the Stan
dard OH company alone he gets from
Si2 100000 to Slj,OOO0OO annually This
is why Andrew Carnegie referred 20
him as the richest man In the world.
He has lead nes,steamship lines rail-
way properties, real estate, banks and
gas companies.
Young Rockefeller is a man Of quiet
manner. He speaks In low voice, with
great reserve. as II he had set a value
upon his words. In stature he Is about
feet 81 inches. His build Is medium
and he Il somewhat OF an athlete, being
horseback rider and football player.
His face is strong. the chin being firm
and prominent. His eyes are somewhat
close together and his nose Is on the
Roman order He Is clean shaven and
wears rimless glasses His manner is
so quiet that he enters and leaves his
office almost without notice.
During the summer months he wears
a light suit and straw hat. Gloves are
invariably on his hands He walks
with a firm. brisk step and does not
swing his arms One OF his great
breads Is publicity When at Brown
university one Of the local papers pub
llshed a cartoon showing him refusing
free tickets 10 newspaper men at the
football grounds. He felt great bitter
ness toward the testing cartoonist
He Is religious, When In New York
he teaches Sunday school at the Fifth
avenue Baptist church. and he has
never been known to miss a day.
His wealth seems 10 bring him little
satisfaction. He has been heard TO say
he looked upon his immense fortune as
responsibility. He regards himself
as a steward from whom some day an
accounting shall be demanded.
Against that time he is working. He
does not wish TO be weighed In the bal
ance and found wanting.