The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-20
THE RoCKEFELLER WAY.
A Little Matter of S27, 900 Saved by
Waiting and Dealing Roundabout.
OKansas Citv Star


When William Rockefeller finally con
Guided to purchase the great Adirondack
forest tract where. Pat DUCey had con-
Quoted numbering operations for years
and convert the land into park he en-
tered into negotiations with the irish
man through an agent who had known
Ducey for long time.
and the agent was able TO secure an Op-
ton for thirty days The amount named
hy the lumbecmn was $4,000. which
was considered reasonable. as much of
the territory had never been numbered
ever and numbering operations could have
teen carried on there for a number of
years very profitabiy.
Mr. Ducey invited Mr. Rockefeller to
enjoy few days hunting I'm the tract
and the latter took advantage Of the
time set in. the option Mr. Rockefeller
WAS Just returning from the trip. he
! said he was not ready TO close the deal
and asked his agent to secure an option
TOR another thirty days. The agent was
unable to extend the option for more
than fifteen days. Mr. Ducey thought
the price named very reasonable and ne
felt that Mr.. Rockefeller had had enough
time to think it over
"An right" said Mr.. Rockefeller 10
lis agent Let it go. little time is
a great thing"
What do YOU mean by that Mr. Rookie
! feller?" asked the agent.
Just that a little time is a great
! thing.
AS winter came on it began to look
/ as though Mr.. Rockefeller did not want
! the Ducey tract and the old lumberman
/ kept his mill running.
On one Of the coolest and stOrmiest
days of March a city man step Jed from
/ the train ct the Brandon depot and maze
/ his way along the drifted highway to
Pat Ducey's office.
/ re located the lumberman in the great
mill where be was sunerintending re-
I pairs TO a gang saw. They returned to
ihe office and then the visitor told his
aMr. Ducev." said he. IT want to pur-
chase this tract. 1 don's want vour mill
or the machinery You can move them
/ somewhere if you wish. You have done
pretty well here, stripped the lana OF
/ about all the timber YOU can get at cas-
/ lily, and IL seems to me that 1t is a good
! time for YOU 20 move
He handed the old lumberman n slim
of paper which was G check for $50 900
| and certified by a New York bank.
| There's your money All you have TO
/ do is to pull M stakes and go.
Well don't know" began Mr..
I Ducey.
/ Il haven't any time to monkey" put
in the stranger. and he reached for the
check.
Ducey. however concluded 70 trade.
| Who's the buyer7" asked Duccy, as
they began to draw up the papers.
| civilian Rockefeller" was the reply.
Gosh if I'd known that I'd" and
I he gave way to lot of extravagant eN-
| The force of the millionaire remark
| that "a little time is great thing now
| became apparent. for he had saved so.
0G0 IA purchasing the DuCey tract which
| was a good value at the figures the
/ lumbermaa had originally placed upon
it.
! The Rockefeller camp has since grown
M at Bay Pond. and it was here that
! John ID. Rockefeller. jr., brought ans
! irfde the daughter of Senator Aldrich'
4 soon after their marriage. One day John
! got his bride interested in piliug wood
| in the great handsome wOOdshed and
! fhev kept at it for about two hours
I when she wanted to stop.
| "Oh. go on; It won't hurt vol any.
1 John D.. jr.. exclaimed. and she kept at
Il a little longer