Evening star., 1937-05-24

icy We found 1t desirable to offer them
the option. In most cases they were
prectpitate in their choice Of cash
They knew what q dollar would buy
but they were very skeptical in regard
to the probability Of resurrecting the
oil business and giving any permanent
value to its shares.
Sometimes things are said about
US that are cruel and they hurt. But ]
never despair. I believe in man and
the brotherhood of man and am con-
f1dent everything will come out for the
good Of all in the end. I have de-
c1ded to say nothing, hoping that after
my death the truth will gradually
come to the surface and posterity will
do strict justice"
In the old days in Cleveland there
were three Rockefeller brothers in the
Standard Oil Co. John was the eldest
William was two years younger than
John and Frank was four years
younger than William.
Frank was vice president Of the
company when he severed business
connections with his elder brother and
In 1900 bought 10000 acres at Belvi-
dere, Kans., and created q model stock
farm.
From then on until just before he
died at Cleveland In 1917, he was q
self-designated boss farmer"-dress.
ing the part, repairing fences, digging
bitches. breeding his own strains OF
cattle and developing trotting horses
which he drove for his own amuse-
ment around his private race track
He also had large ranch interests In
Texas and In Arizona.
Il am Frank Rockefeller, stock
farmer-not Frank Rockefeller, brothe,
OF John d." he used to say.
For five months in each year he
used to live in Cleveland. and his eld-
est brother was often there In those
days, but they were never seen to-
gether
Never Sent for Brother.
In February, 1916, as he lay i'll in a
Cleveland hospital after an intestinal
operation which developed q fatal
paralysis, Frank Rockefeller dictated
this statement In reply to inquiries a.
to whether he had sent for hi.
brother, then in Florida:
Frank Rockefeller has not sent fol
his brother, John, and will not seno
for him, nor will he advise his brother
of his illness"
His widow and three daughters
shared his 100000 estate.
William Rockefeller, who moved tc
New York from Cleveland in 1884 tc
take charge Of the foreign oil trade
died at his estate near North Tarry-
town, N. Y, June "a, 1922. He had
been in Ill health for years.
The size Of his estate was not dis
closed. although 1t was believed to ex-
ceed sl00,00O,O00.
John and William Rockefeller were
not much alike. William was a men,
ber Of number of clubs and visited
them. but his elder brother belonged
to few clubs and seldom went to them
The younger man was not publicly
known to be interested in philan.
thropic work and was not prominen,
In religious activities. His largest
known public gift was sl,0O0,00O te
the United War Work Fund
The brothers were Summer neigh.
bors near TarrytoWn, where they were
often together. Only few weeks be.
fore the death Of William they spent
several days visiting their boyhooo
home In upper New York.
After he had retired from active
business. Mr.. Rockefeller applied him
self to the task of giving as jealousy
as he had applied himself to the task
Of getting.
Above all, he sought Ito solve the
problem of giving money away without
making paupers OF those who receive
it,"
He gathered about him a body oi
experienced advisers and established q
group Of benevolent corporations
chief among which are the Rockefeller