CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

THE LEGITIMATE GREATNESS OF THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY

CENTRALISATION OF AUTHORITY—ROCKEFELLER AND EIGHT OTHER TRUSTEES MANAGING THINGS LIKE PARTNERS IN A BUSINESS—NEWS-GATHERING ORGANIZATION FOR COLLECTING ALL INFORMATION OF VALUE TO THE TRUSTEES—ROCKEFELLER GETS PICKED MEN FOR EVERY POST AND CONTRIVES TO MAKE THEM COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER—PLANTS WISELY LOCATED—THE SMALLEST DETAILS IN EXPENSE LOOKED OUT FOR—QUICK ADAPTABILITY TO NEW CONDITIONS AS THEY ARISE—ECONOMY INTRODUCED BY THE MANUFACTURE OF SUPPLIES—A PROFIT PAID TO NOBODY—PROFITABLE EXTENSION OF PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS—A GENERAL CAPACITY FOR SEEING BIG THINGS AND ENOUGH DARING TO LAY HOLD OF THEM Pages 2231–2255