The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-12
JOHN D. GAVE MINES
TO son TO TRY PLAN
Young Rockefeller Free to
Work Out Industrial Reform
Ideas in Colorado.
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FATHER DOUBTED ABILITY
Son showed in Walsh Inquiry
What He Could DO-Starts
Home From Chicago.
FATHER DOUBTED ABILITY


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ru,c,oo ~, ., ,,,,,, n pa.
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terest in the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company to his son, so tina; he could
put into operation his ideas concerning
Industrial reform This vas discIosed
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->eW foih'
Inc elder Rockefeller turned over sev.
er"' million dollars Of stock and made
ms only son present of the big hold
ing following the Federal Industrial
commission hearings ia New York.
According to thu gossip that some-
times escapes from 20 broadway. the
elder Rockefeller did not take his only
son very seriously for many years after
he LEFT Brown University with n.s
shet pskin
John d., .Ir.. however. managed TO net
together a small fortune OF his own after
several years of close application TO
smaller trades. so tina, his personal in
come Of recent years has been sufficient
to make him ind,pcndent ~ his father
Up TO "A few wears au,. bow,ver tho
young man was ON "A s.l,rv--,hnut soo
0Oo a wear. lie brancn,d m,t intn , Tow
real estate deals and tn.d.y bo H. r.,,.
,blv r.nuted Ia Ia, .,i,,,ir,, ~ -,
of some,hinv n,..t. h,ty ,,,,,,", 80,
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But the head of the house never con-
sldered his son "A big man for "A long
time. One time. So the gossip runs, lie
was Bit scepticii of the boys ability
to MI his fathers shoes.
Then alons came the Industrial R.la-
lions Commission with Chairman Walsh
loaded for bear Captains of indus
chairman of the commission. However.
severe examination.
: just wnat II was he said or did that
pieaseu nus iather was not disclosed. but
a. 'hc conclusion or the otGeal john ID,
Sr' eNihceu great admiration Tor his
ohiE son lie spoke or 1t TO mis- acquaini-
ahces
n Few days after the examination the
eluer MT kockefel!er placed IN his sons
mana the outright ownership OF sur
nc'ent plock ot the *3]'oOo.oo" common
s,ock OF the Colorado Fuel and Iron
H'ter 'nis token OF confidence III ms
SOL, Mr i'@Neiener; Nr'' sun had iett
" '''H SOU T'Heu o""N account pu'
~ ""H wv "rNt 'n'e Una, w" iather
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rncL.f.,ii., h,. h..'.,, I''i,',,
of colorado. ever mindful. however. 1t
Is known. OF his fathers eleventh com
mandmcnt
Millions FOR defence. but not a cent
for tribute"
Pa"s Tor '"iOrad" Pia"t.
The newspaper Uen who were with
the younger Rockefeller on his colorado
"trip were told that John D., Jr. intended
to make the Colorado Fuel and Iron
plant his baby" and to try to make IL
the ideal industrial plant OF the country
from the Rockefeller viewpoint, mean
time looking out for few profits in
future years
That was why the young man was 50
positive In his denial of the rcport that
the Du Pom, interests were after the
property to turn il into an ammunition
factory. 1t WAS learned that the only
chance of converting the Colorado Fuel
and Iron plant into an ammunition fac
tory would he for the us. of the United
states in the event of war.
The new owner of the hp nrop,rties
arrival in Chicago M n'clocL mis-
morning after three weeks passed In the
mining c,mns n. wore tho smil. thnt
vns widely advertised for d.ys
SurprIses CHICAGO Students.
ne Nnneh's OF w" 'hlVefsitE "'
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r"neai'd 10 ,neih 'i'a, 'oh.i ~ ,'o'ke-
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''n''us u'.,o''''u anu uh,ol'o'ea' ihos'
''ui,ul"s Wv oo''e.r n'u no lu'h 'n''
ne "'s'"'su'Sn'u N's',o' Mas 10 appcdr'
re was me sucSt VI i''S'uc"' Harry
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