The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-05

lAid Tor Tour on "a square dining
table. amply hoaped with fruit
nuts and sweets
John d. Likes Nuts.
A maid brought the atoaming
dishes from the kitchen aud hand
ed them 60 John" Who served tho
mc8l Mr. Rockefeller fingered
long over his soup. though he alto
little ~ it lie nihhied at the aim
onda and snlted peanuts and said
of thom that no had learned Of
their nutritious qualities from n
gentleman ia California. who ate
no meat. but lived entirely upon
Nogetablen aud nuts
4 DO not eat a great quantity. !"
he said. rhut | am we'll nouriahed
BY what | do eat like to eat salt
ed nuts They agree entirely with
my digestion | DO not eat much
meat, though | am fond Of it
am always thankful for milk. and
| can drink great quantities Of ~
without III effects. We have ex.
ceilent cream aud milk here az the
Pocahiico | must tell you Joke
4 friend of ours from the West
came here last summer on a little
Walt lie brought with him a young
man whom he wished as to meet
rhoY came Ina while waa ftnlahlng
my lunch
For long time the newspapers
had Teen fun Of stories about tho
dyNpeplie millionaire You romen.
hor those fuany stories tho boys
used 60 print about me
A Dyspepsia Joke.
Well. had a great plate Of
hifav berries before me The young
man sat down aud | continued my
meal heanluE the cream upon the
berries. ate them all Nothing
was saif that daY. bat when ] saw
ms friend later be said. When We
left your house that day my friend
took mo By the arm aud aaid
when | saw Mr. Rockefeller eat.
inE that big dish 81 strawberries
and heaplnE on that efoam and hay.
ing the dyspepsia that J supposed
he aid have. ! thought ! woald have
10 yeli--fusf 10 yell
but yan want me 10 tell you
what | hope 10 see IN this country
In ieaf.-
Mr. Rockefeller paused Tor a min.
ate OF 80 he sat with his hands
eiaspoa Ia characteristic attitude.
and while John was heaping tbs
plates with roast veal. baked
squash. French peas and laying a
delicious salad ~ each plate Mr..
Rockefeller began:
i Ssh 81 issue a warning 20 the
American people. let th0ee whose
eauaaiess attacks upon corporate
interests. Krrat ntructarea that have
been years in building. have caused
tire ioss Of millions. beware isat
the reaction, sure g foiieN. bfsnF
suffering - the working man whose
oatenslbls benefit the attacks have
BEEN made
The lass II finance and eco
nnsnles are as snro and Inevitable
a. the Laws ~ gravity u feviee
inE The business ng the past twelve
months u n found that there has
been nm enormous shfinkaee In the
value % share holidays What Ntll
b. the reaultF Capitalists whose
wealth largely depend upaa thelF
share holdings viii begin % eail Ia
the ntoueY thrY have eutatandinR
The debtor class will be egfccgea
Then The suffering Of tho workfng
people VIII commence
~tf the American people wtsh %
.eoutinue is prosperity 4 must
cease its ATTACKS upoa capital
Guarded IN bis ever uttepnce.
srrs hing alNaYa with tailhsrafiun.
sometimes with soft accent uaon
hia words. and again with intense
sarneslneas. there raa thfoaxh Ir
Rockefenarsa entire Conversation
Nith the writer. which vas d near
~ three hours duration. a note Of
Indignation watch. thuaEh vegied.
vas unmistskntsla-lu ~
tha political attitude OF hntaE
onism against corporate Weaith
TIRE Rest o. the Interview.
Things used 20 b. very different
On this country be- said later.
"undcr The old system A Joined
interests with y In a Partnership
for mutual benefit Sometimes
those partnerahips continued agree.
able and nrofliahly, hut frequently
they did not endure very long In
tho cd days composition vas -
vcre and there Nns much aunccuss
aary waste % material and effort
after a whlle e became appar.
ant 70 thoughtful business men that
The best way 90 accomplish an eco.
uomle system of business was 70
consolidate infereHtM Fur years
nnw interests have been ennanlls
dated. and we have our great cor.
puratious a. The result.
~Sonnesiuass I Iook back upon the
times In Cleveland, when was
starting ny business life. re
member that ny first employer In
Cleveland used to oct - a ton for
frsightlns ore from the Marquette
country over tire Great Lakes %
Cleveland. No ore complained
about the rates az that time.
CONSOLIDATING INTERESTS.
But later. when ! ~ss associated
with = party % gentlemen who had
consolidated these Interests. ard
We were shipping ore over the same
route from Marquette 20 Cleveland
for CO cents . tor. : was ealird
wicked nonopoiist"
Mr.. Rockefeller laughed usrriIY
II thia term
"But you see what the consolida-
ton % Interests had accomplished.
They used 70 think that a barge
with = thousand tons capacity was
large enough for the purpose. After
tire consolidation % Interests and