Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-19
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'John d. Rockefeller"
Where do you live?'
MY legal residence is this city at
West 54th street
What was your first connection IN
the oil business?"
About 1850 or 1862. not earlier than
1860 nor not later than 1862. l was
quite a young man, much younger than
! am now" 81 ~
In reply to the question as to who
were associated with him in the Oil
business in the beginning he gave the
names of Morris James and Richard
Clark and Samuel Andrews.
"A partnership was formed" said
Mr.. Rockefeller. known as Andrews
Clark & Co, which operated at Clevc-
land, Ohio Mr.. Rockefeller said that
the refinery was small one and his
cn-partnership with Andrews, Clark &
Co. continued until 1865, when it was
dissolved.
II bought the business and | organ
lied the firm of Rockefeller & Adams"
Did you continue in the refining
business"
Yes"
did your business increase?'
eS, Sdid MI. ftOCht!clleI, II LIE
creased steadily"
What developments or change in the
company took place later?'
well, in 1865 there was a change.
The firm was VIM. Rockefeller & Co.
The Rockefeller was William. my
brother. and the company was Rookie
Teller IL Andrews"
Mr. Rockefeller said the refinery Of
mis- Company was in Cleveland and Ia
ter another company under name of
w Rockefeller & Co. was organized in
New York
The same firm members that COM
posed the Cleveland company made UP
the New York company
Asked what had been the course OF
the oil business up to the time of the
organization of the Standard Oil Co of
Ohio. NJ, Rockefeller replied:
I've had had a steady growth and
increase from the organization of the
first firm in 1860 or 1862 until. that
time"
Mr. Rockefeller said that every
member of the firm devoted his entire
time and attention to promoting the
combanys growth and that none of
them bad any other business. Mr..
Rockefeller said the company did a
refining and warehouse business ana
that the brother, william Rockefeller.
took up his residence in New Yorl;
to develop the business here an to
save expenses.
when did the next charge take
place."
I'm 1861 all the properties of Rookie
fciler d Andrews, VIM. Rockefeller K
Co, and Rockefeller & CO.. were taken
over under TIE firm name of Rookie
Teller, Andrews & Flagler. Mr.. Flag
Ter was a man of large business ex-
periencc and was a valuable addition
to the firm. A large amount of capt.
tai was put into the firm
Mr.. Rocket, Her said that this COM
pany engaged in this refining of oil
which was sold in this country and
abroad
what was the next change
Il think that in 1870. the Standard oil
60. of Ohio was organized with a cap
tal of 81 900. 900 and we enlisted much
capital in the company"
The first field for the production of
crude oil was Ncnnango county in
West Pennsylvania. said Mr. Rookie
Teller, He looked to, Ohio to obtain
the crude oil and the refining plants
OF the company We're at Cleveland.
Pittsburg. Parkersburg, Baltimore and
New York.
"What was the refining points in
the oil region?"
"Titusvillc was an important point
and Oil City. too, and there We're other
reflneries up and down Oil Creek"
How did you get the crude oil? p
"Well we brought 1t over the rail
road to Cleveland"
wat had been the course of the
development of the industry at that
time?''
There had been Il rapid develop
ment in the cleansing and refining of
oil"
The business of refining oil WAS prof
liable and as a result. he said, many
reineries were built.
People turned to this business of re-
fning oil, who were not necessarily
the best trained business men. All
sorts of refineries We're built. accord
ing to the means and capital at the
command of the builders
The Standard Oil Co. put up all the
reflneries possible and in general the
buildings were not up to the average
ofthose of Cleveland,
"Was Mr.. Andrews a practical re-
tiner?"
THAT was the reason he was given
Il part in the business said MIR
Rockefeller.
He was a practical refner of oil