Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
OIL man LONESOME
Frank Rockefeller Says Brother
Is Afraid OF Kidnapers.
Declares Old Associates Of John D.
Fear ilm--Remorseless Business
Methods ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
William 10 Now the Richest.


mine. John ID. Rockefeller. is the most
lonesome man In all the world; there
Is no man who walks the earth that he
can call his real friend" says Frank
Rockefeller of Belvidere, Cleveland
and New York. according to CORE
spondent.
Rockefeller Is spending some time
at his big ranch near Belvidere.
where he comes every winter for
few weeks vacation. He Is a brother
of John ID. and william Rockefeller,
and was. for twenty years, general
field man for Standard Oil. His $4,000
acre ranch in this county is called
"Rockefeller's million-dollar play.
thing"
I'D rather live on 150-acre west
ern homestead, with homesteader's
usual fare. than live like John ID. does
in his palaces. He's living in regu
lar hell He's the most lonesome
man on the face of the earth. He can
call no man friend" continued Frank
Rockefeller.
John ID. has been relegated to the
background by all the big business
men with whom he once did business
None of them will have anything to do
with him They don't like his way
OF doing business. Anyway. Brother
William is worth 80 per cent. more
money than John ID. is, but people
don't know t. John d. hasn't rein.
vested his money for many years and
Is practically out of the game. He
has the income OF his investments,
but nothing more. William invests
and reinvests. and today is worth one
half as much again as John ID.
John ID. Is fearfully afraid OF being
kidnapped and held for ransom and he
never stirs without his guards"
Frank Rockefeller is seventy years
of age. as straight as an arrow,
weighs PIT pounds and is an athlete.
| Regardless of his appearance while In
New York or Cleveland. when in Kan
sas Mr.. Rockefeller looks just like an
| ordinary Kansas rancher. And he
acts like one. too.
1 Wall street and lower Broadway
| would never recognize this man. He
| purchased the ranch thirty-nine years
ago and came out here soon after
wards to take look at his property
AS he neared the sod house he passed
under big cottonwood tree. From
it's branches three men we're swing
ing,
Horse thieves!" laconically said
his foreman.
Then there followed such vigorous
campaign against the rustlers and
horse thieves that the Rockefeller
ranch was troubled no more for years
he or
and the Rockefeller herds began &c
suffer. On one of his periodical visits
to the ranch Rockefeller was giver
proofs that gang of bad" men hae
gathered on an adjoining ranch and
were cutting fences and running of
cattle.
In Ohio and New York Rockefeller'i
reputation may be that of a peaceful
man. But out in western Kansas h,
is known as daredevil and as reck
less as they make them. He MOUNTED
his horse and. unarmed, rode over Il
the rustlers' ranch. There were four
teen men on the porch as he rode up
The head of the gang was not to b
seen.
where's your bossg demande,
The boss came out on the porch
Rockefeller shook his finger in th'
mans face.
81 Just came over here" he said II
an ordinary tone OF voice. ito tell yo'
that you are thief and that II m.
fences are again cut or single hea'
OF my cattle stolen I'm coming bacl
over and kill you"
!, The rustler pulled his gun.
That's all right" said Rockefeller
II am unarmed But you're THE
just the same. You can shoot nov
or you can have one of your men shoe
me In the back as j ride away. o
you can. give me a rife. take one your
self, get out here in the road and W,
will shoot this thing out right here.
The rustler refused and Rockefeile
turned his back on the gang ant
calmly rode away. Not a gun wa
lifted to prevent his going. And n,
more of his cattle were stolen. either
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