The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-04
Says Opportunity for the Poor
Boy of Today Is Good as
Ever.
SOME THINGS ARE WORSE
THAN WORK FOR LIVING
MOraliZes Over Evils That Come
to Rich Men Who Are
Dishonest.

NEW YORK, July 3.-John D. Rookie"
fellcr. Jr.. the son Of the worlds richest
man, declared today in an interview that
the chances for tho poor boy who starts
in life without an education are just as
good as they were ten or twenty years
ago. Mr., Rockefeller said any poor boy
OF today. with proper grit and ambition.
could forge 10 the front as man OF
wealth and influence.
Mr.. Rockefeller started IN first to dis
cuss the work OF the special grand jury.
Of which he was foreman. whose task
was TO investigate the white slave evil
and the envlrons of Greater New York.
'I am glad the work Is done. for it is
a thankless task" said he. I'VE did our
best. and I am confident our work will
result In better safeguards being thrown
around tho young men and women Of this
great city 70 protect them against the
preying vultures OF the streets"
From this the interview drIfted into
other channels. In reply TO q question,
he said
Problem Of Great Fund.
You certainly cannot expect me to
tell you offhaud what We propose 10 do
with the funds at our command. Why.
| that's a work OF a lifetime, and to Il
expect to. dedicate the greater part OF
my time" That settled beyond doubt
the only question which has been upper
most In many minds concerning John
d. Rockofellers future and his lifework-
ut is true" Mr.. Rockefeller went on
TO say, I'VE all have our work cut out
| for US. and II we true TO ourselves
| and the trust repoSed In us We can only
| devote our best efforts TO carrying
| through to success that task. We must
not sit back and wait for the door OF
success TO open for We must find
the door when the time is propitious and
| open II for ourselves: No man should
| he can always find something TO do
| "Your name rarely figures Ia club news.
Mr.. Rockefeller" II was suggested.
| Naturally. i have no time for club
| Itre. In fact. / wasn't reared or educat-
| eI with that end In view. AS matter
os fact, belong 10 very few, clubs and
rarely visit any. I go TO the Country
! club and that's about all. I go there
| for golf. which l am fond of. and then.
to. my family accompanies me on these
visits
MIR Rockefeller abhors that class of
| men known as spongers.
breaches Little Sermon.
Nothing is more dcsplcable TO my
not afford Injuries or expensive pleas
ures and yet makes a practice OF obtain
ing them at another's expense, No man
| should be discontented with life because
| he falls to amass great wealth. There
are many things much worse than work.
| ing for living. The men who worship
| the Almighty dollar cannot achieve that
which We should all strive for-entrance
| into the kingdom OF heaven.
| ''It is character. not money, power or
influence. that spells happiness In tho
| long run.
''No one takes more pleasure than / do
| In seeing man who is honest and en-
deavoriug 10 accumulate a fortune" Mr..
| Rockefeller continued. 1T Is no crime
| 10 accumulate fortune provided IL was
acquired by honest methods, but the
! blackest OF all crimes is 10 devote it 10
| an improper use When one considers
all that can be done with money-allev
iating suffering and spreading knowledge
| broadcast-what baser crime Is lmagln-
able than turning that money into chan
ncls reeking with sin and for the graft
flying OF the baser passions