The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-01
JOHN D. WAS RANK
FAILURE IN YOUtH
RICHEST MAN NOW CHUCkLES
AT VERDICT PRONOUNCED
UPON HIM LONG AGO.
IDEAS TOO Elk TRAVACANT
He Says But Fails 20 See More Evil
Than Good in Present Condition
in Life-~Cites the Parable of
His Pine Trees.

New York, Dec. 31-Take courage,
in the early life OF John d. Rockefel,
Ter it was predicted that the man who
now has so much money that it is a
burden to him would score a failure
in life
The man whop reelected the failure
Of the greatest money maker the
world ever has known was consider
cd qualified to Judge He was VIII
liam Thaw of Pittsburg.
Mr.. Rockefeller told the story him
self today after the session of the
Bible class Has John d. Rockefeller
made a success? was a subject of
discussion in The class today and the
members agreed that the mult-uil-
lionaire had not made failure When
the question was put to him directly
and he was asked whether he had
made a success the old millionaire
laughed,
Minister joys His Memory.
THAT all came about from liter
| received from Lutheran minister
IN the west few days ago. he said.
"An incident happened half century
ago, which he remembered, and wrote
and told me about.
Il was coming from Cleveland on a |
train and met William Thaw of Pitts
burg. He was a fine man, wei versed |
in business affairs and heavily inter-
ested in railroads advocated The
of various roads under |
one head. | considered it then, as !
10 now the best thing for the roads
and the public. | Mad forgotten about
the conversation until the letter from
he Lutheran minister recalled it to
my mind.
THE minister wrote that after |
lad left the train Mr.. Thaw remarked
hatI was a young man who would
make a failure in life because my
IDEAS were extrayagant,"
Mr.. Rockefeller and his heare 8
aughed. Then he branched off on
,ther topics
Reporters Discovered at Last.
DO you know" he said, Il have !
lad a wrong impression about news
,apermen. | have discovered them to
Re very entertaining and bright fel {
ows:" {
A reporter asked Mr.. Rockefeller I
o give an expires SION to the Ameri' q
an people something appropriate for q
Jew Year He thought a moment be-
ore answering. Z
Il CANNOT give anything original /
e replied. but as 1t MMartine, the 4
'rench poet says, I have seen very ,
tile evil in the world and remember
My the good He said the world was
citing better each day" e.
"Then the criticism you have had 4
urled at you has not made you PEST o
listic?" he was asked. Il
Not in The least" he replied. Il 4
o not mind it much personally for a
know the people do not understand n
ecause we could refine three barrels II
T oil at the old cost Of one the re
Mt was. naturally that some one II
ould be hurt They do not consider @
lat it was in the cour-e of the due ];
arch Of progress. The old fellow
no keut a tavern and ran a stage a
zach naturally had hard feelings "
sainst the railroads that injured his D.
lsincss. II was the march Of pro y
rcss and had To be. II
Finds Kindness Pays Best. n
No I do not mind what is said ri
= those who do net under. tand 7 q
ave Only Kind words for hem. 81
ave found throughout life that kind
Ords bring quicker Response than
,rsh ones. lt was always my rule a.
hen one Of our men made a mistake -
overlook il and I found il was pro W
lciive Of far more good. for the man rcc
owed more valuable Har hness 81
'es not pay in the long run" in
II was suggested that an element gl
what had been charact erized as
rockefeller luck" might have had
netting to do with Standard Oil.
lis seemed 10 please Mr.. Rockefel- II
+. for he laughed heartily. bs