Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-10
Says lie is Aarnessed to a Cart
In Which the People
Ride.
MUST WORK FOR THE REST.
eve arc Servants and Not Masters,
We WHO Are or fave Been En-.
gagged In Large Affairs"
Copyright 1907. BY the Cleveland
Plaindealer,

latter declared that the wealth OF the
country was so widely distributed that
1t was really in the hands OF the mod
erately well-to-do class, today said
''They can hardly accuse Judge Cross
cup uf partially TO corporations or
railroads; he has -lown very well IN
daed how WIDESPREAD is the damage
resulting from the persecution through
prejudice OF the coGntrys Transported
tion lines, The same applies To thought
less attacks OF other lines of industry,
1t is worse than thoughtless to say or
hand that the wealth and the indus
tries OF the country are I'm the hands
of few rich men, who alone Will sur
fer. There is a direct loss to thousands
of frugal people who have invested
small savings in these enterprises, and
the Indirect effect reaches still other
thousands who depend, in one way or
another. upon the success of every In
1ustry. The business of the country Is
interviewer until It's something like the
circulation of the blood In the body.
An injury or an operation at one point
shocks and week.-mrs. the whole
Referring TO the financial situation,
MI. Rockefeller said
who is mure interested in the ma
terial prosperity of this country than
I am?"
EGGS NOT ALL IN ONE BASKET
"Afy eggs are not all in one basket
by any means. A good deaf of nom
sense is printed every now and then
aoout my having captured all the rcil-
roads OF tho country or having mo-
ncpoiized this or that. The truth Is
that figure rs an investor and stock
holder rather than as proprietor
But any depression is likely to mean
q loss OF values to mo. The grocery
rIan may not feel 1t IL the coal bust
ness Is bad, or the wheat grower suf-
fer If the railroads lose but the man
with wider interests feels every phase
of depression. j do not mean that
am in the grocery or coal or wheat
business, but ] am using this illustra-
ton 1t y q fact that hardly any sort
OF business can experience dull times
without loss to me. IT should be pam,
then. that ! nave the best right to
be anxious for good times all around.
Would I permit, then. any harm TO
come to any line OF business II could
help it2"
HARNESSED TO a CART,
II am harnessed to cart in which
the people ride" continued Mr.. Rookie
feller Whether | like 1t or not,
must work for the rest l can not
evade this responsibility if ] would.
But | do not complain of this. am
willing TO draw my share of the load
as long as / am able,
THE first stop | took" he said,
''rneant obiging myself Ia working
men who henceforward looked to me
for employment and Investors who
put IN their money and looked 20 me
for results AT every stop forward the
load was heavier The workingmen
numbered n few score first and then
a few hundreds, then thousands.
There was a similar Increase IN the
number of investors who could mold
me to account While | worked for
myself ! had to work for them,
whether or not. To-day. retired from
active business, retired, that Is, from
business for myself the capital / have
invested makes work for thousands
and opens opportunities for thousands
OF others TO place their savings pro-
fitably. No man with money can es-
cape this responsibility or loosen this
yoke from his neck.
SERVANTS NOT MASTERS
1--WE are servants and not masters,
we VINO are or have been engaged in
large business affairs. 1t Is to our vi
tai interest that the country prosper:
that the people prosper They can
destroy us. ar Dur business, on at least
destroy ouf power ~ serving them. We
would probably suffer the least. The
richest men cat but three meals
day, and II does not take a fortune 10
dress very We'll Indeed OF TO provide
real luxury In living. The men who
haze acquired tho largest fortunes have
moi pursued wealth. but business sue
cess Had they desired money for thu
enjoyment of money they would have
stopped far short OF spending their
lives. as they have, in the struggle that
Is business The natural ambition OF
every man To make good provision for
his family can be satisfied far short
of the point reached by the big men OF
the Industrial world OF today. But they
continue TO toll AT their desks because
they love achievement. for the keen de-
light In creating where nothing was,
and sometime, believe people viii be
convinced that they are toillng for love
of country as Well"
When II comes To the attacks upon
him and his nssociatege, Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter shows himself the philosopher He
does not pretend to like the assaults,
nor does he prci nd to naughty indif-
ference and ne is not affected by nip-
pancy IN his comments. But ne is not
bitter toward those who assai him
He says IL IL a misunderstanding thar
VIII right itself In time. He frankly
regrets IT, but he seems even more dis
trossed ut what he considers the dan
ger OF losing a good opportunity 10 cap
ture the trade OF tho world than over
the personal phase OF the attacks.
I'VE are proud OF our national sense
OF good humor" he ,emarlsed,
OUR FAMILY JARS.
'If we must have little famlly Jars
among ourselves should we let the out
side world laugh AT our angry faces
Why should we waste the energy we
need 10 build up the country In tear
ing each other 10 pieces? II evils have
cicpt In during the periods Of marvel
OuR development since the Clyil war,
ana II Is not Impossible that SOME few
have erept. can we not do away with
them without destroying the whole
fabric? AdEltting, for tho sake OF arr
Eumont, that the buSlncFs world IA a
patient that needs treatment, must II
be said OF the results that the operation
was successful, but the patient dear
Nh Rockefeller was asked why he did
not run AWAY from the hue ana cry that
pursued him He laughed,
'Perhnps because my fayorite music
y ~ Yankee Doodle" he suggested.
Then mpro grayely,
II suppose | might have converted
my interests into gold ~ one time and
have taken my money 90 England or
some pleasant part Of Europe, where
life "a organized TO make things COM
Portable for tho man with money to
spend But, do you know that way OF
escape from the responsibilities and
embarrassments that wealth brings 10
81 Anne rican never occurred 10 meY The