The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-10

"h uuiilty W SeleCt TleH, INSPIRE them
with love and loyalty. and thus Sc
cure from them a maximum of serv.
ice unequaled by any other man in the
world. 10. He knows more of the min
utiae Of living and has a greater ca.
pacity for detail. and yet is less sub.
merged in detail than any other big
business man in the world
John ID. ROCKEFELLER is no
steamroller he Is no tyrant. either
in his domestic relations. in business
In church affairs or anywhere else.
He never puts things through over
the heads Of other people. He gives
everybody a run for his money
Nothing is decided until all parties
are heard.
An executive has been described as
one who decides quickly and isssome.
times right. Mr.. Rockefeller does not
decide quickly. The habit of the man
is gracious. gentle. suave. His voice
Is low. and while he does not talk
very much. yet his silence contains
no menace. Any one who meets him
Is not abashed.
have seen him talking to Italian
laborers. foremen. superintendent.
and also to men high in the financial
world, and seemingly his manner TO.
ward each and all was the same. He
is simple. frank and direct. He i'm.
presses you as man who has all the
time there Is. His feelings never run
riot. He has the well.ordered mind
that listens. considers. appreciates
and then decides. His success in the
business world has been no fluke.
Mr. Rockefeller said to me. Il have
been very fortunate in being associ.
ated with able people" And his genius
Is shown in his management of men.
In his book entitled. Random Remi-
niScenceS Of Men and Erents. Mr..
Rockefeller lays bare his heart on va.
rious interesting things. The book
has a distinct literary style. and this
style is simplicity in itself. Mr.. Rookie.
Teller never talks or writes johnson.
ese. He speaks gently and quietly. In
his book he tells of the men who have
helped him most, and he pays them
great tribute.
Some Of these We're men of totally
different temperament from himself.
For instance. II. II. Rogers was what
is called "a good sport" Mr.. Rookie.
Teller knew the worth of II. II.
Rogers, and managed him by leaving
him alone. Mr.. Rockefeller gave
Rogers an opportunity to become
what he was. Rogers was abrupt.
fiery, profane, with very pronounced
ideas on a great many subjects. He
took chances. Mr.. Rockefeller is
mathematical. Mr.. Rockefeller gave
Rogers his own way, and at the last
always had his.
Mr.. Rockefeller has met the world
of society on a church basis. But in
religious affairs he is not dogmatic.
The Baptist denomination in Amer.
lea traces a pedigree to Roger Will
liams Of Rhode Island. and Roger
Williams stood for liberty when the
thing itself in America was a barren
ideality. The Baptist denomination
has neither pope nor bishops. Mr..
Rockefeller is primitive Baptist by
prenatal tendency "a semiascetic.
first cousin TO the Quakers, Menon-
ties and Dunkards.
Mr. Rockefeller likes to associate
with plain people. Tobacco. strong
drink and the wide social swath have
never been for him All of his pleas.
ures are of very simple sort. He has
been an expression of his times. and
of the best in his times. He has played
the game of business according to the
rules laid down by the times. and as