The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-31
HOW He LOOKS AND ACTS
A Description of John D. Rockefeller
That Brings the Gentleman Close.
San Francisco Examiner.l

(San Francisco Examiner.)
Would it interest you for a change to
read about John d. Rockefeller-som
thing beside an attack on his fortune
or an account of the way he constructed
his trust?
Would you pay attention to a feeble
effort TO tell you what the most power
full man in the United States looks
like? If so. read on:
A big automobile, very dark in color
drew up beside the railroad track at
Lakewood. 1t was just in time to meet
the 1903 train for New York. on a re-
cent spring day. The automobile was
MADE In Michigan. The chauffeur was
a serious looking young person in ordin-
airy eiothes-no leggins, leather coat, or
other sign of Importance
In the rear seat of the automobile sat
Two middle-aged ladies, and between
them an interesting, curious looking old
gentleman who once worked for dol
lar day, and now owns a thousand
millions He is called the most power
fui man in the United States because
money, being frozen labor capable of
petng melted back into money again at
any moment, represents power now
rms old gentleman, sitting with a
peaceful smile between the two elderly
ladies' as his automobile drew no right
at the steps OF the Pullman car, is the
owner OF thousand million davS of
human labor He has the power to
make a million work for a thousand
days at any work he chooses. He alone
could dig the Panama canal, and not
Leei the expense He could irrigate the
desert OF Sahara, changing that sore of
the earth into a beautiful garden. He
could reclaim the arid lands of the
west He is indeed very powerful. Let
US take close look at him.
He first gets out of the automobile
ne helps the two ladies of his family 70
ahght- he is a tall man, over six feet
IN height, STOPPING slightly. He is
dressed with extreme plainess. A dark
pepper ana salt suit, a dark gray sprin q
overcoat, a hat quite out of Fashion
something like derby, but SQUARE. His
rect are rather peculiar in that the
toes OF the shoes turn up a great deal
students of character saw that means
caution--that upturned foes indicatas
crafty nature 1t is more likely thai
John d Rockefeller learned TO tIIrr M,
ms Toes when he ran barefooted in the
stubble or among pebbles, and never
turned them down again
If you saw Rocl1efelIer's face and
head you would not easily forget the
man who stands first in the American
race for money. Most conspicuous is a
pale blue eye, fairly large and restless
In It's movements. You cannot holm
notlclng that the man sees everything
that comes near him. But, at the same
time, you see that he nretends to look
at nothing. He sees the man i'm front
OF MN. beside him-you can almost
imagine that he sees the. man behind
nlnl-yet his manner is one of studied
Indifference
Beside him there is a young mar.
very Dig and strong, capable apparently
OF prompt action. This young man.
Engllsh or Scotch, perhaps, a sort of
ealeI or body servant. is always beside
MI hockefeIIer. He did not come with
MN IN the automobile, but he appeared
at MT. Rockefeller's elbow the moment
ne STOOD on the railroad platform. In
MI Rockefeller's ordinary expeditions
the young man walks beside him. carrv
ing small yellow leather bag and he
TOO. has quick eye, constantly i'm use
MI rockefeller has absolutely no hair
on ms head, no beard, no eyebrows or
tyeiaSheS. And yet. curiousIy enough
the effect Is In no way repuIsive. The
mead, In the first place, is spIendidIv
SNAPPED, very big. We'll deVeIoped on ton
ana at the sides. The brain in there
eIiaC mas beaten the American business
men, overcome legislatures. made La VS.
OF Ignored them. is a big brain, capa bic
OF plenty of work
ne face is tanned dark brown from
Out-of-door life; the shoulders are wide
tHoSsh STOPPING; the hands powerful:
the legs and arms at one time have be-
IoIged TO very strong man.
II II is true that Mr.. Rockefeller has
broken down his physical health, over
work OF the brain has certainly des
troyed a very good physical machine
Inc most striking thing about the
man Is the curious shape and expression
OF MS race It is naturally kindly
race Inc look In the eyes, in spite of
d certain anxious rowing, is really