The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-09-17
|Iff HISTORY
| ROCKEFELLER
O;,hest Man on Earth Writes
Y. Account of His Career
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| :. il Humble Positions and Finally
|"..,,;,ed The Standard Oil Company
w.,h Makes His Great Wealth.

,.,oohout all countries it is general
. .aassssted that John d. Rockefeller is
'S Gssss man on earth today, and is
., .S brought prominently before
! sSIic. For a long time there was
p psrson more misunderstood and
! rmslipned, but the recent story of
Ifs as written by himself and pub
" IN the Worlds Work magazine,
led a complete change of feeling as
s, a public opinion. This story is
N herewith in brief paragraphs,
u on his own published statements
ths Incidents of his life stands as
EXAMPLE and incentive to the young
Of ambitious tendencies. The
s,s Of careful home training show ed
rnseives early in his life, de-
OOjpg a character remarkable for
ustry, strict integrity, faithfulness
duty and uprightness.
IAn DAWSON Rockefeller was born
pthford, N. Y, July 8, 1889, son of
kNsm A. Rockefeller, a farmer, and
IA Davis Rockefeller.
/ SAYS he MIXED cows at eight years
Ne =,
n nine he bought cord wood for the
ne and knew how to select the good
lees 80.
twelve he supervised the cOnstruc-
Of q brick house for his father.
says that it was splendid expert
he went to Cleveland, Ohio, when he
thirteen.
L left school at sixteen.
lis first position was as a clerk and
kkeeper, in 1855. He got $50 for
months work.
L declared that he didn't mind the
Sunt Of the salary. 1t was the
iiM he ted-the chance to
Ne himself.
Vas raised after working a year to
month.
Paid for his board and laundry from
first jOb-and saved a little money.
Always gave something of his saw
ito the church.
Always carefully kept note of his
nings and expenses.
Worked early and late; says his work
always a pleasure.
When he was 10 years old he asked
fNO year salary-and was re-
eft his position, borrowed $1,000
hout security, to commence a pro-
commission business with a young
glshmen.
is first years profits were $1,000.
eIFowed more money and backed
samuel Andrews, who had devised
" process to improve the quality of
ina refinery.
keeness and PERSISTENCE rapidly
eased his business. Started another
1efy, and opened an oil-selling house
Is asserted that he obtained his
great advantages over COMPETE
y, getting regular rebates from
combining with other interests he
e Or bought out many smaller
panles, so that, in 1872, he became
9f OF One.ffth of the refining
mess OF the United States.
claimed that his business
IUds with those who stood in his
were pitiless and crushing, but
VINO did as he wished invaribly
money.
WORD in business or in private is
sute!y to be relied upon.
gnts to his church grew greater
Op0ftlon to his earning capacity.
ne9 the independents pumped oil
.ne mountains he faced a new
,e'n he tried to crush them; but,
X X, entered into an alliance.
lolo ne combined all of his COM
~ mtO one, and called it the Stan
4 an an S Company. 1t was capitalized
i& he organized the Standard
.Sst, which was dissolved in 1892; I
'ace Then various companies have
ill.,. operated separately, but under
!. ne had $40; at II, 500; at 10,
~ ~ q, 81, 500; at 26, $1,000; at 81.
S; at "a, 81, 200, 600; at A. $685.
a. o., $50, 900, 600; and at
~ ms fortune is estimated at
man 500, OOO, 900.
says that his success is due to
tanning he had at home and his
asness to work.
~; says his business associates al
implicitly trusted him.
tSs that the greatest happi-
hIis; mas come to him has been
y.ag himself with Christianity.
gwen millions to the church.
IS IS gwen 1856, 600, 900 to the New
= ss;asuacational Board, the largest
git ever made.
frugal almost to righteousness
4 'sonal expenditures.
A. .vceesible, transformations, and
~ ADDS church; he will speak to